Way Of The Hunter 2 Wiki — Hub for Maps, Animals, and Systems

This page is the Way of the Hunter 2 hub on this site: a navigation index rather than a copy of an external community wiki. The community wiki position is well served elsewhere, so the goal here is to organize everything this site covers, from the beginner guide and walkthrough to the animal list, maps, and herd management guide. Every quick fact below is sourced from the official Nine Rocks Games FAQ, the THQ Nordic announcements, or the Steam store page, so you can start here and jump straight to the topic you need.

What This Hub Covers

The game has enough moving parts that a single hub is worth having. You have two environments with their own lodges and species pools, a dog companion that grows with use, procedural trophy generation, herd management, and a progression system built on skills, money, and weapons. The official FAQ also confirms the technical side, including Unreal Engine 5.7 with Nanite and Lumen, and support for DLSS 4.5, FSR 4, resolution scaling, and Frame Generation. Rather than restate all of that in one long page, this hub splits the game into the topics below and links each to a dedicated page.

Quick Facts

Fact	Value	Source
Developer	Nine Rocks Games	Steam store page
Publisher	THQ Nordic	Steam store page
1.0 release	September 29, 2026	Steam store page
Price at 1.0	$39.99	Steam store page
Launch platform	Windows (Steam)	Steam store page
Full-version platforms	PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X	S
Engine	Unreal Engine 5.7	Official FAQ
Early Access launch	March 26, 2026 at $29.99	Official FAQ
Maps	New Laurentia; Kilimaya Reserve (Update 2)	FAQ and THQ Nordic
Species	13 at EA launch, around 30 planned	Official FAQ
Achievements	20 on Steam	Steam store data
Multiplayer	Planned; separate worlds from single-player	Official FAQ

Browse by Topic

Use these links to jump to the page you need.

• Guide — the overall systems hub.
• Beginner guide — the first-hours plan.
• Tips — stealth, sound, and spending habits.
• Walkthrough — missions, NPCs, and progression order.
• Trophy guide — the 20 Steam achievements and completion notes.
• Animal list — the documented species roster for both maps.
• Maps — New Laurentia and the interactive map tools.
• Africa — the Kilimaya Reserve update in detail.
• Herd management — fitness, culling, and habitat work.
• Skills, money, best weapons, and best bow.
• Multiplayer, mods, requirements, release date, and platforms.

The systems that most other pages depend on:

System	Go to	Why it matters
Herd management	Herd management	Drives trophy quality over time
Maps and zones	Maps	Need zones and fast travel shape every hunt
Animals	Animal list	Tiers and species determine your loadout
Progression	Skills, money	Unlocks change what you can hunt and carry
Weapons	Best weapons, best bow	Tier match decides clean, ethical kills
Platform details	Requirements, platforms	Confirms hardware and availability