Hunt: Showdown 1896

Tactical Western extraction shooter where monsters complicate player hunts

Crytek · Released Aug 27, 2019

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 279K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 68% of 1,392 in 30 days
Playing now: 12K; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 4 days ago; Sep 18, 2026

What is Hunt: Showdown 1896?

A first-person PvPvE extraction shooter set in a monster-infested American West. In solo, duo, or trio matches, you search open maps for a target, fight and banish it, battle rival Hunters, and try to escape with its bounty; death can cost your Hunter.

For you if...

+you prefer slow, tactical gunfights built around careful positioning
+you enjoy PvPvE matches with high-stakes extraction
+you want Western horror where sound provides critical clues

Not for you if...

−you want forgiving combat with a short learning curve
−you dislike losing a leveled character after death
−you prefer purely cooperative play without hostile players

What players say

74% of 278,864 reviews are positive · 68% of 1,392 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the Western-horror atmosphere, sound cues, and methodical gunfights that reward positioning and map knowledge. The dominant complaints are alleged cheating and ping abuse, especially in high-skill matches, along with matchmaking that places players against much stronger teams.

Screenshots and trailer

Hunt: Showdown 1896 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64 bit
Processor: Intel CPU 7th Gen 7700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, with a minimum of 4GB of VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 75 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Best experienced with headphones and on a SSD drive

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 36
Steam features: Trading cards, In-app purchases
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian.