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DUCKSIDE

tinyBuild Riga · tinyBuild · 2024-09-25

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

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.

DUCKSIDE is an Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mostly Positive (72% of 3104 reviews).

15
playing now
72%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.25★
PlayStation Store rating (1,530 ratings)
borked
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$14.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

DUCKSIDE trailer thumbnail

Duckside - Official Demo Launch Trailer

≈27,032 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 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 9% of 28,373 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 62k–140k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,104 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 21 of 31 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

2902026-09-16 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 15 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 29 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 14 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 15 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 5 players2026-10-15 22:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k14Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 1,083 · peak 3,173Nov 2024 — avg 249 · peak 626Dec 2024 — avg 255 · peak 616Jan 2025 — avg 205 · peak 613Feb 2025 — avg 130 · peak 386Mar 2025 — avg 67 · peak 201Apr 2025 — avg 51 · peak 135May 2025 — avg 37 · peak 116Jun 2025 — avg 38 · peak 146Jul 2025 — avg 34 · peak 96Aug 2025 — avg 31 · peak 165Sep 2025 — avg 68 · peak 154Oct 2025 — avg 67 · peak 147Nov 2025 — avg 46 · peak 114Dec 2025 — avg 36 · peak 100Jan 2026 — avg 27 · peak 80Feb 2026 — avg 18 · peak 47Mar 2026 — avg 18 · peak 51Apr 2026 — avg 14 · peak 49May 2026 — avg 24 · peak 88Jun 2026 — avg 23 · peak 92Jul 2026 — avg 14 · peak 41Aug 2026 — avg 15 · peak 49
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-09-25, latest 2025-09-03 (Steam store data)

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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