Native Hunter

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Native Hunter is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing game with a historical theme. It was developed by A.P.S and was released on July 26, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Inspired by an existing indigenous tribe, where they live on an island called "North Sentinel Island". Native Hunter gives the player the possibility of living the experience in the body of an indigenous person completely isolated from society, just like the Sentinelese do.

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78%Audience ScoreBased on 40 reviews

gameplay3 positive mentions

grinding1 negative mentions

Ambitious open-world survival game with a unique primitive living theme focusing on ecological balance and self-sufficiency.
Extensive crafting, building, farming, and animal taming systems that create a rewarding long-term survival experience.
Active and passionate solo developer engaging with the community and regularly updating the game, showing strong potential for growth.

Game contains many bugs and unfinished features, such as missing crafting recipes and invisible enemies, impacting playability.
Feels rough and unpolished with performance issues, occasional crashes, and inconsistent multiplayer experience.
High resource consumption (hunger/thirst) and some gameplay mechanics feel unbalanced or slow, detracting from overall enjoyment.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of Native Hunter offers an ambitious open-world survival experience with a unique thematic focus and broad mechanics, emphasizing freedom and ecological interaction. While animations can feel stiff and performance varies, the engaging survival loop of crafting, building, and exploration provides smooth and fun gameplay that stands out within the genre.
- “Native Hunter is an ambitious open-world survival sandbox that sets itself apart through its unusual thematic focus and broad mechanical scope.”
- “Overall, Native Hunter is a bold and distinctive entry in the survival genre that prioritizes freedom, ecological interaction, and emergent gameplay over conventional structure.”
- “The graphics are quite good, the gameplay is fun and engaging, and the survival loop, with crafting, survival, and building, will keep you interested for a long time.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is conveyed through environmental storytelling and quest lines that guide players while allowing freedom of exploration. It includes encounters with animals and indigenous natives, offering a mix of action and discovery. Players appreciate the immersive world but express interest in more tribal interactions and quests.
- “There are several quests that guide you through the game to help you get familiar with it.”
- “It's got plenty of action, including surviving against animals and indigenous natives. You can do whatever you want, though following the quest line is recommended.”
- “I'd love to see more of the tribes and find additional quests in the game.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally well-optimized and visually appealing, focusing on clarity and readability rather than high-end detail. Users find them good enough to enhance the engaging gameplay and survival mechanics.
- “The graphics are well optimized and very nice.”
- “The graphics are serviceable, prioritizing clear environments and readable interactions over high-end visual polish.”
- “The graphics are quite good, complementing the fun and engaging gameplay with a compelling survival loop involving crafting, survival, and building.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features well-optimized graphics that generally support immersion without hindering gameplay, though animations and models can sometimes feel stiff, and performance may vary based on system and updates.
- “The graphics are well optimized and very nice”
- “Animations and models can feel stiff at times, and performance may vary depending on system and update state, but the overall presentation supports immersion without distracting from gameplay.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game involves farming mechanics that require careful water management, fertilization, and a significant time investment, adding depth but also demanding patience from players.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game is soothing and complements the beautiful natural environment, creating a calming and immersive atmosphere.
- “The nature is beautiful in the game, the music is comforting.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game demonstrates strong stability, with users reporting it to be bug-free and functioning smoothly with well-designed mechanics.
- “So far, it's bug-free and has good mechanics.”