ESCAPE FROM DUCKOV: TARKOV FOR DUCKS, AND NOBODY RUINS YOUR RAID
8.0 of 10 bananas. A five person team built a top down, single player parody of Escape from Tarkov with ducks, and it sold millions. The raid, loot, and extract loop works without a single griefer. The grind and repeat missions wear thin late.
By the Alpha. Full review. Updated Nov 13 2026.
Honest note: This is not a fresh hands-on playtest. I built this verdict from critic reviews, player reviews, the store listing, and the official game pages linked below. If I put real hours in on stream, I will update the score and say so.
Platforms: PC via Steam, Windows and Mac. Released October 16 2025, developed by Team Soda and published by bilibili. No console version is on sale yet, and I found no Amazon listing for it, so the button goes to Steam. At my Nov 13 2026 check Steam listed it at 17.99 dollars.
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Listen well. I know apes who love extraction shooters and hate the other players in them. One camper on the exit, and an hour of loot is gone. Escape From Duckov fixes that by removing the campers. All of them. It is just you, a duck with a gun, and a world that still wants you dead.
What It Wants To Be
A top down extraction shooter played solo. You wake in Duckov as an average duck with one basic gun, raid five maps for loot, fight hostile ducks, and get out before time runs out or you lose your gear. Back at the bunker you sell, craft, build, and take quests from other ducks, all while working toward escaping the planet. It is a loving parody of Escape from Tarkov, made by a Tarkov superfan.
What Works
It hit hard. Wikipedia, citing the studio, says it sold 3 million copies by November 8 2025, and Steam shows 93 percent of 10,763 English reviews positive. Metacritic shows 77 for PC at my check, with 10 of 15 critic reviews positive. GameGrin says it stands on its own beyond the parody, and The Games Machine praises a raid and progress loop that works brilliantly without PvP. It supports Steam Workshop mods and adjustable difficulty, and it even got an official crossover with Escape from Tarkov in February 2026.
What Breaks
The grind is real. Vandal says repetitive missions and no multiplayer make it lose steam over time, and Worth Playing says the slow progression may irk players who want constant action. Game8 notes that RNG can make or break a run. If you want to beat other humans, this is not that game.
Who Should Play
Play it if extraction shooters stress you out but you love the loot loop, or if you want a cheap, funny PC game you can sink dozens of hours into. Skip it if you want PvP or co-op raids with friends.
STRENGTHS
- Extraction tension without griefers
- Deep loot, craft, and base loop
- Funny duck world
- Cheap at 17.99 dollars
HONEST COSTS
- Grind gets heavy late
- Repetitive missions
- Single player only
- PC only for now
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