Hunt: Showdown 1896 - The Trick Shooter

I'll be straight with you: The Trick Shooter is a cosmetic DLC for Hunt: Showdown 1896, and whether it's worth picking up depends almost entirely on how much you care about dripping with period-accurate style while you're crawling through cursed Louisiana bayous. There are no new maps, no new mechanics, no new bosses. What you get is William Carter - a Wild West show sharpshooter with a fictionalized backstory and an extravagant personality - alongside two legendary weapon skins and an avatar to round out the package. The two weapons are the real reason anyone buys this. The Bear's Leg is a Vandal 73C Bullseye skin, decked out with pearlescent optics and gold-inlay work that looks genuinely striking mid-match. Carter's Quickshot is a Specter 1882 Shorty skin, designed around the fantasy of fast, close-range shooting sequences - the kind of weapon a showman would theatrically produce from a holster. Neither skin changes underlying stats or handling; they are visual overlays on base-game weapons you can already unlock through normal progression. That is not a criticism, just context you need before spending money. The base game this DLC sits inside is a different story, and it earns its 81 Metacritic score and over 277,000 Steam reviews. Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a PvPvE extraction shooter where you track monster bosses across sprawling, atmospheric maps, claim bounties, and then fight your way through rival hunter teams to reach an extraction point - all while permadeath looms over your named characters. Sound design is some of the best in the genre; every snapped twig and distant gunshot carries real information. The tension per match is sky-high in a way most shooters never manage. For the DLC itself: Carter fits the game's world well. Hunt has always leaned into the folklore and mythology of the 1890s American South, and a Wild West show trick-shooter crossing into that territory makes thematic sense. If you are the kind of player who runs a coordinated trio and wants your whole squad to look cohesive, this is a satisfying pick. If you are still learning the game or grinding through Hunter progression, it sits lower on the priority list - the base game's cosmetic loop will keep you occupied for a long while without spending extra. Bottom line on value: this is a small, self-contained cosmetic drop. It does exactly what it advertises - one hunter character, two weapon skins, one avatar - with no gameplay surprises in either direction. Hunt veterans with disposable DLC budget and a taste for showmanship will get their money's worth in atmosphere alone. Everyone else should focus on mastering the extraction loop first.

Alex · Scout Team

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