Folklore Hunter
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Folklore Hunter

You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Track down urban legends from all over the world, set traps, solve disturbing puzzles, and defeat the beasts before you succumb to their otherworldly presence.

DEV: Liquid Donkey GamesPUB: Liquid Donkey GamesAppID 696220
DEVELOPER POSTSevery ~16d·last 268d ago·0 recorded in 6 months

Is Folklore Hunter still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

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Developer activity at a glance

Catch up on Folklore Hunter with the developer’s own announcements. Start with the newest recorded post, then explore the details before you return.

Newest identified developer post

Hotfix 1.0.4

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3recent developer posts shown belowSelected from the developer record, separately from press coverage. Announcements are not necessarily shipped patches.
Last successful news check: This is our collection date, not the date of the latest patch.
  1. Newest in this record ·

    Hotfix 1.0.4

    From the recorded announcement

    Improved Night of the Wendigo ending (music, vfx, animation)Added player blood particles when taking damage. Fixed broken materials in Bloodfang contract hunt.WIP controller support. New cursors for mouse & keyboard, and gamepad. Fixed vanity items not displaying correctly on clients, for example the supporters pack…

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    Improved Night of the Wendigo ending (music, vfx, animation)Added player blood particles when taking damage. Fixed broken materials in Bloodfang contract hunt.WIP controller support. New cursors for mouse & keyboard, and gamepad. Fixed vanity items not displaying correctly on clients, for example the supporters pack skull. Added detailing and set dressing to various POI's in Night of the Wendigo. Added detailing and set dressing to various POI's in Operation: BLACKWING. Added map markers to notes in Night of the Wendigo. Crates now give relevant ammo based on the weapons you have. Some notes in Night of the Wendigo now mark locations on your map. Fixed cases where the Mothman could get stuck inside buildings. Improved Operation: BLACKWING radio UX, making it more clear when you have a pending transmission. Fixed connection issue where some players were unable to join multiplayer sessions.

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  2. Earlier announcement ·

    Hotfix 1.0.3

    From the recorded announcement

    Fixed not being able to close the settings window from the main menu with the close button. Fixed getting soft locked when opening tutorial popups in the main menu. Fixed bolt not showing when switching to a loaded crossbow from the hot bar. Optimized Mothman damage particles. Added new sound effects for using…

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    Fixed not being able to close the settings window from the main menu with the close button. Fixed getting soft locked when opening tutorial popups in the main menu. Fixed bolt not showing when switching to a loaded crossbow from the hot bar. Optimized Mothman damage particles. Added new sound effects for using bandages and batteries. Fixed voice logs getting cutoff in the Operation Blackwing hunt. Improved player onboarding tutorial popups in the lobby. Added a button in settings to reset seen tutorials. General level optimization pass on all story hunts and contract maps. Hand-radio now displays "receiving transmission" when one is playing. Fixed multiple Out of bounds exploits in Operation: Blackwing. Players can no longer jump to get out of a beam attack.

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  3. Earlier announcement ·

    Hotfix 1.0.2

    From the recorded announcement

    General:Fixed cases where nametags would not be shown for other players. Fixed FPS cap setting not saving.MM Contract:Added POI icons. All radio towers are now climbable, with proper guards to stop falling, and props/loot at the top of each. Security cameras now exist around the map. Increased creature aggression.…

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    General:Fixed cases where nametags would not be shown for other players. Fixed FPS cap setting not saving.MM Contract:Added POI icons. All radio towers are now climbable, with proper guards to stop falling, and props/loot at the top of each. Security cameras now exist around the map. Increased creature aggression. There are now more bolt cutter locations, and more fences. Altered Mothman death effects. Mothman now triggers the "Cryptid Defeated" screen animation upon death. Night of the Wendigo:Visual improvements to lighting and post. Added extra detailing to various POI's. Improved performance. Metagame fixes:The shop now displays the correct descriptions, with correct inputs, for items. Magnum cartridges are now correctly sorted into the ammo category, in the storage.

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66.2
Mixed

Elixir Rating

74.4% of 1,505 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 72.2. It was sold as a game that would keep being worked on, and the developers have gone dormant — subtracting 6.0.

reception 72.2·support −6.0·Mixed

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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From Steam's own record

Current price

$17.99

Development

Dormant

Last heard from developers

9 months ago

Historical posting rhythm

every ~16 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

17× normal

The developers have been silent for 268 days against a normal rhythm of about 16 — roughly 17 times longer than usual.

Last successful news check: Nov 7, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.

Two years of development

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9 announcements · 2 substantial · 20 months with nothing

News & source history

30 recorded posts · includes developer announcements and press coverage

Community AnnouncementsFeb 13, 2026
Hotfix 1.0.4

Improved Night of the Wendigo ending (music, vfx, animation)Added player blood particles when taking damage.Fixed broken materials in Bloodfang contract hunt.WIP controller support.New cursors for mouse & keyboard, and gamepad.Fixed vanity …

Community AnnouncementsFeb 5, 2026
Hotfix 1.0.3

Fixed not being able to close the settings window from the main menu with the close button.Fixed getting soft locked when opening tutorial popups in the main menu.Fixed bolt not showing when switching to a loaded crossbow from the hot bar.O…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 2, 2026
Hotfix 1.0.2

General:Fixed cases where nametags would not be shown for other players.Fixed FPS cap setting not saving.MM Contract:Added POI icons.All radio towers are now climbable, with proper guards to stop falling, and props/loot at the top of each.S…

Community AnnouncementsJan 31, 2026
1.0 Hotfix

Fixed Wendigo being able to teleport out of ritual circle.Fixed bug causing players to survive falling into the river.Fixed bug stopping Mothman from flying to the ruins island.Improvements to ladder handling.Removed 1.0 Beta Preview waterm…

Community AnnouncementsJan 30, 2026
Folklore Hunter 1.0 has arrived!

Hey everyone!It has been a long time coming but I'm pleased to announce that Folklore Hunter 1.0 is finally here! Lemon and I have worked extremely hard to bring you the best possible experience, adding new content, bug fixes and of course …

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Community AnnouncementsJan 14, 2026
Demo Release

Hey everyone! Today I'm excited to announce the release of the Folklore Hunter demo. If you have been waiting to sink your teeth into Folklore Hunter, now is a great time to check it out and see if its for you! In the demo you will find the…

Community AnnouncementsOct 23, 2025
Folklore Hunter | 1.0 Announcement

Folklore Hunter Tracks Down Urban Legends, Graduates from Steam Early Access Jan. 30, 2026Prepare to hunt the Mothman in new trailer at DreadXP Indie Horror ShowcaseNEW ZEALAND — Oct. 23, 2025 — Folklore Hunter, the co-op urban legend hunti…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 22, 2025
Folklore Hunter - 0.9.1.1

Hey huntersThis update is a small hotfix for some of the notable issues discovered in the latest 0.9.1 update.Your feedback matters. Please join the Discord and the Steam discussions;— ❤️ Smirk ChangesAdded AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution …

Community AnnouncementsSep 6, 2025
Folklore Hunter - 0.9.1

Hey hunters Thank you for sticking with Folklore Hunter and this community over the years. I know it’s been quieter than either of us would like. As a solo developer on a large 3D multiplayer project, shipping Folklore Hunter has demanded m…

Community AnnouncementsDec 23, 2023
Folklore Hunter - 0.9.0.14

Hey everybody! Today we have a slightly larger hotfix, which is focussed on Quality of life changes (such as the ability to sell items and an improved "multiplayer" menu) and many much-needed bugfixes. This update came much later than we pl…

Community AnnouncementsOct 24, 2023
Folklore Hunter - 0.9.0.13

Changes: Added spooky decorations to the Fortress for Halloween Fixed issue causing connection loss upon opening inventory Weapon fire registration improved Video settings no longer reset upon game restart Crossbow bolts no longer get stuck…

Community AnnouncementsOct 3, 2023
Folklore Hunter - 0.9.0.12

Changes Fixed bug causing level and equipment to be reset with poor connection Bloodfang Forest story hunt will now give rewards upon first completion Hotbar shortcut bindings now select the correct hotbar slots The results menu will now be…

Community AnnouncementsSep 18, 2023
Folklore Hunter - 0.9

Hey everybody! The day is finally here! After almost a year of work, update 0.9 is out and ready to play! This is the largest update we've ever released and we're so proud of how it has turned out. Included in the update is a progression sy…

Community AnnouncementsApr 18, 2023
Folklore Hunter - 0.8.6.1

Changelog Fixed bug that disabled the "Game over" sequence Item sockets are now properly highlighted in Hunter Senses Improved Strigoi navigation in the Snow-cave

Community AnnouncementsApr 13, 2023
Folklore Hunter - 0.8.6.0

Hey everybody! We've got another small update for you guys today. This one is focused on fixing bugs to do with the totems, as they were causing significant issues with AI navigation. However, we've also added a new feature that should make…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 20, 2023
Folklore Hunter - 0.8.5.0

Hey everybody! We've got another update for you guys which is unfortunately a little smaller than usual because this one is mainly designed to fix specific game-breaking bugs. However, we also thought we'd add some new animations for bandag…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 2, 2023
Folklore Hunter - 0.8.4

Hey, everybody! Happy new year! We hope everyone had a nice break over the holidays, but now that we're a month into 2023 we're getting started on a new batch of updates. We know everybody is excited for the Mothman hunt, but before we rele…

Community AnnouncementsDec 22, 2022
Cryptid Vote Winner!

Hey Hunters! The vote to decide the third hunt's setting and cryptid has now concluded, and we're happy to say we can now announce the winner! We can't thank everybody enough for such a positive response, we expected to receive a few hundre…

Community AnnouncementsDec 11, 2022
Folklore Hunter - 0.8.3

Changelog Added hidden messages around Bloodfang Crypt The Crypt skeleton now must be interacted with in order to enter the crypt Fixed bug causing the Elder Strigoi to flee at incorrect speeds Adjusted pacing of Crypt to ensure Elder Strig…

Community AnnouncementsDec 6, 2022
Vote for the next cryptid!

Hey Hunters! As a thank you from the team at Liquid Donkey Games, we want to give you, the player, the ability to vote on the third hunt in Folklore Hunter. We've had the Wendigo in 'Night of the Wendigo' and the Vampiric Strigoi in 'Bloodf…

Community AnnouncementsNov 30, 2022
Folklore Hunter - 0.8.2

Changelog Bloodfang Forest Fixed Bloodfang Crypt door multiplayer issues Strigoi can now enter the small-graveyard church Fixed bug causing Snow-cave Strigoi to be blind, deaf and mute Strigoi now stop attack animation when fleeing Fixed mu…

Community AnnouncementsNov 16, 2022
Folklore Hunter - 0.8.1

Changelog Potential fix for a bug causing the cave Strigoi to disappear Fixed bug causing Strigoi to turn into bats immediately when shot during the day Fixed bug causing the Elder Strigoi to flee after a single attack Deleted certain small…

Community AnnouncementsNov 14, 2022
Folklore Hunter 0.8

Hey everybody! The long awaited 0.8 Crypt update for Bloodfang Forest is finally here! We've been working long and hard since the last update and can't wait for you guys to play the finished version of Bloodfang Forest. We've redesigned sev…

Community AnnouncementsApr 16, 2022
Folklore Hunter 0.7.1

Hello hunters! This is just a small hotfix to address some of the issues that have been reported in the last week related to the release of 0.7 - Hope you enjoy! Changelog Strigoi's can no longer hunt and kill eachother Weather has been dis…

Community AnnouncementsApr 11, 2022
Folklore Hunter 0.7

Hello hunters! Time for another update, this time around we have spent a lot of time expanding and updating the Bloodfang map with new locations, clues, and discoveries to be unearthed. There are also many more features including a visual o…

Community AnnouncementsJun 19, 2021
Folklore Hunter 0.6

Hello hunters! Time for another update, this time around we have some new awesome features including a new weapon, stealth system and the much requested voice chat! Also included are a bunch of bug fixes and quality of life fixes. Hope you …

Community AnnouncementsMar 29, 2021
Folklore Hunter 0.5e - Hotfix

Hi guys, there were a few issues with the latest update brought to my attention so I have put together a small hotfix to address these problems. Changelog Fixed spamming escape to skip the intro cause the game to soft-lock and never recover…

Community AnnouncementsMar 25, 2021
Folklore Hunter 0.5d

Hi guys, time for another update! This time my focus has been on hardening and bugfixes. I've been working very hard over the last few weeks to fix as many issues as possible and add a few new quality of life changes. There is also a few sn…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 25, 2021
Folklore Hunter 0.5c

Hey guys, sorry for the delayed updates recently I have been moving house. Anyways, I have had a lot of requests for a way to rebind your keys so I've completely remade the in-game settings menu. I'm happy to announce that you now have re-b…

Community AnnouncementsNov 10, 2020
Folklore Hunter 0.5b

Hey guys, just a quick update to fix a few of the issues reported with the latest update. It also adds a few new quality of life features. Hope you enjoy :) Changelog Added world coordinates to camera Added compass direction and bearing to …