Many people love hunting and fishing, but they rarely get out on them – the busy work schedule, the high cost of hobbies and the need for careful planning of this type of leisure complicate everything. But the video gaming industry has long been offering virtual activities for every taste – in this article I will help you choose a free hunting and fishing simulator that is right for you.
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The main criterion for most simulators has long been realistic, which means that the skills acquired in games can be used in life. You can learn about the preferred type of bait for different fish, the effect of the bottom of the reservoir on the bite and the main mistakes when hooking up from the episodes of the “Fishing Dialogues” program, but it’s much more interesting to try everything yourself, albeit in the virtual world.
Russian Fishing 4
Russian Fishing 4 is the most popular free fishing simulator at the moment. According to the average daily online on Steam, he is in the top 200. The game is free, it has multiplayer with a ladder of anglers, more than 80 species of fish, 11 reservoirs and the ability to fish in a variety of ways – with a spinning rod, fishing rod or donk, from the shore or from a boat.
The game is quite difficult to master – just hook the line on a stick and go to conquer the mermaids from the nearest reservoir will not work. The developers have added detailed tutorials so that even a beginner can figure out what’s what. I do not advise you to just skip the explanations, because then it will be difficult to understand what is attached to what and why different bells and whistles are needed.
At the beginning of the game, we find ourselves at the dacha. Oh, if I had such a plot, I would have moved to live outside the city long ago: a seemingly flimsy house stands right on the shore of a pond, there is also a vegetable garden with cabbage, an overgrown glass greenhouse and a gazebo on the territory. The descent to the water is designed in the form of wooden bridges, because every fisherman knows: the further you throw the bait, the larger the fish you can catch.
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One of the most interesting finds in the country was the guitar – you can play several chords on it, which sound quite convincing. Fans of outdoor activities know that you can play anything on Am, but here there are several more options for extracting sounds from a seven-string girlfriend. Definitely like.
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The game itself is incredibly atmospheric, especially when played alone with well-insulated headphones. Thanks to the trills of cicadas at night, the sound of the wind and splashes of water, you enter a small trance. The character has quite common human needs – energy recovery, food and drink. You won’t be able to fish around the clock, sometimes you have to drop by the grocery store. It is offered to sell the caught fish in the market or in village cafes – judging by the volume of supplies from gamers, they are trying to create a philosopher’s stone from it.
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Ice lakes
“Winter Is Coming!” – remind the developers of the Ice Lakes game about ice fishing. Not all fishermen enjoy this activity, since it is even more demanding to prepare than summer fishing. And it is not always comfortable: the bottom freezes, the snot turns into icicles, etc. Yes, and a good place for ice fishing is sometimes difficult to find, especially given the climate change on the planet: in some places recently even the thickness of the ice is not enough to go out on it …
In Ice Lakes, these conventions can be disregarded. You have to drill holes and drag perches as much as you like. For fans of VR devices, there is a corresponding mode, thanks to which you can immerse yourself in the simulator to the fullest.
There are only 35 types of fish in the game, but as many as 23 different cards for fishing. Competitions between fishermen are perfectly implemented: by registering in the tournament, you need to drill a hole in the indicated place and fish at speed.
If you have ever been on ice fishing and enjoyed it, then the game will come. The simulator will also help you check whether it is worth trying this activity in reality – just remember that you will not have to sit in a comfortable chair at home, but in the cold. Weather conditions aside, the game is very authentic – even a skimmer has been implemented!
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Thehunter classic
Among the free games, theHunter Classic is a fairly old representative of the genre. We are allowed to hunt in 12 reserves, among the animals there are both small game like rabbits and foxes and larger animals – lynxes, bears, boars and even bison. Here you can realize the “dream” of many: to hunt for a polar fox!
Since peering into pixels is the only activity in this game, graphics are essential. There are not enough stars from the sky, since theHunter Classic was released in 2012 and is already morally outdated, but eyes do not flow out after half an hour of gameplay, and thanks for that.
Unlike multiplayer simulators, here you will be left on your own, or you will have to call your friends for a cooperative. It will not work just to meet another hunter in the clearing. The game has a restriction on hunting at night, at the end of daylight hours you will be thrown back to the base. This is frustrating as I would just like to wander around the reserve in the dark.
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Another disappointment is donation. To be honest, I have no idea why buying anything in this game for real money, but the store’s assortment is amazing – ammunition “of all colors and sizes”, means for masking human odor, cartridge belts and cases for rifles, customization and much more. Hypothetically, currency can be earned by completing missions, but since each gun is designed for a certain type of production, and shots from the other are not counted, it is not easy to carry them out.
I liked that in the game you can hunt down prey on the trail, albeit rather clumsy – they are displayed as if the character has a witch’s instinct. Hunting towers are also perfectly implemented: my childhood was spent in Karelia, I always felt awe when passing by such structures in the forest. Nice nostalgia.
I recommend this game to those who are not completely sure whether to buy theHunter: Call of the Wild. The title will help you understand if you like a realistic hunting simulator in which you can hunt down large prey for hours.
Hunting Simulator 2
In this realistic simulator, a faithful dog will go hunting with us. A good boy will help to track down the prey on the trail, and will also not allow wounded animals – wounded and distraught animals – to be left in the forest.
The game has a large number of locations, and shooting licenses are well implemented. In reality, no one can just go out with a gun at the ready, even if he has all the necessary documents. In the forestry of the relevant region, you need to buy a license for a certain type of prey, and if you hunt for animals without permission, you will be punished, and even criminalized.
The graphics in Hunting Simulator 2 are all right – we are once again greeted by Unreal Engine 4, where the textures look the same. However, during the hunt, it is noticeable that the range of drawing the grass is slightly less than the human eye could see in reality, which makes shooting at distant targets a little easier.
The main problem with this game is its high cost. For the basic version, you will have to pay ₽1,199, and the additional Bear Hunter Edition set with the option of hunting a bear will cost another ₽2,000.
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