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AdventureSimulationHuntingShooterFPSExplorationMultiplayer

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 597

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Game description

Experience the most advanced, realistic, and visually stunning hunting adventure across vast wilderness in North America and Africa. Encounter lifelike animal behavior, dynamic ecosystems, and dangerous wildlife while building a collection of trophies in your lodge.

Basic info

DeveloperNine Rocks Games
PublisherTHQ Nordic
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 29, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 11
ProcessorRyzen 5 3600X / Core i5-9600K
Memory16 GB
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT
Storage38 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 432 reviews from the past 1 year

68.6/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (72%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 31, 2026)

Realistic hunting in a striking open world is the draw of Way of the Hunter 2, which scores 68.6 while bugs and crashes hold it back.

👍 Strengths

127 reviews call the graphics amazing and visually impressive, and Visuals & Sound ranks 852nd of 1249. 16 describe an immersive world with excellent weather and day night systems, and Story & World ranks 878th of 1096. 12 want to give the developers a chance to improve the game, pointing to its time in early access. Some reviewers also say they enjoy the hunting itself a great deal, even while listing its problems.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 67% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1259th of 1399. 114 reviews describe crashes, freezes and bugs, and some report gear vanishing after travel or animals glitching. 65 say it runs poorly, with a few citing slow texture loading, low frame rates and pop in close to the player. 27 dislike how the controls and interface feel, and others mention awkward movement speed or weak hitboxes on animals. Content Volume ranks 1048th of 1351, Gameplay ranks 997th of 1396, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1055th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“graphics are amazing and visually impressive” · 127 reviews
“immersive realistic hunting experience with excellent weather and day-night systems” · 16 reviews
“shooting feels good and responsive” · 8 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 51% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.32 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “controls became idiotic, interface much worse than first game” · 27 reviews
Positive “shooting feels good and responsive” · 8 reviews

Progression 18% · Difficulty 11% · Onboarding 13% · Freedom 7% · Strategy 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.08 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “immersive realistic hunting experience with excellent weather and day-night systems” · 16 reviews
Negative “world looks artificial, sterile and overly clean, lacks immersion” · 3 reviews

Story 5% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.64 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “gameplay identical to first game, no innovations, repetitive mechanics” · 19 reviews
Positive “much variety of animals on a map” · 1 review

Volume 19% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 59% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.94 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics are amazing and visually impressive” · 127 reviews
Negative “worse than first part, menus not pretty, no wow effect from engine 5” · 9 reviews

Audio 18%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -1.16 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 2% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.32 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “ballistics are unrealistically broken, penetration values completely inaccurate” · 18 reviews
Positive “animal AI and herd management system significantly improved” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 11% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.05 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “FPS freezing/crashing bug every 30-60 minutes, nearly unplayable” · 114 reviews
Positive “not a single crash, runs great on older laptop” · 1 review

Performance 31% · Developer support 31%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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