PHANTOM HUNT
One phantom. Your turf. Catch them.
The real-world chase game — on foot and by public transport. Your smartphone is the game board.
Out now, free, on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
Free for up to 4 players. Pro for up to 12: a one-time €4.99, and only the admin needs it. No subscription, no ads.
Why Phantom Hunt
Holds up on a bad connection
Dead spot, tunnel, subway: positions are not lost, no catch arrives late, and whoever drops out is straight back in.
No account
Type a name, play. No sign-up, no profile, no ads — there is nothing that points back to you.
Pay once, everyone plays
Free for up to 4 players. For up to 12 only the admin needs Pro — once, no subscription.
The game in 100 seconds
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How it works
Meet & create
You meet at a starting point. One person creates the game, everyone scans the invitation QR — play area, duration and rules are set together.
Head start
One of you is the Phantom. It gets a head start — and vanishes into the city, the park or the woods.
The hunt
Hunters see each other live on the map; the Phantom is revealed only at fixed intervals. Close enough? CATCH! — GPS decides.
What it looks like
Five moments from a real chase — lobby, pursuit, reveal, catch, and the recap afterwards.
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Ways to play
Six rounds that work — with the settings to match.
City by public transport
The Phantom logs every ride, the hunters read along. On foot or by transit only — your call.
Park
Short and quick — ideal for a first round.
Forest
No buses or trains — cloak tokens in the undergrowth instead.
Orientation week
New people, new city — after one round everyone knows their way around.
Youth group
A referee sees everyone live, the Phantom too, and does not play.
Team outing
Several short rounds, then a meeting point and a rematch at the press of a button.
Features
Live map & reveals
Movement trails, reveal intervals and a direction line to the Phantom's last known position.
Cloak tokens
The Phantom can skip individual reveals — the tension stays.
Your play area
A freely sized circle around your meeting point — downtown, village or forest. Leave it and you risk forfeiting.
Team chat & SOS
Hunters coordinate in the chat. The SOS button pauses the game and shares your position with everyone.
Referee
Up to two people run the round: they see everyone live, the Phantom too, and do not play.
Replay & stats
Afterwards: every route replayable, per-player distances and the Phantom's full track.
Privacy
No account, no ads, no tracking. All position data deletes itself automatically 48 hours after the game ends.
Questions
How many players do you need?
Two to twelve — one Phantom, everyone else hunts. Up to two people can come along as referees on top, without taking a seat.
What does Phantom Hunt cost?
It is free for up to four players. For up to twelve only the admin needs Pro — a one-time €4.99, no subscription. There are no ads, for anyone.
Do I need an account?
No. You type a name and you are in — no email, no password, no profile.
What happens to my location?
It is shared only during a game, only with the people in your round, and deleted automatically 48 hours after the end. You can delete your own route right away on the end screen.
What if someone has no signal?
The app keeps every position and sends it on as soon as the signal is back. Everyone sees whose connection is weak, and no action ever arrives late. If the Phantom has no signal for too long, it loses — after a warning.
Can iPhone and Android play together?
Yes. Everyone scans the same invitation code, whatever phone they have.
How big should the play area be?
500 metres is enough for a park, two to three kilometres for a city centre. Rule of thumb: big enough for the Phantom to really vanish between two reveals, small enough for the hunters to reach it.
From what age?
The stores list the app for ages 13 and up. Players aged 13 to 15 play with their parents' knowledge and under their own group's supervision — that is what the referee is for.
How is this different from playing manhunt?
The idea is the same — one side runs, the other hunts. Phantom Hunt adds what a phone does best: the Phantom’s position appears on the map every few minutes, catches are decided by GPS, and the area, the time and the rules are set in the app. No grabbing, no arguing about who tagged whom.
What is Phantom Hunt?
Phantom Hunt is a real-world chase game for your city: a GPS game that blends hide and seek, detective work and tag into one shared outdoor experience. Inspired by classic pursuit board games like Scotland Yard and Mister X, Phantom Hunt takes the chase off the board and into the streets — with your smartphone as the map and real routes instead of pawns.
Early playtesters describe it as “Scotland Yard in a real city.”