THE LONG GAME
Hunt: Showdown
A progress report on the games we just can’t quit
Developer/Publisher Crytek Format PC, PS4, Xbox One Release 2018
Something terrible lurks in the bayou. The rotting, fetid atmosphere of late-19th-century Louisiana is the perfect setting for Crytek’s chimeric shooter. Part supernatural boss rush, part survival horror, part battle royale, Hunt defies classification. It’s a PvEvP game that, despite its profusion of influences, features thoughtful, meticulous design both in visual and audio terms, ensuring that the guiding principle of Hunt remains: hunter can become hunted.