Duck Hunt in Machine Party

What this simulation is

One player is the hunter, the others are runners. Runners survive; the hunter lines up shots.

Last verified: 2026-08-16 · Machine Party global achievement stats on Steam ↗

Achievement: BOOM HEADSHOT!
Unlock rate: 53.1%
Couch co-op: Adapted in v2.0

How it plays

CommunityAs described by two independent community guides (checked 2026-08-16) — not yet verified against official material.

One player takes the Hunter role with a rifle while everyone else has to cross open ground towards them, and both guides note that runners can take a hit and keep going.

Deltia's Gaming adds that the Hunter's aim is visible to the runners as a laser pointer.

Sources: Sportskeeda ↗ · Deltia's Gaming ↗

Watch this one

This simulation runs from 6:47 to 10:24 in Alpha Beta Gamer's session recorded with the developers.

Open on YouTube at 6:47 ↗

What the official material says

OfficialSince v2.0 local play splits the screen with the runners on the left and the hunter on the right, and the runners' camera sits further back. source ↗

The achievement

“Land a headshot in Duck Hunt.”
— Steam's wording for “BOOM HEADSHOT!”

53.1% of players have it — common, as of 2026-08-15.

How to unlock it →

How this page knows what it knows

The line at the top comes from official text — Steam's own achievement wording and the developers' patch notes. The description of how a round plays comes from two independent community guides that we cross-check against each other; where they disagree, both accounts are printed rather than one being picked. Nobody on this site has played the simulation, and we say so instead of writing tips that sound tested.

If you have played it and something here is wrong, tell us — first-hand corrections are the fastest way this page improves.

Local co-op setup →

Sources

Everything on this page traces back to one of these. Checked on 2026-08-16; we re-check after every official patch.