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theHunter: Call of the Wild™ cover art

theHunter: Call of the Wild™

Expansive Worlds · Avalanche Studios · 2017-02-16

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 16, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 02, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Oct 02, 2017 (Xbox One), Dec 06, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Dec 06, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.

2,772
playing now
89%
positive of 202k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82
twitch viewers (latest)
74/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (66 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

2,772 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

theHunter: Call of the Wild™ trailer thumbnail

theHunter: Call of the Wild™ | Open World Hunting Game | 2024 Trailer

≈44,784 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,772 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14,074 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,759/week).
  • · Review velocity up 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 11,252 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.0M–12M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 201,615 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at AllYouPlay (2026-02-10) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 110 of 111 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.3k4.3k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,076 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 143 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,167 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 536 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,857 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,069 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,489 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 163 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 2,348 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 330 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,965 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,093 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3,732 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 525 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3,305 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 454 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,119 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 135 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 846 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4,096 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 420 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3,138 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 351 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,621 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,622 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2,663 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 293 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,545 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3,636 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 683 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2,621 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 698 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,182 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 842 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,039 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,970 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 330 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4,291 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 509 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,451 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 259 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2,095 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,277 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,353 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 161 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 886 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,657 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,596 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 982 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,509 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,294 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,788 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 129 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3,315 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 412 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,889 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,284 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,566 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,030 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2,255 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 303 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,465 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,009 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 813 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,151 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,269 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 228 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3,279 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 368 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,016 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,235 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,371 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,014 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 755 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,080 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,188 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 307 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 911 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,020 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 845 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,688 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3,859 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 511 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,465 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 178 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,118 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,157 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,474 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 198 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,305 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 780 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 940 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,466 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,800 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,774 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 357 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,905 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,537 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,135 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,485 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 154 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,568 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 262 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,422 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 219 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 59 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6.6k2.4k2026-08-06 21:00 — 4,169 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 3,366 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 5,779 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 4,323 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 3,948 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 6,257 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 4,806 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 4,319 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 6,647 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 4,733 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 3,061 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 5,659 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3,747 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,940 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 5,462 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 3,598 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,573 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 4,949 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 4,666 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 2,537 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,352 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 3,868 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 2,883 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 4,261 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,122 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 2,601 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 3,046 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,926 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 2,772 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$35.99$1.902017-02-162026-08-262017-02-16 — best price $27.112017-07-22 — best price $25.732017-10-12 — best price $24.992018-01-11 — best price $25.492018-05-17 — best price $23.092018-08-16 — best price $34.992018-11-01 — best price $19.992019-01-09 — best price $17.992019-03-26 — best price $17.992019-06-17 — best price $16.742019-10-14 — best price $24.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-06-22 — best price $4.792021-07-15 — best price $4.442021-12-13 — best price $19.992022-02-16 — best price $7.992022-05-03 — best price $16.972022-07-16 — best price $5.232022-08-25 — best price $5.242022-10-06 — best price $17.032022-10-26 — best price $4.212022-12-12 — best price $17.992023-03-09 — best price $4.992023-04-29 — best price $5.502023-06-28 — best price $19.702023-11-21 — best price $3.992024-01-29 — best price $5.992024-04-11 — best price $17.992024-06-02 — best price $18.982024-07-31 — best price $19.992024-10-02 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-02-17 — best price $17.792025-07-23 — best price $19.992025-10-02 — best price $19.992025-11-27 — best price $2.392026-01-26 — best price $2.002026-04-16 — best price $19.992026-06-11 — best price $1.902026-08-26 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

359312026-08-26 19:15 — 250 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 186 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 114 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 41 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 60 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 121 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 184 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 281 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 166 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 114 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 145 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 113 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 250 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 359 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 260 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 167 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 132 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 86 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 146 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 88 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 53 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 80 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 74 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 82 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
86.5%
earned "The Mile"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportIn-App PurchasesSteam CloudFamily Sharing60 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Simplified Chinese

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSCo-opNatureAmericaHuntingSandboxStealthRelaxingSurvivalRealistic

Census log

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

Recent updates

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