PlayStation’s September State of Play delivered a surprise for PS5 owners in Singapore: Hunter’s Moon, a first-person historical folk horror game from indie studio Twin Swans, launches 26 October 2026 exclusively on PS5 — the same day as the UK and Europe.
One Night in 1644 England
Set entirely across a single night in 17th-century rural England, the game puts you in the boots of Lilith Thorne — a woman accused of witchcraft and hunted through forests, moors, and a darkened village by three pursuers: a self-styled Witchfinder General, a village magistrate, and a local huntsman. The historical backdrop is real: Twin Swans drew on Matthew Hopkins’ 1644 witch-hunting campaigns and his 1647 publication The Discovery of Witches.
The game is first-person — a rarity in the folk horror genre — and its entire story unfolds in one unbroken night, which makes every decision feel heightened. There is no morning to outlast.
Listen at the Window, Live Another Hour
The standout mechanic is what Twin Swans calls an immersive-theatre-inspired eavesdropping system. Press against a window or door and Lilith listens in on the village going about its night — and over 100 fully voiced characters carry information that could keep her alive: warnings, folk remedies, the whereabouts of sacred items, songs that might soften a pursuer’s resolve. Knowledge is your only armour.
The Stanley Parable Meets Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
Twin Swans is a new studio, but its creative leads come with substantial indie pedigree. Writer-director Alicia Contestabile and co-founder William Pugh both worked on The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. Composer Jessica Curry — whose score for Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture won a BAFTA — is also on the project, alongside team members whose credits span The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, The Witcher 3, and Signalis.
“We are thrilled to finally announce Hunter’s Moon — a first-person historical narrative folk-horror game coming exclusively to PlayStation 5 on October 26,” Contestabile wrote on the PlayStation Blog.
The concept traces back to 2019, when Contestabile first developed it as a screenplay while at Crows Crows Crows, before founding Twin Swans to make it a reality.
PS5 Only — What Singapore Players Should Know
Hunter’s Moon is a PS5 exclusive with no PC, Switch 2, or Xbox version announced. Singapore sits in the Asia launch window: 26 October 2026, one day after North America (25 October). Pricing on the Singapore PlayStation Store has not yet been confirmed. Wishlist it now on the PlayStation Store.
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