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Hunt: Showdown 1896

Developer
Crytek Frankfurt
Publisher
Crytek
Released
27 August 2019
Age rating
PEGI 18
UK price
£25.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: shooter , simulator

Hunt the corrupted in backwaters lost to history. Fight back against a timeless evil that pits you against twisted monsters and other desperate Hunters – solo or in a group – in a high-stakes, tactical, PvPvE, first person shooter. There are no heroes here. Risk everything as Hunt consumes you.

Best gaming PC for Hunt: Showdown 1896 in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Hunt: Showdown 1896 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Crytek on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 10 64 bit Windows 11 64 bit
CPU Intel CPU 7th Gen 7700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Intel CPU 8th Gen 8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2700
RAM 8 GB 12 GB
GPU NVIDIA GTX 1650 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, with a minimum of 4GB of VRAM RTX 2060 Super / AMD 6600 XT, with a minimum of 8GB of VRAM
Storage 75 GB 75 GB
DirectX 12 12

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Hunt: Showdown 1896?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel CPU 8th Gen 8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2700 and your GPU is at or above RTX 2060 Super / AMD 6600 XT, with a minimum of 8GB of VRAM, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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