Stress Level Zero's nostalgic 1980s VR shooter and psychological horror game where a summer afternoon playing a classic light-gun cartridge spirals into seven branching endings.
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Duck Season is a nostalgic 1980s shooter and psychological horror adventure developed and published by Stress Level Zero. Released on SteamVR on September 14, 2017, the game places you in the shoes of a young boy during the summer of 1988 with a one-day rental cartridge for his Kingbit Entertainment System.
From 8-Bit Nostalgia to Surreal Tension
Between rounds of blasting ducks across a pixelated 3D marsh with a pump-action shotgun, you return to a richly interactive 1980s living room packed with VHS tapes, retro mini-game cartridges, action figures, and magazines. As the afternoon wears on into night, subtle anomalies begin to blur the boundary between the television screen and the house—especially if you decide to fire at the game's smiling dog mascot.
Key Features
- Seven Branching Endings: Every action inside the living room and inside the marsh cartridge shapes how the story unfolds, rewarding multiple playthroughs to uncover all seven endings and hidden lore connecting to BONEWORKS.
- Tactile Shotgun Handling: Load shells by hand, rack the pump, and aim down the sights in standing, seated, or room-scale VR.
- Playable Retro Sub-Games and VHS Tapes: Pop VHS tapes into the VCR to watch surreal live-action and animated shorts, or swap cartridges to play parodies of classic 80s arcade games.
- PC VR Headset Support: Compatible with the Valve Index, Meta Quest 3, and Meta Quest 2 via PC Link or SteamVR.
