Checked 2026-10-30

Standard vs Apex Predator Edition

Hunting Simulator 3 is sold as Standard or Apex Predator Edition. There is no Deluxe edition in the Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, or Nacon catalogs I checked, even though the Steam about area shows a Deluxe banner.

The two products

Standard is the base game. Nacon's shop text ties a MyNacon account reward, a yellow-coated Labrador, to that purchase. I am not copying Nacon's comparison grid into a checklist, because the extracted page lost its tick marks and I cannot tell which rows belong only to Apex.

Apex Predator Edition costs fifteen dollars more than Standard on every US row I have: $54.99 versus $39.99 on PC, $64.99 versus $49.99 on consoles. The separate Apex Predator Pack is $14.99. The Steam purchase box explicitly lists two included items: Hunting Simulator 3 and the Apex Predator Pack. The Xbox edition listing also names the base game and that add-on, and TheXboxHub independently describes the matching edition contents. Apex Edition therefore includes the base game and Apex Predator Pack; the pack is also sold separately. Pack contents are listed on the DLC page.

Why people search Deluxe

Steam's about section has a heading and a banner that say Deluxe Edition. That banner has no buy button. Hunting Simulator 2 did sell a Digital Deluxe, which is an easy mix-up if you are coming from the older game. If a search box suggests deluxe, you still only have Standard and Apex Predator to pay for. 'Latest version' questions belong here too: the current release is the 29 October 2026 game, not a third edition name.

What I leave out

• Physical bonus items. I have no unboxing source.
• Pre-order gifts. The pre-order window is closed.
• A claim that Standard includes the Remington guns from the pack. The Nacon table is ambiguous, so those guns stay on the pack's own description.