Native Hunter

Native Hunter is an open-world survival game set on an island, where you play as an Indigenous person isolated from society. You use resources found in nature to survive as you choose, facing other players, animals and Indigenous tribes that roam the map. Online play takes place on servers with other players; the game also lets you choose whether to play online.

Stories and tribal initiation

Fragments of history appear throughout the world as cave paintings. They guide you through the initiation tasks for the tribe you want to join. Completing the required tasks gives your character specific traits connected to special crafting skills and physical appearance.

Build and craft

You gather natural resources according to the needs of each item, then use them to craft structures and equipment. Building options range from foundations to paintings and decorative chairs, allowing you to make houses, large constructions for comfort or fortified bases for defence. More than 100 items are available to craft at the start of Early Access, along with advanced workbenches for making refined equipment and advanced consumable items.

Animals and cultivation

You can domesticate wild animals found across the map. Domesticated animals can reproduce and be used for riding, combat and protection; they need to be fed and kept in secure enclosures with structures such as fences and small gates.

To feed them, you can grow vegetables using a cultivation system that requires water and fertilizer while plants mature. Vegetables can satisfy hunger and provide temporary special effects.

Survival and exploration

Hunting, fishing and building help you meet the ongoing needs for food and hydration. Dynamic weather, including storms and heatwaves, can affect your character’s well-being, so you need to adapt to the conditions.

The open world includes large islands, underground caves and mysterious ruins on the ocean floor, and you can choose where to go and what to do. Scattered villages offer chances to interact with local inhabitants and meet their basic needs to keep them from becoming sick or hungry.