Hunt: Showdown’s Twitch Drops return with separate watching and subscription

PC games Oct 27 2026 Shane S. Ellison

Hunt: Showdown 1896’s Twitch Drops campaign runs from October 26 at 15:00 UTC until November 9 at 15:00 UTC. It combines rewards earned by watching streams with a separate Support a Streamer promotion that requires subscriptions.

Hunt Showdown Twitch Drops announcement graphic. Image: Crytek

Crytek’s campaign announcement names two new Legendary Skins, Leap of Faith for the Stamina Shot and Hide and Seek for Choke Bombs. The distinction between watching and subscribing matters particularly for the Head Taker Legendary Hunter.

Watch-time rewards require a linked account and manual claims.

Players need to connect their Twitch account to the platform where they play Hunt, then watch a channel with Drops enabled. Crytek’s official FAQ provides the linking page and the reward schedule.

Promotional screenshot from Hunt: Showdown 1896, supplied by Crytek. Image: Crytek

You do not need to leave the game running while watching. You do need to remain logged into Twitch, and reaching a milestone is only part of the process: claim that reward in your Twitch inventory to unlock progress towards the next one.

The campaign uses two reward windows in its first week and three in its second. Checking the schedule is therefore more useful than assuming every reward is available for the entire fortnight.

An account link from a previous campaign should carry over, although Crytek recommends checking that it is still connected.

Promotional screenshot from Hunt: Showdown 1896, supplied by Crytek. Image: Crytek

If a claimed item is missing, Crytek recommends checking the Twitch claim and account connection, then restarting the game. Players looking for a separate in-game Halloween activity can also find DEVOUR’s 70-pumpkin hunt across seven maps running into early November.

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