HolyHunt is an arcade developed by Artificial Studios, released 2 September 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What HolyHunt is
HolyHunt is an arcade game developed by Artificial Studios and released in 2024. It was published by Flux Game Studio. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
HolyHunt is a roguelike shooter game that unites the nostalgic and fun 8-bit aesthetic with modern and complex shooting mechanics. Make your way into the church hall to shoot and dash through different species of demons and bosses with unique mechanics that keep challenging your abilities each run. Buy improvements and different bullets suited to your enemy's weakness and receive blessings from angels as you keep fighting to get even stronger. Trust in your faith and keep shooting to save the world from the doomsday prophecy.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
HolyHunt launched on 2 September 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, Astro Bot, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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