Thundershower Descends Upon Hunt: Showdown 1896

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Thundershower Descends Upon Hunt: Showdown 1896

Plus brand-new Legends Return reintroduces familiar faces with the ‘From The Jaws of Defeat’ collection!


Frankfurt, DE – 6th August, 2025 – Today, Crytek celebrates the fateful return of fan-favorite content for Hunt: Showdown 1896 players with Thundershower and the Legends Return: From the Jaws of Defeat collection. Coming in hot mid-way through the Judgement of the Fool in-game Event, the intensely atmospheric Thundershower transforms the bayou with a hyper-realistic storm soundscape, forcing Hunters into closer encounters. Alongside the storm, Legends Return brings back beloved Hunters and equipment with updated visuals. New players gain their first chance to play with this iconic content, while veterans enjoy fresh takes on past favorites.

Legends Return: From the Jaws of Defeat and Thundershower are live now.



Thundershower falls on Judgement of the Fool

Folklore whispers that warm August days foretell a long winter, while August rains bring blessings like honey and wine. But in the bayou, the Thundershower falls like lead, a deadly weight on Fools and Judges alike. Thundershower demands vigilance: it smothers the sounds of creeping danger, shrouds vision in thick fog, and clears the path of crows for those bold enough to press forward through the deluge.

Thundershower transforms the bayou and mountains with its hyper-realistic, dynamic storm. It brings even more variety to Hunt: Showdown’s 1896 tense Missions. Complex, layered soundscapes of dynamic rain, thunder, howling wind, and environmental effects (like squishy footsteps and rattling structures) force Hunters closer together, obscuring vision with fog and masking creeping dangers.

Returning for the first time since its original appearance, Thundershower brings a truly unique experience into the updated Hunt: Showdown 1896.

Legends Return: From the Jaws of Defeat

Today we’re introducing a brand-new initiative, Legends Return, which will reintroduce iconic, historic Hunters and Skins for our community. The collections will feature beloved items from times gone by, with a new or unique twist.

These battle-worn Hunters bring with them the scars of many years spent striving to survive and profit in the unforgiving world of Hunt. In the ‘From the Jaws of Defeat’ collection, you can rediscover:

The Scaled Warrior - Once the Reptilian's ward, he has proven himself the true heir by defeating his mentor to claim the first kill of Rotjaw. Strong yet wise, he carries his mentor's legacy.
The Skinner - Defined by pain and vengeance, he found a new path when faced with the Reptilian. Lured by riches over revenge, they now hunt together.
Ferryman’s Toll - For each kill, The Scaled Warrior embedded a coin into this rifle. When he finally took down Rotjaw, he sunk in one last coin, confident his toll to the ferryman would be paid in full.
Nola’s Tiller - This Bomb Lance, carved from the wreckage of The Skinner’s old boat, once drove him further and further into bloodshed. But it was also a means to guide him out towards calmer seas, back to the man he once was.
Howling Gale - The Scaled Warrior once hunted to get away from grief’s wild headwinds. But somewhere along the way, he found himself enjoying the finer things again. His heirloom handgun was imbued with that finery.
Golden Bruiser - The Reptilian once won this primal prize from Felis. The right to wield it passed onto The Scaled Warrior when the Reptilian deemed him worthy of taking up his mantle.

Shelter from the Storm in the Bayou

Judgement of the Fool continues through any weather. With Thundershower intensifying the challenge and legendary Hunters joining the fray, there's no better time to test your mettle in the storm-swept bayou.

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About Hunt: Showdown 1896

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the new era of the competitive first-person bounty hunting game, packing the thrill of survival and the reward of profit into a horror match-based format. Set in Colorado and the Louisiana Bayou in 1896, the game boasts a mixture of PvP and PvE elements that create a uniquely tense experience. It's not just the monsters who are a threat—it's every Hunter on the map. In the classic Bounty Hunt game mode, a match pits 12 players—playing solo or in teams of two or three—against each other as they race to take out gruesome creatures for a Bounty they must collect and extract from the map. Hunt's Soul Survivor mode offers a shorter match for solo players to scavenge for weapons as they compete for a diminishing pool of Bounty. The higher the risk, the higher the reward–but a single mistake could cost you everything. Hunt: Showdown 1896 is out now on PC, PlayStation 5 and Series X|S. For more information, visit www.huntshowdown.com