Play In the Hunt online
2 players online · co-op · everyone on their own device How online multiplayer works
Torpedoes up front, depth charges down below and your buddy in the other sub watching your six.
Free, right in your browser, nothing to install.
- Year
- 1993
- Manufacturer
- Irem
- Players
- 2 players at once
- Genres
- Shoot 'em ups
- Decade
- '90s arcade games
- Also known as
- Kaitei Daisensou
On UsuArcade, In the Hunt is played online in 2 player co-op: you on your phone or PC and your buddy on theirs, in the same game and in real time, each in your own sub.
It's Irem's underwater shooter: you pilot the Granvia, a yellow sub pushing through the deep and torpedoing ships, mines, mini-subs and mechanical monsters, through harbors and sunken ruins, with huge explosions, scrap metal blowing apart and whales cruising right past you.
History
In the Hunt came out from Irem in 1993. In Japan it was called Kaitei Daisensou. It runs on Irem's M92 board, the same as Gunforce and GunForce 2, which are also in the arcade.
Part of the team behind it left Irem soon after to found Nazca and create Metal Slug, and you can feel it in every explosion. The version on UsuArcade is «In The Hunt (World)» from MAME 0.239.
How to play
The stick moves your sub in every direction. Z fires torpedoes and X drops depth charges toward the seabed. Your orders come in the moment you start: fight your way into the D.A.S. base and destroy their system before it's too late.
Keep an eye on the counter in the middle of the screen: it starts at 99 and keeps ticking down, so no sightseeing. Out of lives, keep going with another coin and START. In co-op, your buddy can jump in at any point with their own coin and START, just like the machine asks with «PUSH 2P BUTTON».
Play In the Hunt with a friend
In the Hunt is a co-op game: you both play at the same time on the same team, each from your own home, like you're side by side at the same cabinet.
- Head into the UsuArcade arcade and send your friend the link so they can join you.
- Take a seat at the In the Hunt cabinet.
- Invite them from the cabinet's player panel: once they accept, they jump into your game and play from their own home, in the same game as you.
Controls: keyboard or gamepad on a PC; on-screen touch controls on your phone.
Fun facts
- In Japan it was called Kaitei Daisensou, roughly «the great undersea war».
- The player's submarine is called the Granvia.
- The game opens with an «URGENT COMMAND!»: break into the D.A.S. base and destroy their system.
- Part of its team later founded Nazca and created Metal Slug.
In the arcade
Just like the arcade, but from home: grab a seat at the In the Hunt cabinet, in the Shoot 'em ups zone, invite your buddy when they show up in the arcade and dive in together, each in your own sub. Nothing to install: it runs in the browser, on your phone or PC, gamepad included, and every game starts with INSERT COIN, for free.
Your buddy can jump in even after you've started. While you play you can talk over game voice chat, everyone else in the arcade can drop in to watch, and your scores go up on the arcade's high score boards.
Arcade high scores for In the Hunt
- Arwen_ 1,001,500 points
- EL POKE 1,500 points
- usuario 1,400 points
- INDY2026 1,400 points
FAQ
When did In the Hunt come out?
In 1993, from Irem, on its M92 board. In Japan it was called Kaitei Daisensou.
How many players is In the Hunt?
One or two at once, in co-op: each player controls their own sub in the same game.
Can you play In the Hunt online with a friend?
Yes. On UsuArcade it's played online in 2 player co-op: each of you on your own phone or PC, in the same game and in real time.
What does In the Hunt have to do with Metal Slug?
Part of the Irem team that made In the Hunt later founded Nazca and created Metal Slug: you can see it in the explosions, the flying scrap and the detail in every sprite.
Does it cost anything to play?
No. Every game starts with INSERT COIN, but it's free and there are no payments.
