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theHunter Classic
The most realistic hunting experience awaits. Explore 12 reserves and hunt 45 unique species, ranging from waterfowl to big game. Over 100 weapons from state-of-the art rifles to bows. Customize your load-out with stands, blinds and dogs. Play alone or in multiplayer with up to 7 friends.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“This is still, to this day, the best hunting game ever released. There are more graphically impressive ones, but they're call of duty with deer. Yes, it has microtransactions, but you won't care when playing. It's…”
“This is so much more fun than I expected. It's such an immersive experience. The graphics are very impressive considering this game was released YEARS ago. And the animal behavior is unpredictable, and perfect. Patience…”
“I started playing this game years after the contentious business model was altered for the better. The majority of negative reviews are likely from many years ago, prior to these changes. This game is difficult for new…”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“This is so much more fun than I expected. It's such an immersive experience. The graphics are very impressive considering this game was released YEARS ago. And the animal behavior is unpredictable, and perfect. Patience…”
“yes because the game has good graphics and its really fun when you get something good and i really recommend the game to anyone”
“apsolute ♥♥♥♥. no fullscreen and no option to do so. just to get into the game a second window is opened behind the launcher and u cant get ur mouse around it cos you cant move it ui is so basic idek how it got into a…”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“[h1]PL - 3333 godzin później... i nadal nie mam dosyć.[/h1] Zanim klikniesz „Graj”, musisz coś wiedzieć: to nie jest Call of Duty z jelonkami. To test cierpliwości, który albo pokochasz, albo odinstalujesz po 15…”
“Just noticed that somehow this game only has mixed reviews, which it absolutely does not deserve so thought id leave my thoughts on this game. It is, without question, the best and most REALISTIC hunting simulator ever…”
“Do you want the arcade experience of a Hunting Sim, where it is quite easy to find animals to line your crosshairs up with, where animals always return to set spots on the map to feed, drink, or rest, and where progress…”
6 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I started playing this game years after the contentious business model was altered for the better. The majority of negative reviews are likely from many years ago, prior to these changes. This game is difficult for new…”
“First, let me start with the best qualities of this game. It's realistic probably the most realistic hunting game ever made, has a large arsenal of weapons (which you wont be having anytime soon), diverse range of…”
“This game is impressive, it has a LOT of locations and animals, many different guns, the gameplay is very good.”
6 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“10/10 game, realistic enough, doesn't have dumb animal AI plus it's a free game. I'd recommend this game to someone if their interested in these kind of these for a hunting game. :)”
“more like the butt-er classic!! it was free so i cant leave a negative review”
“Guys you gotta play this its super cool and addicting, i dont even care how much money i spent for em$ its worth it i love this game overall 10 out of 10”
16 of the 105 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It is very boring, and its very hard to connect with friends. Me and my friend tried playing it, and when we got in the game, we had to create an account with mail. After that we were in the dashboard, and my friend…”
“apsolute ♥♥♥♥. no fullscreen and no option to do so. just to get into the game a second window is opened behind the launcher and u cant get ur mouse around it cos you cant move it ui is so basic idek how it got into a…”
“small screen”
13 of the 105 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
13 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“It is very boring, and its very hard to connect with friends. Me and my friend tried playing it, and when we got in the game, we had to create an account with mail. After that we were in the dashboard, and my friend…”
“apsolute ♥♥♥♥. no fullscreen and no option to do so. just to get into the game a second window is opened behind the launcher and u cant get ur mouse around it cos you cant move it ui is so basic idek how it got into a…”
“launcher displays my name and settings icon top righ but quickly dissapears so i cant edit settings and the game crashes every time i start one.”
11 of the 105 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It is very boring, and its very hard to connect with friends. Me and my friend tried playing it, and when we got in the game, we had to create an account with mail. After that we were in the dashboard, and my friend…”
“Sadly, I will have to give it a negative review. The game is alright, but it is basically a hunting simulator; everything is super realistic, in the hard sense of realism. Basically, the animals are extremely hard to…”
“pretty fire it takes forever to get money tho and the animals do 180 turns every millibeer”
9 of the 105 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“First, let me start with the best qualities of this game. It's realistic probably the most realistic hunting game ever made, has a large arsenal of weapons (which you wont be having anytime soon), diverse range of…”
“Do you want the arcade experience of a Hunting Sim, where it is quite easy to find animals to line your crosshairs up with, where animals always return to set spots on the map to feed, drink, or rest, and where progress…”
“pretty fire it takes forever to get money tho and the animals do 180 turns every millibeer”
Counted across 105 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 58.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“Like being in a real hunt, fantastic graphics and the scenery is superb and animals look true to life.”
— a player, Steam review · 4,780 hrs played“Id like to say that this game being dead is an understatement. Wanted to play it with my friends but it was such an awfull experience going thru the game launcher that we uninstalled the game. one of my friends couldnt even launch the game and when he went to the troubleshooting…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:04 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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.
Latest official news
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Additional notes from the developers
Howdy hunters, We wanted to throw in a few notes of our own, anticipating some things you may want to know.The Community League will end October 9. We won’t start another.Regular Competitions will run
Update on Development
We are so proud of what we’ve built over the last 17 years. Having such a passionate community of hunters sticking around with us after all this time is something we truly cherish. So it is with a hea
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Simulation, Sports |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Hunting · Multiplayer · Open World · Simulation · Shooter · Co-op · First-Person · Survival · Realistic · Online Co-Op · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Turkish * |
| Achievements | 170 |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.thehunter.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows ® 10/8/7 Processor: Intel 2 GHz or AMD Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400 (NVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400) DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible