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Way of the Hunter 2
Experience the most advanced, realistic, and visually stunning hunting adventure across vast wilderness in North America and Africa. Encounter lifelike animal behavior, dynamic ecosystems, and dangerous wildlife while building a collection of trophies in your lodge.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Here are my pros and cons after trying both WOTH1 and WOTH2 and why I think WOTH2 is better: + Better graphics. + Hunting is more enjoyable, and you see animals more often. + You see the animal noise visuals or w/e those are called while walking or running, instead of only…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“All in all this game is amazing, despite the bugs I have encountered due to it still being early access. The graphics are amazing. Animal behaviors and animations are pretty good. Perhaps great. I can't wait till this game has some polishing done. I give this game an 8/10 only…”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played“I would not recommend this game in it's current state. I do a very large amount of hunting IRL and the fact that you have to be within 30m of an elk with a 308. for it to do it's job properly should tell you a lot. I don't hate the game at all and I think it has a lot of…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 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 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Way of the Hunter 2 | Merkel Helix Speedster Trailer
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Way of the Hunter 2 launches next week!
Way of the Hunter 2 launches next week. We encourage you to pre-order it now or join Early Access on Steam today, and receive The Heirloom Pack at no additional cost. Celebrate a hunter's legacy with
Update 0.5.0 Is Live on the Default Branch
Different ammunition types offer different balances of penetration and cavity size, allowing you to adapt to the animal, the situation, and the shot you need to make. Whether you want to cover a wider
Patch fixes & preparations on Both Branches
On the Experimental Branch we've just released a patch for update 0.5.0, that focuses on stabilizing the new Ammo Change system based on your feedback, with fixes to weapon/ammo compatibility issues,
Ammo Change Comes to the Experimental Branch
The Ammo Change system is coming early to the Experimental Branch with Update 0.5, giving you more control over how you approach every shot. Different ammunition types offer different balances of pene
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Adventure · Simulation · Hunting · Shooter · FPS · Exploration · Multiplayer · Immersive Sim · Realistic · 3D · First-Person (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | https://wayofthehunter2.thqnordic.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 Processor: Ryzen 5 3600X / Core i5-9600K Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 38 GB available space Additional Notes: Requirements are subject to change during Early Access