This downloadable content (DLC) for Hunt: Showdown, titled "The Son of Gunpowder", introduces new legendary content to the game. Released in 2024, this add-on is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. It expands the arsenal and roster of the base game, Hunt: Showdown.

What does "The Son of Gunpowder" add to Hunt: Showdown?

"The Son of Gunpowder" DLC adds one Legendary Hunter named The Conspirator, enhancing the lore and character options within the game. Additionally, it includes two Legendary Weapons: the Crown Cinders (a Martini-Henry IC1 rifle) and the Royal Sabotage (a Scottfield Model 3 revolver). These weapons offer unique aesthetic variations on existing firearms, allowing players to customize their loadouts with distinctive gear. The DLC also provides a Legendary Consumable, Forefather’s Fury, which is a unique Vitality Shot skin.

Gameplay and Features

Hunt: Showdown is a first-person perspective bounty hunting game set in the dark swamps of 19th-century Louisiana. It combines PvP and PvE elements, challenging players to track down and eliminate nightmarish monsters while competing against other bounty hunters. The core gameplay loop involves investigating clues, battling AI-controlled creatures, and banishing a boss monster to claim a bounty. Once banished, players must extract with the bounty tokens, facing potential ambushes from rival teams.

Sound Design

Sound design is a critical element of Hunt: Showdown. Players must carefully listen to their surroundings to track enemies, identify monster locations, and avoid detection. Gunfights emphasize positioning, ammunition management, and environmental awareness.

Permadeath and Progression

Hunt: Showdown features a blend of permadeath and progression. Hunters can level up and gain new traits, but death means losing that hunter and their equipment. The bloodline system allows players to transfer experience and resources to new hunters, mitigating the impact of permadeath and ensuring long-term progression.