What Hunt: Showdown does

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person PvPvE extraction shooter developed and published by Crytek GmbH, a privately held German video game developer headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. Originally launched in 2017 on Steam and rebranded as Hunt: Showdown 1896 in 2024 with the Mammon's Gulch map and an upgraded CRYENGINE, the game pits players against rival hunters and PvE monsters in match-based rounds set in a corrupted 19th-century Louisiana bayou and Colorado gulch. Core gameplay centers on permadeath mechanics, bounty extraction, weapon-based progression, and atmospheric horror with the Port Sulphur Band soundtrack. The product is distributed across Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Crytek Store, with cross-platform Lobby Codes introduced in March 2026 unifying the player base across all three major platforms.

The business model is a hybrid premium-plus-live-service structure. The base game retails at €29.99, complemented by €9.99 premium DLC packs containing Legendary Hunters and Weapon Skins (e.g., The Heart of Lower DeSalle, The Madness of Montresor, It Takes a Rogue / Ned Kelly). Recurring revenue is generated through a 50-tier Battle Pass system, Blood Bonds premium currency, and the Legacy Chronicle format (1,250 Blood Bonds) introduced in May 2026 to monetize past Battle Pass content. The customer base consists of individual gaming consumers globally — fans of extraction shooters and high-stakes PvPvE competitive experiences — with no enterprise or B2B segment disclosed. Marketing is driven by community engagement: a Twitch Drops integration, a Partner Program for content creators (150 CCV threshold), regular community events (Corrupted Cargo, Devil's Trail, Road to Hell), and a Fair Play Task Force leveraging Anybrain and Easy Anti-Cheat for anti-cheat enforcement.

Crytek GmbH operates as a privately held company with Managing Directors Avni Yerli and Hannes Seifert. The firm owns proprietary technology including the CRYENGINE game engine and registered trademarks across the EU and U.S. No parent company, external investors, funding rounds, headcount figures, or financial disclosures are present in the available data. The company's growth and revenue signals are indirect, inferred from an 8-year active player base, aggressive content update cadence through 2026, and expansion to console platforms — but with no disclosed financials, the revenue picture remains unconfirmed.

Name

Hunt: Showdown

Legal name

Crytek GmbH

Website

https://huntshowdown.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive first-person PvPvE extraction shooter developed by Crytek GmbH, sold to individual gaming consumers across Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox, and the Crytek Store via base sales, DLC packs, Battle Pass, and Blood Bonds microtransactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Base Game Sales: One-time purchase of the base game Hunt: Showdown 1896, sold at €29.99 on all major gaming platforms.
2. Downloadable Content (DLC): Premium DLC packs containing Legendary Hunters and Legendary Skins, priced at €9.99 each. Examples include The Heart of Lower DeSalle, The Madness of Montresor, It Takes a Rogue, and others.
3. Battle Pass / Event Pass: 50-tier Battle Pass system with medals, signets, and Legendary Skins as rewards. Includes free and premium tracks.
4. Legacy Chronicle: Premium Story Challenge format costing 1250 Blood Bonds, allowing players to unlock previous Battle Pass content and exclusive rewards.
5. Blood Bonds (In-Game Currency): Premium in-game currency purchased with real money, used for premium content, skins, and premium Story Challenges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a competitive first-person PvP bounty-hunting game with heavy PvE elements, sold as a digital base-game title and supported by premium DLC packs, a seasonal 50-tier Battle Pass, a Blood Bonds in-game currency, and recurring Live-service events. Players compete in match-based extraction rounds in a dark, corrupted Louisiana bayou and Colorado gulch setting, featuring permadeath mechanics and atmospheric audio by Port Sulphur Band. The game is distributed digitally across Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Crytek Store with full cross-platform play support.

Product overview

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a competitive first-person PvPvE extraction shooter developed by Crytek, available on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The core product is the base game, with revenue generated through premium DLC (The Heart of Lower DeSalle, The Madness of Montresor, It Takes a Rogue, Ned Kelly/The Ironclad), a 50-tier Road to Hell Battle Pass, Legacy Chronicle premium content (1,250 Blood Bonds), and Story Challenges. Supporting live-service systems include Twitch Drops, a community event program (Corrupted Cargo, Devil's Trail, Clear Skies), and a Partner Program for content creators. A Mythos lore hub provides narrative depth through books of monsters and weapons. Update 2.8 introduced a major Inventory Slot Rework, while Update 2.7 added cross-platform Lobby Codes enabling cross-play across all three platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hunt: Showdown 1896 (Base Game) The core premium video game: a competitive first-person PvPvE extraction shooter set in dark, corrupted 1896 Louisiana bayou and Colorado gulch environments. Players compete in match-based extraction rounds, tracking and banishing bosses, fighting rival hunters, and extracting with bounties under permadeath mechanics. Available on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Crytek Store at €29.99.
• The Heart of Lower DeSalle DLC Premium DLC pack for Hunt: Showdown 1896 sold at €9.99 across all major platforms, containing a Legendary Hunter and Legendary Skins for player customization. Adds Lady Lewis Legendary Hunter avatar for Player Profile Customization.
• The Madness of Montresor DLC Premium DLC pack for Hunt: Showdown 1896 sold at €9.99 across all major platforms, containing the Montresor Legendary Hunter and Legendary Skins for player customization.
• It Takes a Rogue DLC Premium DLC for Hunt: Showdown 1896 featuring The Ironclad (Ned Kelly) Legendary Hunter inspired by the Australian bushranger, plus three Legendary Weapon Skins: Such Is Life (Mosin-Nagant Avtomat), Widow's Son (Pax Trueshot), and Make a Rise (Vitality Shot).
• Legacy Chronicle: Beware the Shadow Premium Story Challenge format for Hunt: Showdown 1896 priced at 1,250 Blood Bonds, featuring reskinned/recolored Mythic Hunters and Legendary Skins from the 'Light the Shadow' Battle Pass, including The Banished, The Waymaker, and The Third Brother hunters and eight Legendary Skins. Uses Sigils currency earned through Challenges.
• Road to Hell Battle Pass Seasonal 50-tier Battle Pass for Hunt: Showdown 1896 accompanying the Road to Hell event, featuring medals, signets, Legendary Skins, and Legendary Hunters as rewards across free and premium tracks. Progressed through Event Points earned via Weekly Challenges and mission play.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46% of players felt Battle Pass progression speed was fast, with more players reaching max level than any previous Battle Pass
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AnybraincoreTechnology or Integration · 14 April 2026External anti-cheat solution that collects in-game inputs (mouse, keyboard and controller) and analyzes it to detect abnormal behaviors. Key capabilities include detecting mouse-and-keyboard players on console environments (resulting in 296+ bans) and detecting aimbots and scripting on PC. Works alongside Easy Anti-Cheat to strengthen the Fair Play enforcement process.
• Twitch Streamers/Content CreatorscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHunt Partner Program with recruitment requirements of 150 CCV average viewer count or 10k YouTube views per video. Partners receive revenue sharing affiliate codes, game and DLC keys, exclusive merchandise, social media coverage, and first access to new features.
• Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC)coreTechnology or IntegrationAutomated ban wave system delivering bans whenever new or updated cheating software is detected. Combined with Anybrain and manual Customer Support review for comprehensive cheat detection.
• Community Event ParticipantsminorOthersCommunity events like Corrupted Cargo, Bloodshed, Death Rites, and Plowshares and Pitchforks engage players in collective gameplay objectives with rewards distributed upon milestone completion.
• Amazon/TwitchcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTwitch Drops campaigns run in partnership with Twitch (Amazon) allowing players to earn in-game rewards by watching Hunt streams. Campaign data processor for Twitch Drops is Amazon.com, Inc.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bohemia Interactive: Developer of Vigor, a console-focused free-to-play PvPvE extraction shooter set in post-apocalyptic Norway. Direct competitor in the console extraction shooter space with similar loot-and-extract loop, permadeath tension, and battle pass monetization.
• Bungie: Developer of Destiny 2 (live-service PvPvE shooter) and the upcoming Marathon (extraction shooter). Comparable as PvPvE-driven live-service shooters with extraction/inventory mechanics, seasonal content cadence, and premium currency monetization models.
• Krafton: Developer/publisher of Arena Breakout: Infinite, a free-to-play military extraction shooter. Competes in the same PvPvE extraction category as Hunt: Showdown, with overlapping mechanics (loot extraction, risk/reward, permadeath-style consequences) and Tencent-scale funding.
• Embark Studios: Developer of ARC Raiders, a free-to-play PvPvE extraction shooter. Closely comparable product category to Hunt: Showdown, with similar extraction loop, third-person PvPvE combat, and target audience of extraction shooter enthusiasts. Parent company Nexon provides larger capital base.
• Battlestate Games: Developer of Escape from Tarkov, the original hardcore extraction shooter. Directly comparable to Hunt: Showdown as a PvPvE extraction shooter with permadeath, loot extraction mechanics, and high-stakes risk/reward gameplay targeting enthusiast FPS players.
• Tencent / Level Infinite (SYNCED): Publisher of SYNCED, a free-to-play PvPvE extraction shooter. Direct competitor to Hunt: Showdown in the extraction shooter category with similar squad-based mechanics and Tencent-scale live-service infrastructure.

Others

• Crytek (Crysis franchise): Parent studio of Hunt: Showdown and developer of the Crysis franchise. Comparable as the same studio's other major FPS IP, sharing CRYENGINE technology and FPS expertise; serves as a portfolio sibling rather than direct competitor.
• miHoYo / HoYoverse: Developer of live-service games (Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail) with mature Battle Pass and gacha monetization systems. Comparable as a sophisticated live-service operator with proven monetization flywheel, though different genre.

Broad incumbents

• Ubisoft: Publisher of Rainbow Six Extraction, a co-op PvE-focused extraction shooter from the Tom Clancy franchise. Comparable genre fit as an extraction shooter, though broader portfolio (Assassin's Creed, Far Cry) means Hunt is more specialized in its PvPvE niche.
• Valve: Operator of Counter-Strike 2 and Steam (Hunt: Showdown's primary PC distribution platform). Adjacent as the dominant FPS live-service operator and the platform host for Hunt: Showdown, with deep competitive shooter and marketplace expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfn7X6iqzQ1_5zMZjqKpzHw
• Facebookfacebook.com/huntshowdown
• Instagraminstagram.com/huntthegame

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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