Hunt: Showdown achieves its biggest concurrent player base to date with new expansion
Not slowing down
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The momentum behindHunt: Showdownshows no signs of slowing down, as the popular shooter has achieved its biggest concurrent player count to date.
It all happened with the announcement and release of theTide of Shadowsevent forHunt: Showdown, which can easily be considered one of thebest FPS gameson PC,Xbox Series X, andPS5. As revealed onSteamDB, the concurrent player base rose by 15% to achieve an all-time peak of 45,091 (besting the previous 41,782), with an active daily player rate nearing 20,000 throughSteam.
TheTide of Shadowsevent is now available and runs until August 23 and is one of the more significant additions to the ever-evolving Crytek-developed shooter. The latest update adds more challenges, new bosses, different weapons, and story elements to the title which means there’s never been a better time to give this competitive first-person shooter a go on console or PC.
Hunt: Showdownoriginally launched in early access back in 2018 and went gold around 18 months later with the 1.0 update in August 2019. Since then, the shooter has only gone from strength to strength as Crytek, the team behind the Crysis series, has continued to actively support it with new content updates. The last high-profile timed event wasDevil’s Moonwhich ran from late 2022 until February of this year and introduced three new packs that your hunter could join all with their own perks and bonuses.
The news hits on a bittersweet note for those who actively take part in massively multiplayer online shooters. That’s becauseThe Cycle: Frontiers, developed by Yaeger, has beenannounced to be shut downon September 27, 2023.Hunt: Showdowncould prove to be a viable alternative going forward.
We’re hopeful that Hunt: Showdown could be discounted during the upcomingPrime Day gaming deals, and we recommend watching out for thePrime Day Xbox Series X dealsandPrime Day PS5 dealsto play it on, too.
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Aleksha McLoughlin is an experienced hardware writer. She was previously the Hardware Editor for TechRadar Gaming until September 2023. During this time, she looked after buying guides and wrote hardware reviews, news, and features. She has also contributed hardware content to the likes of PC Gamer, Trusted Reviews, Dexerto, Expert Reviews, and Android Central. When she isn’t working, you’ll often find her in mosh pits at metal gigs and festivals or listening to whatever new black and death metal has debuted that week.
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