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DUCKSIDE

tinyBuild Riga · tinyBuild · 2024-09-25

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ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 03, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 03, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Imagine DayZ or Rust but you're a duck. A persistent world survival game with PVP, PVE, crafting, base building and hat wearing ducks, wielding weapons.

10
playing now
72%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
borked
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 40 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (631 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 62k–139k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,078 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-06-11) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 22 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
49649620242026Week of 2024-09-25: 496 positiveWeek of 2024-09-25: 135 negativeWeek of 2024-10-02: 234 positiveWeek of 2024-10-02: 62 negativeWeek of 2024-10-09: 141 positiveWeek of 2024-10-09: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-10-16: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-10-16: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-23: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-10-23: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-10-30: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-30: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-06: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-13: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 188 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-12-25: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-08: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-15: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4002026-08-11 20:00 — 30 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 8 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 19 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 11 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 17 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 40 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 16 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 15 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 17 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 11 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 9 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 13 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$5.992024-09-252026-08-122024-09-25 — best price $9.742024-11-25 — best price $9.742024-12-19 — best price $9.742025-01-29 — best price $9.742025-03-13 — best price $9.742025-04-01 — best price $9.742025-05-26 — best price $9.742025-06-27 — best price $9.742025-08-25 — best price $9.742025-09-29 — best price $9.742025-11-10 — best price $9.742025-12-18 — best price $9.742026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-02 — best price $14.992026-02-09 — best price $9.742026-02-24 — best price $11.012026-03-19 — best price $7.492026-03-27 — best price $11.012026-04-27 — best price $11.012026-05-05 — best price $14.992026-06-02 — best price $11.222026-06-18 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $5.992026-07-11 — best price $11.222026-07-31 — best price $11.222026-08-12 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opFamily Sharing2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Ukrainian

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvPCo-opShooterCraftingSurvivalOpen WorldSimulationMultiplayerEarly AccessOnline Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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