Beautiful, atmospheric environments
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The world is simply stunning — huge nature reserves with wildlife, realistic weather, changing time of day, and beautiful landscapes.”
Steam review · 155.7 h played ↗
theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Expansive Worlds2017FPS · Stealth · Simulation
The verdict
A beautiful, patient, realistic hunting sim with lots of content and fun co-op, but DLC-dependent, 100+ GB and with flaky multiplayer. Skip it if you want fast action or hate paywalled basics.
Great for
Patient players who enjoy slow tracking, relaxing atmosphere and co-op hunts with friends, ideally bought on sale
Main risk
Essential gear (ATVs, tents, better guns) is sold as DLC, so real cost far exceeds the base price
What players love
Relaxing, chill atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“This game is pure therapy. No rush, no stress, just you, the wilderness, and the sounds of nature.”
Steam review · 191.3 h played ↗
Realistic, rewarding tracking and hunting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“They have to pay attention to the wind direction so their scent doesn't drift toward the target, control the noise they make depending on the type of ground they're walking on”
Steam review · 108 h played ↗
Fun co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Great game to play with friends Especially if you use a musket and take down a bear your buddy has been hunter for the past hour”
Steam review · 36.8 h played ↗
Lots of content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“There's also high-scoring diamond trophies and rare fur patterns on all wildlife which definitely adds to the replayability.”
Steam review · 161.1 h played ↗
Constant updates and developer support
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“it receives continuous support, often getting new maps, equipment, and updates to old models.”
Steam review · 60 h played ↗
What players complain about
Essential features locked behind DLC
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the tents, ATVs, and High-Tech Hunting Pack are a must have if you want to play for longer than an hour”
Steam review · 26.6 h played ↗
Developers stopped Classic and ignore feedback
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“prepare to end up like us Classic players, our servers will be shut down and our profiles with all purchased items and trophies will be DELETED!!!”
Steam review · 380.7 h played ↗
Huge install size, forced DLC downloads
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Please for the love of god let me download the game without downloading every single locked DLC map. It's over 100 gigabytes.”
Steam review · 104.2 h played ↗
Animals survive vital hits and run forever
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“a 45 mag hitting a moose in the head and it being at a "very low" bleed rate is a level of inaccuracy that cannot be tolerated in a simulator”
Steam review · 87.2 h played ↗
Slow, grindy, lots of walking
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“you need to search for animals so long you play 2h and it is just running around to find something”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Multiplayer connection failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Cant play multiplayer: - Disconected - Failed To Connect - Failed to synchronize”
Steam review · 43.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support140 GB
Minimum
OS64bit OS - Windows 7
ProcessorIntel i3-4170
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660 / ATI HD7870 - 1GB VRAM
Storage140 GB available space
Recommended
OS64bit OS - Windows 10
ProcessorIntel i7 quad-core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVidia GTX 760 / R9 270x - 4GB VRAM
Storage140 GB available space
OS64bit OS - Windows 7
ProcessorIntel i3-4170
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660 / ATI HD7870 - 1GB VRAM
Storage140 GB available space
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