Choose Hunt: Showdown 1896
Choose Hunt: Showdown 1896 if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.1% positive across 93,211 reviews.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 vs OUTLAWED
Hunt: Showdown 1896 and OUTLAWED both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Hunt: Showdown 1896 (2019) is 6 years older than OUTLAWED (2025). Hunt: Showdown 1896 scores higher on Steam reviews (77.1% positive) than OUTLAWED (52.7% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose OUTLAWED
Choose OUTLAWED if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. OUTLAWED launched in 2025.
Both Hunt: Showdown 1896 and OUTLAWED sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hunt: Showdown 1896 |  OUTLAWED | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 15.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 77.1% positive (93,211 reviews) | 52.7% positive (182 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Crytek | Okami Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Hunt: Showdown 1896 (2019) is 6 years older than OUTLAWED (2025).
- Hunt: Showdown 1896 scores higher on Steam reviews (77.1% positive) than OUTLAWED (52.7% positive).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 vs OUTLAWED — FAQ
- Which is better, Hunt: Showdown 1896 or OUTLAWED?
- On Steam reviews Hunt: Showdown 1896 scores higher (77.1% positive) than OUTLAWED (52.7% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Hunt: Showdown 1896 or OUTLAWED first?
- If you want chronology, Hunt: Showdown 1896 (2019) came out before OUTLAWED (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Hunt: Showdown 1896 and OUTLAWED similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Hunt: Showdown 1896 and OUTLAWED have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Hunt: Showdown 1896 ships Online Co-op, Co-op; OUTLAWED ships Online Co-op, Co-op.