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Way of the Hunter

Way of the Hunter

Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments and hunt with a premium selection of firearms. Enjoy the perfect hunt on your own or with friends in co-op.

Released Aug 16, 2022 Developer Nine Rocks Games Publisher THQ Nordic Platforms Windows AdventureHuntingShooterExplorationFPS
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.4%positive8,953 reviews
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“8.5/10 – I went in expecting a calm stroll with a rifle. Now I’m belly-crawling through grass, whispering apologies to deer, and decorating my lodge like a very outdoorsy interior designer. Gorgeous wilderness and tense hunts. Hunting, but oddly relaxing. 🌲🦌🔭 [quote]Follow for…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“I have 300+ hours in theHunter COTW and while I prefer that over this, I do think this is a good alternative. This is a different experience to that of COTW in many ways. This game is heavier on the story side, with a lot of small objectives, lore and dialogue running whenever…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 74 found this helpful

“Unfortunately the devs have dropped support for this game, leaving game breaking bugs in the game that leave the herd management mechanics completely broken. No matter how much you only kill the lowest fitness animals the herd fitness potential keeps going down when it should go…”

— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:30 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

221playing at last check
22324-hour peak
6,912all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2023 2024 2025 2026 2.9k avg · Aug 2022

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.

42achievements
1.3%median completion
0.2%rarest: Task Force Lintukoto
64.0% of players 57.9% of players 43.7% of players 38.2% of players 26.1% of players 21.7% of players 15.5% of players 10.6% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 64.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.0%In Need of New Shoes — Travel 10km on foot
57.9%Not Great, Not Terrible — Get first ★★★•• trophy
43.7%Like Father, Like Son — Harvest Hollywood
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Task Force Lintukoto — Complete all Task challenges in Lintukoto reserve.
0.3%Task Force Matariki — Complete all Task challenges in Matariki park.
0.5%Forbidden Knowledge — Collect all Whispers of Lintukoto reserve.

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia44.95 AUD
Canada29.99 CAD
Japan4,389 JPY
Brazil75.00 BRL
China108.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$15 China Canada Japan US Australia UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 23, 2026
Patch for the update 1.31 - Fitness bug fix

A new patch for Way of the Hunter is now available on all platforms. For quite some time, herd genetics weren’t behaving the way they should, even careful management didn’t really pay off. That’s been

Mar 27, 2026
Way of the Hunter – Community Update

Hello Hunters,As many of you know, Way of the Hunter 2 recently entered Early Access. It’s been quite a ride so far — as with any game launch, there were a few hiccups along the way — but overall the

Mar 26, 2026
The Trail Starts Here: Way of the Hunter 2 Now Available in Early Access

The Trail Starts Here: Way of the Hunter 2 Now Available in Early Access Bratislava, Slovakia / Vienna, Austria - March 26th, 2026: The hunt begins anew: Way of the Hunter 2 is now available in Early

Jan 28, 2026
Way of the Hunter discounts

The THQ Nordic publisher sale is live until February 9! Way of the Hunter base game is currently 90% off. There are also discounts on DLCs and packs with up to 50% off, including all map DLCs and smal

Jan 23, 2026
Apply for the Closed Beta - Way of the Hunter 2

Long time no see, Hunters! We’ve been quiet for a while, focused on the development of Way of the Hunter 2. Now, we’re ready to invite you in. Before we start talking about the new hunting game in det

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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.

GenresAdventure, Simulation, Sports
Player tagsAdventure · Hunting · Shooter · Exploration · FPS · Realistic · Sports · 3D · First-Person · Colorful · Nature · Relaxing (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, Czech, Turkish, Japanese, Hindi, Indonesian, Slovak *
ControllerFull support
Achievements42
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://wayofthehunter.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64bit OS - Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel Core i3-8100 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon R9 380 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 19 GB available space