If you’ve never heard of Hunter’s Arena: Legends, let us enlighten you. It was essentially a strange take on a battle royale, borrowing mechanics from RPG games while giving you a roster of unique heroes to pick from.
While it’s really not going to go into the annals of history as one of the best battle royale games ever, here’s everything you need to know about it.
Hunter’s Arena: Legends release date
Hunter’s Arena: Legends initially launched in early access on Steam in July 2020. However, it’s full launch on PS4, PS5, and PC came on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. It also launched as one of that month’s free PS Plus games, meaning that subscribers could claim it at no extra cost and keep playing it forever, so long as they kept their subscription running.
As you can see, the game launched as a PlayStation console-exclusive, and the game never arrived on Xbox consoles.
While the popularity of battle royale games was still high when Legends came out, it unfortunately came out after many other major titles and faced stiff competition. The battle royale space was being dominated by the likes of Call of Duty Warzone, Fortnite, PUBG, and Apex Legends, among others, so it was hard for Hunter’s Arena: Legends to stand out.
In April 2024, the game’s developers revealed that it would be totally ending support for Hunter’s Arena: Legends and shutting down its servers. As such, we absolutely recommend not buying this game – even though it has been made unpurchaseable on Steam, at the time of writing you can still buy it on the PlayStation Store.
Hunter’s Arena: Legends gameplay
When Hunter’s Arena: Legends first made its debut on PC, it was to mixed reception. Steam reviews weren’t hugely positive for the title. But to the credit of Mantisco, it took on player feedback and changed a fair amount ahead of its full release.
At its core, Hunter’s Arena: Legends was a melee-focused battle royale-RPG-hybrid where you’re thrown into an East Asian world as a Hunter.
While you could work your way through dungeons to level up in Hunter’s Arena, you did have to be careful of other Hunters. In this 30-player free-for-all, you’d have to utilize your environment to nail a lethal blow on your enemies.
Hunter’s Arena: Legends game modes
There were three modes in Hunter’s Arena: Legends. These were:
- Solo
- Trio
- Tag Match
Solo and Trio were like the standard battle royale modes you’d find in other games, but in Tag Match, you’d go toe to toe with another team of three in a small arena.
Hunter’s Arena: Legends Hunters
The game’s roster of Hunters was made up of 17 unique characters. They were:
- Aiden
- Ara
- Dara
- Dalgi
- Geonhong
- Pigsy
- Jun
- Gyunjo
- Mimi
- Mir
- Momo
- Moomyung
- Samjang
- Sandy
- Tau
- Wukong
- Yoongeon
Hunter’s Arena: Legends crossplay
Hunter’s Arena: Legends launched with full crossplay support between PlayStation consoles and PC – a must-have if for all multiplayer games these days, in our view.
So, while the game has sadly faded away now, there’s a refresher on Hunter’s Arena: Legends – a game with good intentions, but one that couldn’t break out in a crowded genre.