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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 · Perspectives: First person

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.

Way of the Hunter is a 2022 Adventure, Simulation, and Sports title priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (80% of 11297 reviews).

172
playing now
80%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
24
Nexus mods (22k downloads)
4.05★
PlayStation Store rating (3,268 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

172 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Way of the Hunter trailer thumbnail

Way of the Hunter - Release Trailer | PS5 Games

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 172 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 3% of 28,623 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 228k–513k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 11,400 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$6.14-80%
Microsoft Store$8.99-70%
GOG$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 152 of 155 observed days · $3.55 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

492722026-09-14 21:00 — 169 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 72 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 163 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 187 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 116 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 153 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 242 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 84 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 148 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 327 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 206 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 166 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 364 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 238 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 226 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 492 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 247 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 158 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 303 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 219 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 148 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 209 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 235 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 172 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.9k146Aug 2022Aug 2026Aug 2022 — avg 2,864 · peak 6,912Oct 2022 — avg 509 · peak 1,077Dec 2022 — avg 383 · peak 766Feb 2023 — avg 384 · peak 1,113Apr 2023 — avg 346 · peak 796Jun 2023 — avg 215 · peak 460Aug 2023 — avg 536 · peak 1,779Oct 2023 — avg 298 · peak 696Dec 2023 — avg 422 · peak 846Feb 2024 — avg 422 · peak 1,004Apr 2024 — avg 237 · peak 548Jun 2024 — avg 199 · peak 490Aug 2024 — avg 422 · peak 1,107Oct 2024 — avg 283 · peak 688Dec 2024 — avg 439 · peak 940Feb 2025 — avg 257 · peak 571Apr 2025 — avg 274 · peak 587Jun 2025 — avg 242 · peak 528Aug 2025 — avg 282 · peak 569Oct 2025 — avg 296 · peak 683Dec 2025 — avg 444 · peak 939Feb 2026 — avg 1,052 · peak 3,666Apr 2026 — avg 202 · peak 456Jun 2026 — avg 151 · peak 337Aug 2026 — avg 293 · peak 940
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
18182026-09-232026-10-142026-09-23: 9 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 9 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new negative2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-30: 5 new positive2026-09-30: 6 new negative2026-10-01: 3 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 5 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 3 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 10 new positive2026-10-08: 11 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new negative2026-10-12: 18 new positive2026-10-12: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 6 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$99.99$2.992022-05-042026-10-142022-05-04 — 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 $39.992026-09-10 — best price $29.992026-09-25 — best price $7.492026-10-10 — best price $6.142026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

33702026-09-30 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-09-30 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 02:34 — 18 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 16:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 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…

Post-launch support: 19 DLC released, first 2022-08-16, latest 2025-12-17 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

3DFPSNatureSportsAmericaHuntingShooterStealthColorfulRelaxing

Census log

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

Recent updates

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