Adventure · August 16, 2022

Way of the Hunter (2022)

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This authentic hunting experience lets you explore and hunt in large open-world environments in the USA and Europe . Discover true to life animals in beautiful natural habitats and handle various detailed and highly realistic weapons. Way of the Hunter provides a highly immersive, completely integrated experience amongst stunning wildlife with true to live animal group behavior. Witness the changing of complex ecosystems that react and adapt to your input. Learn what it means to be a true hunter and put your skills to the test. Face the challenges of ethical hunting, supported by a compelling story, or simply enjoy hunting the rich environments freely. Dozens of strikingly detailed animal species with realistic behavior models for a truly immersive hunting experience Hunt like a pro with features that highlight animal signs, blood splatter analysis, and shot review with the rewindable bullet camera Hunt your way through two unique and rich locations by car or by foot. Both the Pacific Northwest and Transylvania cover a terrain of 144 square km/55 square miles each Use Hunter Sense to highlight important details and info, or disable it and customize your HUD for a hardcore experience Complex Trophy system generates unique antlers and horns based on multiple factors like fitness and age Sophisticated natural animal animations and reactions when sensing the players presence 24-hour day/night cycle with changing wind and weather Realistic ballistics and bullet physics simulation A broad selection of firearms and equipment, including licensed gear from Bushnell, Federal, Leupold, Primos, Remington and Steyr Arms An in-game economy that lets you hunt game and sell the meat to purchase new gear, hunting passes, and taxidermy for your trophy stands A compelling story about the struggles of a family hunting business, and the rivalry and friendships that surround it Enjoy your perfect hunting adventure among friends in co-op mode Intuitive photo mode for capturing and sharing your favorite moments

Adventure releases from 2022

91 Adventure titles launched in 2022 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Adventure · 317
  • Hunting · 308
  • Shooter · 294
  • Exploration · 287
  • FPS · 272
  • Realistic · 261
  • Sports · 251
  • 3D · 245
  • First-Person · 245
  • Colorful · 218
  • Nature · 211
  • Relaxing · 202
  • America · 196
  • Open World · 189
  • Stealth · 178

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume9.0k Steam reviewsTop 25% in Adventure
Positive rating79% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 85%
Concurrent peak172 playersTop 16% in Adventure by live player count
Engagement hours25 h averageTop 14% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Arabic
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Czech
  • Turkish

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Slovak

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

79%Mostly Positive · 9.0k reviews

7.1k positive · 1.9k negative

Curator recommendations

7.2k

Peak concurrent players

172

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

25h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

9h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

42

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 16, 2022
DeveloperNine Rocks Games
PublisherTHQ Nordic
Base price$11.99
DLC / Add-ons19 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Content Notes

It is a realistic hunting game. Animals are shot and killed with rifles, blood splatters are displayed on the ground. Animal anatomy and the hit by the bullet are shown in the shot review. Animals are displayed as taxidermized trophies in the hunting lodge.

Editions & Packages

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