Showdown – Celebrating 8 years of Hunt!

Hunters, we are thrilled
to celebrate the huge milestone of eight years of
Hunt with you!

Hunt owes its
success to you, the community. Over the years, we’ve witnessed
Bileweavers
infest
the bayou in Web of the Empress, the alluring
Circus
compound in Post Malone’s Murder Circus Encore, the evolving
Hunter in Serpent Moon, Rotjaw in Tide of Shadows, and more!

Hunt transformed
with
Update 2.0, expanding our world out into the Rocky Mountain
ranges of Colorado with the introduction
of
our newest map, Mammon’s Gulch, as well as the all-new and upgraded CRYENGINE.

Throughout 2025, we
have seen new mechanics like Tarot Cards that give
you access to exciting powers, the Corrupted Circus compound making
a comeback with new things to discover, and some huge
names streaming during the last Event, including
the one and only Post Malone. Other focuses were game health updates,
the awesome Community Events where you worked together to unlock rewards, and the
addition
of
the new Flame Rifle in the new year! Hunt has a bright future ahead, with
the “Inferno”
Wildcard
Condition,
new social features, and some big in-game Events all coming
later this year. We look forward to sharing more information
on upcoming updates soon!

To celebrate eight
spectacular years, we have a massive giveaway (more details
coming
soon), a video compiling your best moments
over the years, and a brand-new Weapon Skin Contest! Read on below for more information!

Thanks to all that
sent in
videos,
as well as Community Wrap-Up submissions. We had so many amazing
submissions
that we couldn’t fit them all into one video, so we’ll be sharing
more throughout the year. You have blown us away with your creativity
and love for the game—from the bottom of
our hearts, we would just like to say thank you for
being
with
us for
the past eight years. It wouldn’t be possible
without
you!

Weapon Skin Contest

To celebrate eight
years, we have brought the Weapon Skin Contest back! If
you’ve ever wanted one of your designs to make it
into
Hunt, now is your chance! To enter, check out the guidelines on our blog here. Six
total entries will be chosen and put to a vote in
the community, with the winner receiving
their
design
in
the game as well as Blood Bonds, merch, and keys. We can’t wait to see your designs!

Community Wrap-Up
Corner

As you may know, we
asked you to send in your Hunt inspired creations—we
were blown away by all of the submissions! We’ve picked
a few
of
our favorites
here. If yours didn’t make it, don’t fret—we
will
be sharing them all throughout the year since we got so many amazing
entries.

First up is this awesome Hunt birthday
fan
art made by Kai_the_Sergal. We love the detail on this,
including
a Hunt birthday cake!

Next is
the clever crocheters! Check out the two Plague Doctors below, sent in
by Pestaartzeasymouse

Another cool crotchet is
from
fuitui
with
the beloved Hatfish! We heard that some of you haven’t seen the Hatfish
in
a while,
but don’t worry—he is around, you’ll just have to keep an eye out for
him!

We also have a
crocheted Scrapbeak by Mitch T.

Art

We loved this
small comic strip from Antinea
66, featuring
Felis!

Another piece
of
art that literally hangs in their home is
from
LykkedDragon! The most beautiful background for a living
room if
you ask us!

Special
Projects

We were blown away with
the Hunt Dollar-themed book cover from Kohl Howat. The detail
is
insane,
and they also wrote a lovely poem on the inside of it.

Another awesome DIY
project we saw was from Van Vinters, who has made this
amazing
Hunt chest!

Those are just some of
the key things from us! Stay tuned this
week for
more celebrations and keep a sharp eye out for certain
things
by lurking on our socials. Something will unfold
very soon!

Happy eight
years, Hunters. We couldn’t have done this without you!

Now let’s get hunting!

Your Hunt: Showdown
1896 team

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