Choose Hover Junkers
Choose Hover Junkers if you want the Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Hover Junkers launched in 2016.
Hover Junkers vs Duck Season
Hover Junkers and Duck Season both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Hover Junkers (2016) is 1 year older than Duck Season (2017). Duck Season scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Hover Junkers (60.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Duck Season
Choose Duck Season if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.7% positive across 1,289 reviews.
Both Hover Junkers and Duck Season sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list SteamVR Collectibles, Tracked Controller Support, and VR Only, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hover Junkers |  Duck Season | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 60.5% positive (588 reviews) | 85.7% positive (1,289 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Stress Level Zero | Stress Level Zero |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Hover Junkers (2016) is 1 year older than Duck Season (2017).
- Duck Season scores higher on Steam reviews (85.7% positive) than Hover Junkers (60.5% positive).
- Duck Season is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Hover Junkers (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Hover Junkers has co-op; Duck Season does not.
- Duck Season is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Hover Junkers has no Deck rating yet.
Hover Junkers vs Duck Season — FAQ
- Which is better, Hover Junkers or Duck Season?
- On Steam reviews Duck Season scores higher (85.7% positive) than Hover Junkers (60.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Duck Season is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Hover Junkers or Duck Season first?
- If you want chronology, Hover Junkers (2016) came out before Duck Season (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Hover Junkers and Duck Season similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Duck Season have multiplayer like Hover Junkers?
- No. Hover Junkers supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while Duck Season is listed as single-player only.