Between Ghost of Yōtei, Battlefield 6, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and extra, October has been a busy month for avid gamers. But, the myriad of fantastic releases hasn’t stopped an indie sport about rifle-wielding geese from blowing up on Steam.
Escape from Duckov is a top-down extraction shooter the place you may “outwit hostile geese” as you scavenge for assets and construct a base, based on the official sport description. The juxtaposition between severe, tactical gameplay and humorously expressive geese (simply have a look at this little man’s face) is instantly interesting, however cute geese in navy gear is not the one purpose Escape from Duckov has landed with gamers — over 2 million of them, actually. It is peaked at over 300,000 concurrent gamers on Steam, and on the time of writing 287,000 geese are enjoying the sport.
Developer Group Soda’s duck-themed shooter would not have any type of multiplayer part and is offline PVE solely. It is a departure from the style, which is usually performed with others, and is assembly solo gamers the place they’re at. “In case you take pleasure in extraction video games however don’t take pleasure in different individuals(derogatory) then that is the one for you,” reads one Steam assessment. “As somebody with a whole bunch of hours wasted in Tarkov. I do clearly have a craving for some type of extraction shooter; I’m simply not all that aggressive anymore,” one other participant writes earlier than praising Duckov and its gameplay loop.
“I’ve at all times needed to be a duck, and this sport lastly gave me the chance to dwell out my dream,” reads maybe essentially the most relatable Steam assessment.
Escape from Duckov handed 2 million copies offered early Tuesday morning, and completed that feat in below two weeks, having launched on Oct. 16. “2 million ducklings are actually waddling by means of Duckov!” the sport’s developer shared in a Steam weblog put up. “A large thanks to each participant & our wonderful MOD creators who helped construct this unbelievable neighborhood!”
Group Soda’s embrace of the sport’s mod neighborhood has little question helped its recognition. “We’ve at all times believed that Duckov’s potential extends far past what the dev group alone can envision — it thrives on co-creation by gamers and creators,” it wrote in a separate weblog put up. That put up serves as a information for utilizing mods, in addition to a manner for mod creators to join official mod assist to obtain entry to dev builds of the sport.
The builders and writer Bilibili are celebrating by freely giving 20 free copies of Duckov, and you’ll learn up on the right way to enter on the sport’s X. That is the third time they’re freely giving 20 keys after doing so for reaching the five hundred,000 and 1 million gross sales milestones.
These keys can be given away on Friday, Oct. 31. In case you do not need to await the prospect at a free one, you may choose up Escape from Duckov at a 12% low cost for $15.83 on Steam till Oct. 30.
