At the start of the year, we deep dived into what the Embracer Group might be working on and for Nine Rocks Games, we said “There is next to no information on what this new studio is working on“, well that is no longer true as they have revealed Way of the Hunter. Check out the announcement trailer for the game below.

Players will take on the role of a seasoned hunter who has just taken over his grandfather’s hunting cabin and the opportunity to proceed with the family tradition of selling high-quality game meat. A variety of biomes provide the player with a vast area of beautiful nature to explore. The hunter is challenged with observing animal tracks while carefully stalking and avoiding detection from the razor-sharp senses of his prey

“With Way of the Hunter, we are going to start a new franchise” said David Durčák, CEO, Nine Rocks Games. “The Way of the Hunter franchise finally gives this expansive audience of players a hunting experience as rich in story-telling as it is realistic in ballistic simulation. To create the best game possible, we've assembled a seasoned team of skilled professionals, who worked on games like DayZ or the Cabela's hunting games before.”

The game will feature two locations to explore and hunt in, one from the USA and one from Europe and each roughly 144km squared, meaning they are massive. You won’t have to hunt on your own in these vast locations, as the game will support multiplayer as well.

There is no release date set for it yet, but when it does, the game will release for Xbox Series X|S, PC and PlayStation 5.