Hunt: Showdown 1896 — Overview
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is Crytek's 12-player PvPvE bounty-hunting extraction shooter, rebranded in August 2024 with a CryEngine 5.11 upgrade and its 1896 setting. Rather than fixed classes, players recruit Hunters and build them out with Traits — passive perks bought with Upgrade Points — across 4 maps and a roster of monstrous Boss Targets. All Hunters share the same voice style split only by gender, a deliberate design choice so players can recognize combat sounds without memorizing new voices for every cosmetic Hunter.