The Game Census
Witch Hunt cover art

Witch Hunt

Gua · 2018-09-03

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 03, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

1
playing now
88%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 79 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (247 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 61k–147k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,446 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.69 at Steam (2024-12-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22122120182026Week of 2018-06-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-08-11 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.002018-06-022026-07-092018-06-02 — best price $8.992018-10-30 — best price $8.492018-11-21 — best price $8.992019-02-04 — best price $7.992019-05-27 — best price $7.792019-07-15 — best price $7.592019-10-28 — best price $7.492019-11-26 — best price $7.392020-01-23 — best price $7.192020-04-06 — best price $6.992020-06-25 — best price $6.792020-10-29 — best price $6.592020-11-25 — best price $6.492021-02-11 — best price $6.492021-05-03 — best price $6.492021-06-24 — best price $6.492021-10-04 — best price $7.992021-11-24 — best price $7.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-02-28 — best price $9.992022-06-06 — best price $9.992022-07-25 — best price $7.992023-01-09 — best price $6.992023-03-16 — best price $6.992023-06-29 — best price $6.892023-08-28 — best price $6.792023-11-21 — best price $6.492024-01-08 — best price $6.492024-03-14 — best price $6.492024-06-27 — best price $6.492024-10-28 — best price $5.992024-12-19 — best price $4.692025-03-13 — best price $4.992025-06-09 — best price $4.992025-08-07 — best price $4.992025-10-27 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $4.992026-06-15 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
62.7%
earned "First blood"
24.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

9 supported languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3986%22

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSActionHorrorHuntingShooterSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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