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Manhunt cover art

Manhunt

Rockstar North · Rockstar Games · 2008-01-04

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Action

Modes: Single player

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.

55
playing now
71%
positive of 9.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (242 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.49
steam price (US)

55 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 55 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 12% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 381k–761k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,518 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.49-65%
Microsoft Store$14.99

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 32 of 33 observed days · $13.83 above the all-time low (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

80172026-08-06 22:00 — 37 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 25 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 35 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 40 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 42 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 39 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 18 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 30 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 37 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 18 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 36 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 39 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 23 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 30 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 49 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 41 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 69 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 38 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 49 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 80 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 55 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$1.382015-01-012026-08-292015-01-01 — 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 $9.992026-08-29 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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.

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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