Big Buck Hunter is a hunting arcade game developed by Play Mechanix, Inc. in 2001. The success of this game spawned a series of sequels including Big Buck Hunter II, Big Buck Hunter Call of the Wild, Big Buck Hunter 2005/2006, and Big Buck Hunter Pro. Play Mechanix and Raw Thrills have taken the hunt outside the states to the African Safari in Big Buck Safari (Spring 2008). Most recently, the iPhone version developed by Super Happy Fun Fun was released (Fall 2009), along with Big Buck Hunter : Open Season (Fall 2009), and just released in late December 2010 is the new "Big Buck World", which combines the Big Buck Hunter : Open Season games along with an updated version of Big Buck Safari called "Big Buck Safari : Outback".

The initial series of games from 2001-2006 operated on a single gun platform and allowed four players to compete round robin style through various treks and bonus stages. It wasn't till Big Buck Hunter Pro and Big Buck Safari that the two gun platform emerged allowing head-to-head competition in addition to a variety of new animals and critters to hunt.

No matter the version, the game centers around a player's ability to shoot up to three bucks a stage without shooting a doe or female animal, thus ending the player's turn prematurely. Later versions such as Big Buck Hunter Pro and Big Buck Safari also allow for critter shooting and trophy hunting (Safari only).

Stern Pinball also released a pinball game based on this theme in 2010.

Beginning in 2008, a World Championship Tournament was introduced. Regional Qualifying tournaments occur in August and September, with winners advancing to the World Championship Tournament, which occurs every October in Chicago.