What SoulHunt is
SoulHunt is a hide-and-seek multiplayer game from WinterCell Studios, currently in Early Access. The whole round comes down to one side hiding and the other side hunting, with a set of skills and mechanics that change how each round plays out. Some rounds you spend creeping through the map trying to stay unseen, others you take the role of the hunter and track everyone down. The store text keeps it simple: it is about the thrill of the Soulhunt, either feeling it while hiding or dishing it out while hunting.
The game sits in the Action and Indie categories and carries Horror and Action tags, so expect tense, dark moments rather than a relaxed round of tag. Being Early Access means the game is still being worked on, so mechanics and balance can shift as development continues.
How a group plays together
SoulHunt is built around online PvP, so your group joins the same session and splits into the two sides of the hunt. One part of the lobby searches, the rest scatter and use the available skills to break line of sight, reposition, and stay alive as long as possible. Because the skills and mechanics are the core of the experience, no two rounds need to play the same way: the hiding side can get creative with how it escapes, and the hunting side has its own tools to close the gap.
Since it is a versus game, everyone in your group is playing against each other rather than against the computer, so rounds stay competitive and short enough to run back-to-back.
Before you start
SoulHunt is Free To Play and in Early Access, so expect the game to change over time as the developer keeps updating it. The Steam features list Online PvP only, so you will need to be online and playing against other people rather than against bots. The Horror tag is worth noting if anyone in your group is sensitive to that kind of atmosphere — the game leans into tension and the chase rather than a lighthearted hide-and-seek.