Hunt: Showdown

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 182 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 107 out of 182
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 182
  3. Negative: 43 out of 182
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  1. RealMuthaF
    Jun 20, 2020
    8
    Having played Hunt for a little over a month, I have to conclude that it is one of the most original and enjoyable multiplayer games on the market.

    The game shines in its ability to produce very tense moments while interacting with other players - pretty much any firefight becomes suspenseful when the ammunition is sparse, the weapons mostly single-shot, and with other player teams and    Having played Hunt for a little over a month, I have to conclude that it is one of the most original and enjoyable multiplayer games on the market.

    The game shines in its ability to produce very tense moments while interacting with other players - pretty much any firefight becomes suspenseful when the ammunition is sparse, the weapons mostly single-shot, and with other player teams and NPC monsters lurking around. You're always both the hunter and the hunted, as even when you manage to grab the bounty (the main game mode's primary objective is to locate and kill an NPC monster and escape with the bounty it drops) you are immediately revealed to all other players on map, often initiating a thrilling chase. The fact that you lose all your perks and equipment when killed, an outstanding atmosphere of a monstrosity-infested 19th century Luisiana and brilliant sound design (you are encouraged to move slowly and listen to your surroundings) add to the experience.

    Hunt: Showdown's gameplay may not be for everyone, though. First, it's slow-paced, there's nothing akin to Call of Duty-style frantic shootouts to be found here. I wouldn't even call the game a shooter, it's more of a multiplayer survival horror, somewhat similar to the Resident Evil series. Secondly, the game features a fairly steep learning curve, and it won't be easy to score even a first player kill, let alone successfully escape with a bounty. Once you get the hang of it, though, it becomes real fun to play. The game's menus are also overloaded with information, and are overwhelming to browse at first.

    My other gripes would include graphics - seriously something I would never expect from a Crytek game, Hunt at times looks awful, with muddy textures, ridiculously small drawing distances and dead bodies disappearing within a second or two. Besides that, the game is also still plagued with some connection issues, the loading times are long, and the number of maps, monsters and game modes leaves some to be desired.

    Still, Hunt: Showdown has proved to be an engaging and unique experience, and I can see myself keeping playing it for the foreseeable future.    … Expand
  2. oleshamag
    Apr 30, 2020
    10
    Amazing game! Smart shooter, terrifying atmosphere, brilliant sound and great rpg elements. If you like hardcore gameplay and realistic graphics that creates unique horror atmosphere, you will definitely fall in love with this game!
  3. Arzamas
    Mar 2, 2020
    10
    Everyone sees the world in one’s own way. This is a world without too much noise and endless ammo.
    Just impressive...

    ps. as cool as a cucumber, this is - HUNT.
  4. Xpart
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
    The developers have brought something new to the industry, for which they thanks.
    Graphics 10/10.
    Gameplay 9/10.
    Atmosphere 20/10.
    Sound (I would have put it 10/10, now the opponents are worse heard) 9/10.
  5. Matizs
    Jun 14, 2020
    10
    One of the most underrated games I know.Great atmosphere and very tactical game. Each match plays out completely differently. I wonder why there is no bigger attention from big gaming outlets like Gamespot or IGN....
  6. Peitz
    Jan 5, 2022
    10
    Really good balanced.
    Extreme exciting gameplay.
    By far the best Game I ever played, and I am playing alot. (More then 20 years gaming experience, multiple hours daily)
  7. Silenti
    Feb 18, 2020
    10
    Great game with amazing atmosphere! Imagine a cross between Bloodborne and Rainbow Six Siege and you will have an idea of how cool Hunt is. Nerve wrecking competitive multiplayer to keep the players on the edge of their seats. Plus, one of the best soundtracks ever made for a game!
  8. ice0-5
    Feb 19, 2020
    9
    I wasn't too sure at first, but I love this game! I'm playing solo at the moment which I thought would kill the experience, but it doesn't. It's not a game about winning, it's seeing how long you can go, and if you win yay! If not oh well try again. Love the world, the sound, and so different! Refreshing!
  9. AlchemyMondays
    Feb 22, 2020
    5
    This game is kind of a mess, but has a lot of potential. A lot of balance issue that makes the game completely un-fun for lower level players that don't have access to these broken skill/guns for themselves. Very clunky movement, very slow camera even at max sensitivity, some of the worst shooting I've seen in an fps (which is wild for a competitive shooter), tons of crashes and bugs. OnThis game is kind of a mess, but has a lot of potential. A lot of balance issue that makes the game completely un-fun for lower level players that don't have access to these broken skill/guns for themselves. Very clunky movement, very slow camera even at max sensitivity, some of the worst shooting I've seen in an fps (which is wild for a competitive shooter), tons of crashes and bugs. On the positive end, this game has incredible audio, horrific monster design, a lot of different and interesting mechanics to use against monster and players. This game needs some serious work before I'd consider it a competent game but I'd be happy to play it again when the issues are addressed.… Expand
  10. mike4156
    Feb 22, 2020
    0
    Clunky mechanics, a clustery menu, bad server connectivity, super long load times, everyone gets dced from your lobby or they quit because of you being low level.
  11. nandika
    Mar 11, 2020
    4
    Too hard and repetitive to play for anyone who's not a masochist. You're going to spend most of your time in a loading screen. Very bad PS4 optimization, clunky controls. Nice atmosphere though.
  12. OniReviews
    Feb 25, 2020
    0
    This game is the worst game I have played in over 20 years with sony. Clunky mechanics, Outdated Game Engine, A Player base which is almost non existent & menus designed for pc, wait I forgot the loading times. Do yourself a favour & buy any Metro Game Instead. Please do not waste your money.
  13. noobshadows
    Mar 16, 2020
    0
    I am very sad to see Crytek has spent so long working on so little. This is an unfinished game on an outdated game engine. I understand they were trying the "spooky" or "eerie" fps. But perpetual daytime with semi-loaded textures is pretty stupid.
  14. Denniro
    Apr 7, 2020
    0
    The biggest disappointment and waste of money. The aiming and controls are clunky and unresponsive. Popping up textures (PS4 Pro) and to be honest You spend more time in lobby matchmaking or on a loading screen than actually playing.
  15. jbody2nr
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    It’s the most perfect game ever made. Of all time. Flawless in every way except the Minecraft textures.
  16. TeeRoww
    Feb 28, 2020
    0
    OK. So the control scheme isnt bad, its these horrible sensitivity adjustments. Like why why why have aim acceleration????? Without that the game would be soo much better. On a side note i have a PS4 Pro on a 4K monitor and the game looks like CRAP. Needs to be optimized for sure. Really wanted this game to be good and ready to play but i dont think it is right now.
  17. Blonkuh
    Apr 3, 2020
    0
    With no way to turn off motion blur, and a 30 fps this feels like a clunky mess of a game. I spent 53$ CND and I am praying Sony will give me my money back. Trying to shoot a dog on the ground feels like a chore mainly because the interface feels like you are looking at blurs along the ground. If you have any sense you will not by this clunky mess of a game.
  18. setuis
    Feb 25, 2020
    4
    Game Ruined by trash pvp mechanics. Bosses bullet sponges and require a group so it sucks if your a solo player. Games like this should have demo regret spending money on it. Can't even level my hunter to level 2 let alone get 5 of them to level 50. On death lose all progress? so in otherwords there is no point to leveling for new perks etc in first place. Found assassin boss keptGame Ruined by trash pvp mechanics. Bosses bullet sponges and require a group so it sucks if your a solo player. Games like this should have demo regret spending money on it. Can't even level my hunter to level 2 let alone get 5 of them to level 50. On death lose all progress? so in otherwords there is no point to leveling for new perks etc in first place. Found assassin boss kept blinking around me shot 8-10 bullets into it and died as my life bar is always low. No health can be found in maps or buildings on when starting /ending rituals?..... Also if you use loud guns you can get savaged by 4-6 dogs at once, and other enemies. - The fat butchers do pretty much nothing as long as your at range, the posion guys shoot them afar , always shoot horses on floor, the generics you can head shot them with slienced pistol and flame guy is meh. The armored ones take a few hits best to hit them from range or when perched up high. - Game is honestly ruined by pvp game should just be a hour of monster hunting with random people , picking up clues and solving puzzles. No idea what i am doing wrong but i can't customise anything.… Expand
  19. Avaratan
    Mar 20, 2020
    1
    Terrible game, camping paradise for all campers of the world. Running half an hour on the map and the get shot by a shotgunner or a guy in the tower 2 km away
  20. PaschiliSmith
    Feb 21, 2020
    4
    Played 30 minutes...Yet Another survival horror shooter. Moreover I cannot play with my friends spread around the world because they cannot buy it (it has not been published in some countries!!)
  21. MrFlankster
    Feb 24, 2020
    9
    So this game wasn't on my radar. I'm not a big multiplayer gamer. After watching this on Twitch, I had to try it for myself and for $40, I thought, why not? This game is crazy. It'll frustrate you beyond belief (in a good way) and it will give you a feeling of self accomplishment 10 minutes later.

    There is a ton of risk, which makes the victories feel amazing! The tension is high, what    So this game wasn't on my radar. I'm not a big multiplayer gamer. After watching this on Twitch, I had to try it for myself and for $40, I thought, why not? This game is crazy. It'll frustrate you beyond belief (in a good way) and it will give you a feeling of self accomplishment 10 minutes later.

    There is a ton of risk, which makes the victories feel amazing! The tension is high, what with the environment, enemies, older, slow weaponry, making death easily around every swampy nook. You don't know how many other players are in the world and there are no radars telling you how close they are. You HAVE to rely on your eyes and ears to tell you what's coming. No other game does it quite like this one.

    I give this an 8.5. The only reason for the minus 1.5 points is because I'd like to see more maps.    … Expand
  22. demon666
    Feb 21, 2020
    10
    Cool monsters, tension, pvp battles, different every game, lots of unlocks, character permadeath, addicting as hell.
  23. SuperkenGaming
    Mar 7, 2020
    6
    Hunt Showdown, a great concept with not so great execution
    Hunt Showdown is a competitive online First Person shooter game here youre thrown into one of twomaps, to take own one or two of two bosses as either a team of two or solo..
    See the problem yet? Theres a lot of 2s going on here… only 2 maps.. only 2 bosses… and this is part o what drags Hunt Showdown down.. Here you spawn in the    Hunt Showdown, a great concept with not so great execution
    Hunt Showdown is a competitive online First Person shooter game here youre thrown into one of twomaps, to take own one or two of two bosses as either a team of two or solo..
    See the problem yet? Theres a lot of 2s going on here… only 2 maps.. only 2 bosses… and this is part o what drags Hunt Showdown down..
    Here you spawn in the map as a hunter.. you recruit hunters with coin earned during play, and your goal is to track down and kill the boss of the map before the other players do and get out of there without being killed yourself… and this is where the competitive play comes into play.. you have a couple options here.. run around and search for the 3 clues that will mark the boss on the map.. or go after the sounds of gunshots in the distance, and take out players and leave with all the glory for yourself and your team mate… there are plenty of zombie like creatures, and a healthy variety around to stop you from doing both… not only do you hav to kill off enemy players, but these zombies as well.. all while making sure you have a healthy amount of ammo to take on either the butcher or a giant spider.. These moments of ealing with these enemies is what makes Hunt Showdown feel so complete, so tense, so hectic, and so terrifying.. the life of your bounty hunter can be over in an instant because of one bad swam of enemies…
    the concept of hunt showdown is great, but once you’ve seen all there is to see.. which will take about 3 hours… theres not much incentive to keep going.. at least there wasn’t for me…theres no addictive hook that had me wanting to come back for more.. theres no story… theres not a variety of maps to explore.. theres not a variety of monsters to hunt down.. theres two.. just two.. not only that, finding a game and loading into one is painfully slow… which really kills your incetive to play as well.. I was becoming impatient to the point where I just didn’t care to play anymore… in a game with no respawns, its important that matchmaking is in and out much like fortnite… considering you can die quickly after a match starts, it drains the patients of the player to have to wait so long to hop back in, And I feel much like me, most players will be done with this game sooner rather than later.. .
    I feel like Hunt Showdown has potential with more game modes, possibly a 3 life mode for example, and definitely more bosses and maps, but as it stands right now, hunt showdown feels like a bare bones early access game..
    Hunt Showdown is one of those games where you know its for you or not.. if youre not sure.. it problaby isn’t..
    I give Hunt Showdown
    a 6.5/10    … Expand
  24. Rstone7
    Feb 25, 2020
    10
    This game is a beautiful mix of pve pvp elements combined with horror and tense gunfights.If you like coop with friends this game is a must have because every session is unique and requires strategy and patience.
  25. Terminator137
    May 16, 2020
    4
    Game has no console optimization whatsoever if you really want this game do not buy the console version. The PS4 player base is almost nonexistent. The game is a very good idea with a ton of poor design decisions that hold it back. There is some moments that are fun but most of the game is frustrating because of the poorly thought out decisions by the developers. Wait till you can get theGame has no console optimization whatsoever if you really want this game do not buy the console version. The PS4 player base is almost nonexistent. The game is a very good idea with a ton of poor design decisions that hold it back. There is some moments that are fun but most of the game is frustrating because of the poorly thought out decisions by the developers. Wait till you can get the game for $15… Expand
  26. CRUELGERM
    Jun 14, 2020
    0
    в раннем доступе было норм. Но после Вайпа как-то стало играть неинтересно совсем.
    Геймплей очень медленный, после APEX в это вообще не могу играть.
    Атмосфера норм , но вот читеры на каждом шагу. + мне не понравилась новая система с персонажами покупными    в раннем доступе было норм. Но после Вайпа как-то стало играть неинтересно совсем.
    Геймплей очень медленный, после APEX в это вообще не могу играть.
    Атмосфера норм , но вот читеры на каждом шагу.
    + мне не понравилась новая система с персонажами покупными
  27. Curtmc
    Feb 25, 2020
    9
    Great game, from the atmosphere, the soundtrack to the intense gun fights. A small amount of performance issues can slightly hinder the experience! But overall it is a fantastic game.
  28. Greenfox394
    Jun 23, 2020
    2
    I was extremely excited when I watched the trailers, but the game is completely different from what I imagined. This isn't an open world type game where you might run into other players, but one in which groups of players all spawn for the same missions.

    This wouldn't be an issue except for the fact that player levels don't seem to come into play with matching and there is a feature to    I was extremely excited when I watched the trailers, but the game is completely different from what I imagined. This isn't an open world type game where you might run into other players, but one in which groups of players all spawn for the same missions.

    This wouldn't be an issue except for the fact that player levels don't seem to come into play with matching and there is a feature to see the other players through the map. My friend and I got slaughtered thanks to this feature. Having weaker characters is one thing, but fighting against Predator's ability seems a little ridiculous. The character and weapon creation is also very confusing and there isn't a walk through feature for this part of the game. We played for 2 days before we deleted this game.

    Waste of my money and an utter disappointment.    … Expand
  29. Watcher-o-Roads
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    This game is a dream comes true for me on paper. But in practice, feels unbalanced and not cared for by the devs. Low graphical quality is not a problem for me but getting disconnected every third run -more often at times- is a spit on the face.
  30. DevilONeill
    Mar 3, 2020
    10
    Bloody excellent, once you get used to the guns and all then it's a lot of fun. I play Solo a lot of the time so you can enjoy it alone, especially if your like me and enjoy the risk associated.
    It's the first game in ages I actually look forward to playing when I get home
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Edge Magazine
    Mar 26, 2020
    90
    Provides you with plenty of stealth mechanics but leagues of ground to cover, and that tension is deadly. [Issue#344, p.116]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Mar 12, 2020
    90
    A return to form for Crytek that defies busy FPS norms. Like its ’orrible spiders, Hunt: Showdown is constantly shifting and very hard to put in a box. Get yourself online and join in the hunting fun. [Issue#173, p.86]
  3. TheSixthAxis
    Mar 11, 2020
    80
    I'll admit I wasn’t keen on Hunt: Showdown to start with, but after the first few matches I realised there's something special here. This is an unusual entry in a genre ruled by far snappier shooters, and it takes time to get your head around Crytek's clever twist on the formula. Stick with it and you'll be rewarded with a uniquely engrossing multiplayer experience.
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