Free Hardcore Mode launches alongside first DLC, Protect & Serve, allowing players to take the fight to the spiders
London, UK (07/10/2026) – Ten Image Publishing today revealed a series of updates for Huntsman, from OnTheHouse Studios, with Hardcore Mode free to all players, combat based new story add-on Protect & Serve, and a tease of upcoming future skin packs. Huntsman’s free Hardcore Mode launches Oct 26th and the full game is available to buy now on Steam here. Protect & Serve will be available to buy on Oct 26th, here. The announcement trailer is below.
Huntsman’s story of genetic experimentation and rampaging arachnids continues. For existing players who want a challenge, the free Hardcore Mode adds a second Huntsman spider in multiple locations, limited saves requiring players to discover save discs before use, updated Orb Weaver attack speeds and randomised door codes.
Protect & Serve continues the story of Huntsman, picking up shortly after the main game’s credits but this time putting you in the shoes of a local police officer. Swapping a flashlight for a handgun, this DLC brings combat to the game with its own dedicated mode, story and missions to complete, set in a new hidden location within Atherton Labs.
Synopsis:
A lone survivor barrels into a police station carrying wild tales of monstrous experiments, giant arachnids and a research facility full of corpses. As officers investigate the mysterious lab, the true nightmare begins to unravel itself and the world realises how close it came to being second on the food chain. But the spiders are dead. The researchers are dead. Everything is safe…
Except one lone door, hidden behind storage crates, is missed on first inspection. Your curiosity leads you to examine closer and find another part of the facility. The nightmare isn’t over. The horrors in a police report are suddenly in front, above and behind you. And they are very, very hungry.
There’s nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide. So grab your gun, it’s time to stand and fight.
Huntsman will also receive two new cosmetic skin packs, Nature Pack and More Spiders Pack. The details of these are safely wrapped up and guarded by eight legged monsters but a full reveal will happen soon.
Huntsman’s free Hardcore Mode launches Oct 26th and the full game is available to buy now on Steam here. Protect & Serve will be available to buy on Oct 26th, here.
About Ten Image Publishing
Ten Image Publishing is focused on supporting the best up and coming horror and horror adjacent games in the aAA space, providing long term plans to create lasting brands.
About OnTheHouse Studios
OnTheHouse Studios is the work of solo developer, Jory House, a lifelong arachnophobe and avid horror fan, who is channeling that fear and knowledge into his first title, Huntsman, to create a truly terrifying experience. The studio is dedicated to creating challenging and immersive experiences for all players.
