Way of the Hunter
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.
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Experience the most advanced, realistic, and visually stunning hunting adventure across vast wilderness in North America and Africa. Encounter lifelike animal behavior, dynamic ecosystems, and dangerous wildlife while building a collection of trophies in your lodge.
Way of the Hunter 2 is a adventure, simulation and hunting game
developed by Nine Rocks Games
and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on September 29th 2026 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian and Spanish - Latin America.
It has received 1,878 reviews of which 1,352 were positive and 526 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 26.99€ on Instant Gaming.
The Steam community has classified Way of the Hunter 2 into these genres:
Adventure
Simulation
Hunting
Shooter
FPS
Exploration
Multiplayer
Realistic
3D
Immersive Sim
First-Person
Cinematic
Online Co-Op
Atmospheric
Old School
Co-op
Archery
Relaxing
Dogs
Driving
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Way of the Hunter 2:
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| English | |||
| German | |||
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| Italian | |||
| Spanish - Spain | |||
| Simplified Chinese | |||
| Traditional Chinese | |||
| Russian | |||
| Japanese | |||
| Polish | |||
| Portuguese - Brazil | |||
| Spanish - Latin America |
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: Ryzen 5 3600X / Core i5-9600K
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5600 XT
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 38 GB available space
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Its been pretty great playing this so far, its definitely worth the buy if you like Hunting games. I do think this game could use more options in Stance and movement speeds for hunters. Similar to the way ARMA has, where you can make slight increases and decreases to your stance heights so you can adjust your level of visibility better, and by extension, the sound you make when moving through brush and foliage. Personally i try to get within 50 meters or less for a perfect shot to the heart. If this was added, it would further reward anyone with patience. over 90% of my kills are with Bows and being able to sneak in close is crucial. Right now, you only have running, Walking, crouching and prone movement speeds and laying down still makes too much noise sometimes to close those distances without constant noise alerts. I like how difficult it is to sneak up that close, I'm not complaining about detectability. I'm only asking for more options for someone who chooses not to take all their shots at 100+ meters or wait inside of a blind or tower. Greater options for more skillful or patient hunters. No Hunting game really has this, and i don't know why. it would be an incredible addition for Hunters and add more depth to the game. but that's just me.
Here are my pros and cons after trying both WOTH1 and WOTH2 and why I think WOTH2 is better: + Better graphics. + Hunting is more enjoyable, and you see animals more often. + You see the animal noise visuals or w/e those are called while walking or running, instead of only seeing them while sneaking like in WOTH1. + Tutorial was better and more informative, I felt ready for missions right away after completing it. + I enjoy the leveling system, it feels rewarding and perks aren't too overpowered. - You can't drive in the first person, it puts the camera on the hood instead. - Mission dialogue is pretty bad. It feels like it was done with AI since random words seem to be translated based on the player's location. - Multiplayer is not available yet. 8/10. Can't wait for the upcoming updates!
Hi there, I am a 67 years old Hunter...Enjoyed playing Way of the Hunter with great pleasure, and since Way of the Hunter 2 has arrived just started enjoying it. The game looks excellent, animals are well groomed, Enviornment, graphics and all features look gr8. What difficulties I am facing are: 1- The Hunter sence is not very effective - means if a animal is spooked, it is difficult to trace them, unlike in Way of Hunter 1, there was these white circles going where the animal has run off to. This helped in tracking them down soon. 2- The small ? marks and the green leaf is not helping in knowing the eating zones and drinking zones, unlike in the previous game these areas were highlight as the hunter sence is on. Easy to know the zones. 3- The foilage or the Grass height is far too high, unable to the see the animal even at 50 mtrs, unless you stand, and when you do so, the animal is spooked ad off it goes!!!! 4- The blood marker - the Dot...isn't working well, previous game blood trails can be seen for a loooong distance where the animal was found dead. 5- The level system for me is questionable? You cant buy a Gun, an attachment, a good binocular or a good sight unless you come or pass a certain level-why? Old people need good vision to hunt and a good high caliber sight makes our hunt more easy - we don't have to burn our eyes!!! These are my thoughts and rest I leave it to your team to decide on my requests, And Remember Old Hunters Never Die, they always stay Loaded !!!! Thanks you for giving me this opportunity to communicate. Let me enjoy the new update here on Stream now. Good Bye.
Oh im quite old my Friends, near 50's. I remember playing first Deer Hunter, then Deer Hunter 2005 which was my favourite. Years later i was amazed by The Hunter Online, and some time later by Call of he Wild. But.,, This iteration of Way of the Hunter is perfect. I remember hunting with my dad about 30 years ago and i got same feeling now. Plus we have herd managment etc. , even speakable NPCs. Great. Game looking and working fantastic im on strong rig with 7900xtx gpu , 94gb ram, and 79503d Ryzen 9 , everything is so beautiful and fluid. Im in love with this title, and if it only had weapon and ammo customization like Deer Hunter 2005 it will be perfect. It was worth of waiting for such a perfect hunting title. 10/10 and its just a start as EA!
After a few patches, the game no longer CTD's for me, so I think I can manage a review. So far my takes. Its an improvement over WoH1 and its rival game CoTW. In both WoH1 and CoTW I felt like animals could sense me through terrain, and spook, and tended to spook about 250yds. Which is insane. Now, playing on default difficulty, I am actually able to sneak up to 100 yards on animals and it really looks like there is a game-engine check so that the animal can't see you though a hillside. I also appreciate the ability to get closer. IN my own real-world experience, wild animals don't start getting anxious until you get close to them. Their instinct is to run from something that has to actually catch them by sneaking up close. Just seeing you in the distance, they straight don't care and will just watch you curiously. Ballistics, like the first game, are very good. The hunter sense via little icons is a HUGE improvement over the strange, pulsing yellow glow of previous game. I also love the annoying tunnel vision is gone. I don’t start blacking out IRL when I focus on something, why would I get tunnel vision in a game? Graphics are much improved. There is still visible dithering in the ambient occlusion, but overall the experience is MUCH less "over sharp/eye razors." Though I find the game overall to feel too dark, even in sunlight, the shadows just are just a few clicks too dark. I have a GTX 3080, so it runs well for me on the higher settings. Gun selection is...meh so far, but its an Early Access. Hopefully we'll see at least 4x more guns by 1.0. I am starting to see licensed scopes appearing. I was VERY excited recently to see animals drop tracks AND displace grass when you follow them. I shot an elk, the 1st shot wasn’t fatal, but I was able to track it down for a second shot with some effort! BIG change from game 1 where tracks were not dynamic. I hope this feature get built upon. So far BIG negatives: I cannot turn thermal off/on on the thermal scope! Maybe its like those real scopes that don’t work as just a glass… And I can’t get thermal goggles for moving or navigating in the dark. And the flashlight is WEAK. I have a pocket light that is brighter. Also the nighttime is a bit too dark, I have better night vision than this IRL. No sound from bushes/trees. So far the player doesn’t make noise brushing though foliage. I NEED a volume slider for ambient sounds. Particularly the wind. Its too much, IMO. The darn pickup truck is TOO LOUD. That thing has a muffler, its not a race truck! Some things I really want to see: Barrel swaps, or multiple caliber choices of the same guns. Rifles are often sold in a mix of calibers. Or they can be modded with new barrels to fit different calibers. I would love to see some options. Calibrated scopes: modern hunting scopes are oft sold for a specific caliber, with marks in the glass to help you estimate windage and drop. I would love to see some of those kind of scopes included AND have the markings actually work. So for a .308 zeroed at 100, and when shooting at a target at 200 yards, the matching “2 mills” tick mark is the rough impact point. Rifle zeroing: I think the player should have to zero their scopes at the range after swapping them off the rifles, or the guns will shoot away from the point of aim. The little mini game would simulate reality and the sense of prepping your gear, and it would give the shooting ranges an urgent purpose.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Way of the Hunter 2 is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
No, Way of the Hunter 2 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Way of the Hunter 2 received 1,352 positive votes out of a total of 1,878 achieving a rating of 6.97.
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Way of the Hunter 2 was developed by Nine Rocks Games and published by THQ Nordic.
Yes, Way of the Hunter 2 is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Way of the Hunter 2 is not playable on MacOS.
No, Way of the Hunter 2 is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Way of the Hunter 2 is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, Way of the Hunter 2 is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, Way of the Hunter 2 does not support VR.
Way of the Hunter 2 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Way of the Hunter 2 includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.
Yes, there are 4 DLCs available for Way of the Hunter 2. Explore additional content available for Way of the Hunter 2 on Steam.
No, Way of the Hunter 2 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Way of the Hunter 2 does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Way of the Hunter 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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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
515
Developer
Nine Rocks Games
Publisher
THQ Nordic
Release
29 Sep 2026
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