This is a massive moment for fans of the World of Darkness. After one of the most bizarre “leaks” in recent memory—where a RoboCop: Rogue City update accidentally replaced the game with an early dev build of a monster-hunting RPG—Nacon and Teyon have officially pulled back the curtain.
Announced during the March 2026 Xbox Partner Preview, Hunter: The Reckoning – Deathwish is bringing the cult-classic tabletop franchise back to the digital world. Here is everything we know about the gritty, New York-based revival.
From Prey to Predator: What is Deathwish?
While the original Hunter: The Reckoning games on the OG Xbox were top-down, hack-and-slash brawlers, Deathwish is taking a sharp turn into First-Person Action RPG territory.
Developed by Teyon (the team that surprised everyone with the authentic RoboCop: Rogue City), this new entry is set in a modern, rain-soaked New York City. You play as a “Hunter”—an ordinary human who has “awakened” to the fact that vampires, werewolves, and ghosts aren’t just myths; they’re the ones running the city.
Key Gameplay Features
Deep RPG Systems: The game pulls directly from the 5th Edition TTRPG rules. Expect 6 attributes and 18 skills to customise your character.
Investigation First: This isn’t just a “shoot everything” simulator. You’ll spend time in your safe house (a dive bar in NYC), hacking, investigating crime scenes, and stalking your quarry before the fight even begins.
The “Supernatural” Vibe: Director Piotr ?atocha explicitly cited the TV show Supernatural and Baldur’s Gate 3 as inspirations, focusing on a tight-knit “cell” of hunters and the weight of your choices.
Consequences Matter: Every kill or conversation choice ripples. Gain too much “Infamy,” and you’ll find yourself being hunted by the police or even targeted by other supernatural factions.
The “Steam Leak” Scandal
Before the official reveal, the game became an internet legend for a week. A backend error at Teyon saw a RoboCop: Rogue City update ship with the executable Hunter-Win64-Shipping.exe.
Players who updated their game suddenly found themselves playing an unfinished build of Deathwish, investigating a bar shootout as a cop rather than patrolling Old Detroit as Alex Murphy. Teyon has since leaned into the chaos, confirming that the leaked build was a May 2025 prototype.
The TechMash Take: > Teyon has proven they are the masters of the “AA” licensed game. After what they did for Terminator and RoboCop, seeing them tackle the gothic-punk horror of the World of Darkness is incredibly exciting. It’s a slower, more methodical RPG than we expected, but in a world of generic shooters, a game about the “paranoia of the hunt” might be exactly what we need.
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