🎯 Overview

Chore Hunt is an arcade-style shooting game inspired by the classic Duck Hunt. Instead of ducks, household chores fly across a night sky — and it's your job to blast them before they escape off screen. Aim with your mouse, click to shoot, and rack up the highest score you can across endless rounds of increasingly chaotic housework.

🕹️ Controls

• Move mouse — aim the crosshair
• Left click — fire a shot

That's it. No keyboard needed.

📋 How to Play

1. Click START GAME on the title screen.
2. A round banner appears briefly, then chores begin flying in from the left and right edges of the screen.
3. Move your mouse to position the crosshair over a chore and click to shoot.
4. If your crosshair is close enough to a chore when you fire, it counts as a hit — you'll see a point popup and hear a chime.
5. If you miss, you'll see a red "MISS" indicator.
6. Chores that fly off the opposite edge of the screen are escaped — they count against your accuracy.
7. The round ends when all chores have either been hit or escaped.
8. Score at least 40% accuracy to advance to the next round. Fall below 40% and it's Game Over.

🔫 Ammo & Reloading

You have 3 shots before you need to reload. Your ammo is shown as golden bullets at the bottom of the screen.

• Hit a chore — ammo instantly refills to 3
• Miss all 3 shots — brief reload pause (about 0.8 seconds), then ammo refills automatically

⭐ Scoring

Each chore is worth a set number of points based on how unpleasant it is. Harder chores are worth more!

Chore	Points	Difficulty
🧹 Sweeping	100	Easy
🧽 Scrubbing	100	Easy
🍽️ Dishes	100	Easy
🗑️ Trash	100	Easy
🧴 Cleaning	100	Easy
🫧 Bubbles	100	Easy
🧺 Laundry	150	Medium
🧹 Mopping	150	Medium
👕 Folding	150	Medium
📦 Organize	150	Medium
🛒 Groceries	150	Medium
🪣 Bucket Duty	200	Hard
🛁 Tub Scrub	200	Hard
🧤 Glove Work	200	Hard
🪟 Windows	200	Hard
🪥 Toilet Duty	250	Hard

🔄 Rounds & Difficulty

Each round gets harder. Here's what changes:

• More chores per round — starts at 10 in Round 1, increases by 2 each round (10, 12, 14, 16...)
• Faster spawn rate — chores appear more frequently as rounds progress
• Faster movement — chores fly 15% faster with each round
• Different sky themes — the background changes color every round

You need 40% accuracy (chores hit vs. total chores) to advance. Below that, it's Game Over.

🦆 Chore Behavior

Chores don't fly in straight lines. Each one has its own physics:

• Arc trajectory — chores launch upward and arc back down with gravity
• Flapping motion — a sine-wave oscillation makes them bob up and down rhythmically
• Horizontal wobble — slight side-to-side drift makes them harder to track
• Rotation — each chore tumbles as it flies, adding visual chaos
• Ground bounce — if a chore falls to ground level, it bounces back up
• Ceiling bounce — chores that fly too high will deflect back down

Chores enter from either the left or right edge and fly toward the opposite side. If they reach the far edge, they escape.

🧠 Strategy Tips

1. Lead the Crosshair

The crosshair intentionally lags behind your mouse. Don't aim where the chore is — aim where it's going, and let the crosshair catch up.

2. Prioritize High-Value Targets

Toilet Duty (250 pts), Windows, Tub Scrub, and Bucket Duty (200 pts each) are worth nearly double the easy chores. If you see one, go for it first.

3. Wait for the Peak

Chores slow down at the top of their arc. That's the easiest moment to hit them — they're nearly stationary.

4. Don't Panic-Fire

Burning through 3 shots in a panic triggers the reload delay, leaving you defenseless. Take measured shots.

5. Stay Centered

Chores come from both sides. Keep your crosshair near the middle and react to incoming chores.

6. Use the Bounce

Chores bounce off the ground. If you miss one as it flies across, wait for it to dip and bounce — it'll briefly slow down at the lowest point.

7. Watch the Chores Left Counter

If you're close to 40% accuracy and running low, focus on guaranteed hits rather than risky long shots.

8. Smooth, Steady Movements

Because the crosshair has momentum lag, smooth sweeping motions track targets better than twitchy jerks.

💀 Game Over

The game ends when your accuracy drops below 40% at the end of a round. Your final score and stats are displayed, and you can restart from Round 1.

There's no maximum round — the game keeps getting harder until you can't keep up. How far can you go?

📎 Quick Reference

Controls	Mouse to aim, click to shoot
Ammo	3 shots, auto-refill on hit or after reload pause
Advance	40% accuracy required per round
Scoring	100 to 250 points per chore
Difficulty	+2 chores, +15% speed each round
Best strategy	Smooth aim, lead the crosshair, shoot at the arc peak