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HUNTDOWN
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
71 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“I wanted to love this game. Great graphics, the overall feel is great, fun shooting, etc. But the game difficulty spikes way too often and way too high. Some bosses are way too difficult (♥♥♥♥ you snake boss lady).”
“Great 80's cyberpunk action, reminds me of Arnie in the running man or something! controls are great, lots of weapon pickups, great run-and-gun!”
“+ Jouabilité simple et nerveuse + Pixel art somptueux + Excellent en coop + Tout juste assez long pour qu'on en redemande + Hommage au cinéma de genre des années 80s 8/10 Dead or alive, you're coming with me!”
27 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“I wanted to love this game. Great graphics, the overall feel is great, fun shooting, etc. But the game difficulty spikes way too often and way too high. Some bosses are way too difficult (♥♥♥♥ you snake boss lady).”
“+ Jouabilité simple et nerveuse + Pixel art somptueux + Excellent en coop + Tout juste assez long pour qu'on en redemande + Hommage au cinéma de genre des années 80s 8/10 Dead or alive, you're coming with me!”
“Classic pixel art run-and-gun, don't miss it!”
22 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Fantastic side scrolling shooter, genuinely surprised by the amount of mini-bosses and bosses across the stages that changes things up. It does get more difficult than I expected, particularly near the end, but not too…”
“Huntdown is an old school tactical side scrolling shoot-em-up, wrapped up in cyberpunk juice. It's basically the game we should have had when Blade Runner came out, had the gaming technology been at the SNES level back…”
“Awesome pixel art retro style, music and atmosphere. Good challenge with lot of fun. Spicy humor and jokes. Must buy!”
20 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“A fun, well-made, knowingly ridiculous, 80s-homage run-and-gun game where you play as a Bounty Hunter hired by a Megacorp to clear out 4 "The Warriors" style gangs. It's almost a free-associating collage of references.…”
“Probably one of the best 2D action games I've ever played. pros: -I particularly enjoy how the game gets "straight to the point." The controls are simple. You don't waste time pausing to equip items or anything like…”
“Great ode to 80s/90s side-scrollers set in a Carpenter-esque dystopia. Doesn't overstay its welcome, just provides a lot of fun.”
17 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Awesome pixel art retro style, music and atmosphere. Good challenge with lot of fun. Spicy humor and jokes. Must buy!”
“Huntdown is a really well made retro 2D run and gun game, inspired by the 80's arcade classics. I really liked the detailed and colorful pixel art graphics, the soundtracks, the humoristic one liners in the dialogue,…”
11 of the 94 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I wanted to love this game. Great graphics, the overall feel is great, fun shooting, etc. But the game difficulty spikes way too often and way too high. Some bosses are way too difficult (♥♥♥♥ you snake boss lady).”
“Really fun game even though I am not that great at it. The last 2 bosses of the final level were very frustrating but I beat them eventually.”
“A fun, well-made, knowingly ridiculous, 80s-homage run-and-gun game where you play as a Bounty Hunter hired by a Megacorp to clear out 4 "The Warriors" style gangs. It's almost a free-associating collage of references.…”
4 of the 94 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“a great 80's style retro game , i enjoyed every second of the game , but unfortunately the games duration is a little short”
“If you want to scratch the itch for games like this , thats the 1️⃣ , very short but truly fun , some bosses were pretty annoying at times but you get through them. Great game , doesnt waste your time at all as much.”
“The best arcade style shooter ever. There isn't a single wrong thing about this game I could think of, maybe except that it could be a bit longer. The replayability is superb tho.”
3 of the 94 reviews raise this.
“Nah....the premise was very cool...felt like an old arcade game, I was willing to play it on arcade stick even....but enthusiasm went quickly away. Mechanics not very satisfying, and when the enemies during bossfights…”
“It feels somehow fake. With all that voice acting and cartoonish portraits of bandits. Also 3-minute missions structure is boring.”
“Well, i understand the attempt, but, boss fights are too overpowered and it is just a chore to get through them. One being, you defeat it, then it restarts with a full health bar, you with none, then has many different…”
Counted across 94 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Me and my daughter finished this game. I was a able to spend time with my kid explaining some of the pop culture references and easter eggs and nods in the game. Some times I even paused the game to go to youtube to show her some of the stuff. Man this was really fun. Now they…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Fun and anarchic platformer shooter but not so frantic because it pays to be careful and avoid enemy fire. Detailed pixel art that goes above the usual. Might not do much new in terms of mechanics, except cover, but superbly polished and executed. Game bleeds 80-90s punk…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Awesome game, just a bit short, but with great replay value. Vibe and humor are just spot on.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Huntdown: Overtime Release Date & Gameplay Trailer!
In case you missed the announcements, and the release date announcement of the upcoming Early Access, and the gameplay that we showed off, you're going to want to buckle up and see what's in store for
HUNTDOWN: OVERTIME ANNOUNCED
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A Fistfull of Pixels: Huntdown Live
Ready for edge of your seat mayhem? Of course, who isn’t? The Huntdown community is coming together to share their love of Easy Trigger’s hi-octane run-n-gun shooter with live streams and LOTS of free
Huntdown For Steam Now Has a Release Date
Sup Bounty Hunters! Tommy and Andreas from Easy Trigger once again, First we just wanted to say MAY 12TH!!! What about May 12th? Oh no big deal, just Huntdown is dropping on Steam that day. That's rig
Huntdown is Hitting Steam Sooner Than you Think
Greetings, Bounty Hunters! Tommy and Andreas here from Easy Trigger, the studio behind Huntdown. Our small four man team (based in Sweden) has been building our dream game since late-2016. We’re blown
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · Action · Shooter · Local Co-Op · Shoot 'Em Up · 2D · Cyberpunk · Retro · Arcade · Precision Platformer · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | http://huntdown.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8.1/10 (32-bit versions) Processor: Intel Core Duo E6600 @ 2.4GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel 4400, GeForce GT 8800, AMD Radeon HD 4650 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space