HUNTDOWN

Buy95%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Easy Trigger Games · Pixel Graphics · May 12, 2021

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
19
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy HUNTDOWN?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
•Normal difficulty is challenging but fair with frequent checkpoints and forgiving restarts.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
HUNTDOWN’s difficulty seems as well crafted as the rest of this superb game, with a campaign that starts relatively easy but gradually ramps up the challenge (I just hate the jetpack enemies that explode at my feet).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
•Sound effects are punchy and satisfying—guns feel meaty, grenades explode with weight.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
•Combat delivers “controlled chaos”, that is to say, bullets fly but movement, cover, and weapon recoil keep the feel manageable and strategic.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
At 16,79 euros, it is a fair price considering there are extra challenges for completionists as well as co-op mode, which adds more bullets and mayhem to the already existing one.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The brilliant visuals, banging OST, cheesy one-liners & sufficiently wonky voice acting make for an experience that feels both familiar & fresh, & while the gameplay didn't quite hit the heights of the best of the best indie titles I've played, it's still a damn good way to spend 5+ hours for a maiden playthrough.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay92 reviews
Difficulty74 reviews
Audio64 reviews
Combat57 reviews
Co-op45 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Story33 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
88% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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