Game Informer: "In the relatively small spectrum of hunting-based video games, the Deer Hunter series has firmly staked off the simulation end of the genre. While other games have found audiences by providing highlight-reel style portrayals of the hunting experience, Deer Hunter is happy to focus more on realism-including those long stretches of time when nothing much happens. While its slower-paced gameplay isn't tuned to every player out there, the series has attracted its share of fans, maintaining that fan base years after its last installment."