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Hunt Down The Freeman cover art

Hunt Down The Freeman

Royal Rudius Entertainment · 2018-02-23

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 24, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Just another mission, or so you thought… until aliens from another dimension start invading Earth before a scientist with a crowbar hospitalizes you after wiping out your entire squad. Just when you thought you were finished, a man with a briefcase offers you the chance for another beginning.

Hunt Down The Freeman is a $9.99 Action game released in 2018, estimated to have 100,000 .. 200,000 owners, with a Mixed review sentiment (55% of 4536 reviews).

3
playing now
55%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
37/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$9.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Hunt Down the Freeman is a 2018 first-person shooter video game developed and published by indie developer Royal Rudius Entertainment through the Steam distribution platform. It is a fangame of the Half-Life series by Valve Corporation, and follows U.S. Marine Mitchell Shephard through several major events in the series' canon as he attempts to find and kill Gordon Freeman.

Trailer

Hunt Down The Freeman trailer thumbnail

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≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 246 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~31/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 113k–272k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,536 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2020-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24724720182026Week of 2018-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-14 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
170Jan 2018Aug 2026Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Apr 2018 — avg 3 · peak 14Jul 2018 — avg 3 · peak 19Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2019 — avg 3 · peak 24Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2020 — avg 3 · peak 14Apr 2020 — avg 3 · peak 8Jul 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2022 — avg 3 · peak 15Apr 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2022 — avg 7 · peak 22Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Jan 2023 — avg 9 · peak 41Apr 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 18Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 22Apr 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 10Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 10Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Oct 2025 — avg 11 · peak 39Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 19Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$1.492018-02-242026-01-052018-02-24 — best price $21.242018-03-19 — best price $17.992018-07-05 — best price $17.992018-11-22 — best price $2.492018-12-20 — best price $2.492019-06-26 — best price $1.992019-11-27 — best price $1.992019-12-19 — best price $1.992020-01-24 — best price $2.192020-06-25 — best price $1.492020-11-26 — best price $2.492020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-11 — best price $3.292021-06-30 — best price $1.992021-11-24 — best price $2.492021-12-22 — best price $2.492022-06-23 — best price $2.092022-12-23 — best price $1.492023-03-16 — best price $1.492023-07-01 — best price $2.492023-09-18 — best price $2.492023-11-21 — best price $2.492023-12-21 — best price $2.492024-03-14 — best price $1.492025-09-29 — best price $1.492025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-01-05 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

154292026-06-01 — 53 pageviews2026-06-05 — 52 pageviews2026-06-09 — 48 pageviews2026-06-13 — 45 pageviews2026-06-17 — 58 pageviews2026-06-21 — 98 pageviews2026-06-25 — 117 pageviews2026-06-29 — 154 pageviews2026-07-03 — 76 pageviews2026-07-07 — 51 pageviews2026-07-11 — 42 pageviews2026-07-15 — 34 pageviews2026-07-19 — 42 pageviews2026-07-23 — 57 pageviews2026-07-27 — 38 pageviews2026-07-31 — 71 pageviews2026-08-04 — 48 pageviews2026-08-08 — 39 pageviews2026-08-12 — 40 pageviews2026-08-16 — 51 pageviews2026-08-20 — 50 pageviews2026-08-24 — 57 pageviews2026-08-28 — 39 pageviews2026-09-01 — 61 pageviews2026-09-05 — 51 pageviews2026-09-09 — 60 pageviews2026-09-13 — 39 pageviews2026-09-17 — 45 pageviews2026-09-21 — 130 pageviews2026-09-25 — 38 pageviews2026-09-29 — 55 pageviews2026-10-03 — 38 pageviews2026-10-07 — 39 pageviews2026-10-11 — 52 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
62%
earned "Start the Game."
13.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCaptions availableIncludes level editorRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9436%37

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSDarkActionCasualShooterMilitaryOpen WorldSouls-likeAtmosphericBullet Hell

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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