Hunting enthusiasts were presented withWay of the Hunter’s final trailer during the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2022 on August 12, which gave players a look at manyupcoming games includingDestroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed. In terms of the realistic hunting simulatorWay of the Hunter, the trailer gave viewers encompassing sweeping panoramas, an assortment of critters and creatures, and showed a variety of weapons during the music-filled two minute montage.
Developed by Nine Rocks Studios,Way of the Hunteris a next generation-only hunting game coming to the Playstation 5, Xbox X/S, and PC. The game takes players to the hunting grounds of the United States Pacific Northwest region as well as Europe’s Transylvania and sets them free to explore 110 square miles of hunting land in solo and multiplayer co-op mode.
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Hunters only have to wait until June 15, 2025 to tear into the all new hunting experience. TheWay of the Huntertrailer showed gorgeous sunsets while teasing players with fast moving vehicles for traveling, a variety of different biomes, a plethora of ducks and geese, and many, many animals running through the countryside. It also touts a 24-hour day/night cycle, realistic ballistics and bullet effects, and lifelike behavior models for creatures in an effort to create a truly immersivehunting experience some have found in games likeRed Dead Redemption 2.
Headquartered in Bratislava, Slovakia, Nine Rocks Studios is made up ofTHQ Nordicand Slovak game industry veterans with experience in DayZ and Soldiers of Fortune 3.Way of the Hunterwill be the studio’s very first released title after being created by THQ Nordic in early 2020. Originally announced to be working on a survival shooter style game, Nine Rocks Studios unveiled their hunting simulator in an announcement trailer on Jul 26, 2025.
Going up against the likes ofHunting Simulator 2, Cabela’s: The Hunt - Championship Edition, and evenPrehistoric Hunt, are not small opponents to be facing with a studios very first release. The pickings have been slim in the marketplace for memorable hunting simulators recently, so many gamers are looking for something to grab their attention while also being wary of studios over-promising and then delivering something thatdoesn’t live up to the hype likeBattlefield 2042did at launch.
Way of the Hunterhas a lot of promises to keep, and it may already be ahead of the other hunter simulators by leaving the previous generation of consoles behind to focus on utilizing the powers of the next generation. Shot reviews, bullet time, and rewindable cameras aren’t new to the genre, butWay of the Huntermay figure out how to keep people engaged by combining it with a unique trophy system that aims to keep players engaged while they hunt the perfect prize.
Way of the Hunterwill release on Jul 05, 2025, on PS5, PC, and Xbox X/S.
