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Manhunt cover art

Manhunt

Rockstar North · Rockstar Games · 2008-01-04

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Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 18, 2003 (PlayStation 2), Apr 20, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 14, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Mar 22, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Apr 20, 2004 (Xbox)

You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.

Manhunt is an Action game released in 2008, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners, priced at $3.49, and holds a Mostly Positive review sentiment (71% of 9627 reviews).

29
playing now
71%
positive of 9.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (242 ratings)
41
Nexus mods (37k downloads)
4.67★
PlayStation Store rating (5,890 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.49
steam price (US)

29 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Manhunt is a 2003 stealth game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in November 2003, followed by Microsoft Windows and Xbox releases in April 2004. Set within the fictional Carcer City, players control a death row inmate named James Earl Cash, who is forced to participate in a series of snuff films by killing criminal gang members sent to hunt him on camera.

Trailer

Manhunt trailer thumbnail

Manhunt — Official Trailer | Apple TV

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 29 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,406 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~176/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 385k–770k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,627 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$8.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.16 at Nuuvem (2014-11-29) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 28 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16416420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 29 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

73132026-09-15 12:00 — 28 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 42 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 19 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 40 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 62 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 24 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 62 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 38 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 33 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 40 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 36 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 19 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 42 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 61 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 25 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 44 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 37 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 33 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 52 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 73 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 45 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 29 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
481Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2012 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2013 — avg 2 · peak 13Oct 2013 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2014 — avg 8 · peak 56Aug 2014 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2015 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2015 — avg 4 · peak 12Nov 2015 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2016 — avg 2 · peak 9Sep 2016 — avg 4 · peak 30Feb 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2017 — avg 3 · peak 14May 2018 — avg 5 · peak 13Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2019 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2019 — avg 3 · peak 13Jan 2020 — avg 8 · peak 31Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 19Nov 2020 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2021 — avg 10 · peak 29Sep 2021 — avg 8 · peak 22Feb 2022 — avg 9 · peak 23Jul 2022 — avg 15 · peak 41Dec 2022 — avg 13 · peak 30May 2023 — avg 20 · peak 48Oct 2023 — avg 13 · peak 38Mar 2024 — avg 23 · peak 48Aug 2024 — avg 18 · peak 35Jan 2025 — avg 33 · peak 108Jun 2025 — avg 37 · peak 88Nov 2025 — avg 35 · peak 86Apr 2026 — avg 37 · peak 81Aug 2026 — avg 39 · peak 87
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.382015-01-012026-10-102015-01-01 — best price $1.382015-03-23 — best price $9.992015-05-21 — best price $11.112015-09-30 — best price $9.082016-02-05 — best price $2.492016-04-28 — best price $2.492016-07-28 — best price $9.992016-10-21 — best price $9.992017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-06-26 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $3.492018-09-10 — best price $9.992019-04-26 — best price $9.992019-11-05 — best price $9.992020-01-22 — best price $3.492020-03-26 — best price $9.192020-06-08 — best price $8.692020-07-16 — best price $9.992020-08-08 — best price $9.992020-09-14 — best price $9.992020-10-07 — best price $9.992020-11-03 — best price $9.992020-12-17 — best price $3.492021-03-18 — best price $3.492021-10-03 — best price $9.992022-03-02 — best price $11.122022-05-24 — best price $9.992022-08-19 — best price $3.492022-12-16 — best price $3.492023-05-22 — best price $9.992023-12-18 — best price $9.992024-07-30 — best price $9.992025-02-10 — best price $9.992025-08-15 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-07-20 — best price $9.992026-10-10 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k5212026-06-02 — 664 pageviews2026-06-06 — 558 pageviews2026-06-10 — 634 pageviews2026-06-14 — 604 pageviews2026-06-18 — 671 pageviews2026-06-22 — 704 pageviews2026-06-26 — 900 pageviews2026-06-30 — 1,013 pageviews2026-07-04 — 766 pageviews2026-07-08 — 810 pageviews2026-07-12 — 666 pageviews2026-07-16 — 654 pageviews2026-07-20 — 612 pageviews2026-07-24 — 670 pageviews2026-07-28 — 636 pageviews2026-08-01 — 703 pageviews2026-08-05 — 565 pageviews2026-08-09 — 672 pageviews2026-08-13 — 619 pageviews2026-08-17 — 681 pageviews2026-08-21 — 829 pageviews2026-08-25 — 915 pageviews2026-08-29 — 1,143 pageviews2026-09-02 — 1,154 pageviews2026-09-06 — 868 pageviews2026-09-10 — 785 pageviews2026-09-14 — 714 pageviews2026-09-18 — 852 pageviews2026-09-22 — 811 pageviews2026-09-26 — 760 pageviews2026-09-30 — 696 pageviews2026-10-04 — 662 pageviews2026-10-08 — 716 pageviews2026-10-11 — 628 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)7,60211%33

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

DarkGoreBloodActionHorrorMatureClassicStealthViolentAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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