I positively did not anticipate Tarkov parody Escape From Duckov to be this good, or this fashionable

I am by no means fairly positive what to make of parody video games. They’re type of like fanfiction, in a manner. There are uncommon events when fanfiction can take off and hit the mainstream, although, matching (or, in particularly unusual occurrences, surpassing) their inspirators. By all accounts, Escape From Duckov is a good sport in its personal proper. The gameplay is a world away from Tarkov, which clearly impressed its title, however gamers are nonetheless flocking to get a bit of its duck-on-duck motion. Is it due to the title? As a result of it is genuinely a enjoyable sport? Or do we’ve a 50 Shades of Mallard on our arms?

By all accounts, Escape From Duckov is only a nice sport. 95% of its opinions on Steam are constructive, which is frankly astonishing at the moment, with many praising the tight gunplay and fascinating quests. These are paying homage to Tarkov, however have clear directions that do not depart you operating round like a headless hen. Or ought to that be duck?

We do not fairly know the place it will slot in on our listing of the very best survival video games, however Duckov is proving fashionable, with many having fun with the truth that it is a single-player extraction shooter – a rarity within the style. For older gamers like myself, our reactions are slowing and set off fingers rusty, so the excessive pressure of Tarkov may be ruined by a single headshot. When dealing with a horde of AI geese, there’s much less on the road.

It appears others agree. In addition to the glowing Steam opinions, Duckov developer Crew Soda introduced that it has bought 500,000 copies since releasing 4 days in the past. It appears to be selecting up steam, too, as extra gamers hear in regards to the sport by phrase of beak.

My favourite assessment, nonetheless, comes from a participant who did not learn the Steam description and thought this may be a PvP affair, Tarkov with cartoon geese. You’ll be able to forgive them for considering as a lot. Regardless of their incorrect assumptions, they put half a dozen hours into the sport and emerged ecstatic. “Devs, you may have actually introduced the magic again to gaming for me,” they write.

Even when you do not know what you are getting your self into, Escape From Duckov appears to be hitting all the proper containers.

Sadly, we do not have a listing of the very best duck-based video games, or else Duckov could be prime of the pile. However our picks of the very best indie video games have some enjoyable adventures, and you too can browse the very best single-player video games if, like me, your reflexes are too sluggish for Tarkov.

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