Hunt: Showdown is a first-person multiplayer competitive shooter game that is incredibly unforgiving. You play as a bounty hunter that must kill a mythical monster in order to claim the bounty and survive to reach the extraction point. Sounds simple enough right? Wrong.
There are other players hunting the monster just like you. They are also looking for clues and if you meet up with them, you better be ready for a fight. And if your character dies, you die permanently. There’s no coming back. There are a few game modes; Bounty Hunter is the one I’ve played the most. There’s a Quick match option as well as Trials. I recommend you start off with the training mode, as this will get you up to speed quickly.
Playing in Bounty Hunter mode, you can either play Solo or Duo. You will come across a lot of scary monsters. We’ll go into detail on them later.
You also get something called “dark vision”. This is to help you gather clues. The atmosphere in this game is incredible, especially the audio. If you have 7.1 surround, you’re really in for a treat. You can hear all sorts of ambient sounds as well as the approach of various monsters.
Monsters
Aside from the Infected, there are a lot of creatures in this game. And monsters. Lots and lots of monsters. The armored, for example, are nasty critters that are in a thick shell. Consider using an incendiary shotgun to take him out.
The Hive
A woman split in half that you don’t want to get too close to. If you do, she spawns all sorts of poison bugs that, well, poison you and it’s a nightmare. Your vision goes blurry and it gets worse from there.
The Immortolators
They are walking, rotting flesh that is on fire. That’s right. ON. FIRE. If they see you, they will run right after you and burn you. And they burn you badly.
The Meatheads
Literal, walking flesh meats with leeches on them. They hang out by the farmland and you might want to steer clear of them. They are pretty stupid though.
Hellhounds
The final mob in this list is the Hellhound, and man, are they annoying. They don’t attack one at a time but come in packs of five. Packs of undead dogs that make your life very difficult.
Oh, and did I mention that there are bosses, on top of the standard mobs out to kill you? I didn’t? In that case…
Meet the Bosses
The Butcher
He is a giant walking bag of meat with hooks that can do fire damage and also has this crazy frenzy mode that will literally run after you…You may want to bring a shotgun to this party.
The Spider
I have to admit, and I think most everyone can agree with me, that this is the creepiest one, by far. Especially considering its speed. The speed is insane, dude. “Oh, that hurts…that hurts! I’m running! I’m running! It’s right behind me! Oh, God! It’s RIGHT BEHIND ME!!!”
The Assassin
You know what, I actually love fighting the Assassin because it’s literally just like these bugs with a rotten corpse. It can go and disappear, you can almost feel the bugs, and then they can come up behind you with blades. The Assassin tries to cut you up and it also has an ability where it can split into two, which makes it even more interesting. Prepare yourself accordingly!
Scrapbeak
The newest boss, Scrapbeak, has a unique backstory. I believe he was a Civil War soldier that lost his legs and, well, he came back and now he’s known as Scrapbeak. He’s a giant, feathery loot monster, that has all kinds of weapons on his person. Strangely enough, he isn’t too hard to defeat.
After You’ve Defeated The Target
After you’ve taken out the target, now you have a certain window to banish it (represented by a timer), so while that’s going on, you’ve got other online players knowing where that exact location is and they are pretty relentless coming after you. It gets real hectic, real fast.
Essentially, you have to be defensive and you have to wait in the area and try not to get killed by other players because they can steal your bounty and ruin your day.
Final Thoughts
When I initially played this game years ago, I didn’t like it. In fact, I thought it was terrible. I have since changed my mind. I think it’s great. It is a refreshing change of pace from standard shooters. The bounty system creates a super fun game mechanic that goes perfectly with the edge of your seat, intense game atmosphere. If you get a chance to pick this game up, I highly recommend it!
Credits
| Program | Founding Writers |
| Author | Curtis Pyke |
| YouTuber | Cornish games night |
| Channel | MGN TV |
| Publisher | MGN |
| Game | Hunt: Showdown |