Cargo Hunters

Shooter· Extraction Shooter· PvE· Third-Person Shooter

Early access since Mar 2026

Cargo Hunters is an extraction shooter where you control a humanoid robot scavenging the remains of humanity on an abandoned, dystopian Earth. Play solo or in 4 players co-op.

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In early access, content still planned

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $19.99

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Evaluation

Cargo Hunters launched into Early Access on March 9, 2026 and remains firmly in that phase. The developer has maintained consistent and active communication throughout the Early Access period. On July 31, 2026, the developer published a formal roadmap covering approximately the next year and a half of planned development, describing upcoming new locations, enemies, mechanics, and other substantial additions. They also announced a shift from twice-weekly updates to less frequent but larger updates, clarifying this is to focus on more significant content — not a slowdown. This roadmap is the clearest possible signal that substantial planned content remains ahead. On July 15, 2026, the studio announced a publishing partnership with HypeTrain Digital, stating it would help them "focus on development, expand the game, and bring Cargo Hunters to more players." Since the roadmap post, the developer has continued shipping updates. Update 0.26.37 on August 10, 2026 added a new in-game event and support for eight additional languages. Updates 0.26.39 (September 17, 2026) and 0.26.39.61 (September 19, 2026) delivered further gameplay improvements and bug fixes. The most recent developer communication was on September 19, 2026 — well within any reasonable activity window and consistent with the new longer-cycle update cadence described in the July 31 post. The co-op mode, which entered its first public alpha on June 12, 2026, was explicitly described as something that "will continue to evolve and improve with every update throughout the entire Early Access period." The game is clearly mid-development with a significant amount of planned content still to come.

Evidence

Developer published a formal roadmap covering the next ~1.5 years of planned development, including new locations, enemies, and mechanics. Announced a shift to less frequent but larger updates.

news post · Jul 31, 2026 source content planned

high

First public alpha of co-op mode launched; developer explicitly stated co-op will continue to evolve throughout the entire Early Access period.

news post · Jun 12, 2026 source content planned

high

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HypeTrain Digital

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Platform

Windows

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Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

Extraction Shooter PvE Third-Person Shooter Post-apocalyptic Combat Action Character Customization Open World Robots Survival Crafting Early Access Inventory Management Exploration Gun Customization

About this game

We have lost everything. Somehow we keep on moving.

Cargo Hunters is a third-person extraction PvE shooter in which you control a remote-controlled humanoid robot to scavenge resources on a decaying Earth.

Collect and lose loot. Build your shelter. Face challenges. Battle enemies. Fall. Rise. Survive no matter how you define survival.

A forgotten home.

After the global temperature rise, mankind faced the emergence of superviruses released from the melting Antarctic ice. Within a few years, they wiped out everything that moved, grew, or breathed.

Those with wealth or power escaped the dying Earth, fleeing to [classified] during the 'Second Exodus' colonization program in [classified]. Just before the first outbreak. Now they’re paying a ton of money to get their shiny, useless memorabilia back.

Escape before it's too late.

It’s all about you and how you get the job done. Brute force, sneak, steal, craft, buy, find. Do what you will.

But once you lose, you lose everything you’ve found. So think carefully. Equip pragmatically.

Carrying capacity, weight, noise, condition—everything matters.

The world’s dead. The loot isn’t.

You already have a human-shaped body. So wear human clothes or armor. Use their weapons. Add replaceable limbs. Dismember the fallen. Harvest their body parts. Recycle what’s unnecessary. That is the daily routine.