DUCKSIDE

DUCKSIDE

Early access since Sep 2024

Imagine DayZ or Rust but you're a duck. A persistent world survival game with PVP, PVE, crafting, base building and hat wearing ducks, wielding weapons.

72% positive · 3,104 reviews
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In early access, still in active development
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In early access, still in active development
Medium confidence
Active Development

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Evaluation

DUCKSIDE launched into Early Access on September 25, 2024 and has been actively developed since. The developer published an Early Access roadmap on September 26, 2024, outlining planned major features and content, and has been consistently delivering on it. Major content updates that have shipped include: the Thanksgiving Update (November 25, 2024) with a new island and cosmetics; the Christmas Update (December 19, 2024) with a new submarine monument, seasonal events, and a revised roadmap for 2025; the Military Gear Update (May 26, 2025) introducing visible armor and clothing on player ducks; and the "First Flight" free DLC (September 3–4, 2025) released alongside the game's console launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Feature patches also shipped in January 2025 (weapon durability, AI improvements) and March 2025 (BattlEye anti-cheat integration). This establishes a sustained cadence of major content roughly every 1–3 months since launch. In the September 4, 2025 post announcing the console launch, the developer stated "all hands are now on deck to get some new updates and content out to you fowl folks, so stay tuned for news about what's to come." This is the most recent developer communication — dated September 4, 2025 — and it explicitly confirms ongoing development work. As of today (September 24, 2026), there has been approximately 12.5 months of silence since that last communication. The established update cadence between major content drops has typically been 1–3 months, making the current gap significantly beyond the historical pattern. However, because the game is still in Early Access with no 1.0 release announced, and no developer statement indicates development has concluded or the studio is in distress, this silence — while notable — does not yet rise to a formal uncertainty signal. The developer's last word was an explicit statement of ongoing work, and Early Access titles commonly experience varying communication rhythms. That said, the extended silence is worth monitoring closely.
Evidence
Free 'First Flight' DLC launched alongside the game's console release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Developer stated 'all hands are now on deck to get some new updates and content out to you fowl folks, so stay tuned for news about what's to come.'
news post · Sep 4, 2025 source development ongoing
high
Military Gear Update shipped making worn armor and clothing visible on player characters. Developer noted 'the team are working on some cool stuff right now' and promised news in coming weeks.
news post · May 26, 2025 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Released
Sep 2025
Released
Sep 2024

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
tinyBuild
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Welcome to DUCKSIDE: persistent world survival... on QUACK

Over 10 million ducks get killed per year by hunters, a statistic that would be much lower if ducks were combat trained. Enter DUCKSIDE, a persistent world survival game like DayZ or Rust… but you’re a duck, and so is everybody else!!

It’s a hard Duck life

Wake up at the quack of dawn and put those webbed feet to use or take flight across an expansive island, where valuable resources and egg-citing treasures await any lucky duckys fortunate enough to discover them.

Are you a chicken? No, you’re a DUCK.

DUCKSIDE isn't just about surviving; it’s about getting into the mind of a duck. Being a duck. Feeling the cold steel of a machine gun on your feathers. The heat of a grenade exploding next to you. And the peace of mind that comes with settling down after a long day, in a house you built out of trash that you’d looted off some guy's corpse. Don’t be a chicken, be a firequacker.

Get your ducks in a row

Harvest resources, craft weapons and tools, and build shelters to protect your loot and your life.

How do Ducks even hold weapons and tools, you ask? Who cares silly goose? With a crafting system as deep and robust as this, they were wise to adapt, else they’d just be hanging around in ponds all day waiting to be added to that “10 million” statistic.

The sky(box) is the limit

Are you really a Duck if you can’t fly? No, you’re a penguin or something. So yes, you CAN fly; we’ve introduced an egg-cellent player controller with sophisticated flight mechanics allowing you to glide, hover, accelerate and dive, even whilst shooting and fighting!

A world of fowl play

An alive Duck can keep his gear safe and his teammates alive.. A dead duck however, is much less useful. Afterall - birds of a feather stay together.

Don’t be a duckling - get yourself equipped, build nests for safety, storage, survival, and strategic advantage, but be warned: nothing is truly safe. Every structure can be destroyed, every stash of loot raided, and every migration could end in death.

There’s no such thing as too many ducks

Play alone or create a flock with other ducks to build, explore, fight, and survive together. Ducks are fiercely territorial, so encounters with opposing ducks can and will often result in some feathers being ruffled.

ARE YOU GONNA BE A SITTING DUCK, OR A BIRD OF PREY?

Last evaluated Sep 24, 2026
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