13. Hunt: Showdown

Hunt: Showdown gameplay

Hunt: Showdown is set in the dense, cold, and wet swamps of a horror-inspired alternate-version of Louisiana. You play as a hunter tasked with tracking down nightmarish monsters and putting an end to their vile existence; for which you’ll receive experience, gear, and powerful weapons. Any one of the monsters can easily end your life however, and in the Hunt: Showdown, death is permanent and inevitable, only your bloodline survives.

Because both your character and your gear are always at risk, the hunt let’s you team up with a friend to help defeat the horrifying monsters. But other players aren’t just there to help, they can also try to kill you to steal your gear, and a surefire way to hunt down enemy players is to listen for the telltale screams and growl of some ghost or ghoul another pair of hunters is busy dispatching. Hunt: Showdown, is brutal, gritty, and horrifying, but with high risk comes high reward, and this game is as rewarding as they come.

Monster design is suitably horrifying and clearly, at least somewhat, inspired by H.P Lovecraft. If you think they look bad dead, imagine what it was like seeing it crawl towards you at lightning speed...upside down from the ceiling.

Crytek has brought their famous graphical prowess to Hunt: Showdown and the game is oozing with atmosphere and impressive style.