Hunt: Showdown 1896
- Developer
- Crytek Frankfurt
- Publisher
- Crytek
- Released
- 27 August 2019
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £25.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
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
Full buyers guide →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.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
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 23 August 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, look at the tier picks above.