The Wild Eight

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App ID	526160
App Type	Game
Developer	Eight Points
Publisher	HypeTrain Digital
Franchise	HypeTrain Digital
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	29679892
Last Record Update	21 June 2025 – 06:38:46 UTC ()
Release Date	3 October 2019 – 18:06:17 UTC ()

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In-Game

The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.

Additional Information

Developer

Eight Points

metacritic_name

The Wild Eight

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

HypeTrain Digital

Store Release Date

3 October 2019 – 18:06:30 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/hypetraindigital/
https://x.com/HypeTrainDgt
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWS11f046PFQ5T4iLbM462g/

Primary Genre

Adventure (25)

Store Genres

Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28)

Steam Release Date

3 October 2019 – 18:06:17 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

12 June 2025 – 13:34:37 UTC () (1749735277)

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height_pct	100

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Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 8 September 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 4301491

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-3
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

2 September 2016 – 17:48:49 UTC (), in changelist #2232927

Supported Languages

11 Languages	Interface	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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library_logo ↴
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timestamp	12 June 2025 – 13:34:44 UTC

Trailers

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256682798 ↴
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