Crytek Releases First-Person Bount Hunting Game Hunt: Showdown on Xbox One

Written by Brandon Hofer on September 20, 2019

News: A new competitive first-person game is now available on Microsoft’s platform where you see who can get the biggest bounty.

Hunt: Showdown is now available for Xbox One. At launch, players will also be able to grab the game’s first Legendary DLC pack – "Legends of the Bayou." Hunt: Showdown is available on Xbox One for $39.99/€39.99, or bundled with the "Legends of the Bayou" DLC for $44.99/€44.99. The game's soundtrack – which was released at the end of August – is available on all major digital music platforms, such as Spotify, iTunes, and Amazon Music.

“The team has really put their heart and soul into this game,” said Hunt Producer Fatih Özbayram. “We wanted to make an experience that was tense, atmospheric, and, above all, fun. We can’t wait to see what the Xbox community thinks!”

Xbox One X players can expect 1800p resolution – as well as better texture filtering, a larger texture pool, a higher quality water shader, and improved SVOTI, shadow quality, and anti-aliasing.

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person bounty hunting game that packs the thrill of survival games into a match-based format. Set in Louisiana in 1895, the game boasts a mixture of PvP and PvE elements that creates a uniquely tense experience. It’s not just the monstrous targets that are a threat—it’s every Hunter on the map. In the classic game mode, a match of Hunt pits ten players—playing solo or in teams of two—against each other as they race to take out gruesome beasts for a bounty they must collect and get off of the map, while Hunt’s Quick Play mode offers a shorter match for solo players to scavenge for weapons as they compete for a diminishing pool of bounty. The higher the risk, the higher the reward – but a single mistake could cost everything.

The "Legends of the Bayou" DLC gives players access to two formidable Legendary Hunter characters – the Bone Doctor and Weird Sister – plus two unique weapons, including the Copperhead, a Nagant M1895 named for the ubiquitous indigenous snake, as well as 500 Blood Bonds that can be used to customize Hunter characters. Those who already own the game can purchase the DLC alone for $9.99/€9.99.

Take a look at the launch trailer below and then tell us what you think. Will you be picking up Hunt: Showdown on Xbox One?