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Way of the Hunter cover art

Way of the Hunter

Nine Rocks Games · THQ Nordic · 2022-08-16

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

AdventureSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 16, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 16, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Aug 16, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (iOS), TBD (Android)

Become the new owner of a hunting lodge nestled among gorgeous habitats and rich animal populations. Explore vast open world environments and hunt with a premium selection of firearms. Enjoy the perfect hunt on your own or with friends in co-op.

202
playing now
80%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

202 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 202 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,408 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~176/week).
  • · Review velocity up 97% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 225k–507k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,266 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.49-75%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.59 at GamesPlanet US (2026-02-02) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 122 of 125 observed days · $4.90 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.4k1.4k20222026Week of 2022-08-01: 1,442 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 649 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902592026-08-07 00:00 — 103 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 87 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 159 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 88 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 94 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 172 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 114 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 122 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 196 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 121 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 102 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 209 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 287 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 349 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 666 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 520 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 509 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 831 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 502 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 277 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 423 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 276 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 216 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 383 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 249 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 111 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 231 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 263 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 202 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$99.99$2.992022-05-042026-08-302022-05-04 — best price $99.992022-09-29 — best price $34.392022-12-05 — best price $33.592023-01-18 — best price $43.062023-03-13 — best price $26.792023-04-17 — best price $39.992023-05-23 — best price $22.302023-07-15 — best price $39.992023-08-25 — best price $39.992023-11-11 — best price $19.992023-12-13 — best price $19.992024-02-17 — best price $39.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-05-16 — best price $19.992024-07-14 — best price $39.992024-09-02 — best price $15.992024-10-29 — best price $13.192024-12-07 — best price $12.982025-01-11 — best price $39.992025-03-18 — best price $39.992025-04-10 — best price $29.992025-05-15 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-09-01 — best price $14.992025-10-20 — best price $9.992025-12-07 — best price $20.992026-01-26 — best price $2.992026-03-12 — best price $7.452026-04-20 — best price $22.492026-06-01 — best price $7.502026-07-14 — best price $7.462026-08-21 — best price $39.992026-08-30 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

2202026-08-28 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
63.4%
earned "In Need of New Shoes"
1.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing19 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, Czech, Turkish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,5370%42
PS5 (PlayStation)2,3060%42
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,1651%42

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

Player tags

3DFPSNatureSportsAmericaHuntingShooterStealthColorfulRelaxing

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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