Blue Ridge Hunting is an upcoming Steam game that combines the gameplay premise of Phasmophobia with the setting of the Appalachian Mountains. So, instead of Phasmophobia's many ghosts, players are tasked with hunting a wide variety of cryptids.
Blue Ridge Hunting started out as a solo endeavor by developer Jade Meadows in January 2023. Meadows found the concept of a multiplayer cryptid-hunting horror game promising enough to found an indie studio—Jade & Company—dedicated to turning it into reality.
The developer is now one step closer to that goal following the launch of the Blue Ridge Hunting Kickstarter campaign. The crowdfunding effort aims to raise $15,000 by November 30. Though the campaign is structured as an all-or-nothing goal, the Phasmophobia-inspired game seems likely to release regardless of its crowdfunding success, as the project has already secured a publisher: Six One Publishing, described as a boutique label focused on indie game developers.
Accompanying the crowdfunding campaign, Blue Ridge Hunting received a playable demo that is now available on Steam, where the game itself can also be wishlisted. Jade & Company plans to keep updating the demo with additional content and other improvements in the months ahead. Although designed as...
