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Haunting Hijinx
zibetnu · Published by zibetnu
Positive — 96% positive (28 reviews)
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Outwit your friends as the ghost or cooperate to catch it in this spooky minigame for 2-5 players.
Action, Indie, Casual · 2024 · More free games
Discover the thrill of ghostly hijinks as you playfully outsmart your friends or work together to nab them in Haunting Hijinx, an engaging 2-5 player action game from zibetnu.
About this game
Haunting Hijinx is a spiritual successor to a classic minigame where one player is a ghost and up to four players are ghost hunters.
Haunt a Spooky Mansion 
Concealed by shadow, you will seek to outwit the ghost hunters and make them faint. A single touch is all it takes, but beware their searing lights! You must be clever if you are to catch the fiends off guard.
Your goal is to make all the hunters faint by grabbing them.
You are invisible by default.
Sprint to gain a helpful speed boost at the expense of being visible.
Charge your summon meter to summon a drain area under each hunter. Any hunter that doesn't quickly get away will be defenseless as their battery gets drained.
The hunters' flashlight beams will briefly stun you, make you visible, and deal significant damage.
Join Forces to Corner the Ghost
Each armed with a flashlight, you and your friends will delve into the darkness to hunt down the ghost. Even though you can't see the ghost in the dark, you can sense when it draws near. Stay together; you will not survive alone for long.
Your goal is to kill the ghost by shining your flashlight on it.
Your flashlight has limited battery life. You will need to pick up new batteries over time to keep the ghost at bay.
You will be alerted when the ghost is nearby, though you should be wary of tricks it may play to keep you on edge.
Teamwork is essential. The ghost can easily outmaneuver a lone hunter but will struggle against a coordinated group.
You will faint if the ghost touches you.
Shine your flashlight on a downed hunter for a few moments to revive them. In the meantime, take care that you aren't vulnerable to being grabbed yourself!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200, AMD Athlon XE BE-2300
- Memory: 150 MB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell), AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (Kaveri)
- Storage: 100 MB available space
Recommended
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K, AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Pascal), AMD Radeon RX 460 (GCN 4.0)
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 200 MB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Haunting Hijinx is 20% off!
Read full article on Community Announcements (zibetnu)Patch NotesOfficial
4.1.0
AddedSome kind of April Fools' Day joke.ChangedSlightly adjusted ghost and hunter animations.Updated credits.Updated Godot to 4.6.FixedCustomization screen not showing gamepad text input.RemovedDPI-based minimum scale restriction.Read full article on Community Announcements (zibetnu)AnnouncementsOfficial
Polish Plus Presentation
AddedAnimations for hunter revive heart.New props for the main floor, basement, and research lab.Fade to black during certain transitions.Lobby background that shows the selected level.ChangedReduced flashlight turn speed by 10%Increased area where a flashlight can revive a hunter.Replaced ghost heart with health counter.Made lobby information visible to all players instead of just the host.Updated logo.Replaced Godot splash screen with a new animated one.Adjusted basement tile set.Reduced lobby browser auto-refresh time.Reduced lobby join timeout.Adjusted some menus.Updated plugins.FixedGamepad text input does not sync over network.Match timer covers hunter alert.Some cases where decorational flashlight lighting would shine through walls.RemovedOption to set a lobby to private. This will be enabled again once a way to make it work is found.Read full article on Community Announcements (zibetnu)Patch NotesOfficial
3.0.1
Fixed a bug where batteries could spawn out of bounds in the foyer level.Read full article on Community Announcements (zibetnu)Patch NotesOfficial
Anniversary Update
I find it hard to believe that it's already been a year since I launched Haunting Hijinx. What better way to celebrate than with the best update yet? Hold on to your party hats (available in the new customization screen) because we're talking not one, not two, but three new maps!Read full article on Community Announcements (zibetnu)
