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Duck Season

PC (Microsoft Windows), Oculus Rift, SteamVR • 2017

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Quick resume

The game of your dreams just dropped, DUCK SEASON, a hunter with ridiculous graphics. Luckily, it's summer vacation and Mom just surprised you with a one day rental of it! Unfortunately, as you binge play it becomes apparent that all is not right with Duck Season...

Global score

85/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Shooter

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    Pros

    • Highly immersive vr experience
    • Excellent shotgun mechanics
    • Rich nostalgic 1980s atmosphere
    • Multiple endings and secrets
    • Well-crafted psychological horror elements

    Cons

    • Repetitive core gameplay loop
    • Short main story length
    • Some controller issues reported
    • Limited social or multiplayer features
    • May be too scary for some players

    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have freedom to explore the living room environment, interact with many objects, and choose how to play the duck shooting segments and progress through multiple endings."

    • Competence
      3

      "The shotgun mechanics require skillful aiming and manual reloading, providing a satisfying challenge especially on higher difficulties."

    • Competition
      -4

      "The game focuses on personal experience and story progression without competitive or ranked multiplayer elements."

    • Continuation
      3

      "Multiple endings, secrets, and mini-games encourage replay and extended engagement beyond a single session."

    • Cooperation
      -5

      "Single-player experience with no cooperative multiplayer or teamwork elements."

    • Creativity
      4

      "Players can creatively interact with many objects in the environment and explore hidden content and easter eggs."

    • Domination
      -5

      "No elements of exerting control or superiority over others; interaction is individual and narrative-driven."

    • Escapism
      5

      "Strong nostalgic and immersive VR experience that transports players to a fictional 1980s setting, providing escapism from reality."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of curiosity and interest in nostalgia and horror, not due to obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Encourages exploration of environment, discovery of secrets, and trying different play styles to unlock endings."

    • Exploration
      5

      "High emphasis on exploring the detailed living room, interacting with objects, and uncovering hidden areas and secrets."

    • Expression
      3

      "Allows some self-expression through interaction with environment and choice of actions affecting endings, though no avatar customization."

    • Fantasy
      4

      "Imaginative fiction with a psychological horror twist on a nostalgic 1980s setting, blending reality and surreal elements."

    • Fellowship
      -5

      "Primarily a solitary experience with minimal social or community interaction."

    • Growth
      3

      "Players learn shotgun mechanics and uncover narrative layers through multiple playthroughs and exploration."

    • Health
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    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires active attention and interaction, especially during shooting and exploration segments."

    • Intimacy
      -5

      "No close social relationships or emotional sharing; experience is individual and narrative-focused."

    • Leadership
      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; single-player experience."

    • Progression
      3

      "Progression through unlocking multiple endings and discovering secrets, though core gameplay loop is repetitive."

    • Relaxation
      1

      "Mix of relaxing nostalgic moments and tense horror elements; overall moderate tension with moments of flow."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Immersive VR visuals, sound design, and tactile shotgun mechanics provide engaging sensory stimulation."

    • Status
      -4

      "Focus is on personal experience rather than social recognition or status."

    • Story
      4

      "Narrative with multiple endings and hidden lore that unfolds through player actions and exploration."

    • Strategy
      2

      "Some planning involved in how to approach shooting and exploration to unlock different endings, but core gameplay is straightforward."

    • Thrill
      4

      "Psychological horror elements and unexpected scares create suspense and thrill during gameplay."

    • Value
      1

      "Generally considered good value for the immersive experience and replayability, though some find it short for full price."

    • Violence
      3

      "Includes shooting ducks and violent horror scenes; player can shoot the dog leading to violent consequences."

    • Survival
      2

      "Some elements of avoiding threats and surviving horror sequences, though not a core survival game."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026