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Way of the Hunter

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3.4/5

( 34 Reviews )

3.4

34 Reviews

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Way of the Hunter
Description
This authentic hunting experience lets you explore and hunt in large open-world environments in the USA and Europe . Discover true to life animals in beautiful natural habitats and handle various detailed and highly realistic weapons. Way of the Hunter provides a highly immersive, completely integr...
Critics reviews
37 %
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3.4/5

( 34 Reviews )

3.4

34 Reviews

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Product details
2022, Nine Rocks Games, ...
System requirements
64bit OS - Windows 10, AMD Ryzen 3 3100 / Intel Core i3-8100, 8 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon R9...
DLCs
Way of the Hunter - Christensen Arms Pack, Way of the Hunter - Matariki Park, Way of the Hunter - Re...
Time to beat
23 hMain
69 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
46.5 h All Styles
Description
This authentic hunting experience lets you explore and hunt in large open-world environments in the USA and Europe . Discover true to life animals in beautiful natural habitats and handle various detailed and highly realistic weapons.

Way of the Hunter provides a highly immersive, completely integrated experience amongst stunning wildlife with true to live animal group behavior. Witness the changing of complex ecosystems that react and adapt to your input. Learn what it means to be a true hunter and put your skills to the test.

Face the challenges of ethical hunting, supported by a compelling story, or simply enjoy hunting the rich environments freely.

  • Dozens of strikingly detailed animal species with realistic behavior models for a truly immersive hunting experience
  • Enjoy your perfect hunting adventure among friends in co-op mode
  • Hunt like a pro with features that highlight animal signs, blood splatter analysis, and shot review with the rewindable bullet camera
  • Two vast hunting territories with 55 square miles each
  • Realistic ballistics and bullet physics simulation
  • Sophisticated natural animal animations and reactions when sensing the players presence
  • A compelling story about the struggles of a family hunting business, and the rivalry and friendships that surround it
  • Complex Trophy system generates unique antlers and horns based on multiple factors like fitness and age
  • Shot review with the rewindable bullet camera

Way of the Hunter © 2022 THQ Nordic AB, Sweden. Developed by Nine Rocks Games, published by THQ Nordic GmbH, Austria. All other brands, product names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
23 hMain
69 h Main + Sides
-- Completionist
46.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11)
Release date:
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Size:
23.4 GB

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Top Critic Average
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Posted on: October 27, 2024

trench23

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Games: 13 Reviews: 3

good escapism

very addictive


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Posted on: August 29, 2025

fgiraudmu

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Games: 196 Reviews: 1

Best Hunting Game Since DH2005

Best Hunting Game Since DH2005, a bullet cam would indeed be appreciated. Herd mechanics are interesting. PATIENCE IS A VERTUE!!!


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Posted on: February 3, 2025

agrasos_1510

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Games: 1 Reviews: 1

Best Hunting

better than other hunting games


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Edited on: October 20, 2025

Posted on: March 18, 2025

data5x

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Games: 188 Reviews: 56

Way Of The Walker, Now HUNTING!

Way Of The Hunter's a fantastic walking simulator; it's not so good as a hunting game: It's difficult and fussy; unless one loves the game's screwed-up technicalities, it probably will not be enjoyable. I admit my experience is with older titles; so far as graphics Way Of The Hunter rules over them, if this was all to consider. But walking for miles, and little or no wildlife and confusing first missions segment, ruined it for me. One also has no idea to taxidermy or sell to complete objectives; couldn't I just bag the prey please, and get credit for this? This third option would help. Firearms and ammo are also an issue; I'm still early in the game, but the first gun you win is a variation of what you already have: No .22; yet every hunter I know begins with one, but I'm soon hunting birds as the game demands with a gage that turns them to sludge at medium and close range. Long range, a bird is not seen even with a scope supplied; maybe prey would be useful then, but I haven't been able to hit one at such distance. I'm also a good shot virtually (and in real life, though it has been years), yet I have hit prey fatally that just blink and walk or run away. Others at reddit have mentioned this often happens too in the game. And no interesting prey so far; no big game -- nothing big that fights back: although I WAS gored by a small frightened deer, bitten more than once by one angry badger; no knife for close-range protection! Lol. This had me laughing, but more like hiking than hunting: so I play to walk not hunt -- but this isn't what a hunting game is for. The game runs great otherwise, and no graphics issues like some reported: rtx cards suck, is where most of those reports are from. I'm running this very smoothly on an i5_3470, with 16gb memory and my 4gb nvgtx 1050 display. I wish it played as well as it looks and walks; three stars for this reason. I would add a half-star if I could too, actually, as I do still try to play this :-) Updating this, October 2025: Since shortly after this review things improved. Thanks to Devs! Later version 128 (no a, b, c ) with some DLC is also running fine for me!


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Posted on: December 1, 2024

the_nexus_93

Verified owner

Games: 14 Reviews: 5

Good mechanics, bad graphics,performance

I really want to like this game because the mechanics seem more realistic than COTW but the game unfortunately has very grainy graphics and bad performance. COTW is the better looking and performing game. I think WotH renders at 70% of native resolution, and upscales it with TAA. Even with this band-aid solution, the performance is still bad. WotH seems to have better gameplay mechanics though, wish the devs would sort out the technical problems.


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