Better than competing hunting games
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Everything I played before (Classic, COTW, both Ways of the Hunter) doesn't compare to this game.”
Steam review · translated · 11.3 h played ↗
Hunting Simulator 3
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Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%Nacon Studio Ghent2026Simulation · Adventure · Action
−20%$39.99$31.99
US Steam price, checked 45 min ago
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The verdict
A slow, immersive hunting sim with great guns, dogs, weather and atmosphere, but hurt by performance problems and oversensitive animals. Skip it if you have a low-end PC or want fast action.
Great for
Patient fans of theHunter Classic, COTW or WOTH who want realism and a relaxing pace
Main risk
Poor optimization on mid or low-end GPUs and animals that detect you through terrain
What players love
Immersive, realistic slow-paced hunting
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It is slow paced just like real life hunting , Beautiful scenery and diverse ad extensive maps.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Great graphics and weather effects
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Unreal 5 engine looks crisp and gorgeous maxed out with DLSS on a 5080.”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Huge licensed gun, vehicle and gear selection
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The developers went all-out on real-life brand partnerships, giving you an insane collection of weapons, vehicles, clothing, and attachments to customize your loadout.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Useful, believable hunting dog companions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Especially alongside my doggo companion, which is believable and actually useful.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Satisfying shooting and gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“guns feel punchy, animals drop realistically”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor performance and optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Good gameplay, awful performance. Like seriously, truly awful performance. Barely able to reach 50fps on medium settings.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Animals detect you through terrain and call nonstop
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“250 meters away and I am crouched and everything is alerting even thru hills.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Rushed, generic and bland maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the maps are just bland. Endless brush and hills as far as the eye can see with only a few points of interest.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
AI-generated voice and content feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“every NPC you run into will sound like a cheap Instagram AI video”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Annoying licenses and tags system
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“You walk in a forest and you see and animal and you run away from it because you did not buy a license.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Clunky movement and vehicles
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Movement is terrible - the character struggles with small hills, rocks and uneven terrain.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9400F or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon RX 5600 XT, 6 GB or GeForce RTX 2060, 6 GB
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-14600K, 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, 4.7 GHz
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 4060, 8 GB or Radeon RX 6800 XT, 16 GB
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows 11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-9400F or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon RX 5600 XT, 6 GB or GeForce RTX 2060, 6 GB
Storage25 GB available space
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