Hunt: Showdown 1896 News

40% of Hunt: Showdown players have never killed another player, says Hunt: Showdown's general manager

When a group of people working on some of the biggest games in the first-person shooting genre gathered for a roundtable hosted by our own Evan Lahti at GDC, the subject of rookie retention came up. The most popular shooters today are competitive—with extraction shooters and battles of the royale variety maintaining their dominance—so is it an issue that the first experience many players have is getting demolished by veterans?..
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As Hunt: Showdown players catch 'granny fever,' I'm wondering if we need more elderly characters in FPSes

Six percent of gamers are over the age of 65, but I know how I'm going to be spending one-hundred percent of my time in Hunt: Showdown going forward: as Béatrice, a septo- (octo?) generian hunter who's just been released as part of the latest $10 DLC for Hunt...
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Phantom of the Catacombs DLC - Out Now!

[h2]The Phantom of the Catacombs DLC - Out Now![/h2]

Granny Maunet roams the Bayou! A killer with blood as cold as the Parisian catacombs, she'll take down any young gun in her way.

Get her and her gear today:
💀The Bone Mason
🪓Fissure - Romero Hatchet
🔫Fresh Marrow - Caldwell Uppercut
🏥Scarfskin Satchel - First Aid Kit

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2304380/Hunt_Showdown__The_Phantom_of_the_Catacombs/

[h3]Watch the Phantom of the Catacombs Trailer now on Youtube![/h3]
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May 5th Weekend "Night" Wildcard Contract

Hunters,

We will continue to experiment with the Wildcard Contract over the coming weekend (Friday 5th – Monday 8th May).

The details are as follows:

Start time: Friday 5th May @ 07:00 UTC.
Standard Contract: Random missions excluding the “Night” Time of Day. No extra bonus for a successful extraction.
Wildcard Contract: Night missions with one Boss Target. The Boss Target will be random. +300 bonus Bounty per successful token extraction.
Wildcard Contract will only have one queuing option, which will be set to trios only. This means solos, duos, and trios will all be in the same matchmaking pool.
End time: Monday 8th May @ 07:00 UTC.

On Monday morning, we will revert to the single Standard Contract, and the “Night” Time of Day will be added back into the rotation.

Thanks.

~The Hunt team

Vengeance of the Skinned - Starting May 5th

Although The Ward of the Reptilian is finished, there's a new Questline coming soon!

The Vengeance of the Skinned will begin on May 5th at 12:00PM CEST.
Get your gear and muster up your courage to overcome fresh challenges and earn some amazing rewards! 💀🎁