---
title: "Essence Hunt"
description: "While out hunting, Shugo ignores his village's superstitions and kills a deer on sacred ground. This angers a powerful nature spirit named Asha and she curses h"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/91/32791.jpg"
---

# Essence Hunt

![Essence Hunt](https://t.vndb.org/cv/91/32791.jpg)

**Developer:** SilverHyena

**Release date:** Jun 11, 2017

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, Website

**Language:** English, Russian

**Rating:** 6.9/10 (29 votes)

## Description
While out hunting, Shugo ignores his village's superstitions and kills a deer on sacred ground. This angers a powerful nature spirit named Asha and she curses him, telling Shugo that he must return what he stole within three days or he'll die. That's easier said than done however since returning the deer's soul isn't exactly in the realm of human expertise. Luckily, he's not completely on his own. A fox spirit named Kei has agreed to help him out on a whim. Can the two catch the deer's spirit and return it to its body before the three days are up? And is Shugo's new travelling companion even trustworthy in the first place?

[From [itch.io](https://silverhyena.itch.io/essence-hunt)]

## Characters
### Shugo
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Ponytail, Long, V Bangs, Thick Eyebrows, Sidehair
- **Engages in:** Cooking, Fighting, Teasing, Sarcasm, Archery, Competition, Marriage Proposal
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Body:** Olive, Scar
- **Clothes:** Boots, Fingerless Gloves, Choker
- **Items:** Bow, Quiver
- **Role:** Hunter, Domestic Partner, Friend, Lonely
- **Subject of:** Wounding, Curse
- **Personality:** Protective, Vindictive, Brave, Blunt

### Kei
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Shoulder-length, V Bangs, Orange
- **Body:** Pale, Kemonomimi, Furry Tail
- **Eyes:** Amber, Slit Pupils
- **Personality:** Modern Tsundere, Friendly, Food Lover, Energetic, Mischievous, Flustered
- **Role:** Domestic Partner, Youkai, Fox
- **Subject of:** Wounding, Teasing, Marriage Proposal, Guilt
- **Engages in:** Shapeshifting, Unarmed Fighting, Competition, Moving
- **Clothes:** Off-The-Shoulder Shirt, Prayer Beads

### Eri
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Brown, Waist Length+, Parted in Middle
- **Body:** Pale
- **Eyes:** Green, Multiple Eyes
- **Clothes:** Glasses, Necklace, Fingerless Gloves
- **Items:** Hand Fan
- **Role:** Youkai, Healer

### Lady Asha
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blue, Curtained, Multicolored, Cyan, Ankle Length, Sidehair
- **Body:** Pale, Freckles
- **Eyes:** White
- **Engages in:** Revenge, Cursing
- **Role:** Deity
- **Clothes:** Hair Flower, Cape, Fur Coat, Feather Accessory
- **Personality:** Vindictive, Nature Lover

### Oubu
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Brown, Short
- **Body:** Pale
- **Eyes:** Amber, Itome, Glowing
- **Clothes:** Kimono, Earrings, Turtleneck Shirt
- **Personality:** Friendly, Curious, Talkative
- **Role:** Friend, Youkai
- **Engages in:** Teasing

## Shops
- [Itch](https://silverhyena.itch.io/essence-hunt)

## Releases
### English
- **2017-06-11**: Essence Hunt - [Itch.io](https://silverhyena.itch.io/essence-hunt)

### Russian
- **2017-07-02**: Ohota na suschnost' - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20250421005334/https://diasp.eu/posts/5704442)
- **2018-05-04**: Essence Hunt - [Official website](http://vayurik.ru/vnds/play_game.html#essence)

## Tags
ADV, Combat Archery, Romance, Male Protagonist, Life and Death Drama, Early Branching Plot, No Sexual Content, Past Setting in a Fictional World, Forest, Festival, Curse, Protagonist with a Face, Side Portraits, Journey, Tsundere Hero, Only Good Endings, Shapeshifting, Redemption, More Than Seven Endings, Few Choices, Only a Single Hero, Meaningless Choices, Hero with a Fang, Friendship Ending, Boy x Boy Romance Only, Marriage Ending, Mischievous Hero, Kitsune Hero, No Gallery, Ponytail Protagonist

## More Games from SilverHyena
- [Sacred Sand](https://pinovel.net/v8661)
- [Mira's Magical Mishap](https://pinovel.net/v15144)
- [Ben and the Devil](https://pinovel.net/v20405)
- [Essence Hunt](https://pinovel.net/v21367)

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