Developer: Stress Level Zero
Player Statistics
Updated: November 8, 2026 9:08 PMAverage players
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Duck Season player count by month
Duck Season has 2 players in-game right now, and the 24-hour peak is 5. The peak so far in November 2026 is 5 players, 2 on average.
| Month | Average players | Change | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 (so far) | 2 | — | 5 |
| February 2026 | 3 | — | 5 |
From SteamStat's own samples of the Steam player count since tracking began. Change compares a month's average with the month before.
At a glance
Duck Season has 2 players in-game right now, 40% of its 24-hour peak of 5. The record since SteamStat started tracking it is 5 players, set on November 7, 2026. 1,501 Steam reviews rate it “Very Positive” (86% positive). Released on September 14, 2017 by Stress Level Zero. Current price: $19.99.
What players say about Duck Season
Duck Season is widely regarded as a standout VR horror title that expertly captures 80s nostalgia and builds effective tension. However, the experience is often hampered by clunky weapon mechanics and a repetitive core gameplay loop.
What players like
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Atmosphere and tension 15 of 30 reviews
Players appreciate how the game slowly transforms from a simple childhood memory into a psychological horror experience.
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Secrets and lore 10 of 30 reviews
The multiple endings and hidden narrative details encourage exploration and provide significant replay value.
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Nostalgia factor 9 of 30 reviews
The 80s setting, complete with era-specific toys and gaming references, is highly praised for its authenticity.
What players criticise
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Broken shotgun mechanics 13 of 30 reviews
Many users struggle with the reloading and grip mechanics, finding them unintuitive and frustratingly unresponsive.
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Repetitive gameplay 7 of 30 reviews
The core activity of shooting ducks is frequently criticized for lacking variety and becoming monotonous over time.
Best for: Players who value atmospheric storytelling and hidden mysteries over high-intensity action or polished weapon simulation.
Not for you if: Players who demand precise, modern VR motion controls or get bored quickly by repetitive arcade-style gameplay.
Duck Season — questions players ask
- Is it scary?
- Yes, it is described as an effective horror experience that uses slow-burn psychological tension rather than constant jump scares.
- Can I play it on Quest?
- Yes, it is playable on Quest hardware, though some users report finding it difficult to manage weapon grips with the desired precision.
- Is the game long?
- It is relatively short, but replayability is high for those who wish to discover all seven endings and collect every secret.
Summarised automatically from 30 English Steam reviews — helpful and recent, positive and negative — on August 29, 2026.
Description
Duck Season is a throwback to the golden age of 1980's gaming and movies with a hint of horror in a Spielburgian universe. Re-live a slice of childhood as you transported to an eerily familiar memory and play out the dark story that unfolds over a single day/night as your imagination takes over.
- Seven unique endings
- Seven mini games to play on your Kingbit Entertainment System
- Dozens of Easter eggs and hidden secrets
- Realistic virtual environments
- Multiple short films found on VHS tapes
- Additional mysterious sub plots
Supported languages: english
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System Requirements
Windows
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i5 4590
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 970
- Storage: 7 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i7 6700
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GTX 980 / GTX 1060
- Storage: 7 GB available space
User Reviews
This game was my favorite back when it released and I still love it to this day
Instead of playing a horror game I spent my first 10 minutes trying to understand how to reload my shotgun.
I would've forgiven it if it was some kind of bug but the games been released since 2017, never touching this game unless I feel like understanding the "simple" controls
One of the best VR titles I've played personally, especially as a horror game. It doesn't have locomotion, so you for the most part stand in one place (which is nice since my controllers suffer from drift pretty badly.)
It is GREAT as a horror game, and the duck shooting is very fun albeit rather repetitive at times. definitely, the most fun I've had in a shooting game, though sometimes motion controls are finnicky, but that's likely a side-effect of using Steam Link over Wifi.
Overall my only nitpicks have been it getting repetitive, the frickin' Home Run achievement which I can't get for the LIFE OF ME (I SWEAR I'M DOING IT RIGHT), and if other accounts use your PC (like maybe family share) they won't get their own save, which can possibly mess up a first playthrough (i.e. some endings aren't available on a first playthrough) -- along with syncing achievement progress like Pro Gamer and the like. Ignorable if you don't care too much about that stuff.
Good concept, mediocre execution. The biggest issue with this game is that the most interesting part of the game is the horror segments but they take up the least amount of the gameplay. Most of the gameplay is just your normal duck hunt stuff, but the shotgun is incredibly uncomfortable to hold and your left hand can’t actually grab the pump. You just have to vaguely hover your hand where it should be, which means that pumping the shotgun is always inconsistent. I had to mess around with controller offsets in the steam VR settings because by default, the shotgun points very high up, which meant that I had to uncomfortably bend my wrist to be able to have a chance of hitting anything, even after setting offsets it was still uncomfortable as a whole. I wouldn’t recommend the game unless you’re just a big fan of stress level zero and wanted to see this part of VR history.
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Additional Information
| Developer | Stress Level Zero |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Age rating | None |
| Release date | September 14, 2017 |
| User reviews | 86% positive (1501) |
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