Software:Escape from Duckov

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Escape from Duckov
Developer(s)Team Soda
Publisher(s)Bilibili
Producer(s)Jeff ChenTemplate:Two pixel space[1]
EngineUnity
Platform(s)macOS
Windows
ReleaseOctober 16, 2025
Genre(s)Extraction shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Escape from DuckovTemplate:Two pixel space[lower-alpha 1] is a 2025 extraction shooter video game developed by Team Soda and published by Bilibili. Set in Duckov, a world on the brink of collapse, the game places the player in the role of a duck who must build a base, undertake quests for other ducks, scavenge resources, and fight hostile forces in a bid to survive the calamity, assemble a spaceship, and ultimately flee the planet.

Escape from Duckov was released for macOS and Windows on October 16, 2025. It sold 3 million units by November 8, 2025.

Gameplay

Escape from Duckov is a single-player top-down extraction shooter.[3]

The player controls a duck, whose appearance is customized in a character creator.[4] The duck protagonist can equip two firearms, each supporting attachments and multiple ammo types, and one melee weapon at a time.[3] The base is a bunker that can be further built.[4][5] It inhabited by a duck named Jeff, who acts as the initial guide and quest-giver.[4] Additional ducks move in the bunker as the base building progresses and give their own quests.[4]

Across multiple locations outside the base, the duck protagonist scavenges resources and fights numerous enemies.[6] Energy and hydration need to be managed through the consumption of various foodstuffs throughout the exploration.[7] Various status effects can afflict the character over the course of the exploration.[8] For example, bleeding causes health to gradually decrease, but it can be resolved with bandages.[9]

Escape from Duckov features multiple difficulty modes, including a customizable one that enables fine-tuning specific gameplay elements.[8] It also supports Steam Workshop for installing mods.[3]

Plot

Duckov is a world on the brink of collapse. Some ducks evacuate the planet in spaceships, while the ones left behind struggle to survive and compete for scarce resources. The duck protagonist escapes from a guarded facility with the help of a duck named Jeff, relocates to a bunker inhabited by him, and undertakes quests given by him. Other ducks also move in the bunker and give additional quests that the duck protagonist takes on. During the exploration across locations, the duck protagonist scavenges resources and fights many hostile forces. With the duck protagonist's assistance, Xiaoming, one of the newcomers, assembles an improvised spaceship intended for the group's escape from the planet.

At the end of the game, the spaceship launches and leaves the planet. The duck protagonist either departs aboard the ship or is left behind due to its limited capacity. If the air defense system has not been disabled, it will target the escaping vessel.

Development

Escape from Duckov is a game developed by Team Soda and published by Bilibili.[10][11] Team Soda is an internal development studio at Bilibili.[12] It is based in China.[13] The game was built using Unity.[14]

Team Soda set out to design Escape from Duckov as a player versus environment experience that incorporates extraction shooter elements, including the genre's core shooting mechanics and character progression.[13] During deliberations about the game's art style and theme, the team's artist drew a duck, which received unanimous approval from the team and was retained.[13] The game's title was originally an internal project codename, but the team thought it was fun and thus kept it.[13]

Team Soda comprised five members during development.[4][13][15] It had three members in the first year and expanded to five members in the second year.[15] Jeff Chen, who formed the team, said that Escape from Duckov is a game that pays homage to Escape from Tarkov.[13] He remarked that he is a hardcore Tarkov player and has logged over 1,400 hours in that game.[13]

Escape from Duckov was released for PC (macOS and Windows) on October 16, 2025.[16]

Reception

Reviews

Escape from Duckov received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[17]

Sales

Team Soda announced that Escape from Duckov sold a million units by October 22,[18] 2 million units by October 28,[19][20] and 3 million units by November 8, 2025.[21] The game has reached a peak of over 300 thousand concurrent players on Steam.[22][23]

Accolades

Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2025 indiePlay China Indie Game Awards The indiePlay Award Won [24]
Excellence in Game Design Nominated
Ultra Game Awards 2025 Independent Game of the Year Nominated [25][26]
Phenomenon of the Year (Independent Game) Nominated
Surprise of the Year (Independent Game) Won
Independent Game of the Year (Players' Voice) Nominated
2025 Steam Awards Most Innovative Gameplay Nominated [27]

Notes

  1. ↑ Simplified Chinese: 逃离鸭科夫; traditional Chinese: 逃離鴨科夫; pinyin: Táolí Yākēfū.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Escape From Duckov Sells 1 Million Copies, Adds Mod Support". 23 October 2025. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/escape-from-duckov-a-parody-of-tarkov-featuring-ducks-is-putting-up-huge-numbers-on-steam/1100-6535556/. 
  2. ↑ "Escape from Duckov". https://www.gematsu.com/games/escape-from-duckov. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Carpenter, Lincoln (October 23, 2025). "Escape From Duckov might look like a parody, but it's a full-fledged, full-featured singleplayer bottling of extraction shooter juice". https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/escape-from-duckov-might-look-like-a-parody-but-its-a-full-fledged-full-featured-singleplayer-bottling-of-extraction-shooter-juice/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Walker, John (October 23, 2025). "There’s A Damned Good Reason Escape From Duckov Has Sold A Million Copies In A Week". https://kotaku.com/theres-a-damned-good-reason-escape-from-duckov-has-sold-a-million-copies-in-a-week-2000638588. 
  5. ↑ Purchese, Robert (29 October 2025). "Escape from Duckov is not what I was expecting at all, and it's another startling reminder that perhaps we're going about this whole making games business all wrong". https://www.eurogamer.net/escape-from-duckov-is-not-what-i-was-expecting-at-all-and-its-another-startling-reminder-that-perhaps-were-going-about-this-whole-making-games-business-all-wrong. 
  6. ↑ Ali, Usama (21 October 2025). "Beginner Tips for Escape From Duckov". https://gamerant.com/escape-from-duckov-beginner-tips-tricks-guide/. 
  7. ↑ Carpenter, Lincoln (23 October 2025). "After making 1 million sales, Escape From Duckov makes eating poop less nutritious". https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/after-making-1-million-sales-escape-from-duckov-makes-eating-s-worse/. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Castania, Gabrielle (4 November 2025). "Escape From Duckov: Beginner Tips". https://www.thegamer.com/escape-from-duckov-beginner-tips-inventory-extraction-map/. 
  9. ↑ Monbleau, Timothy (17 November 2025). "The five best Escape From Duckov Totems and how to get them". https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/escape-from-duckov-totems/. 
  10. ↑ Sinha, Ravi (20 October 2025). "Escape From Duckov Crosses 500,000 Sales in 3 Days". https://gamingbolt.com/escape-from-duckov-crosses-500000-sales-in-3-days. 
  11. ↑ Diaz, Ana (27 August 2025). "Don’t let Escape from Duckov’s cute characters trick you out of a tough looter-shooter". https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/don-t-let-escape-from-duckov-s-cute-characters-trick-you-out-of-a-tough-looter-shooter. 
  12. ↑ Carpenter, Lincoln (20 October 2025). "Duck-themed extraction shooter Escape From Duckov sold 500,000 Steam copies in its first 3 days". https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/duck-themed-extraction-shooter-escape-from-duckov-sold-500-000-steam-copies-in-its-first-3-days/. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Walker, John (4 November 2025). "Escape From Duckov interview: The story behind the phenomenal success". https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/escape-from-duckov-interview-jeff-chen-story-behind-success. 
  14. ↑ Saver, Michael (3 November 2025). "Games made with Unity: October 2025 in review". https://unity.com/blog/games/games-made-with-unity-october-2025-releases. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "「エスケープ フロム ダッコフ」開発秘話。プロデューサーが語るタルコフ愛や，アヒルやペットの誕生理由が明らかに［WePlay2025］" (in ja). 23 November 2025. https://www.4gamer.net/games/876/G087607/20251123003/. 
  16. ↑ Kerr, Chris (28 October 2025). "Escape from Duckov has sold 2 million copies in two weeks". https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/escape-from-duckov-has-sold-2-million-copies-in-two-weeks.  Screenshot captured from the original on December 8, 2025. Lin, Wesker (10 November 2025). "《逃离鸭科夫》累计销量突破 300 万份" (in zh). https://www.ign.com.cn/gamegame/57073/news/tao-chi-ya-ke-fu-lei-ji-xiao-liang-tu-po-300-mo-fen.  Jackson, Claire (24 October 2025). "A Duck With A Gun Has Replaced Battlefield 6 In The Top 5 Most-Played Steam Games". https://kotaku.com/escape-from-duckov-battlefield-6-bf6-steam-extraction-2000638836.  For the platforms, see Diaz, Ana (27 August 2025). "Don’t let Escape from Duckov’s cute characters trick you out of a tough looter-shooter". https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/don-t-let-escape-from-duckov-s-cute-characters-trick-you-out-of-a-tough-looter-shooter. 
  17. ↑ "Escape from Duckov PC Critic Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/escape-from-duckov/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  18. ↑ Romano, Sal (22 October 2025). "Escape from Duckov sales top one million". https://www.gematsu.com/2025/10/escape-from-duckov-sales-top-one-million. 
  19. ↑ Kerr, Chris (28 October 2025). "Escape from Duckov has sold 2 million copies in two weeks". https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/escape-from-duckov-has-sold-2-million-copies-in-two-weeks.  Screenshot captured from the original on December 8, 2025.
  20. ↑ "《逃离鸭科夫》销量破200万！官方感谢玩家和MOD创作者" (in zh). 28 October 2025. https://www.gamersky.com/news/202510/2036173.shtml. 
  21. ↑ "B站《逃离鸭科夫》销量破300万！感谢所有鸭宝" (in zh). 8 November 2025. https://www.gamersky.com/news/202511/2042222.shtml. 
  22. ↑ Wagner, Justin (26 October 2025). "Escape From Duckov quacks past 300,000 concurrent players only 10 days after release". https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/escape-from-duckov-quacks-past-300-000-concurrent-players-only-10-days-after-release/. 
  23. ↑ "《逃离鸭科夫》热度节节攀升！最高在线已破30万" (in zh). 27 October 2025. https://www.gamersky.com/news/202510/2035048.shtml. 
  24. ↑ "IndiePlay China Indie Game Awards受賞式をレポート。応募数が650本を超える大規模イベントに［WePlay 2025］" (in ja). 25 November 2025. https://www.4gamer.net/games/876/G087607/20251124002/. 
  25. ↑ For the nominations, see "1月20日，线下颁奖典礼见！" (in zh). 13 January 2026. https://www.ucg.cn/newsinfo/10939307.html.  For the results, see "UGA2025颁奖典礼现已结束!" (in zh). 20 January 2026. https://www.ucg.cn/newsinfo/10956581.html. 
  26. ↑ For the results, see Zhang, Zacky (20 January 2026). "UGA 2025 游戏大赏圆满落幕" (in zh). https://www.ign.com.cn/hollow-knight-silksong/58231/news/uga-2025-you-xi-da-shang-yuan-man-luo-mu. 
  27. ↑ "The Steam Awards 2025". Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/2025. 



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