Poached : Hunt The Hunter

Poached : Hunt The Hunter is a first-person game set in a nature reserve in South Africa’s Northern Province. You play as a game ranger protecting the animals and land from poachers. You can pursue missions or spend your time on other activities, from hunting for food and camping to racing ostriches.

The reserve

The open map has a day-and-night cycle and changing weather. Missions can be approached from any direction, and hub-based gameplay connects 12 levels with cinematics and lore. You can also take on side quests and bonus missions, rescue rangers stuck in trees, or explore activities such as golf and ostrich racing.

Combat and progression

The game uses old-school first-person shooter gameplay, with 14 weapons to discover and use, including realistic South African weapon types. You fight poachers and other enemies, find power-ups and secrets, and can practice with new gear at an optional shooting range. Armor includes bulletproof vests and stealth camouflage.

Crafting, looting, merchants and other role-playing elements support your time in the reserve. You can grow power-ups and other special herbs, hunt for food, craft, and camp. The inventory and crafting menus are designed to be straightforward.

Life in the reserve

Between missions, you can make breakfast, barbecue goat chops using interactive real-time braai mechanics, drink moerkoffie and eat bokvleis. You can grow plants in the shed, drive your own 2-litre bakkie, listen to hours of virtual South African radio stations, and use virtual online shopping and a stock market.

The game also includes power-ups and secrets to find, Steam achievements, and voice acting in English, Afrikaans, Sepedi and Zulu.