Way of the Hunter

 PlayStation 5
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 5 out of 16
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  1. Beatztronic
    Aug 18, 2022
    7
    +Some of the best looking wilderness maps and draw distances we've ever seen.
    +A huge variety of animals.
    +Very realistic immersive feeling. +Animals look great and act like real wildlife. +Hunting sim at its finest you can spend 1000 of hours playing. -Horrible pop in and texture load in. -Lots of game breaking bugs. -Very challenging. -Frame rate is awful and drops when your zoomed in    +Some of the best looking wilderness maps and draw distances we've ever seen.
    +A huge variety of animals.
    +Very realistic immersive feeling.
    +Animals look great and act like real wildlife.
    +Hunting sim at its finest you can spend 1000 of hours playing.
    -Horrible pop in and texture load in.
    -Lots of game breaking bugs.
    -Very challenging.
    -Frame rate is awful and drops when your zoomed in for a shot.    … Expand
  2. NarKotix
    Aug 17, 2022
    0
    Poorly optimised for a so called “next gen hunting sim”. Put 16 hours into this broken mess on PS5 only to have my game wiped by a bug anyway. Everything gone and back to the start. Stop taking peoples money for unfinished broken rubbish!!!
  3. Jimr97
    Aug 18, 2022
    2
    Filled with many bugs, texture pop ins in performance mode, random movement bugs. Sound glitches, flying rivers(literally). The hunters sense blur is disorienting. Many crashes. Biggest problem is the "something went wrong" crash with causes the game to lose and corrupt your save files both on the system and on the cloud, forcing you to start completely over.
    An absolute disaster of a game    Filled with many bugs, texture pop ins in performance mode, random movement bugs. Sound glitches, flying rivers(literally). The hunters sense blur is disorienting. Many crashes. Biggest problem is the "something went wrong" crash with causes the game to lose and corrupt your save files both on the system and on the cloud, forcing you to start completely over.
    An absolute disaster of a game which was clearly untested before release.

    As of now 18 August 2022, do not buy.    … Expand
  4. KYRidgeRunner
    Aug 18, 2022
    8
    True Review: originally purchased from Steam, beautiful game, great visuals, wildlife, sounds. Crashed repeatedly after accessing main menu. Refunded and purchased on PS5, works perfectly!

    >20+ Hours in and loving it. Yes the common downsides are there (FOV adjustment, couple of stuck issues) however the rest of the game is a well done hunting simulation. For the $ this game is    True Review: originally purchased from Steam, beautiful game, great visuals, wildlife, sounds. Crashed repeatedly after accessing main menu. Refunded and purchased on PS5, works perfectly!

    >20+ Hours in and loving it. Yes the common downsides are there (FOV adjustment, couple of stuck issues) however the rest of the game is a well done hunting simulation.

    For the $ this game is worth it on PS5 for sure. However, it does need a thorough bug cleaning on PC and FOV adjustments to stop the reviews from getting hammered.

    My belief is the developer needs to review the "No Man's Sky" syndrome before releasing a buggy game.

    my 2 cents.    … Expand
  5. CRAIGxry
    Aug 18, 2022
    0
    The games tracking is very bad, sometimes I shoot an animal and clearly hit it in the lungs, I mark the spot, and then go over to not find any blood. Also after you get 49 kills on the playstation version, a lot of people get the error "Something went wrong CE-100028-1", and it pops up every 5 seconds after that. My game has also randomly deleted my save, and when I got online next it madeThe games tracking is very bad, sometimes I shoot an animal and clearly hit it in the lungs, I mark the spot, and then go over to not find any blood. Also after you get 49 kills on the playstation version, a lot of people get the error "Something went wrong CE-100028-1", and it pops up every 5 seconds after that. My game has also randomly deleted my save, and when I got online next it made me start over, that's after getting a lot of the perks unlocked which takes a long time. I'm not starting over a 3rd time. Wish you had the option to sell the game back, I wouldn't buy this game for a while if I were you.… Expand
  6. sternone
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    I absolutely love this game and put many hours in it, runs well on the PS5. I had a few issues with blood that was dissapreaing but that is fixed with the recent update. The game is so pretty and very realistic. Can't wait what they add to it.
  7. psp77699
    Aug 18, 2022
    0
    I was 20 hours in and it corrupted my save file, even the save file on Cloud storage! Forcing me to start anew. Wasted 20hours of my life. The hunting is not that enjoyable anyway. So I deleted the game and move on.
  8. 10pinMan
    Aug 22, 2022
    9
    This is a good game , yes it has a few bugs that need to be sorted but overall it is good but only if you like the game style. Giving this lower than a 7 would be unjustified and is probably due to the player not understanding what they bought. It’s more sim than arcade so you aren’t going to be running around killing stuff every few minutes. Look at game footage videos / forums toThis is a good game , yes it has a few bugs that need to be sorted but overall it is good but only if you like the game style. Giving this lower than a 7 would be unjustified and is probably due to the player not understanding what they bought. It’s more sim than arcade so you aren’t going to be running around killing stuff every few minutes. Look at game footage videos / forums to decide rather than some of the nonsense low reviews.… Expand
  9. Cska_ael
    Aug 28, 2022
    7
    This game is fun simulation but doesn't seam like it's full game more like early access tbh , it doesn't have platinum trophy yet and I am not sure are they going to be releasing those updates as free patches or are they going to sell them as DLC's . Graphics is good but again there are some bugs which can be annoying such as River (main characters name ) refusing to pick up a binocularsThis game is fun simulation but doesn't seam like it's full game more like early access tbh , it doesn't have platinum trophy yet and I am not sure are they going to be releasing those updates as free patches or are they going to sell them as DLC's . Graphics is good but again there are some bugs which can be annoying such as River (main characters name ) refusing to pick up a binoculars until you fast travel back to lodge and do it again on the next trip (this happened occasionally not a game breaker for me ) . If you have theHunter: Call of the Wild™ probably stick with this one until this game is ready . I mostly played my hunting games on PC wanted to see what they feel like on Console so I got this one.… Expand
  10. BallzyDan
    Feb 10, 2023
    1
    Surprisingly bad! Movement speed: bad, animals triggered to be hunted: also bad. There just isnt a single thing positive I can say about this game. Try harder!
  11. Vetroplach81
    Aug 23, 2023
    10
    Hra výborná, ale len do chvíle keď som zistil že sa nedá reštartovať misia ba ani začať úplne odznovu. Išiel som uloviť Hollywooda, postrelil som ho ale nevystopoval. Čo mám akože teraz robit? Chcem misiu hrať odznova a? Nedá sa! Takúto amatérsku chybu ste si mohli odpustiť, páni vývojári…
  12. Suasponte75
    Aug 20, 2022
    5
    I played thus game a couple of days ago. It was alright it had some glitches. The game just got an update and it's even better.
  13. Notactic0_0
    Apr 4, 2023
    10
    Best hunting game, very real and complex. The overall score here is way to low as what it is
  14. Potet69
    Jun 1, 2023
    8
    Improvements to be made, but still fun to play.‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    80
    The game makes a fantastic impression at first and second glance. Despite the unintuitive user interface, Way of the Hunter is a beautifully crafted hunting simulator that can rightfully take its place at the top of its genre. [Issue#321]
  2. BaziCenter
    Oct 14, 2022
    60
    If you are into video games and also enjoy hunting, Way of the Hunter is a dream come true for you, as it's an extremely realistic hunting simulation that narrows everything down to the smallest of details, but this is not recommended for those who are impatient and have no knowledge about hunting and being a hunter.
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  3. Screen Rant
    Sep 4, 2022
    70
    If Way of the Hunter's $40 price tag feels too steep for a title with some bugs and balancing issues, or if one prefers games that require a little less patience, this game might not be worth the cost. However, Way of the Hunter has got enough promise to warrant a second look once it has a few major updates under its belt.
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