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With your hunting dog by your side, explore the Texan desert and forests of Colorado and Europe as you track down 33 animal species. Choose your gear from over 160 official weapons, accessories and clothing items (including Browning, Winchester and Bushnell).
Hunting Simulator 2 is a action, hunting and adventure game
developed by Nacon Studio Ghent
and published by Nacon.
Released on July 16th 2020 is available only on Windows
in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian.
It has received 868 reviews of which 581 were positive and 287 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows7/10 x64
- Processor: AMD Athlon II x3 450 or Intel Pentium Dual-Core G3220
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon HD 7770 or GeforceGTX 560Ti
- Storage: 17 GB available space
- Sound Card: Integrated or dedicated DirectX 9 compatible soundcard
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The game is all but abandoned. The dev is working on HS3, and apparently gave HS1 the same treatment when HS2 was being developed. Maybe you can stop reading here. TLDR : If you are looking for a hunting experience that tests your patience and commitment , then this game is worthy of your attention despite its shortcomings. I recommend picking it up on sale for an interesting change of pace from other hunting games. HS2 starts off strong. The tutorial is very well done, and you receive a free Beagle companion to hunt with in the process! The environment is beautiful, the gun and scope look great, animal models and sound design are decent, and the HUD is very clean. You will feel enthused and ready by the time you are teleported to the Hunting Lodge to start hunting in earnest! Unfortunately, this is where the honeymoon ends. The game does not explain its systems very well, and hunting supplies are very expensive. This combination and subsequent trial and error compelled me to restart multiple times. Skipping the tutorial means you do not get the Beagle for free, and must instead purchase it at the lodge for 2500 credits. The tutorial mentions licenses, making it clear that you cannot shoot any animal for which you do not have a license. Your first task in the Lodge is to choose a free license to get started in a specific region (Colorado, Texas or Czech Republic). This license is infinite: you can harvest as many of the chosen animal as you wish. Every other license has a finite number of uses. Think of licenses like real-life hunting tags. So that you are not stuck searching for a single animal type, you should purchase multiple licenses. Once you select your free license, you are automatically granted an appropriate weapon. If it is a rifle, then remember to purchase a scope as well. Scope magnification is static (e.g., 6x) rather than zooming. You can choose the reticle and magnification -- higher magnifications of a given reticle cost more. Each animal type can only be shot with certain calibres. If the calibre of the free weapon that was granted upon selecting your free license is not listed, then you cannot shoot that animal with that weapon , even if you have a license. You can only carry one weapon at a time unless you buy a backpack that adds a weapon slot. With all this in mind, you have ~5000 starting credits, which need to be invested wisely. At minimum, you should pick up the free, infinite license (required) and other licenses so that you are not stuck hunting just the free-license animal. If any of the other animals cannot be shot with the same calibre as the free-license weapon, then you also need a second weapon and a backpack that allows you to carry an extra weapon (optional, but highly recommended). As you are examining the allowable weapons for various animals, you may notice that all of them can be shot with bows. Bows are expensive, but if you like bow hunting or don't want to muck around with comparing lists, then this is the answer, right? Wrong! The bow sights are completely broken, and the arrows drop like stones. Wild shots in the shooting range are not uncommon. Do not spend your starting credits on a bow . You can buy one for giggles later. Similarly, do not spend your starting credits on consumables like Wind Powder or Scent Killer. Like the licenses, these items have a finite number of uses. The cheapest Wind Powder has 2 uses for 500 or so credits. Ugh! I recommend the following loadout (assuming default Colorado): - Free license: Moose, which grants a .270 caliber rifle - Scope: whichever reticle you prefer at the highest magnification available (6x) - Other licenses: Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer and a selection of small game (fowl, rabbits) - Backpack: the cheaper of the two backpacks that offers the additional weapon slot - Second weapon: cheapest 12 Ga shotgun I recommend Moose as the free, infinite license for several reasons: - It is the most expensive, so nice to get it for free - The .270 that comes with the Moose can be used on Elk, deer species, wild boar, etc. - Even young Moose earn a lot of credits Depending on which licenses you chose, this will leave you with a little over 1000 credits. You can either hold on to them and see how things go, or you can buy more supplies. I bought a Moose caller and Pheasant caller because these were the animals that I saw most often in previous restarts. Veterans of the genre will notice that there are no binoculars in my starting loadout. Binoculars are expensive, and easily funded with your first Moose. This is why I recommended purchasing the highest magnification scope available: your rifle is your optics. OK, so now you're ready to hunt! Pick a habitat and get ready to rumble!? Or...not. It is possible that you will not get a clear shot on a single animal in hours of play. They can be hard to find, especially without the Beagle. If you find them, you may spook them. Even calm animals move quickly, making shots challenging. There does not seem to be much in the way of foraging or bedding behaviour: animals just motor across the terrain. This brings up an important point: realism. In some respects, HS2 is very unrealistic. Examples besides animal behaviour include: - Scopes cannot be adjusted (neither zoom, nor zeroing); ballistics in general are murky - Consumable prices are absurd (500 credits for 2 puffs of Wind Powder?!) - No day/night cycle, or dynamic weather But in other respects, HS2 is brutally realistic. Most hunters will tell you that they often get skunked. Well, there is a reason that only 56% of players have the achievement to harvest their first animal outside of the tutorial. Let's be clear: this game is extremely niche. You need to be OK with potentially walking around for hours before you harvest an animal. Even if you place a shot, it had better be a solid lung or heart shot. If it isn't, then be prepared to track the blood trail until you get close enough to take another shot. If you don't track the animal down and kill it, then it's gone once you head back to the Hunting Lodge. (There is no saving and quitting in the field.) So the longer you track an animal, the more you succumb to the notion of sunken cost; but if you decide not to track the animal, then you are denying the hunting simulation because that is not how real hunters roll. I tracked a wounded Whitetail for over an hour before I finally got him -- but I was more proud of that than of anything I accomplished in almost 500 hours in Way of the Hunter. And that is where Hunting Simulator 2 shines. I said that it is niche. The vast majority of players don't want to figure out insufficiently explained systems through hours of trial and error. They don't want to maybe not shoot any animals in hours of playtime. If they shoot an animal, they don't want to track it for an hour. They don't want to hunt , they just want to kill . I'm not judging these players, I am simply saying that this game is not for them. But the sense of accomplishment after finally harvesting that first Moose or tracking and taking down that wounded Whitetail is real, and very satisfying. In summary : - Basically abandoned - Fun tutorial with free Beagle companion dog! - Nice graphics and UI, and decent sound design - Licenses, calibers and supplies are not well explained - Starting credits need to go a long way - Consumable supplies are absurdly expensive - Bows are basically unusable - Animal behaviour and ballistics, etc. are not realistic - No save and quit in the field - Harvesting an animal is not guaranteed; BUT - When you do harvest an animal, it feels great because you earned it And that is why I recommend the game...on sale. :)
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So I am going to say yes, I would recommend this game, but only if you can grab it relatively cheap or on a steam sale and are looking for a bit of a different experience to other hunting game titles. There are pros and cons to this game, so I will list them. Pros: Great weapons system and decent variety of weapons The Legendary animal variants/skins are cool looking (basically all piebalds except for a few) Some good animal models (red fox and bighorn in particular are great!) Options to hunt with various dogs (pointer/beagle/labs) Trophy lodge to display harvests Size variation between animal ages (young/adult/mature) Long render distances Cons: Some animal models are...less than good (bison, elk etc) Limited trophy lodge- only 1 of each species, automatically placed Limited trophy variation (only mature/legendary animals are really worth mounting) Loses replay ability fast due to lack of trophies to hunt and identical models The Tag system means you may end up missing out on a trophy if you have already filled the tag, as you can ONLY refill tags from the lodge Non realistic animal behaviour/reactions in general So there are defo some good and bad aspects, however I have played nearly 100 hours at this point and am going for 100% achievements as I do enjoy aspects of this game, tho some are frustrating. Defo excited to play Hunting Sim 3 when it releases and see the improvements from this version!
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Remember the money you receive at the beginning has to cover everything so choose wisely. guns, ammo, clothes, license for the different animals on different maps. You should make more the more you play in selling the animals you shoot.
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I had initially seen a few people playing Hunting Simulator 2 and describing it as a relaxing experience. I was skeptical—how could hunting animals be relaxing? However, when I decided to give the game a try, I was genuinely surprised. The realism is striking, not only in the animals' behavior but in the entire environment. The attention to detail in the landscapes, weather effects, and even the sound design creates an immersive and serene atmosphere. The game offers a sense of calm that I didn't expect, making it a pleasure to play. Hunting Simulator 2 is not just about the hunt; it's about the journey, the quiet moments in nature, and the thrill of the chase. It’s a surprisingly tranquil experience that I found myself enjoying far more than I anticipated.
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As a veteran player of the "Hunter: Call of the Wild" and the more recent "Way of the Hunter" games, I can safely say this game is pretty good and can stand up to the rest of them. After a (thankfully) brief tutorial showing you the basics of tracking an animal and giving commands to your dog, the game takes you back to your hunting lodge to buy and pick your equipment and licenses, pick the time and day you want to start hunting at, and which hunting area you want to hunt at. Unlike the other two titles mentioned, there doesn't seem to be (as far as I can tell) a "Day-Night" cycle while you're out in the field so you can stick around as long as possible without having to head back to camp or the lodge and wait or sleep until a specific time. Notice how I said "buy and pick your equipment and licenses". Unlike Hunter: Call of the Wild and Way of the Hunter, you WILL need to purchase licenses to hunt animals and just like the other games you have to use specific ammo on a specific animal you choose to hunt and shoot. If you don't have a license for it, you will receive a fine. So be sure to buy a few licences before you go out and hunt. And YES, you do have to buy specific Game Licenses for specific Hunting Preserves. On the Licenses though, if you hit the info screen it'll tell you what game licences allows you to use what ammo types for these animals, and if you ever forget what licenses you already have while in the field, you can hit escape and check your collection at any time. This Game is NOT for beginners. There is no HUD outside of your compass and a few navigation icons. The game WILL NOT mark need zones, trails, or blinds for you on the map for you as you have to do this yourself. There are tents and camp sights you can discover and fast travel between but that's it. You have to put your own map markers and track the animals yourself or with your hunting dog. There's no special "Hunter Vision" like in Way of the Hunter that will allow you to spot tracks and need zones, and there's no "aura" that pops up when you're near a track like in Hunter: Call of the wild. The tracks you find will have a slight highlight to them as you get close to them and when you examine them it'll tell you what type of track it is, a numerical heading, and how fresh the track is. This game will not hold your hand and lead you to the next track if it's too old, and it's not going to jump out at you like "Blue's Clues". All in all, I found this game to be an interesting simulator. Not as predictable and simplified as Hunter: Call of the Wild, and not as Story Driven and easy as Way of the Hunter. If you're NEW to hunting Simulators, maybe play one of the other titles first to get an idea of how hunting games usually work. If you're coming from any of the other titles, it'll feel very familiar and won't have as many training wheels on it. I give it a double lung shot out of a heart shot.
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Hunting Simulator 2 is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
Hunting Simulator 2 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
Hunting Simulator 2 received 581 positive votes out of a total of 868 achieving a rating of 6.47.
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Hunting Simulator 2 was developed by Nacon Studio Ghent and published by Nacon.
Hunting Simulator 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Hunting Simulator 2 is not playable on MacOS.
Hunting Simulator 2 is not playable on Linux.
Hunting Simulator 2 is a single-player game.
There are 4 DLCs available for Hunting Simulator 2. Explore additional content available for Hunting Simulator 2 on Steam.
Hunting Simulator 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Hunting Simulator 2 does not support Steam Remote Play.
Hunting Simulator 2 is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Nacon Studio Ghent
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Nacon
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16 Jul 2020
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