Hunt Showdown 1896 is out now and free on Steam, in the event you’re quick

Not eager to be shoved apart by a number of newcomers which have arrived on the extraction shooter scene, Hunt Showdown has simply undergone a makeover. An enormous one, at that. The overhauled and improved Hunt Showdown 1896 is now lastly right here, and to have a good time the FPS will likely be free to play for everybody on Steam – however just for a really brief time.

I write about plenty of completely different genres right here on PCGamesN, however for the time being it appears a minimum of half of my tales are about extraction shooters. Consequently, I’m now coining the phrase ‘Extraction Shooter Summer time’. I’d even trademark it… Anyway, in all places you look, there are new extraction video games launching, trailers and betas dropping for these which are nonetheless within the oven, and completely new initiatives being introduced. Hunt Showdown 1896, nonetheless, is a rarity in that it is without doubt one of the forefathers of the style that’s getting a significant overhaul.

Whereas 1896 is technically a large replace to the FPS recreation in a similar way to how Overwatch reworked into Overwatch 2, it’ll really feel like a brand new recreation. Not solely is it on a brand new engine and transferring to a contemporary map, however there are such a lot of modifications and options that the patch notes must span three separate Steam weblog posts. It’s wild.

With higher visuals and efficiency, Hunt: Showdown is guaranteeing that it’s not going to fall behind within the extraction rat race. The brand new map, which is about in Colorado and known as Mammon’s Gulch, “combines the most effective components from earlier maps with contemporary content material to create a singular setting.” New wildlife roams the surroundings. There’s a contemporary lineup of weapons and equipment, present weapons have been given an enormous balancing sweep, and gunplay general has obtained a large improve. A ridiculous quantity of labor has gone into this replace, and it ought to make this already pleasing FPS leagues higher.

Hunt Showdown 1896 is out now on PC by way of Steam and current-gen consoles too. A free weekend for the sport can also be dwell proper now, and can conclude on Monday August 19.

The mix of this transformational replace and the free weekend is having an instantaneous impact on participant numbers. Whereas Hunt Showdown has been comfortably hovering between 20,000 and 40,000 concurrent gamers during the last couple of years, it’s presently sitting at an all-time excessive peak participant depend of 57,000 on the time of writing, and that quantity continues to be climbing.

It is best to undoubtedly give it a attempt over the approaching days whereas it received’t price you something, but when it doesn’t hook you, there are numerous different free PC video games and wonderful multiplayer video games you’ll be able to flip to.

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