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Track wildlife, study habitats and take careful shots across North American and African reserves while building a trophy lodge.
Released 29 Sep 2026
Track With Your Dog
Manage Wildlife Herds
Review Every Shot
Experience the most advanced, realistic, and visually stunning hunting adventure across vast wilderness in North America and Africa. Encounter lifelike animal behavior, dynamic ecosystems, and dangerous wildlife while building a collection of trophies in your lodge.
Developed by Nine Rocks Games · Published by THQ Nordic









You play a hunter recruited by Hearth & Hunt to take on challenges, help local residents and support regional ecosystems. The adventure spans New Laurentia in North America, Kilimaya Reserve in Africa, and a Rocky Mountain hub centered on the Hearth & Hunt headquarters.
Hunting involves exploring the wilderness, reading animal signs and movement, and choosing how to approach before taking a shot. You can pursue large and small game, follow wounded animals, and use equipment such as calls, optics and bows or firearms.
A hunting dog can locate signs and follow blood trails, while shot reviews let you examine a shot's trajectory and placement. Earn money and build your reputation through hunts and challenges, improve habitats and animal populations, unlock gear, and expand the lodge with rooms and trophy displays.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its wilderness scenery, deliberate tracking-and-stalking hunts, and the added depth of managing animal populations and habitats. Some also value the dog as a tracking companion and the progression toward better equipment and lodge displays. Other reviews say bugs, performance problems, inconsistent animal behavior or shot results, and limited content detract from the experience.
Way of the Hunter 2 delivers a deeper, more dynamic hunting experience built around living ecosystems, advanced animal behavior, and three distinct hunting regions. Track game across a vast North American wilderness, face dangerous wildlife in an African hunting ground, and explore a Rocky Mountain region centered around the Hearth & Hunt Headquarters lodge — an expandable hunting hub with additional rooms, display space, and trophy mounts for showcasing trophies from current and future hunting grounds.
Animals behave and react naturally to their surroundings, rewarding players who carefully study tracks, movement patterns, and habitat conditions before taking a shot. Players can also venture out freely to explore the wilderness, enjoy spontaneous hunts, and experience the beauty of nature alongside their dog companion. Expanding on the foundation of the original game, the sequel sharpens realism, accessibility, and player freedom while preserving the deliberate pacing and authenticity that define the series.
Experience the thrill of the hunt across diverse wilderness regions in North America and Africa. Track and display big game like Moose, Elk, Bears, Bison, and a wide range of smaller animals and birds. In Africa, face some of the world’s most dangerous wildlife, including massive hippos, thunderous buffalo, prowling lions, and stealthy Nile crocodiles.
Way of the Hunter 2's goal is to become the most authentic and advanced virtual hunting experience. Building upon our previous experience, invaluable player feedback, and countless iterations this game will start as the foundation for many updates, expansions and a true long-term support.
As an adaptable hunter building your reputation, you’ll take on unique challenges across three breathtaking hunting regions after being recruited by Hearth & Hunt to help local residents, work alongside your new Hearth & Hunt colleagues, and preserve regional ecosystems. In New Laurentia, investigate the unusual behavior of the local moose population with the help of a skilled dog trainer and a former warden.
In Kilimaya Reserve, support a renowned safari guide, train with an eccentric archery expert, and track down a legendary retired huntress while helping maintain the balance of the ecosystem. Meanwhile, deep in the Rocky Mountains, a colorful elderly Irish carpenter is more than happy to turn your hard-earned cash into lodge expansions with extra rooms and trophy displays—usually while distracting you with stories about mushrooms and local folklore.
Hunting Dog: A loyal companion that detects animal signs, follows blood trails, and tracks wounded game. With regular exercise and training, it grows more skilled over time.
Shot review: Our improved bullet camera lets you break down every shot with precision. Analyze trajectory, speed, angle, placement, and more — learn how to make the perfect shot, every time.
High-Tech Equipment: Advanced gear sharpens your instincts, delivering a more immersive hunting experience with thermal night vision and enhanced reserve monitoring to manage habitats.
Hearth & Hunt Headquarters: A smaller Rocky Mountain hub map where you can unwind or explore the surrounding wilderness. Expand the Lodge as your hunting adventures continue, then fill it with your favorite trophies from across all regions.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 20 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 4 listed on Steam |
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| Website | Official website |