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Hunting Simulator 2

Nacon Studio Ghent · Nacon · 2020-07-16

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ActionAdventureSimulationSportsStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jun 25, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Nov 03, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 23, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Nov 30, 2021 (Google Stadia), Mar 31, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Jul 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

With your hunting dog by your side, explore the Texan desert and forests of Colorado and Europe as you track down 33 animal species. Choose your gear from over 160 official weapons, accessories and clothing items (including Browning, Winchester and Bushnell).

Hunting Simulator 2 is a 2020 Action, Adventure, Simulation, and Sports game priced at $39.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (69% of 1154 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000.

24
playing now
69%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3
Nexus mods (100 downloads)
3.38★
PlayStation Store rating (3,170 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 111 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity up 56% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 27,731 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 23k–52k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,154 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GameBillet$3.11-92%
Gamesplanet$3.35-92%
IndieGala$3.99-90%
Steam$3.99-90%
WinGameStore$3.99-90%
GamersGate$4.00-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-09-09) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 154 of 195 observed days · $1.36 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
565620202026Week of 2020-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

172182026-09-15 06:00 — 64 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 172 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 75 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 62 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 156 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 71 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 46 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 78 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 51 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 34 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 34 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 56 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 22 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 33 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 65 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 33 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 36 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 49 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 28 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 26 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 55 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 38 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 18 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
719Jul 2020Aug 2026Jul 2020 — avg 71 · peak 218Sep 2020 — avg 21 · peak 77Nov 2020 — avg 22 · peak 68Jan 2021 — avg 32 · peak 87Mar 2021 — avg 26 · peak 70May 2021 — avg 16 · peak 40Jul 2021 — avg 16 · peak 39Sep 2021 — avg 15 · peak 41Nov 2021 — avg 23 · peak 60Jan 2022 — avg 23 · peak 54Mar 2022 — avg 15 · peak 47May 2022 — avg 11 · peak 30Jul 2022 — avg 13 · peak 28Sep 2022 — avg 12 · peak 32Nov 2022 — avg 15 · peak 40Jan 2023 — avg 17 · peak 51Mar 2023 — avg 15 · peak 37May 2023 — avg 11 · peak 28Jul 2023 — avg 13 · peak 29Sep 2023 — avg 11 · peak 36Nov 2023 — avg 16 · peak 46Jan 2024 — avg 22 · peak 69Mar 2024 — avg 32 · peak 107May 2024 — avg 18 · peak 57Jul 2024 — avg 16 · peak 39Sep 2024 — avg 14 · peak 35Nov 2024 — avg 18 · peak 52Jan 2025 — avg 20 · peak 55Mar 2025 — avg 22 · peak 54May 2025 — avg 15 · peak 50Jul 2025 — avg 11 · peak 26Sep 2025 — avg 16 · peak 62Nov 2025 — avg 23 · peak 64Jan 2026 — avg 29 · peak 84Mar 2026 — avg 25 · peak 60May 2026 — avg 19 · peak 49Jul 2026 — avg 18 · peak 39Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 44
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$1.992020-07-132026-10-142020-07-13 — best price $39.992020-10-25 — best price $39.992020-12-23 — best price $27.992021-03-04 — best price $16.282021-05-28 — best price $29.392021-08-13 — best price $17.992021-11-16 — best price $39.992022-01-15 — best price $35.992022-03-23 — best price $39.992022-05-28 — best price $39.992022-08-15 — best price $34.942022-10-19 — best price $35.192022-12-12 — best price $13.502023-02-25 — best price $39.992023-05-03 — best price $11.992023-06-29 — best price $9.362023-09-19 — best price $7.892023-12-07 — best price $39.992024-02-06 — best price $39.992024-04-19 — best price $2.972024-06-24 — best price $3.992024-08-22 — best price $39.992024-10-21 — best price $3.992025-01-11 — best price $31.882025-04-08 — best price $3.042025-07-14 — best price $3.992025-10-06 — best price $3.402025-12-08 — best price $3.402026-02-16 — best price $4.002026-04-28 — best price $39.992026-06-29 — best price $31.882026-08-18 — best price $3.992026-09-19 — best price $3.992026-10-14 — best price $3.35
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
76.3%
earned "Eagle eye"
2.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2020-07-16, latest 2021-03-25 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)2,1172%38
PS5 (PlayStation)1,9922%38
Xbox One (Xbox)8851%37
Xbox Series (Xbox)6301%37
Steam (Steam)3721%37
Switch (Nintendo)420%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

DogFPSActionNatureSportsHuntingRelaxingAdventureRealisticOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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