Halloween Farewell

Posted on October 29, 2026 by Avery

Happy Halloween!

Let’s focus on the event. We’ve got a giant mission for you and there are 6 tiered comps spread over the event and the Community Campaign. That’s right, a rising tide lifts all ships so team up as a community to slay enough Halloween Feral Hogs. You’ll see a bar for community prizes on the mission pop-up (use the banner in the launcher or on the website). Harvest at least 30 Halloween Feral Hogs (from any map that has them, Piccabeen does not) to qualify, slaughter more to fill the bar and gain all your prizes. You do not need to play in multi or single-player, it’s up to you how you do your slaying. Gender does not matter, nor does the state. Any Halloween Feral Hog harvested in the EHR will count. While you hunt werewolves in the EHR, the development team continues to solve minor bugs that might have came with the launch of the event. Thank you for your patience!

Participate for the prizes, the trophies, and the glory! All hunters with enough Halloween Feral Hogs at the end of November 10th will win Community Prizes!

In order to take part in the event, you will have to click on the big banner you will find in the Launcher (or Website) home page:

Read on and familiarize yourself with the rules of the event.

CALENDAR

Duration: 14 days

Start: 29 October 2026 (Wednesday)

End: 10 November 2026 (Wednesday) – 23.59 UTC

CAMPAIGN

The more Halloween Feral Hogs the Community harvests, the more in-game prizes each player is rewarded. Remember you personally need at least 30 Feral Hogs to receive prizes.

Why are there prizes? Well, you gotta work towards something. Consider the final em$ as something you can use to for any last minute thing you want to do, such as a fancy screenshot that requires a ton of equipment.

MISSION

This year’s mission is massive; hopefully it keeps you all entertained. We were hoping we’d be able to do sets of mini-missions, but Classic declined this option. Instead, you have a huge mission with impressive prizes.

COMPETITIONS

You don’t need to compete in these for any special reason, other than a spiffy trophy and some em$.

Prizes for the competitions look like this:

Each competition comes with 7 tiers based on your Hunter Score:

RULES

What would a game be without rules?

We have one simple rule for our events: No exploitation of existing game mechanics to gain an advantage. All winners’ hunts will be checked by EW staff prior to prizes being rewarded, and the decision will be final.

In case of exploits usage, EW has a right to disqualify the player from this event.

SALES

And what would an Event be without sales? Everything is on sale, all ammo and Halloween weapons are free, among other items.

Make sure to check out the Sales section to see the full list!

That’s all folks, any questions, feel free to post them below.

Enjoy all!

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Classic and COTW

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Avery

Howdy Hunters,

When you next log into your game, you may see a Steam overlay inviting you to add Call of the Wild to your library. You will not need to enter a key anywhere, simply add the game to your library from the overlay.

Once you have the game in your library, or if you already own it, the overlay will not appear for you.

Classic has been removed from the Steam Store. If it’s in your library, you will still be able to access it until November 11.

Happy Hunting!

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League Competition and Sales

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Avery

Howdy!

Next up on Bushrangers Run is Red Kangaroo.

Find out what it’s all about and join in for a chance to win hefty prizes in em$!

SALES

We will be placing almost all items on massive sales until the end of Halloween.

To prevent any unexpected issues, we will avoid putting items on sale that have been known to cause issues with the store (such as trophy post packs, sorry).

Sale ends on November 11th, 7:00 am UTC

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Developer Notes for the endgame

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Avery

Howdy hunters,

We wanted to throw in a few notes of our own, anticipating some things you may want to know.

The Community League will end October 9. We won’t start another.
Regular Competitions will run as normal to end on November 10, so anyone entering a final competition can see the end result if they wish.
Daily Missions will run as normal until the end.
Trophy of the Week will continue in Discord
The external competition site is up and running! The top 10 comps each week will be paid out in em$. You can join the comps here: https://thc-comps.com/
Sales. The possibility to purchase new in-game currency has been disabled. Any in-game currency that you already own can be used until November 11. Starting tomorrow, most of the store will be on sale at 95% discount. The exceptions: items that have caused problems in the store before, items we’ve never put on sale (and therefore aren’t sure they won’t break anything), and the Wolfsbane weapons, which are 100% off so everyone can join in on Halloween. The sales will run until November 11.
The game has always been online; this means old disc copies of the game will not work after the shut down. Please do not be fooled into paying a fortune for a disc that won’t work.
We still don’t like hackers, particularly those who try to dominate competitions.
Please remember that if you want to download images from the gallery or Discord to do this before November 11. We will not be able to save anything for you.
You will not be able to create a new game account or Forum account, effective immediately. Please think about this before deleting an existing account. All accounts and information will be deleted on November 11 with the shutdown.

Obviously this all means that a lot of stuff we promised won’t be delivered, and some fixes will have to be shelved. You have our sincerest apologies for this, we wish we could have ended on a higher note.

We hope you’ll join us in saying goodbye to Classic.

Happy Hunting, wherever you find your animals.

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Update on Development

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Avery

We are so proud of what we’ve built over the last 17 years. Having such a passionate community of hunters sticking around with us after all this time is something we truly cherish.

So it is with a heavy heart that we bring you news about our future. After careful consideration, we’ve made the difficult decision to say goodbye to theHunter Classic. As we face the reality of our dwindling playerbase, continuing active support is simply no longer financially sustainable. The game is set to shut down on November 11th, 2026.

When we started developing Classic, we never dreamed it would reach the level of success that it did. Back then, we were a small team, many of us fresh out of college, working on our first game. Working in such an experimental way was something special.

Before we close the door on this chapter, we would like to celebrate one last Halloween with you with the traditional Classic werewolf event from October 28th to November 11th, 2026.

Thank you for being a part of this journey and sticking around with us for all these years, many of you for a huge chunk of your lives. We do not take that for granted.

From everyone at Expansive Worlds and Magic Media, we wish you many thrilling hunts, wherever you find them next.

For further information, please refer to the FAQ

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FAQ

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Avery

Q1: What do you mean when you say you’re “shutting down” theHunter Classic?

This means we will no longer make content, patches, or updates for the game, and that the game will be removed from storefronts on November 11th, 2026. Additionally, you will no longer be able to purchase any new in-game currency from storefronts from July 9th, 2026. However, you can use your current in-game currency until November 11th, 2026. After this date, the servers will go offline, and the game will no longer be playable.

Q2: Why are you removing the game from store pages completely?

With the decision to sunset theHunter Classic, we cannot continue selling the title on storefronts. We will remove the game from store pages to avoid any future confusion regarding the status of the game.

Q3: Will you add an offline option so I can keep playing after the servers go offline? Unfortunately, due to the online nature of the game and how its core systems were built, it isn’t possible to make theHunter Classic playable offline.

Q4: What will happen to my save files and progress?

You can continue playing as normal, with progress intact, until the servers shut down. After that point, the game will no longer be playable.

Q5: Can I get a refund for my in-game currency or recent in-game purchases?

In-game currency and other in-game content are non-refundable. However, you can still purchase items with your existing currency until the game shuts down.

Q6: Will there be any farewell events or community activities?

Yes! To celebrate this incredible 17-year journey, we will host one last Halloween Event from October 28th to November 11th as a final send-off before the doors close.

Q7: What happens to the community channels?

Our official community channels (including forums and dedicated Discord/social spaces) will be closed down alongside the game’s sunset on November 11.

Q8: Will you provide customer support if I have issues with the game post-removal?

Yes, we will provide customer support until the end of 2026.

Q9: Is there any chance the game will return in the future?

We have no plans to resume development of theHunter Classic or relaunch the game on any platforms in the future.

Q10: What should I do if I encounter technical issues?

Please reach out to our player support team at https://support.thehunter.com/hc/en-us/categories/4415891889426-Classic

Player support will be available until the servers shut down.

Q11: How will the shutdown affect Avalanche and their other titles?

This transition will not impact any of Avalanche’s staff, other active titles, or future projects.

Q12: What will happen to my game data?

Following the termination of services we intend to delete all theHunter Classic player accounts, forum accounts and content, and related personal data, except where we are legally required or permitted to retain certain data.
If you wish to exercise your rights regarding your personal data (such as access or deletion), please contact us at [email protected].

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