FRANKFURT, Germany – July 25, 2024 – Today Crytek are thrilled to reveal Hunt: Showdown 1896! In the next chapter of Hunt, players can join a whole new experience as we leap forward chronologically and head west of the Bayou backwaters to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, launching on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on Aug. 15, 2024.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Trailer: YouTube
The first map, Mammon’s Gulch, introduces a vast and detailed new biome bringing Hunters into the shadow of Colorado's mighty mountains. Adding the element of enhanced verticality and a host of new tactical vantage points, the peaks tower over the region like sentinels. But hidden beneath the lush forests and soaring hilltops, corruption boils from the mines and oil wells below the surface.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 brings with it the power of CRYENGINE 5.11, with highly anticipated improvements across the whole gameplay experience. Featuring massively upgraded visuals, audio design, performance and other enhancements, Hunt will be more immersive than ever.
Following the arrival of Hunt: Showdown 1896, players will also be welcomed back to the Bayou with original maps overhauled and restored, coming post-launch.
Mammon's Gulch
In Mammon’s Gulch, visit 16 unique compounds spread across the peaks and ravines of the new Hunt biome.
Pass through torched towns and delve deep into the mines, avoid new threats, and take advantage of the terrain as you explore new strategic vantage points and tactics.
Take to the high ground in the struggle against rival Hunters, or venture down into the Gulch’s deep mines to face untold horrors.
CRYENGINE 5.11
Hunt: Showdown 1896 showcases the new capabilities of the long-awaited CRYENGINE 5.11 upgrade.
Players will dive into a new experience benefiting from a leap in visual fidelity, with improvements across textures, lighting and animation, enhanced audio design, greater overall performance, and tons more.
Check out our latest Developer Update for a breakdown of upcoming CRYENGINE features:
https://youtu.be/hpIimnVGUbw
Console players will also see native 4K and 60 fps support on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, and 60 fps and 2k for Xbox Series S, all in glorious HDR.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 Key Features:
- New Era of Hunt – Hunt: Showdown 1896 takes the fight to a whole new Colorado biome with the all-new map, Mammon’s Gulch.
- CRYENGINE 5.11 – The latest CRYENGINE technology will usher in the most immersive Hunt yet, with overhauled visuals, richer audio, and more.
- Corrupt World & Timeless Evil – A gunslinging PvPvE extraction shooter, challenging Hunters to thrive against a backdrop of supernatural horrors in a dark and gritty world where players build shared memories of desperation, loss and triumph together.
- Intense Atmosphere – Featuring award-winning audio design, sink deep into a sensory gameplay experience featuring rich sounds and immersive environments.
- Ever Evolving – Frequent updates for players always looking for new challenges, with new events, weapons, characters, rewards and more in the growing world of Hunt.
- Thriving Community – Join thousands of other Hunters from around the world in a highly engaged community, helping to shape the future of Hunt with feedback and surveys that regularly steer future updates.
The launch of Hunt: Showdown 1896 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S brings with it the sunsetting of Hunt: Showdown on last-generation platforms. This means that beyond August 15, the original Hunt: Showdown will no longer be playable on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
As mentioned in 2023, all console players will automatically receive an upgrade to the new game at no additional cost on their next-generation counterpart, including all past purchases and progress.
For players that haven’t yet made the upgrade, rest assured your Hunt legacy will be ready and waiting as soon as you choose to make the switch to PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S.
Stay tuned to official channels for more updates and details in the lead up to the launch of Hunt: Showdown 1896.
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About Hunt: Showdown 1896
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the new era of competitive first-person bounty hunting game, packing the thrill of survival and reward of profit into a horror match-based format. Set in Colorado in 1896, the game boasts a mixture of PvP and PvE elements that create a uniquely tense experience. It's not just the monsters who are a threat—it's every Hunter on the map. In the classic Bounty Hunt game mode, a match pits 12 players—playing solo or in teams of two or three—against each other as they race to take out gruesome creatures for a Bounty they must collect and extract from the map. Hunt's Soul Survivor 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 you everything. Hunt: Showdown 1896 is coming to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on Aug. 15, 2024. For more information, visit www.huntshowdown.com.