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Huntsman is a single player survival action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by OnTheHouse Studios and was released on November 27, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Trapped inside a spider-infested research facility, Huntsman immerses you in a survival horror experience fueled by arachnophobia. Combining realistic spider behavior with intense tension, Huntsman will test your nerve like never before.

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65%Audience ScoreBased on 156 reviews
story5 positive mentions
stability20 negative mentions

  • The game offers a genuinely terrifying and tense horror experience centered around realistic and scary spider AI and animations that effectively induce fear, particularly for players with arachnophobia.
  • The atmosphere, environmental storytelling, and sound design strongly enhance the creepy isolated laboratory setting, contributing to psychological horror that builds through suspense rather than relying solely on jump scares.
  • Despite bugs, the exploration, stealth mechanics, and puzzle-solving elements create an engaging and unique survival horror game with a solid core concept that players find enjoyable and recommend, especially for fans of indie horror.
  • Widespread bugs and technical issues including game-breaking softlocks, inventory duplication or loss, glitches with key progression items, performance drops and lag, and broken or stuck spider AI significantly detract from the experience and halt progress for many players.
  • The lack of polish manifests in UI/UX problems, incomplete or missing features (such as missing or confusing objectives, unclear save points, and broken achievement system), causing frustration and breaks in immersion.
  • The game is relatively short with limited variety in spider types and environments, repetitive animations and gameplay, and could benefit from additional content, improved story depth, and better optimization to fulfill its potential.
  • stability

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    5% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 95% negative mentions

    The game is widely reported to be extremely buggy, with frequent glitches, AI issues, and save/load problems impacting stability. While it shows great potential and developers seem attentive to fixes, players often experience frustrating bugs that hinder smooth gameplay.

    • “It was super buggy at launch, and every update seems to be introducing new issues.”
    • “This is a buggy mess with great potential.”
    • “- after finishing the game, I couldn't load any previous saves (game freezes on loading screen).”
  • story

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    26% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 16% negative mentions

    The story is generally described as simple, short, and occasionally fleshed out through environmental clues and notes, focusing on uncovering the facility's downfall amid a horror setting. Some players find the narrative minimal or nearly non-existent, while others appreciate the suspense-driven atmosphere it creates. Many suggest the game would benefit from a more developed story mode and additional levels to enhance its depth and longevity.

    • “Neat storyline, very tough, and scary as hell.”
    • “Progression often involves restoring electricity, unlocking new access points, and piecing together the story behind the facility's downfall.”
    • “The environmental storytelling helps flesh out the setting, gradually revealing details about the experiments and mistakes that led to the disaster.”
    • “The main bug I noticed was some storyline moments not being saved when I hit a checkpoint, or when going back to a checkpoint, some things like the security computer didn't work, so I would have to go all the way back to restoring power.”
    • “It's a simple enough concept, virtually no story, minus a few notes you come across.”
    • “Story: next to non-existent.”
  • gameplay

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    31% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions

    The gameplay features unique spider mechanics and a blend of exploration, stealth, and suspense that create a tense horror experience, though some mechanics can be frustrating and buggy. Frequent updates improve performance and fix issues, while the distinct behaviors of different spider species add depth and atmosphere. Overall, the gameplay stands out for its engaging identity but is occasionally hampered by technical problems.

    • “By building its mechanics, environments, and scares around the fear of giant spiders, it creates a unique identity within a crowded genre.”
    • “The combination of exploration, stealth-based survival, environmental storytelling, and relentless tension results in an engaging horror experience that will particularly appeal to players who enjoy suspense-driven gameplay.”
    • “Designs are perfect, the different hunt mechanics are spot on for each species of spider.”
    • “They all have different mechanics but the normal spider doesn't follow thrown objects half the time or takes very roundabout ways to get there and the weaver spider permanently chases you if you ever touch a web; this also lasts through reloading checkpoints.”
    • “The mechanics are more frustrating than anything.”
    • “Performance and gameplay issues/bugs.”
  • atmosphere

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 75% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is widely praised for its intense, unsettling tension and effective horror ambiance, amplified by creepy spider design and ambient sound. Despite some gameplay and technical issues, the game's blend of survival horror elements and sound design creates a uniquely immersive and nerve-wracking experience that deeply engages players' fears.

    • “Yes, you need to play this if you really want to test your fears but at the same time at your own risk... those spiders are something else and the atmosphere was intense, it really does get under your skin.”
    • “The atmosphere is another notable achievement.”
    • “It's really well thought out, has a nice blend of survival horror and puzzle-solving, and the atmosphere and ambiance, along with the simplistic yet effective sound design make for a really unique experience!”
  • optimization

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 30% neutral mentions, 40% negative mentions

    The game initially suffers from poor optimization, with frequent bugs, freezes, and low performance even on minimal settings. However, ongoing updates have significantly improved stability, bug fixes, and overall gameplay performance, enhancing the experience considerably.

    • “Each new update they push out improves gameplay, in both performance and bug fixes.”
    • “The bugs (for the most part) and performance issues are now fixed and the game is great!”
    • “Performance and gameplay issues/bugs.”
    • “I'll start off by saying the performance is quite frankly awful.”
    • “Huntsman has a really interesting atmosphere and the spiders are pretty scary, however the entire back half of this game past the terrarium section was almost unplayable. Notes wouldn't appear, the game would freeze and move one frame every hour despite me turning everything to the lowest and highest performance settings.”
    • “This game has a lot of potential, genuinely tense horror experience unfortunately ruined by bugs and performance issues.”
  • graphics

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally considered average to good, fitting the game's size and atmosphere, with users praising the scary and immersive visuals. However, some report performance issues and lag, likely due to physics-based CPU overload rather than graphical demands. A few find the visuals outdated, comparable to older Unity games, and criticize the lack of modern features like ray tracing.

    • “In my opinion graphics are 8/10, the atmosphere and tension is a 12/10, and the spiders are 100% freaky.”
    • “Not a bad game; the graphics are good and the game is just plain fun.”
    • “Super scary, great graphics for a game of this size and fun story line - highly recommend!”
    • “That is just frankly unacceptable for a game that looks like a Unity game from 15 years ago in terms of visuals and doesn't have ray-tracing.”
    • “Meaning you can barely get playable frame rates on a game with visuals as outdated as this.”
    • “If I hadn't read the Steam reviews and saw all the complaints about the graphics and lag first, I wouldn't have been ready for these issues and I just might have immediately uninstalled.”
  • music

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game largely lacks music and ambient sounds, contributing to a mostly silent atmosphere that some players found fitting while others saw it as a downside. Although sliders for music exist, no clear or consistent music is present, and sound effects are minimal and subtle. Overall, the absence of music was noted as a significant aspect of the experience.

    • “Some freaky, ambient music to hold the atmosphere together, along with better sounds.”
    • “There isn’t any ambient music, but I kind of liked that, having to listen very hard to hear door open.”
    • “Update: apparently there's music?”
    • “I also don't know if there was supposed to be music or voice acting in the game because there are sliders for them but I never heard anything.”
    • “Music: none.”
    • “Hefty price for a very short and fairly basic game that comes with occasionally bugged UI elements and for the most part is completely silent with no music, ambient sounds, or anything, with visual map complexity close to a late 90's game.”
  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 67% negative mentions

    Grinding in this game is generally minimal for achievement hunters, as most achievements unlock naturally through progression without tedious repetition. However, some players find certain tasks tedious and view grinding as a cheap way to add difficulty. Overall, grinding is not a major barrier but may feel monotonous to some.

    • “No way you can debate to me that isn't cheap in any way, shape, or form. Difficulty being achieved via having to repeat a tedious task is not fun. The types of people that think that's fun also like permadeath and extreme masochism.”
    • “It's not hard to get back but it's just tedious.”
  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is generally funny and adds to the experience, though it can sometimes be distracting during progression. Some players appreciate the comedic moments, especially glitches or character behaviors, while others find certain elements less enjoyable due to personal sensitivities.

  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game evokes strong emotional reactions, with some players moved to tears and rating it highly. Its emotional impact is largely tied to the lore discovered through in-game notes, which adds depth beyond the straightforward gameplay and sparks interest in potential future stories.

    • “I cried, peak game, 10/10”
    • “Ultimately, if you don't read the notes around the map, it's a pretty cut-and-dry avoid-the-monster game, but the lore tied to those scraps of paper is a big point of interest for me and makes me interested to see if they do something further touching on that with another game.”
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Play Times

2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Huntsman is a survival action adventure game with horror theme. Common tags for Huntsman include first-person, 3D, realistic, indie, psychological and others.

Huntsman is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Huntsman.

Huntsman was released on November 27, 2025.

Huntsman was developed by OnTheHouse Studios.

Huntsman has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Huntsman for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Huntsman is a single player game.

Similar games include Clawed, P.A.M.E.L.A, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic, Beyond Hanwell, Welcome to Hanwell and others.