Want to start the game? Yes, you can Want to shoot some animals? Pay us and you can Want a new weapon? Pay us and you will have one Want to do anything? Pay us a lot and you can do everything
theHunter Classic
- Release Date:
- Jun 3, 2014
- Developer:
- Expansive Worlds, Avalanche Studios
- Publisher:
- Expansive Worlds, Avalanche Studios
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About This Game

The most realistic online hunting game ever created is available now, for free! Experience the thrill of the hunt in vast, open-world environments ranging from the desolate Australian outback and overgrown swamps of Louisiana to the dramatic landscape of the Austrian Alps. As a hunter, you will use everything from crossbows to handguns and state of the art bolt action rifles to track, spot and harvest your prey. Realistic animal behaviors and persistent online features provide a living, open world where you can explore at your own pace or compete with other players for bragging rights.
Key Features
- theHunter Classic was first released in 2009, and is still continuously updated with new weapons, species, environments, equipment and features. There’s a treasure trove of content for hunters to discover here, and more is still coming!
- Explore 12 vast and endlessly varied environments with detailed graphics, complete with a full day cycle and immersive weather effects - from the sub-arctic Alaska to the swamps of Louisiana.
- Form a hunting team and experience co-op multiplayer with up to 7 friends (or complete strangers).
- Hunt 45 lifelike species, all recreated in painstaking detail from looks to behaviours: Bison, Moose, Red Deer, Rocky Mountain Elk, Roosevelt Elk, Alpine Ibex, Bighorn Sheep, Blacktail Deer, Feral Hog, Mule Deer, Reindeer, Roe Deer, Sitka Deer, Whitetail Deer, Wild Boar, Feral Goat, Dall Sheep, American Black Duck, Gadwall, Mallard, Pintail, Rock Ptarmigan, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Willow Ptarmigan, Cottontail Rabbit, European Rabbit, Snowshoe Hare, Pheasant, Turkey, Canada Goose, Black Bear, Brown Bear, Grizzly Bear, Polar Bear, Red Kangaroo, Grey Wolf, Coyote, Red Fox, Arctic Fox, Bobcat, Water Buffalo, Rusa Deer, Sambar Deer, Banteng and Magpie Goose.
Occasionally, on Halloween night, some players swear they saw Werewolves too! - Extensive online features. Increase your skills, increase your stats and get creative with Trophy Shots. Take part in competitions and climb the leaderboards or go on challenging missions to earn achievements.
- Join the biggest and friendliest online hunting community. We are all about helping and sharing our achievements. Show off that incredible set of antlers, proudly mounted in your private Trophy Lodge, or check out other accomplished hunters’ hauls for inspiration. Having trouble tracking and harvesting that big one? Ask the community, many of whom are real-life hunters, and get a helping hand.
Progressing and Acquiring Items in the Game
In theHunter Classic, a generous amount of content is available for free. Right at the outset two weapons (.243 Bolt-Action Rifle & 12 GA Single Shot shotgun) and a great equipment loadout is available at no cost. Additional items such as weapons, equipment, clothing and ammunition can be acquired with gm$, in-game currency that can be earned through playing the game, or em$, in-game currency that can be purchased for real-life money or earned through winning in-game competitions.By hunting certain species and using certain items in the game, you are able to hone your skills and improve as a hunter. As these skills increase, more abilities unlock. With time and practice, you will be able to tell weight and gender from a simple animal track, and develop steadier aim for a range of weapons.
Achievements can be earned through diverse in-game activities. Each achievement adds to your HunterScore, which can be used to track and compare your progress with other hunters. Increasing your HunterScore also unlocks upgrade items such as pouches and holsters for your rifles.
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User Reviews
I want to love this game. Which I do enjoy it alot, but what it comes down to is what everyone else says, PAYWALLS. When you start you get 3 days of unlimited tags for any animal which sounds great right? The catch is that you only get two guns, sure the 12 Gauge is permitted to use on A LOT more animals than the .243 they give you as well but once the three days is up don't expect to be able to enjoy the game until you spend $3.99 on some game time. But wait there's more! You still only have the two guns, one blind, one bottle of decent scent remover, and one call that only works for deer. So in other words expect to spend a ton of money on this game if you really want to play it. It's not my kind of game for that exact reason. Other than the paywalls this game is amazing. If they were to remove the paywalls and make you pay $30 for the game I'd be all in for sure but there's no way I'm playing any more of this. Hopefully the new one will not have paywalls but I'm not holding my breat...
That's not free-to-play at all! I'd rather buy full game and play it normally than play this paywall crаp. Yes, you have to pay every month for the game that isn't worth it. Game is repetitive and even if you pay you still would have 2 weapons. There is new theHunter, but anyway it's not worth that much.
very outdated look but good idea i recommend you buy the newer version theHunter call of the wild much better game
You can't buy anything with the in game money so you'll have to pay real money for all the guns and equipment.
First of all i dont want to talk about what this game has done right wait it did nothing right you cant just you cant go in the water to hunter 99% of the animals you have to pay REAL money for it you have to buy guns with REAL money and you have to buy ammo wit REAL money its just awful and to start a multiplayer game you need to have premium which is jut dumb there are like 3 animals that you can hunt without buying there licences not to mention you have to buy callers with REAL money to get the animals to get close to you and you walk around for half an hour not even seeing an animal and when you do find and animal you cant shoot it unless you have the licenses there is ingame money but all you can buy with it scent eliminators that do like nothing you also have to buy dogs with REAL money and you have to buy duck decoys with you guessed it REAL money if i were you dont waist your time downloading the game and if you do download the game dont buy anything in the game with real mone...
I wanted to come back to this game but after remembering i couldnt do much w/o continuously spending money, i decided to give up on it. If this game had a one-time payment and then i could play with no restrictions (Hell i would even still pay for it if i could play with MOST of the restrictions gone) then i would definitely pay the one time fee and enjoy this game. Otherwise, im moving on with my money
this is a very difficult game to recommend to anyone, especially if they aren't inherently interested in hunting games, and it's all because of how aggressive it is at telling you it wants your money. to actually play it and have the full experience you have to constantly pay it for features you would expect the free version to already have. it's ridiculous to see 32 species of animals and only be able to hunt 3 of them, and then find out that you have to pay real money for rifles, ammo, all the different kinds of permits... i decided i had enough when i saw that even bait and calls cost real money. while the latter could be reused, the former is a consumable and it makes zero sense to make it unavailable to people that don't want to pay a monthly subscription for playing an essentially singleplayer videogame this way of implementing microtransactions (can they even be called micro if you transact sums that rival some AAA titles' prices?) is outrageous and predatory. games need mone...
-Starts up game -gets into server -walks around for 10hrs and finaly finds bunny -aims -about to take shot -Game *you must buy a hunting license to kill this animal* -tries to uninstal -says you have to pay $63 to uninstall game -pays money -gets virus called trojan -needs license to kill trojan virus 10/10
Ok. I have now hit around the 100 hour mark in this game and its time to review it. Does this game deserve 40% negative review? short answer: NO. Long answer: Still no, but I understand why its so low. This game is advertized as a "free to play" game. This is sadly not the case. This is a pay to play Hunting simulator. And let me tell you, this is the single best hunting game ever made. Hands down the most fun and imersive hunting experience I have ever had the pleasure to enjoy. I love this game and always will. TheHunter classic will be a game I come back to again and again for two reasons. 1) Like I said above this game gets hunting right. From big game to small the team at EW has done an amazing job creating beutifull hunting reserves inhabited by great looking and beliveable animals to hunt. Its a blast to shoot bucks and ducks alike. 2) I have spent too much money not to get the most out of this game. I think I am sitting at about a $250 bill when it is all said and done. From g...
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows ® 10/8/7
- Processor: Intel 2 GHz or AMD Dual Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400 (NVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400)
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Recommended
- OS: Windows ® 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU or HigherIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz or Higher
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX760 or Higher
- DirectX: Version 10
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 16 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
FAQ
How much does theHunter Classic cost?
theHunter Classic is completely FREE to play. You can download and play it without any purchase.
What are the system requirements for theHunter Classic?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows ® 10/8/7 Processor: Intel 2 GHz or AMD Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400 (NVidia GeForce 8800, ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2400) DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Recommended: Recommended: OS: Windows ® 10 64-bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU or HigherIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz or Higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX760 or Higher DirectX: Version 10 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 16 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
What platforms is theHunter Classic available on?
theHunter Classic is available on Windows PC.
Is theHunter Classic worth buying?
theHunter Classic has 46% positive reviews from 100 players.
When was theHunter Classic released?
theHunter Classic was released on Jun 3, 2014.
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