As every fortnight, you can take part in a new challenge on the Discord de Recalbox. This challenge is open to everyone. The principle is simple: try to achieve the best score on a game drawn at random, often from the arcade catalogue.

🚀 For this fifth challenge of 2025, the game selected is In The Hunt.

Developed and published by Irem, and released in 1993, this side-scrolling shoot ‘em up puts you in command of a submarine to thwart the plans of ’Sombre Anarchie ‘, a corporation hell-bent on destroying the world's largest cities. Players can complete the levels on their own or in cooperation with a friend.

Originally released on arcade terminals, the game was ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in 1996. It has a good reputation among gamers who have tried it. Unfortunately, its release on home consoles was met with indifference, and the title is clearly one of the underrated games of the 32-bit generation.

The game's emphasis is on pixels, and some of the shots will remind you of the Metal Slug series. Enemies are varied, and you'll have to deal with projectiles from the depths as well as from the air. You'll have a whole arsenal of weapons at your disposal to deal with them, which won't go amiss when it comes to tackling the bosses at the end of each level.

🏆 The rules of the challenge

At the controls of your submarine, your aim will be to achieve the highest score in a single credit.
The challenge runs from midnight on 18 to 31 March. You can try as many times as you like.

How to take part

• 🎮 Start the game (rom ‘inthunt’)
• 🏹 Play and try to beat the best score
• 📸 Take a screenshot or photo of your final score
• 📤 Share your score on the Discord channel #challenges or use the /submit score leaderboard command on the same channel.

⚖️ Rules to follow

To ensure a fair challenge:

• The score must be achieved in a single credit, without save state, rewind, cheats, or auto-fire (unless provided for in the game).

🎁 Rewards and fair play

The challenge is all about discovering games, sharing tips and, of course, having fun, all in a spirit of competition that's always welcome!

The winner will receive a game key (GOG, Steam, etc.) to choose from a list of over 80 titles.
📌 If you've won a challenge in the last three months, the reward will go to the next one 🥇🥈🥉.

Good luck to you all, and may the highest score win!