Beautiful graphics and environments
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the graphics are beautiful thanks to UE5 upgrade, and the new dynamic snowy weather conditions are amazing”
Steam review · 24.1 h played ↗
Way of the Hunter 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Nine Rocks Games2026Shooter · Adventure · Simulation
The verdict
A beautiful, slow-paced hunting sim with strong animal behavior and herd management, but the 1.0 launch is buggy and feels unfinished. Skip it if you want polish or lots of content.
Great for
Patient players who enjoy slow stalking, herd management and atmosphere, and can tolerate bugs
Main risk
Bugs like vanishing gear and trophies, plus weak ballistics, make the 1.0 launch feel unfinished.
What changed in the last 30 days
130 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly say the 1.0 release felt unfinished, with new bugs, crashes and performance issues. Day-1 DLC and a season pass also annoyed players. Fairly confident.
130 recent reviews
What players love
Better than Way of the Hunter 1 and COTW
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Best hunting game, period!!! This really jumps past every other hunting game out there...including COTW!!!”
Steam review · 176 h played ↗
Realistic, slow, immersive hunting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“If you want a serious and realistic hunting simulator, this is the game for you.”
Steam review · 78.5 h played ↗
Believable animal behavior and herd management
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the heard management system actually makes sense and shows results”
Steam review · 27.9 h played ↗
Relaxing, fun and gets better with updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“great game for relaxing and taking the day off your shoulders”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Huge content and gear options
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“this game already offers 3 different suppressors (+ 1 choke option for shotguns), 2 different night vision sights and 4 different thermal attachments”
Steam review · 144.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Rushed 1.0, unfinished and buggy
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Super incomplete game, invincible mobs, applying shots hit on other animals to quest targets, animals that fall over dead then get back up when you get close to harvest them”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Performance problems and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Whenever i go into binoculars or weapons scope the game performance goes from ~85 FPS to 1 FPS.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Not enough improvement over WotH 1
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“There isn't enough difference between the first and second at this point to justify an entirely new game unless you are just being greedy.”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Poor ballistics and hit registration
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Ballistics are comically unrealistic for a game that tries to seem realistic.”
Steam review · 15.4 h played ↗
Buggy movement, vehicle and terrain
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the awful way the character walks (or not) on certain terrain features, like small rocks for instance”
Steam review · 19.8 h played ↗
Season pass and day-1 DLC cash grab
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“game just released and already added dlcs that shouldnt cost real money”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support38 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 11
ProcessorRyzen 5 3600X / Core i5-9600K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT
Storage38 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11
ProcessorRyzen 5 7600X / Core i5-14600K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 4060 Ti / Radeon RX 7600 XT
Storage38 GB available space
OSWindows 11
ProcessorRyzen 5 3600X / Core i5-9600K
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT
Storage38 GB available space
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