Open Country

Open Country is a third-person PC hunting and survival adventure from FUN Labs, published by 505 Games. The current Steam storefront still uses the name Open Country; no verified rebrand, replacement edition, or alternate current title was found across the checked storefront and publisher sources. Its central idea is straightforward: leave city life behind, hunt for food, explore seasonal wilderness, and keep yourself supplied well enough to reach the next camp.

That description matters because Open Country is not presented as a pure hunting simulation. It combines animal tracking with survival management, light progression, story assignments, vehicles, fishing, and online co-op. Players looking for a focused trophy-hunting sandbox may find the survival systems more prominent than expected, while players who enjoy a slower third-person outdoor adventure get a broader activity loop.

Hunting, survival, and exploration in third person

The game is played entirely from a third-person perspective. You move through wilderness areas, search for resources, follow animal traces, and use firearms to hunt species such as elk and rabbits. The shooting is part of a larger expedition rather than an isolated target range: ammunition, food, equipment, carrying capacity, and the distance from shelter all influence how far it is sensible to travel.

Survival pressure comes from maintaining hunger, thirst, energy, sleep, and temperature. Weather and changing conditions can turn a short outing into a planning exercise. Before darkness arrives, players may need to establish a campsite, gather fuel, and prepare a fire or shelter. Camps can also serve as temporary staging points when a hunting route is too far from the lodge or another safe base.

Tracking is supported by a dedicated hunting-sense ability that helps reveal clues and locate nearby animals. This gives the game a more accessible structure than a strict simulation, but the broader loop still rewards patience. Scout the area, identify a viable target, manage your supplies, take the shot, and decide whether to return immediately or continue while resources remain.

Story tasks and the three wilderness maps

Open Country includes a story-driven sequence built around Gary at Snowridge Lodge, the local Ranger, and other characters who provide outdoor jobs. The campaign contains more than thirty missions, covering activities such as hunting, resource gathering, exploration, and helping people connected to the valley. Completing assignments feeds into character progression and unlocks access to improved equipment.

The wilderness is divided into three large maps: Mellow Hills, Tumnus Valley, and Snowridge. Each area represents a different season, with its own weather, animals, terrain, and survival concerns. That seasonal structure gives the maps distinct identities instead of treating the entire game world as one interchangeable hunting ground.

For players who prefer less direction, the maps can also be approached as a more open-ended sandbox. You can hunt, fish, hike, collect materials, use vehicles, and spend time exploring without treating every trip as a direct mission push. A hunting dog accompanies the player and is part of the outdoor-adventure presentation, while vehicles provide a faster way to cover long distances than walking everywhere.

Progression, equipment, and outdoor preparation

Progression is based on becoming a more capable outdoorsman rather than building a complex role-playing character. Successful activities and completed missions help improve access to better weapons, stronger equipment, and more capable vehicles. The result is a practical upgrade loop: new gear makes longer trips safer, while tougher tasks ask you to use the environment and your supplies more carefully.

Crafting is focused on immediate field utility. Players can gather branches, logs, leaves, and other materials, then use them to support camp construction, fire-making, medicines, and survival preparation. Weight management is important because a hunting trip can require a weapon, ammunition, food, tools, fuel, and building materials at the same time. Packing for distance is therefore part of the decision-making, not just inventory housekeeping.

The game also includes threats beyond the animals being hunted. Wolves and bears can make remote areas dangerous, particularly when the player is tired, poorly supplied, or caught away from camp after dark. Open Country is less about combat mastery than about keeping enough distance, equipment, and awareness to avoid turning an expedition into an emergency retreat.

Base game and paid content

The Steam product is a conventional premium PC game rather than a free-to-play transition. The listing presents one base game with single-player and online co-op features, and the storefront continues to identify FUN Labs as developer and 505 Games as publisher. No verified name change or definitive-edition replacement was found during the storefront check.

Additional paid content exists in the form of the Snowridge Pack. 505 Games maintains support documentation specifically covering access to its DLC items. Because the pack is treated as add-on content rather than a separate current edition, players should distinguish the standard Open Country purchase from optional DLC when comparing store packages.

There is no indication that the core game has been converted into a live-service product. Its content is built around the story missions, the three seasonal maps, sandbox activities, equipment progression, and multiplayer hunting rather than a recurring battle-pass structure.

PC features and multiplayer reality

On PC, Open Country supports keyboard and mouse as well as full controller support. The Steam version also has Steam achievements and Family Sharing, while the storefront identifies online co-op as a supported feature. The game is a Steam application rather than a standalone launcher experience, and the available PC information does not identify a separate anti-cheat system or mod-support ecosystem.

Online co-op lets players take an outdoor trip together instead of treating the game as strictly solo. The multiplayer design is best understood as cooperative or competitive hunting and exploration rather than a persistent MMO-style world. If your priority is a private survival story with friends, the co-op option is useful; if you need split-screen or broad cross-platform multiplayer, verify the current platform combination before buying because the available documentation does not establish universal console cross-play.

Localization is reasonably broad. The Steam listing reports interface and subtitle support for English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, and Latin American Spanish. English is the listed full-audio language.

Who should play Open Country?

Open Country suits players who want third-person wilderness exploration with hunting, light crafting, vehicle travel, and manageable survival needs. It is a reasonable fit for someone who likes the idea of preparing a camp, completing practical outdoor tasks, and gradually improving gear without committing to an extremely demanding simulation.

It is less suitable for players expecting the animal behavior depth, ballistics detail, and trophy-management focus of a dedicated hunting simulator. It also may disappoint anyone looking for a heavily authored narrative, deep base building, or a harsh survival game where every mistake has severe long-term consequences. Its appeal comes from combining several accessible outdoor activities, not from perfecting one specialized system.

Related survival games on PC

The closest comparison depends on which part of Open Country interests you most. Players who want a more aggressive survival loop with extensive crafting, base construction, and co-op can look toward first-person forest survival adventures like Sons of the Forest, although that game is far more focused on horror and hostile enemies.

For a broader sandbox built around gathering, crafting, exploration, and cooperative progression, open-world survival games such as Valheim offer a deeper long-term building and combat structure. Open Country remains more grounded and activity-led, with hunting, seasonal maps, missions, and outdoor preparation taking priority over settlement expansion.

Open Country FAQ

Is Open Country still called Open Country on PC?

Yes. The current Steam listing uses Open Country, and no verified rebrand, renamed edition, or replacement PC title was identified in the checked storefront and publisher material.

Is Open Country a hunting simulator or a survival game?

It is a hybrid. Hunting and animal tracking are central activities, but the game also requires players to manage food, water, energy, sleep, temperature, shelter, and equipment. It is better described as a third-person hunting-survival adventure than as a pure simulation.

Does Open Country have online co-op?

Yes. The Steam listing supports online co-op, allowing players to hunt and explore together. The game also includes a single-player mode.

Can you play Open Country with a controller on PC?

Yes. PC controller support is available, and the Steam version is listed with full controller support. Keyboard and mouse input is also supported.

How many maps are in Open Country?

The game includes three wilderness maps: Mellow Hills, Tumnus Valley, and Snowridge. They are presented with different seasonal identities, weather conditions, animals, and survival challenges.

Does Open Country include DLC?

Yes. 505 Games documents the Snowridge Pack as additional DLC content. It should be treated as optional paid add-on content separate from the standard base game.

Does Open Country have a first-person mode?

No verified first-person mode was found. The game is designed around third-person play.