theHunter Classic

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mixed · 48%Mixed · 48%2014

The verdict

A deep, patient and realistic hunting sim that fans call the best of its genre, but it is being shut down on Nov 11 with accounts wiped, and new players can't register. Don't buy in or spend money.

Great for

Existing fans who want one last hunt, and patient players who love slow, realistic simulation

Main risk

Servers shut down Nov 11, accounts and purchases are deleted, and new players can't register or log in

What changed in the last 30 days

23 recent reviews

Recent positive reviews are nostalgic goodbyes as the shutdown nears, praising the game while mourning it. This likely lifts recent scores, though the evidence is limited.

23 recent reviews

What players love

Most realistic hunting sim

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“It is, without question, the best and most REALISTIC hunting simulator ever released.”
Steam review · 331.7 h played ↗

“The Hunter Classic demands patience, precision, and real hunting knowledge every move actually matters.”
Steam review · 28.8 h played ↗

“it has incredible physics and beats any other hunting game in realisim!!!”
Steam review · 30.2 h played ↗

Relaxing, rewarding slow pace

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“it's been my utimate form of relaxation and recovery.”
Steam review · 345.1 h played ↗

“it’s slow-paced but rewarding. The environments are absolutely gorgeous even for its age”
Steam review · 148.1 h played ↗

“The game may put you off with its slowness, but it's mostly a matter of getting used to it.”
Steam review · translated · 85.1 h played ↗

Beautiful environments and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“Like being in a real hunt, fantastic graphics and the scenery is superb and animals look true to life.”
Steam review · 4758.5 h played ↗

“Walking around and admiring the digital flora in 'Timbergold Trails' was serene and relaxing enough for me to write this review.”
Steam review · 18.9 h played ↗

Better than Call of the Wild

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews

“This game is AMAZING 10x better than CotW”
Steam review · 321.8 h played ↗

“How is this game that old and still better than anything on today’s market?”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

Events, competitions and community

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews

“regular competitions and holiday events also keep you coming back.”
Steam review · 83.9 h played ↗

“The community around this game is amazing, helpful, kind, caring, etc.”
Steam review · 642 h played ↗

Runs on low-end PCs

Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews

“can run on potato pcs but still has good graphics”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗

“its such an amazing option for lower end pcs”
Steam review · 84.8 h played ↗

What players complain about

Game is shutting down, accounts wiped

Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews

“Game will be shutting down and accounts will be deleted. Players who spent hours of their life and money won't be able to play after 11th November.”
Steam review · 68.8 h played ↗

“Every trophy animal, weapons, gear, maps, and our setups just gone and you do not even offer a way to play it offline.”
Steam review · 357.5 h played ↗

“Just make it offline, how hard is it. Singleplayer exists so why make it online dependable in the first place?”
Steam review · 60.5 h played ↗

Can't register or log in

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Can't create an account, can't log in, can't play. Not even the website directly lets you create an account.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“the developers have disabled new account registrations, making the game completely unplayable for anyone who didn't create an account beforehand.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“It won't even let you register a game account, let alone play.”
Steam review · translated · 0.3 h played ↗

Black screen and failure to launch

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews

“I waited 45 minutes for something to open or work, but no. Black screen.”
Steam review · translated · 0.8 h played ↗

“Did not work crashed every time I opened the game after 10-30 seconds.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

Pay-to-progress monetization

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews

“10-30 gm per kill and but yet anything you want out of the store is 10k+.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

“The game tries to make you spend money buying in game currency by making every single item extremely difficult to get”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗

“The game is tied to donations; you can play without them but it's hard.”
Steam review · translated · 7.5 h played ↗

Broken launcher and no access from Russia

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews

“it was such an awfull experience going thru the game launcher that we uninstalled the game.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“if you're a player from Russia you'll need to turn on a VPN before entering the game.”
Steam review · translated · 24.4 h played ↗

Clunky controls and hard for newcomers

Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews

“Weapon sway is outrageous. Movement is slow and clunky.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“I was running around the map for a good 30 minutes and I couldn't find any animals like at all”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Minimum

OSWindows ® 10/8/7

ProcessorIntel 2 GHz or AMD Dual Core

Memory2 GB RAM

GraphicsNVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400 (NVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400)

Storage8 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows ® 10 64-bit

ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU or HigherIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz or Higher

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX760 or Higher

Storage16 GB available space

OSWindows ® 10/8/7

ProcessorIntel 2 GHz or AMD Dual Core

Memory2 GB RAM

GraphicsNVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400 (NVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400)

Storage8 GB available space

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