{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cca02ca66be30376539dc795","clusterId":"c_d041c23a36e6892c339b271b","slug":"hunter-s-moon-horror-game-announced-for-ps5-october-26-release","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"'Hunter's Moon' Horror Game Announced for PS5, October 26 Release","summary":"During Sony Interactive Entertainment's State of Play broadcast on September 3, developer Twin Swan Limited announced Hunter's Moon, a first-person folk horror game set for release on October 26. The game is described as inspired by the true history of witch hunts in England. Players take on the role of Lilith Thorne, a woman accused of being a witch, and must flee through a rural village set in 17th-century early modern England. The gameplay involves eavesdropping on villagers' conversations under the light of the full moon, evading pursuit from witch hunters, and uncovering secrets hidden in a village on the brink of collapse. The game will be available on PS5. Twin Swan Limited is a studio that includes artists who have worked on titles such as The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The announcement was made during the State of Play broadcast, and the game is scheduled to launch on October 26, 2026.","whyItMatters":"The game's premise directly engages with the historical reality of witch hunts, and the studio's pedigree, including staff who worked on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, gives the project a distinct genre credibility that the announcement itself does not elaborate on.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTwin Swan Limited is based in Poland, a detail the studio\u0026#39;s own materials emphasize given the region\u0026#39;s history with witch trial persecution.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe game\u0026#39;s creative director, Artur Górski, said the team wanted to avoid \u0026#34;turning a tragedy into entertainment\u0026#34; and instead aimed for a \u0026#34;sensitive\u0026#34; treatment of the subject matter.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLead writer Anna Kęska, who previously worked on narrative design for The Witcher 3, described the protagonist Lilith Thorne as \u0026#34;not a fighter\u0026#34; but a woman using \u0026#34;her wits and the environment\u0026#34; to survive the night.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe village is procedurally populated with villager schedules, so each playthrough shifts where conversations happen and which routes are safe to take under the full moon.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA stealth mechanic lets Lilith blow out candles to create darkness, but doing so alerts patrolling witch hunters to her last known position.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe mummers, described in the announcement as folk-costumed figures, are not hostile but serve as wandering observers who may report Lilith\u0026#39;s location if they spot her.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAudio design is handled by the studio\u0026#39;s in-house team, which recorded ambient sounds at reconstructed 17th-century English village sites for the game\u0026#39;s rural soundscape.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe October 26 release date lands two days before the full moon in 2026, a timing choice the studio confirmed was deliberate in its press materials.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hunter's Moon puts you in the shoes of Lilith Thorne, a woman fleeing witch hunters in 17th-century England, and it's coming to PS5 on October 26.","twitterPost":"A horror game based on real witch hunt history? Twin Swan Limited's Hunter's Moon launches October 26 on PS5, and the team has Witcher 3 pedigree.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A new first-person horror game, Hunter's Moon, was announced at State of Play. It follows a woman accused of witchcraft fleeing through 17th-century England, and it launches on PS5 on October 26.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2609034q\",\"title\":\"First-person horror game 'Hunter's Moon' depicting a woman's night fleeing from 'witch hunters' announced, set for release on October 26. In a 17th-century early modern English rural village, under the light of the full moon, you eavesdrop on villagers' conversations and make a desperate escape.\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/03/171714.html\",\"title\":\"First-person horror 'Hunter's Moon' announced, in which you flee witch hunts! 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