Comparison

Deer Hunter 2018 vs Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Deer Hunter 2018

Experience the ultimate hunting simulation with realistic graphics and diverse gameplay. Pursue exotic animals across stunning global locations, hone your shooting skills, and compete for trophies. Upgrade your arsenal and engage in various game modes for an immersive hunting adventure.

Highlights
  • Realistic hunting simulation
  • Global hunting locations
  • Trophy animal hunts
  • Weapon customization and upgrades
  • Multiple game modes
  • Predator hunting
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From the creators of Deer Hunter 2014 comes the world’s greatest hunting experience in 2020 that targets your heart and mind: Return to the Wild. PURSUE, HUNT, REPEAT. SHOOT LIKE A PRO In this hunting simulator, we take you straight to the action. Line up your sights, aim for vital organs & hone your skills for the perfect hunt. A Trophy Hunt. HUNT ACROSS THE GLOBE Pursue trophies & survive while you hunt in breathtaking new locations every month, across the globe, from Alaska to Zimbabwe. SEASONAL EVENTS 3 Weeks of all you can HUNT. It’s Hunting Season - Get Huntin’ ! MULTIPLE GAME MODES Go back in time with Historical Hunts, go underwater with Spear Fishing, Hunt with Man’s best friend and or get fiercely competitive with Target Shooting Events! BAG BIG GAME ANIMALS Hunt animals so real they nearly jump off the screen! Track down and hunt the world’s most exotic and elusive animals. THE HUNTER BECOMES THE HUNTED Hunt predators before they hunt you. COLLECT HUNTING TROPHIES Compete to brag and hunt the biggest trophy animals ! AUGMENT YOUR ARSENAL Collect firearms, add scopes, magazines, barrels, and stocks as you perfect your weapons before each hunt. Deer Hunter 2018 includes auto-renewable subscriptions with the benefits described below: • Silver Subscription: $0.99USD / week (or local equivalent) or $1.99USD / month (or local equivalent) - 2x gold when you level up - 2x Gold rewards from trophy hunts - Access to the Silver VIP Crate that allows tickets to be redeemed for up to 3 spins per day • Gold Subscription: $1.99USD / week (or local equivalent) or $4.99USD / month (or local equivalent) including a 7 day free trial or $12.99USD / 3 months (or local equivalent) or $19.99USD / 6 months (or local equivalent) - 2x gold when you level up - 2x Gold rewards from trophy hunts - Access to the Silver VIP Crate that allows tickets to be redeemed for up to 3 spins per day - 2x Platinum Eagles from Events - Reduces by half the Dog Training and Promotion Speed - Access to the Gold VIP Crate that allows tickets to be redeemed for up to 6 spins per day - Energy level maximum increased by 5 - Reduces by half the diving suit upgrade speed Subscriptions are available via in app purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew at the applicable subscription price at the end of the subscription period until you cancel your subscription. Payment for the subscription period you selected will be charged to your iTunes account within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. You can cancel your subscription at any time by accessing your iTunes Account Settings and selecting to cancel your subscription. After canceling, you will be responsible for paying the subscription fee for the current active applicable subscription period. Here are the links to our privacy policy and terms of service: Privacy Policy: http://www.glu.com/privacy Terms of use: http://www.glu.com/terms PLEASE NOTE: - This game is free to play, but you can choose to pay real money for some extra items, which will charge your iTunes account. You can disable in-app purchasing by adjusting your device settings. - This game is not intended for children. - Please buy carefully. - Advertising appears in this game. - This game may permit users to interact with one another (e.g., chat rooms, player to player chat, messaging) depending on the availability of these features. Linking to social networking sites are not intended for persons in violation of the applicable rules of such social networking sites. - A network connection is required to play. - For information about how Glu collects and uses your data, please read our privacy policy at: www.Glu.com/privacy - If you have a problem with this game, please use the game’s “Help” feature.

About

Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator

Experience the thrill of a wild hunt from anywhere. Track and stalk your targets through diverse landscapes using realistic hunting gameplay and graphics. Utilize sniper and night hunting skills to achieve the perfect shot while defending yourself from wild animals.

Highlights
  • Realistic deer hunting gameplay
  • Diverse hunting environments (forest, desert, snow)
  • Sniper and night hunting modes
  • Track and stalk targets
  • Defend against wild animals
  • Hours of thrilling gameplay
Features
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Hunting sim The Hunter Call of the wild is a thrilling deer hunting game that enable players to have the thrill of wild hunts from the comfort of their beds. As a deer hunter all you need is to use your hunting skills to track and stalk your target through forest, desert and snow, listen call of the wild which will ultimately lead you to the perfect shot With realistic wild hunter game play and graphics deer hunting place you in the heart of action as you hunt game on the vast and variable landscapes. No matter if you hunting deer, raindeer, or a big buck hunter, you have to have the skills of a hunter hunted in the forest. Night hunter with your sniper hunting skills to get perfect shot for the deer hunt. Rifle Deer hunting game offers you multiple ways of hunt like sniper hunting, night hunting and deer hunting. As you move in the game you have to face more thrilling huts and explore new adventures to be a deer hunter. With the hunter hunted, all you need is to constantly guard yourself, listen to the sounds and defend yourself from wild animals. Overall rifle deer hunting is a thrilling deer hunting game that gives you hours of thrilling and exciting game for everyone who has the thrill of the hunt. So grab your weapon and load your ammo and get set for the hunt game

Screenshots

Deer Hunter 20184 screens
Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Deer Hunter 2018 at 4.7 against Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator's 2.7. Deer Hunter 2018 also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 28%) and ratings volume (82K vs 3). Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Deer Hunter 2018 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deer Hunter 2018 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deer Hunter 2018 has 82K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Deer Hunter 2018's written reviews are positive against 28% of Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deer Hunter 2018 ships an update every 2 months, Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Deer Hunter 2018 versus Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeer Hunter 2018Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (82K ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews56.7% of reviews — better28.0% of reviews
Number of ratings82K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size495 MB351 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperGlu Games LLCGameEnix

Customer experience

Deer Hunter 2018

All ratings81,789 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews503 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral11.7%
Negative31.6%

Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive28.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.0%

Bugs and requests

Deer Hunter 2018

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Events and tournaments not working
  • Inability to access certain game modes
  • Disappearing purchased items
  • Constant forced restarts and login issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Hunting blinds and deer feeders
  • Longer and more challenging hunts
  • Ability to restore progress and purchases
  • More realistic animal behaviors

Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Deer Hunter 2018

Subscriptions2
  • Gold$1.997 Days
  • Gold7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time8
  • 100 Gold$0.99
  • A Bit More Awesome Pack$1.99
  • Pocket Change Gold Pack$4.99
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  • Pocket Change Hunter Buck Pack$4.99
  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Spending Money Gold Pack$9.99
  • Pay Day Gold Pack$19.99
  • Pay Day Hunter Buck Pack$19.99
9 purchases

Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator

One-time9
  • Get 500 money$1.99
  • Get 500 coins$1.99
  • Get 1000 money$2.99
Show 6 more
  • Get 10 energy$2.99
  • Get 1000 coins$2.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Unlock Forest Levels$4.99
  • Unlock All Guns$9.99
  • Get 50 energy$10.99

Questions

Is Deer Hunter 2018 free?
Deer Hunter 2018 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator free?
Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deer Hunter 2018 or Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator?
Deer Hunter 2018 is rated higher. Deer Hunter 2018 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 82K ratings, while Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Deer Hunter 2018 or Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator have ads?
Both Deer Hunter 2018 and Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Deer Hunter 2018 or Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator?
Deer Hunter 2018 ships an update every 2 months, and Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator fortnightly. Most recently, Deer Hunter 2018 was updated on November 12, 2026 and Deer Hunter Hunting Simulator on November 12, 2026.

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