Virtual Hunter

Virtual Hunter

Released Jan 2025

Virtual Hunter brings realistic hunting to virtual reality. Pack your gear and put your hunting skills and tactics to the test in the open wilderness.

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Evaluation

Virtual Hunter left Early Access and launched its full 1.0 release on January 15, 2025. Korpi Games has maintained a consistent and active update cadence since launch, with major feature additions arriving roughly every 1–3 months. Notable post-launch updates include a full engine and rendering pipeline upgrade (September 5, 2025), over 80 Steam achievements (March 2, 2026), in-game voice chat for multiplayer (April 24, 2026), and a localization update adding 15 languages (August 21, 2026). The most recent developer communication was on August 21, 2026 — just 6 days before today's assessment date. In the August 21, 2026 update post, the developer mentions an ongoing player survey specifically designed to "gather feedback from the community and genre players to decide our future plans for Virtual Hunter," signaling that development direction is still being actively shaped. A March 14, 2025 developer update also mentioned exploring bringing the game to additional VR platforms. The developer has shown no signs of winding down and has communicated consistently throughout 2025 and 2026. No specific future content has been formally announced, but the sustained cadence and active survey indicate ongoing investment in the title.
Evidence
Localization update shipped adding 15 new languages. Developer also notes an ongoing player survey to decide future plans for Virtual Hunter.
news post · Aug 21, 2026 source development ongoing
high
Voice chat for multiplayer shipped as a major new feature, along with optimizations and numerous fixes.
news post · Apr 24, 2026 source content shipped
high

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Korpi Games Oy
Achievements
84
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

Prepare for a hunting experience of a lifetime. Virtual Hunter brings realistic hunting to virtual reality. The game offers a large, open hunting ground where you will find animals such as the majestic red deer, the elusive European hare, wild boar and fallow deer roaming freely in the wilderness. So pack your gear, master the realistic weapon handling and ballistics at the range and then head out into the open wilderness!

Your hunt

Select your weapons, pack your other essential equipment, set the time and then step out into the wilderness. Track animals, use hunting towers or follow your intuition and see what you find. How you decide to hunt is totally up to you! Each hunt is always a new adventure and seeing as you get a fresh spawn of animals each time, a new challenge!

Steady your aim

With our weapon stabilization system, you can make very accurate shots, even at longer distances. Taking a clean shot is important, the animal will go down faster and save you a long tracking job!

Unique wildlife

Each animal has their own unique behavior, making them challenging and interesting to hunt. With their senses they can see, smell and hear you so approach with caution. Big trophy animals have keener senses, making them much harder but also more rewarding to hunt. Using the right weapon or ammo will give you full integrity and better rewards.

Taxidermy and trophy mounts

Virtual Hunter includes a one of a kind trophy mount system, where players can freely place their taxidermied trophies around the lodge! You can choose different wall mounts, full body mounts and table mounts for small game. Each animal has several different poses to choose from. Do you want to place your highest scoring red deer over the fireplace or by the door? The choice is yours!

Hunt Together

Experience the thrill of a hunt together with up to 6 players. Hike, hunt and strategize together to bag the biggest trophy. Gather at the lodge to share stories behind each taxidermied trophy.

Show your trophies

You can unlock different trophy statues by taking down big animals with the correct weapon or ammo type. There are four different trophy ranks for every animal and each animal has different fur types. These trophies will even keep track of your personal best!

Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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