The Crimson Hunt Release Date — The Crimson Hunter

The Crimson Hunt release date is October 6, 2026. It launched on Windows through Steam at $9.59, which is 20 percent off the $11.99 list price, and the free demo had already been available since May 22, 2026. The game follows Victoria, a vampire hunter working through a Victorian mansion; there is no PlayStation, Xbox or Switch version, and the store lists one edition rather than a deluxe tier. One warning for anyone checking search results: some short videos and pages that rank for this query are about different, unrelated titles, so the Steam and itch.io listings are the only authoritative sources.

Release date, price and platforms

The launch facts are compact. The game shipped on a single platform at a single price, with a demo as the only other product.

Item	Detail
Release date	October 6, 2026
Platforms	Windows (Steam)
Launch price	$9.59, 20 percent off $11.99
Developer and publisher	Farelas
Demo	May 22, 2026, free, separate Steam app
Consoles	None announced

Why it launched later than planned

The launch post on the Steam community hub is unusually candid. The solo developer apologises for both the delay and the quiet weeks beforehand, and explains that the game had to go through a longer than usual Steam review and approval process, which was out of their hands. Rather than ship quietly, the developer offered the largest discount Steam allows, 20 percent, as an apology.

The same post sets expectations for scope: this is the biggest game the developer has made so far, produced by one person on a limited budget. It also credits two writers, Cynthia and Jeanine, for the script and the world, and thanks the voice actors who performed the cast. That is the clearest official statement of who made the game, and it is worth reading before judging the production values.

The demo and the pre-launch timeline

The free demo did most of the pre-launch marketing work. It arrived on May 22, 2026 with its own Steam page, and it was patched at least once before launch:

• May 22, 2026: free demo releases on Steam.
• May 27, 2026: Demo Patch Notes devlog updates base enemy animations.
• June 17, 2026: Gameplay Enhancements and Co-op Experience Improvements devlog.
• October 6, 2026: full game launches at $9.59.
• October 7, 2026: first hotfix for the full game.

The demo is still listed and still free, so the cheapest way to check whether the controls and the resource loop suit you is to play the same opening build that pre-launch players judged.

What the launch build includes

The shipped version is complete rather than early access. Steam shows 19 achievements, full controller support, and 11 languages, with English carrying full audio. Co-op is present at launch through Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Remote Play Together, so two players can share the campaign locally or over the network.

One feature did not make launch. Character outfits were deliberately postponed: the developer said they wanted to give them their own personality and avoid introducing new programming problems, and promised them in a later major update. Nothing else has been publicly deferred, and the game's own store page lists no roadmap.

Post-launch support so far

The first update came the day after release. The October 7 hotfix improved performance, fixed an error that made Windows treat the game as not responding, and significantly reduced scene loading times. It also added a clearer clue to the safe puzzle, and the developer described the rest of the change list as adjustments and fixes.

The developer also addressed the sensitive question of AI use. A few images were AI-generated, including the cover art, and the post states that the rest of the game, including voices, writing and narrative work, was made by people involved in the project and paid for their work. If release history is what you came for, the steam page lists the store facts and the demo page covers the free build in more detail.