Big Buck Hunter

Big Buck Hunter
Developer(s)Play Mechanix
Publisher(s)Incredible Technologies (Arcade, initial series)
Raw Thrills (Arcade, Pro/Safari series)
Crave Entertainment (Wii)
GameMill Entertainment (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)
Platform(s)Arcade, iOS, Wii, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Release
  • Big Buck Hunter
  • December 2000
  • Big Buck Hunter: Shooter's Challenge
  • February 2002
  • Big Buck Hunter II: Sportsman's Paradise
  • August 2002
  • Big Buck Hunter: Call of the Wild
  • March 2005
  • Big Buck Hunter Pro
  • January 23, 2006 (Arcade)
  • October 28, 2009 (iOS)
  • September 15, 2010 (Wii)
  • Big Buck Safari
  • March 11, 2008 (Arcade)
  • October 5, 2011 (iOS)
  • Big Buck Hunter Pro Open Season
  • November 22, 2009
  • Big Buck World
  • November 8, 2010
  • Big Buck HD
  • June 12, 2012
  • Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • October 25, 2016
  • Nintendo Switch
  • October 16, 2018

Big Buck Hunter is a game hunting video game developed by Play Mechanix. Primarily developed for arcades, the goal of the game is to shoot moving bucks or male animals without shooting a doe or female animal.

The initial series of games released from 2000 to 2005 by Incredible Technologies operated on a single gun platform and allowed four players to compete round robin style through various treks and bonus stages. Games beginning with Big Buck Hunter Pro, released in 2006 by Raw Thrills, introduced a two-gun platform, allowing head-to-head competition in addition to a variety of new animals and critters to hunt.