Game2016

Hunting Unlimited 2009

Simulation

Developer SCS Software

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22 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 28, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

91
LovedLoved

20 positive · 2 negative
95% range 72–97%

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Steam's own rating
Positive
25 of 27 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What players are saying

91% recommend · 21 yes, 2 no

Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 23 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (51 of 55 positive).

Players find the game charmingly bad with nostalgic value. [1][2][3] Some enjoy the open world and silly physics like ATV stunts. [4][5][6] A few reviewers criticize poor optimization and unrealistic gameplay. [7][8]

Liked
  • Nostalgic and charming despite dated graphics. [1][2][3]
  • Fun open world with ATV stunts. [4][5]
  • Customizable animal spawns and difficulty. [1][9]
  • Runs well on Windows 11. [10]
Disliked
  • Poor optimization and performance issues. [7][11]
  • Unrealistic animal behavior and gameplay. [1][8]
  • Outdated graphics from 1999. [1]
  • Annoying controls and water death. [1][5]
Representative posts
  • [7]Steam user Steam user …6705Steam review · Apr 22, 2017 · Not recommended

    Very poorly optimized game, ran very bad.

  • [1]Steam user Steam user …0436Steam review · Jun 23, 2017 · Recommended

    This game is hillariously bad but it's got it's own little charms. It's nice being able to specify what animals should spawn on your map, along with the amount (low, mid or high). The graphics have a lot to be desired and look more like it's made in 1999 rather than 2009. As hunting sims go, it's extremely easy to shoot animals in this game, not so much to find them, especially on bigger maps. However, a lot of the …

  • [4]Steam user Steam user …1864Steam review · Apr 10, 2018 · Recommended

    This game isn't realistic, but there are many games where realism isn't a factor for enjoyment. Hunting unlimited 2009 takes a different aspect to hunting games as the game is open world and includes many enjoyable hobbies to a creative mind (running off of a cliff on an ATV, glitching the ATV into launching in the air.)

  • [5]Steam user Steam user …7591Steam review · Mar 28, 2017 · Recommended

    It's actually really fricking fun. If you don't like hunting, you can still play it just to drive your quadbike around and do some sick jumps on the mountains and plains... And throw yourself off some cliffs while you're at it! Also, it's pretty funny how your guy is basically ''allergic'' to water, and soon as his legs touch the water he starts screaming like a b¡tch and dies. Heh.

  • [2]Steam user Steam user …6812Steam review · Apr 8, 2017 · Recommended

    Very nice game. Brought me back in the past. Good hunting simulator!

Summarised from 16 of the 23 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 14, 2026. How summaries are made

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Hunting Unlimited 2009 sits at 91% positive across 22 opinionated reactions from 1 source. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?

Reactions

22 of 22 · most liked first
  • Steam user Steam user …0436Steam reviews · Jun 23, 2017 · 3 h played

    This game is hillariously bad but it's got it's own little charms. It's nice being able to specify what animals should spawn on your map, along with the amount (low, mid or high). The graphics have a lot to be desired and look more like it's made in 1999 rather than 2009. As hunting sims go, it's extremely easy to shoot animals in this game, not so much to find them, especially on bigger maps. However, a lot of the time the animals will run right at you or around you, allowing you to shoot…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …6812Steam reviews · Apr 8, 2017 · 13 h played

    Very nice game. Brought me back in the past. Good hunting simulator!

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …1864Steam reviews · Apr 10, 2018 · 22 h played

    This game isn't realistic, but there are many games where realism isn't a factor for enjoyment. Hunting unlimited 2009 takes a different aspect to hunting games as the game is open world and includes many enjoyable hobbies to a creative mind (running off of a cliff on an ATV, glitching the ATV into launching in the air.)

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …1372Steam reviews · Jan 12, 2017 · 20 h played

    Possibly the best game of 2016 would recommend 10/10 ***Update on 11/04/2017 Probably the best game so far in 2017

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  • Steam user Steam user …7591Steam reviews · Mar 28, 2017 · 3 h played

    It's actually really fricking fun. If you don't like hunting, you can still play it just to drive your quadbike around and do some sick jumps on the mountains and plains... And throw yourself off some cliffs while you're at it! Also, it's pretty funny how your guy is basically ''allergic'' to water, and soon as his legs touch the water he starts screaming like a b¡tch and dies. Heh.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …4805Steam reviews · Feb 10, 2021 · 3 h played

    i played the game for like a month but after that it wont load the game engein is not responding and for paying 10$ for i game i want to play it

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …4039Steam reviews · Sep 3, 2017 · 4 h played

    Very Nice Hunting Game

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  • Steam user Steam user …6705Steam reviews · Apr 22, 2017 · 1 h played

    Very poorly optimized game, ran very bad.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1798Steam reviews · Dec 1, 2025 · 12 h played

    Hunting Unlimited 2009 is a snapshot of a particular era of PC hunting games, one in which accessibility, variety, and open-ended gameplay took precedence over deep simulation or cutting-edge realism. Developed by SCS Software and published by Ziggurat, the game offers an expansive set of hunting scenarios that invite players to test their skills across rugged landscapes filled with diverse wildlife. Rather than centering its appeal on narrative structure or complex progression systems, it…

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …1946Steam reviews · Jan 6, 2024 · 14 h played

    this game is my childhood why'd they abandon it for trucks, 10/10 because of the music

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  • Steam user Steam user …1902Steam reviews · Dec 18, 2019

    The best hunting game I have ever played, it has better graphics compare to 2008 version. And animals behavior looks better than previous games.

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …1620Steam reviews · Sep 28, 2026 · 5 h played

    Best hunting sim

    positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
  • Steam user Steam user …5055Steam reviews · Apr 26, 2026 · 1 h played

    its a little rough but its a worthwhile entry in the series. Some new guns and gear but thats about it!

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  • Steam user Steam user …2816Steam reviews · Jan 6, 2024 · 4 h played

    When the music kicks in I kick down doors

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  • Steam user Steam user …1672Steam reviews · Jul 1, 2022 · 5 h played

    Nostalgia for sure my childhood's game

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  • Steam user Steam user …1557Steam reviews · May 7, 2022 · 5 h played

    Runs well on Windows 11 and uses OpenGL. In the launcher the highest and maximum setting for Shader Quality is probably ARB2 and not NV3X even though NV3X is right on top.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1089Steam reviews · Apr 30, 2022 · 4 h played

    I'm going to be honest. I only bought this game for the nostalgic main menu music. 9.9/10. Gameplay is pretty fun tho

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  • Steam user Steam user …2610Steam reviews · Oct 19, 2021 · 1 h played

    its actually good

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  • Steam user Steam user …8556Steam reviews · Oct 18, 2020 · 129 h played

    it's a awesome hunting game full of animuls game even turkeys with easy and hard missions and free hunt also comes with target rang

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  • Steam user Steam user …9449Steam reviews · Aug 16, 2020 · 22 h played

    Pure nostalgia and pure fun.

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  • Steam user Steam user …9099Steam reviews · Jun 8, 2020 · 3 h played

    Def reccomend for a time saver

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  • Steam user Steam user …4015Steam reviews · Sep 17, 2018

    Hunting Unlimited 2009 is a 3D FPS sports and outdoor simulator. You don't have to kill wild animals if you don't want to, but that's really the point of it. The whole thing is as unrealistic as real world hunting is a fair and balanced exercise (tbh it would be a better sport if there was an equal risk for the hunter, maybe arm the deer with rifles or grenades?) I remember when the ValuSoft logo was the hallmark for terrible games. Now, of course, that's been supplanted by Unity, allowing…

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