Hunt: Showdown Arrives on Xbox and PC Next Month

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 03, 2019

News: A new competitive first-person bounty hunting game arrives next month where you can choose to work alone or with a friend.

Crytek and Deep Silver have just revealed that Hunt: Showdown will be arriving next month on Xbox One and PC. It will also arrive on the PlayStation 4, however, that won’t happen until later this year.

Hunt: Showdown launched in Early Access on Steam in February 2018 and on Xbox Game Preview in May 2019. Both platforms allowed the Hunt: Showdown team the unique opportunity to front a community-driven development process, by taking player feedback onboard and integrating it into the game’s development roadmap. Since that first release in February 2018, Hunt: Showdown has seen nearly 20 updates and patches, including a new boss, a new map, two new times of day, additional AI, Quick Play, and more than a dozen weapons.

As a thank you to the dedicated community, everyone who purchased Hunt: Showdown during Early Access on Steam will receive an exclusive Legendary Weapon skin.

“Developing a game alongside such a passionate community has been so rewarding. It has taken us in new directions, and really inspired us to put everything we have into Hunt,” said Lead Producer Fatih Özbayram. “Now the time has come for the full release, and we couldn’t be more excited. We won’t forget the support this community has given us.”

“Joining forces with Crytek for this amazing multiplayer game is exciting for everybody in the Koch Media family,” said Koch Media's Head of Marketing Stephan Schmidt. “The proven track record of the team in the FPS genre and the unique approach to multiplayer gaming gives us confidence that Hunt not only fits perfectly in our broad line up but also serves a strong need in the market for fresh ideas. The close cooperation of the team with the community ever since the first release fuel the motivation of our global Deep Silver teams, and we will support this title with all our experience in the retail market.”

Hunt: Showdown, a competitive first-person bounty hunting game, combines the thrill of first-person shooters and survival games and packs those elements into a match-based format. Each match pits up to 10 players—playing solo or in teams of two—against each other as they compete for bounty by taking out gruesome monsters in the swamps of Louisiana. But once players have taken a bounty, they instantly become a target for every other Hunter left on the map. The higher the risk, the higher the reward–but a single mistake could cost everything, and death is permanent. In Hunt's Quick Play mode, 10 solo players compete for the chance to keep their Hunter at the end of the match—and a considerable amount of gold.

Hunt: Showdown will be available on August 27, 2019, for $39.99 on Xbox One and PC. There will be a PlayStation 4 version, however, that won’t arrive until later this year. Hunt: Showdown will be available digitally as well as have a physical version in stores thanks to Crytek and Deep Silver. Take a look at the trailer below and tell us what you think. Will you be picking up Hunt: Showdown when it arrives next month?