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Manhunt

Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2 • 2008

Should you play it?

You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.

What works
  • Unique stealth and horror gameplay
  • Strong atmosphere and story
  • Challenging and rewarding executions
  • Community patches fix technical issues
  • High replay value with unlockables
Things to keep in mind
  • Official pc port is buggy and unstable
  • Requires third-party patches to run
  • Dated graphics and clunky gunplay
  • Ai can be inconsistent or frustrating
  • Linear and sometimes repetitive gameplay

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Max Payne

  • F.E.A.R.

  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®

  • Metro Awakening

  • F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

  • Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

  • The Pony Factory

  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

  • Max Payne 3
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • The Pony Factory

  • Advent Rising

  • Viscerafest
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Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Competence

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Manhunt: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Relaxation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Domination

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fellowship

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Relaxation

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  • Value

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    "Players appreciate the game as a nostalgic and unique experience, especially with community support and patches."

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