Manhunt

Manhunt is the first game I’ve heard of being banned due to extreme violence. I had never played it before but curiosity got the best of me. Despite all the negative reviews mentioning performance issues, I grabbed it during the Steam spring sale.

I ran the game in Windows XP compatibility mode and it performed well - no crash issue in my 15 mins of gameplay. For the first run I followed the main path, kicked open a gate door to enter a room and immediately found myself stuck. The two other doors wouldn’t open and the one I entered through was locked. I checked the key bindings, tried every possible input and eventually had no choice but to restart the game.

I made progress on the second attempt. I took down an enemy from behind using a plastic bag and followed the on-screen prompt, which suggested that holding the button longer would trigger a more brutal execution. I reached Level III and got a suffocation animation. Then I walked downstairs and entered a playground area, only to find I can't pass or hit the enemy on the other side of a gate. My patience ran out so I stopped playing.

Looking back, I can see why this game was banned. But by today’s standards, it feels pretty tame. Many modern games allow for more detailed body damage and brutal kills, making this title only belong to the past.

I don't recommend this game for the unclear guidance and gameplay.

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Great game.

Unfortunately, you need to install fixes to play it, otherwise it's impossible to beat it.

if you like wasting money this game is for you! i wasted money and cant even get past level 1 because it keeps on crashing and the doors just refuse to be opened. classic rockstar games and not to mention that the head to head combat sucks ass

alr, this game is so fucking good, fuck all the shit bout patch, its easy to download, another Rockstar classic

After finishing the story i can tell you it was so AWESOME but you need the fixer so you don't get any problems

ONLY GET THIS GAME IF YOU ARE OK WITH DOWNLOADING A COMMUNITY MADE PATCH TO PLAY IT!!

It sucks that Rockstar ported it wrong to PC but the patch is easy to download and run. I didn't listen to the other reviews and I thought since my PC is brand new that it'd run fine. Well you can't even make it out of the first level without it crashing lol. Since this game is so old Rockstar has abandoned it, leaving it up to the community to fix. To find the patch just go on YouTube there's a couple videos on it and you'll find the GitHub link in their description to fix the game (its called Manhunt Fixer).

Once you fix the game it's pretty solid. The game is meant to be challenging and the games old mechanics only make it harder. But I kept coming back every day till I beat it. So I'd recommend picking it up if you haven't played it.

As others have said, rockstar literally put a broken pirated version of manhunt on the storepage and hasn't changed it.

This game is so bad i cant even play it its way to buggy.Dont recomand

I can't get pass the gate, it keeps glitching and doesn't open or it'll open and then close right after the enemy comes through in scene 1. Its really upsetting because I was really enthusiastic about this game

It needs a handful of user-made fixes just to "restore" it back to it's original glory. You'd be downloading less things just to emulate it then you'd have access to a lot more classics without giving money to a company that clearly doesn't care about PC as a platform.

i love this game, but as you can probably read from the other reviews R* have forgotten about it and left the bugs that you need to fix with mods (which quite honestly wasn't that big of an issue for me). The atmosphere, the music and just the story is just great. Nothing to special, but it just hits the spot.
If you really enjoy a dark, gore filled, screwed up game that you can't tell you're family about, then this game is just the right thing for you.
(little tip from me: try to play it mostly in the dark or during night, it really amps up the feeling)

I don't know how to feel about this game.

Rockstar refuses to fix all the anti-piracy measures they originally put in the game, so even with a patch i have a suspicion my game is still broken.

The enemy a.i is extremely dated, the game is stealth focused yet there's so many ambushes and gun sections.

is it really worth playing this game in modern times? i would say no. its extremely violent and disturbing yes but if the gameplay can't keep up then, in my opinion, the artistic value of the game is lost.

its nice to watch speedruns, see how experienced players dominate the levels but when it's the turn of somebody whose never played a game like this, getting spotted, dying several times, playing tag with the hunters, and just not knowing whats going on will become a routine one will quickly get fed up with.

in conclusion: great music, great atmosphere, very poor gameplay, especially the gun fights. i don't recommend since theres nothing here for anybody. (unless you like violence).

Cara não compre esse jogo simplsimente gastei 5 reais e o jogo simplismente está lotado de bugs e mais tarde descobri que está versão da steam e simplismente PIRATEADA, e triste que esse jogo é uma obra prima mais e impossível de jogar a não ser que você baixe um bug fixer, cujo qual eu não confio em baixar no meu computador

An absolute masterpiece of survival and stealth horror. Perfects a gritty, brutal and disturbing atmosphere that no game has done since then. The gunplay is pretty annoying but it has a charm to it.

Game is amazing and the fix is actually really easy you dont need to be a computer scientist to know how to fix it, this game is better than manhunt 2 for sure but manhunt 2 is also great but its abandonware the link to get manhunt 2 is here https://1fichier.com/?ivumho401yo8gwwpvc5q no install required just run manhunt2.exe as adminstrator. BUT onto manhunt 1. Manhunt 1 is better because of the story and the atmosphere of camcorders and snuff films, manhunt 2 has 2 better things that pop up into my mind: better graphics and executions. The characters are cool and amazing in manhunt 1 like the cerberus, SWAT, james cash, and starkweather. Manhunt 1 is honestly one of my favorite fucking games of all time and from rockstar because this is during the time where rockstar had BALLS on them and didnt gaf about news and shit so their games were just uncut and graphical which i love.

I'm giving it a negative review, not because its a bad game, but more based on my experience. I know the steam version has a lot of anti piracy on it, and the tools to run and fix it did work for me so there's a positive if anyone wants to know.

Personally, I just couldn't get a hang of the games controls. The steam/pc version doesn't support controller input so you have to use a keyboard & mouse to play it. I've always used controllers to play pretty much anything, so trying to do it here, I just couldn't play it. Other people can get the hang of WASD gameplay, but I personally need a controller. You can re-map the controls in game, but I just found it so confusing, and wondered if it was working correctly when I tried re-mapping inputs. There are mods to allow controller input, but they didn't work for me.

If you're someone who can only play games using a controller, I wouldn't get this version. I'd say you're better either buying the game on Xbox Live/PSN, where its double the price, but will be much easier to get the hang of, or just buy a physical copy somewhere. You also won't have to worry about the piracy features too, if you buy the game that way.

THE BEST HORROR GAME I'VE EVER PLAYED!!
at first, I thought that I wouldn't like this game, mainly because I don't like or play Horror games, but I thought I'll give this game a shot, as it was made by rockstar. When I played at first, I was stuck right on the first level. Turns out, Rockstar has uploaded a "Pirated" version of the game which is why I was stuck. There is a mod called as "Manhunt Fixer" Which you have to use and then your game will run properly. After that, When I started playing the game, I really started liking it, and it made me to like horror games. I like the gore killing animations when you sneak and kill a hunter, and the game story is also really good. Overall it is a very dark and horrifying story. Which can get you startled a little bit. My heart was beating every time I started this game. The suprising nature of this game is what makes it great. However, If you get easily scared, then this game is not for you. But then again, if you're brave, try it, you might as well like it! 😉

the game is riddled with broken DRM measures.
literally unplayable without mods.

be aware when purchasing.

Absolutely fantastic and underrated game. (you'll want to download a fixer to patch it tho cause this version is full of bugs)

honestly, im almost clocking at 1 hour into this game and it's really really fun! I think the only issue is that it won't launch unless you have a manhunt fixer. overall it's a fun game would 100% speedrun this soon

on a daily basis, my 9-5 is suffocating people with plastic bags.
when my shift is over, i go home and play manhunt

This game is not worth the 6 pounds, its literally just a lame assassins creed, all you do is just hide in a dark corner, wait for someone to come, and kill them

Great game!
To play it on Windows 11, it is enough to apply the patch explained in PCGaming Wiki, and there are no problems.

The game is very cool, gameplay,killings, but there is a huge drawback. All the gates. doors tha are in the game do not open, so it is imposibe to pass through. Only if you download some mod or something like that.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☑ Don‘t look too long at it (What to expect from the graphics of a game released in 2003?)
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good (good stealth game)
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned (~1,6gb)
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average (You should refer to more details on the game's wikipedia, the game's story is a bit more confusing than Manhunt 2)
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☑ Review later
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale >50%
☐ If it's on sale <=50%
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
☑ 2077 1.0

- This game has been abandoned by R* for a long time, there are many bugs. You will be stuck at the iron door in the first level.
- So to solve this problem you should refer to the following article to Fix all the errors that the game has: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2166039806&snr=

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☑ 6 (Manhunt 2 8/10)
☐ 7
☐ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

Rockstar pls fix ur bug with the fence cuz it doesn't open

worst fucking game ive played. TELL ME WHY on the tutorial it glitches and geeks out and then fucking crashes. i expected better cuz of all the attention it was getting from friends but its so fucking ass

This game is awesome. Just wish RS kept up with their old games so modding shit wasn't mandatory

Underrated yet controversial rockstar title.

Main problems is the ai and the bugs but you can fix them with manhunt fixer.

Overall just peak.

GOD, this is one of the best horror games EVER!!! It may feel a little old, especially when you're shooting, because these enemies can kill you in seconds, but it's still an AMAZING game. This is the real Rockstar Games we know and love! Sadly, GTA V Online came out... ):

this game is fucking peak, by far my favorite stealth game with dishonored being #2
9/10 would do red executions again

Game blocks you from playing it, they are literally selling an unauthentic copy that is no different than a pirated one. I tried fixing it through community patches but it does not even launch anymore.

After 1 hour of repeated crashes during the tutorial, and trying to fix it, I found a guide by "ermaccer" on how to solve the problems that I had.

The other reviews are true. Don't buy this version. The game crashes at the 1st gate in the 1st level. Unplayable.

you need to get mods for this game to work but other than that great game

Takes 1 minute to mod it into perfection, ignore all the people that are too lazy to install 1 mod.

Best Steath Game I Have Ever Played

Alright well this game has a lot more depth than I initially thought. I heard of Manhunt, but I never watched any gameplay. I assumed it was some weird torture p0rn game about simply inflicting pain onto people. While that is somewhat true, there is a bit more nuance. The best way to describe this game is Max Payne with stealth elements. The first half of the game is basically a stealth game and its honestly pretty fun. It can be a bit repetitive, but I think the devs made a good attempt at increasing level variety. However, the second half of the game turns into a third person shooter, but with more stealth elements. I compared it to Max Payne because the gameplay in this game is very similar. Basically you can hide in shadows and try to pick people off or you can complete the level Rambo style. I didn't even know there were guns in this game lol. The later levels are also HARD as fvckk. This game was a lot better than I expected and if you liked Max Payne and can handle gore than this is something you should buy. However, you do need to install custom patches, but it shouldn't be that hard so long as you're not a lobotomized homunculus. I installed all the necessary patches with no problems and I only had this game crash once.

TL;DR A surprisingly fun shooter game with stealth elements and pretty fun combat, but this port sucks and requires a lot of custom tweaking.

Unfortunately there are no children in the game, but that's forgivable

Who needs therapy when you've got this game. One of the best soundtracks compiled by your heartbeat, people screaming and your own laughter. Bravo, Rockstar, Bravo.

Once you fix the game with 3rd party patches. You can enjoy one of the best stealth game

In Manhunt, the true terror goes beyond the graphic violence, it lies in the unsettling realization that there are no monsters lurking in the shadows. The only threat is other humans. Each act of violence you commit pushes you further from your own humanity until, in the end, you become the real monster. In this nightmarish world, the true fear lies in the horrifying transformation you undergo

Manhunt 1 is one of those games that hits you hard. It’s dark, brutal, and the stealth mechanics are perfect for the twisted world it creates. The sense of tension as you silently take out enemies is seriously gripping, and the atmosphere is thick with discomfort, which makes the whole experience unforgettable. It’s a cult classic for a reason, when it works, it’s pure gold.

But here’s the catch: the PC port is a f*cking mess. It’s buggy af, with crashes, weird graphical glitches, and control issues that make it a pain in the ass to play. The camera is wonky, and even basic things like mouse sensitivity feel off. It’s like the game’s potential is constantly being held back by its broken tech, and it’s honestly frustrating. You’ll probably spend more time dealing with these issues than actually enjoying the game.

If you can get through the technical nightmare, Manhunt 1 is still an awesome experience. But fair warning—the PC version is more trouble than it’s worth for a lot of players.

Rating: 6/10. The game is brilliant, but the PC port is a broken sh*t.

oyun ufak bi patchden sonra çok güzel çalışsa da muhtemelen oynayıp bitirdiğim en kanser oyunlardan birisidir. özellikle oyunun 2. yarısı inanılmaz zor, en ufak hatanızda çok ağır cezalandırıyor ve rage quit dozacına ufak ufak yaklaştırıyor. bu devirde kimsenin oynayacağını sanmasam da eğer oynayacaksanız mutlaka hile ile oynayın özellikle oyunun sonlarına doğru. öyle ki üzerinize akın akın düşman yağıyor resmen ve saniyeler içinde ölüyorsunuz.

Manhunt
pros:
//fast game with with easy controls
cons:
//crashes early and often making it unplayable
//may require 3rd party files download to fix

//sucks

More fun than I remember. Lots of problems to get it running on Windows 11, third party mods are needed to play the game, even to get past the tutorial you need to mod the game.

pc port is poorly optimized and have issues also lot of crashes

Very interesting. I love the levels and the excessive violence suits my needs. Too bad there's no hostile women.

this game is good but if you have win 11 dont buy it cuz there are lots of problems thats why i got windows 10 this game is still popular in these days

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME

this game is not a real game it is instead a pirated copy that is still being sold on the steam store. in the first scene of the game you need to wait for an enemy to pass through a gate and then you kill them, but in this version the game is stuck and will not open not allowing you to progress. or in my case after you kill that enemy the game crashes. which is a shame because this is a really good game and i would recommend it other wise so if you want to play it i would advise you to just play the console versions. sure you could search the internet for a patch to crack the game but no one wants to do that you should just be able to buy a game and not have to relay on fan mods to buy a game you paid for.