Escape from Duckov is an unlikely hit on Steam after half a million sales and big concurrents over the weekend.
The parody of extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov is riding high with 173,394 peak concurrent players on Valve’s platform. That’s enough to make it the sixth most-played game on Steam right now. Only Delta force, Battlefield 6, PUBG, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike 2 are more popular right now.
Escape from Duckov is a PVE top-down looter-shooter game in which you scavenge for resources, build your hideout, and upgrade your gear. “Start from nothing and rise to the top,” reads the official blurb. “Outwit hostile ducks, survive, or make it out alive.”
Following its launch on October 16, Team Soda’s game sold an additional 500,000 copies over the weekend. Its Steam user review rating is sitting pretty at ‘Overwhelmingly Positive.’ “At this moment, the entire dev team is quacking with joy and flapping our wings in excitement!” reads a statement.
Escape from Tarkov, meanwhile, hits Steam on November 15. It will be interesting to see if it beats Escape from Duckov’s concurrent player peak on the platform. A console version is in the works.
Extraction shooters might be having a moment, particularly on PC. Arc Raiders, for example, recently enjoyed big Steam concurrents during its ‘Server Slam’ playtest, which bodes well for its late October release date. Then we’ll have Escape from Tarkov join the fun half a month later.
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