Dread Hunger Release Date Revealed

Survival Social Deduction game Dread Hunger, will be fully released on PC next month after 6 months in early access


Published: October 5, 2021 12:03 PM /

By:


Dread Hunger

Dread Hunger is a survival, crafting, social deception title developed by Dread Hunger Team and published by Digital Confectioners. Both publisher and developer have just announced that the Dread Hunger release date will be on November 10 for Steam. The social deception survival title changes things up from the more sci-fi leaning titles such as Among Us and Enemy on Board by taking place during an 1850s Arctic exploration voyage. In it, there are eight player-controlled Explorers that are depending on one another for survival, with two of them being Thralls that are trying to sabotage the mission.

The six Explorers must work together to gather resources to power up the steam-powered ship while also dealing with the incredibly harsh climate that the Arctic offers. While they're doing this the two Thralls, poison food, kill crewmembers, blow holes in the ship, and use dark magic to undermine the mission while pretending to be Explorers. There's also starvation, wolves, cannibal attacks, and other nasty fates that the Explorers must contend with.

Dread Hunger Betrayal
Dying by a saw would be a particularly nasty way to go.

Along with the Dread Hunger release date announcement, the fourth patch for Dread Hunger, Bad Medicine, has been released. The update puts more of an emphasis on social gameplay dynamics while also deemphasizing PvP combat. It also adds a new Armory team objective, a new model for the Doctor, and more.

“We’ve been listening closely to player feedback over the last few months, and one thing that kept coming up was a consensus that the game was a ‘PvP game with Social Deduction elements,’” said Alex Quick, Creative Director of the Dread Hunger Team.
 
“To many of our players, the most rewarding and unique aspect of Dread Hunger is the shock of an unexpected poisoning, or the subtle manipulation of a masterful liar that leads to distrust (and mutiny!) aboard the ship. With this update we are striving to bring those elements to the forefront, and make Dread Hunger more of a ‘Social Deduction game with PvP elements.’”

Want to see what the Bad Medicine update brings to the table? Check out the trailer below:

For more information on Dread Hunger, stay tuned to TechRaptor for more details.

Want more social deduction titles to play while waiting for Dread Hunger's full release and are bored of Enemy on Board and Among Us? You might be interested in Gathering of the Wicked, a physical Disney-themed reskin of Werewolves of Miller's Hollow.

Have a tip, or want to point out something we missed? Leave a Comment or e-mail us at tips@techraptor.net


A very unflattering picture of my tired face.
| Staff Writer

Patrick is a former Staff Writer for TechRaptor and has been gaming on every console he could get since he could hold a controller. He’s been writing for… More about Patrick

More Info About This Game
Learn more about Dread Hunger
Game Page Dread Hunger
Developer
Dread Hunger Team
Platforms
PC
Release Date
January 26, 2022 (Calendar)
Purchase (Some links may be affiliated)