Hunt: Showdown Reviews

Hunt: Showdown is ranked in the 71st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
85 / 100
Oct 7, 2019

Hunt: Showdown is an excellent multiplayer shooter on the Xbox One but the controller optimization leaves much to be desired.

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VG247
Top Critic
Feb 17, 2020

Perhaps the greatest achievement of Hunt is that it has taken the unknowable, unexpected possibility space of something like Day-Z, and boiled it down to something you can, and must, play in under an hour.

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Benjamin Griffin
Top Critic
6 / 10
Feb 18, 2020

An online horror shooter packing some suitably devilish details, but slow pacing and cruel penalties don't give you much reason to return.Benjamin Griffin

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9 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2020

An incredibly tense survival horror multiplayer FPS, where you are just as likely to die at the hands of a monster as you are another player. Listening out for enemy activity is crucial, and once you learn how all of its systems work Hunt: Showdown is a an extremely satisfying game.

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Eurogamer
Top Critic
Recommended
Feb 18, 2020

In combining an open world monster-rush format with PUBG-esque PvP, Crytek has crafted a stealth survival game like few others.

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Ben Sellwood
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2020

I love what this game strives for, and I love how it plays out. Crytek excels in immersion and they have done an incredible job with Hunt: Showdown. Highly recommended if you have friends to partner up with, as server issues seem to plague it in its early days.

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8.5 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2020

Can we recommend Hunt Showdown then as a solo player game? Yes, totally. Whilst it’s not really story-driven and you have to take your chances with the wider community to make progress. You can still have a lot of fun sneaking around collecting clues and taking out AI controlled characters. If you do get the drop on human adversaries then it’s your choice to risk all and engage or stay hidden in the undergrowth until the danger passes.

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78 / 100
Feb 19, 2020

Hunt Showdown is a tactical shooter like no other you´ve ever played before. It delivers a great balance between fights, horror elements, stealth... set in 19th century Louisina. On the downside there is no single player mode and we encountered some problems with matchmaking.

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9.5 / 10.0
Feb 20, 2020

With its evocative setting and a delectable mix of PvE and PvP gameplay that provides a peerless theater for emergent player stories, Hunt: Showdown is an exceptionally clever and thoughtful shooter that elevates the genre as a whole. I can see Hunt Showdown being a fixture of my gaming diet for months, even years to come.

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IGN Spain
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Feb 20, 2020

An almost perfect mix of survival horror and multiplayer that can be grat for fans of western and supernatural but that can bore to lovers of the most unbridled action. Hunt: Showdown has great ideas, but is lacking in game modes.

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7 / 10.0
Feb 20, 2020

Hunt: Showdown is a solid game, with genuine thought put into making it play in a distinct way, but it feels too anonymous in every other key area to be essential within the genre.

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Metro GameCentral
Top Critic
8 / 10
Feb 20, 2020

An inspired mix of survival horror and battle royale that also manages to blend competitive and co-operative gameplay into a terrifyingly entertaining whole.

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Unscored
Feb 20, 2020

If you are tired of multiplayer battle royale and are looking for something more similar to Monster Hunter where you form a team, but without worrying about the threat of other online players, Hunt: Showdown is an excellent candidate to get together with your friends and spend some terrifying and great times.

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Feb 21, 2020

Hunt could have been so much more.

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8 / 10
Feb 24, 2020

Hunt: Showdown is a terrifying experience that is unlike anything else you'll find

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8 / 10.0
Feb 24, 2020

Hunt: Showdown is perfect for gamers who are in it for the long haul.

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8.2 / 10.0
Feb 25, 2020

Hunt: Showdown is a great competitive multiplayer experience featuring a rather ruthless and gritty world to face off in.

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Dave Aubrey
Top Critic
7.8 / 10.0
Feb 25, 2020

Hunt: Showdown is at first absolutely terrifying, but as you adjust it morphs into a smart, tense, and rewarding shooter that is best played with friends. It has slow moments and losing your hunter and progress can be incredibly frustrating, but those moments are all forgiven when you take down an enemy team with your sniper rifle. A fascinating shooter which isn't for everyone, but might be for you.

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8 / 10.0
Feb 27, 2020

Hunt Showdown is a thrilling and original take on the battle royale genre. Hunt and be hunted for the best rewards whilst walking through the lands of 19th century Louisiana. Despite some minor technical flaws, the first-person shooter succeeds in delivering a both exciting and terrifying co-op experience.

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Atomix
Top Critic
78 / 100
Feb 29, 2020

HUNT: Showdown has the potential to be one of the very best FPS/horror games out there, but the initial content is not enough to keep the player engaged for long periods of time.

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