One of the hottest demos on Steam right now is an Escape from Tarkov parody survival shooter with ducks: "Loot, escape, build, and eventually become a mighty bird soldier"

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It's called, wait for it... Escape from Duckov

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The new game demo dominating the Steam charts is an Escape from Tarkov parody game called, siiiiiigh, Escape from Duckov.

Yes, Escape from Duckov is a real game (proof here) that's geared for release sometime this year. It's billed as a single-player top-down looter-shooter where you "loot, escape, build, and eventually become a mighty bird soldier." It's obviously pretty blatantly inspired by Esape From Tarkov, the at-times controversial first-person extraction shooter that's been kicking around in beta since 2017.

Jordan Gerblick
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