ActionFit check
Is Duck Season worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy horror stories framed by retro gaming and 1980s movie influences
- Fans of branching narratives who want seven possible endings
- Players who like exploring virtual environments for secrets, Easter eggs, and optional films
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a focused, conventional duck-hunting game may find the shift into horror and story exploration too indirect
- Players looking for a long-form adventure may find the single-day-and-night structure too contained
- Players who want a purely modern setting may not fit the 1988 childhood-gaming premise
Our take on Duck Season
Rather than treating duck hunting as the whole game, it uses a rented retro game as the frame for a story that changes over one day and night. The familiar childhood setup becomes a horror narrative with multiple endings, VHS films, and hidden subplots.
What is Duck Season?
Set during summer vacation in 1988, Duck Season follows a child playing a rented game on the fictional Kingbit Entertainment System.
What begins as a duck-hunting game gradually reveals a darker story unfolding across one day and night. The game draws on 1980s games and movies, placing the player in a familiar-looking virtual environment with horror elements. Its structure includes seven possible endings, seven mini games, VHS-based short films, hidden secrets, Easter eggs, and additional mysterious subplots. The experience combines a childhood gaming setting with an increasingly unsettling narrative rather than presenting only a straightforward hunting game.
How Duck Season plays
- 01Seven story endings
- The narrative can conclude in seven different ways.
- 02Kingbit mini games
- Seven mini games are available through the fictional home console.
- 03Hidden discoveries
- The game includes numerous Easter eggs and concealed secrets.
- 04VHS short films
- Short films can be found on VHS tapes during play.
- 05Unfolding horror story
- The duck-hunting premise develops into a darker plot with additional mysterious subplots.
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Duck Season: platforms & release
Is Duck Season worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy horror stories framed by retro gaming and 1980s movie influences. Skip it if: players seeking a focused, conventional duck-hunting game may find the shift into horror and story exploration too indirect.
Where can I download Duck Season?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Duck Season's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Duck Season on?
Windows only.
