# iHunt

iHunt is a modern urban fantasy RPG about gig-economy monster hunting, rent pressure, and surviving a world that is happy to monetize your danger.

## At a Glance

Modern • 2-5 players • Needs GM • 4/5 complexity • Campaign friendly

## Why It Fits

iHunt is a clear recommendation for tables that want urban fantasy to say something about work, money, and survival instead of only serving as monster-fighting backdrop.

## Fit Facts

- Players: 2-5 players + GM
- Session length: 180-240 minutes
- Prep: Medium
- Price: Paid

## Facets

- Genres: Modern, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy
- Mechanics: Investigation, Narrative-Driven, Team-Based
- Themes: Mature, Political

## Scores

- Complexity: 4/5
- New GM Fit: 3/5
- Roleplay Focus: 4/5
- Combat Focus: 2/5
- Tactical Depth: 2/5
- Campaign Depth: 4/5

## Best For

- Groups that want pointed modern urban fantasy
- Players interested in class pressure and monster hunting
- Campaigns where social life matters as much as the hunt

## Avoid If

- You want apolitical supernatural action
- You want fantasy distance from the modern world
- You dislike real-world precarity as play material

## Directory Notes

iHunt stands out because it knows monster hunting is not enough on its own. Plenty of games can give you claws, guns, and occult threats. iHunt makes the more interesting move of asking who gets forced into that work, who profits from it, and what kind of person signs up to kill horrors because the rent still has to get paid. That angle gives the game its bite.

## Theme and Setting

The setting is contemporary enough to feel uncomfortably near. Apps, debt, precarity, and social performance are part of the world rather than modern dressing layered over a traditional supernatural frame. Monsters matter, but so do landlords, gigs, and the constant pressure to survive in public. That makes the game's urban fantasy feel materially grounded.

## How Play Feels

At the table, iHunt works best when players are interested in both the hunt and the life around it. Sessions are not just about tracking down threats. They are also about compromise, burnout, mutual aid, and what the work is doing to the people who keep taking it. The action can absolutely be loud, but the social pressure is where the game gets its identity.

## What Makes It Distinct

What makes iHunt memorable is not simply topicality. It is the way topicality shapes the entire proposition. This is not a neutral monster-hunting sandbox. It has an opinion about labor, money, and modern exploitation, and that opinion is what keeps the supernatural from feeling generic.

## Where It May Not Fit

Groups that want apolitical monster punching or urban fantasy with very little real-world friction may find iHunt too intentional. It is not trying to disappear into comfort play. The game gets stronger when the table wants its anger as part of the package.

## Links

- Directory page: https://www.ttrpg-games.com/item/ihunt
- Agent JSON: https://www.ttrpg-games.com/api/games/ihunt.json
- Publisher or official site: https://machineage.itch.io/ihunt-the-rpg?ac=YUqaLN4pVvG
- Reviews or retailer page: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/298255/ihunt-the-rpg?affiliate_id=1659151