The game “Goose Goose Duck” is becoming more of a phenomenon on Steam. After gaining momentum in recent months, it has now reached a new milestone.
What kind of game is this? Goose Goose Duck was released back in 2021 and is clearly reminiscent of the surprise hit Among Us, but it is free. Floating in space, you are on a space station and want to successfully complete your mission – only this time, you are a crew of geese.
However, there are also ducks hiding among you that must be uncovered before your geese are in danger. For this, good communication is necessary.
The game features several maps that provide environments outside of a spaceship – such as the “Ancient Sands” map in the desert. It also includes features like an optional proximity chat, various game modes, and classes of birds.
This is what it looks like:
Goose Goose Duck’s numbers are skyrocketing
Here’s what the numbers say: Although Goose Goose Duck was released back in 2021, it has only started to draw real attention since December 2022. Player numbers suddenly surged at that time, and the reviews are also positive.
Even November saw an average of players and a peak of about 52,000, marking a jump from October (1,613 average / 6,069 peak), and then it continued to rise.
In December, the game averaged 61,446 players and reached a peak of 414,978 players (via SteamCharts.com). It also landed in the list of “most played games” 2022 on Steam.
On Thursday, January 5, the game reached its peak: 563,293 concurrent players at peak time tried to figure out who is a goose and who is a duck. Currently (January 5, 2023, 7:00 PM), Steam Charts counts 343,543 active players in Goose Goose Duck.
This puts it ahead of popular games like MMORPG Lost Ark, which just distributed gifts, or the battle royale PUBG: Battlegrounds. Only Dota 2 and CS:GO are currently ahead of it.
What’s going on? The game is undergoing a similar development as Among Us, which also premiered long before it became a hit overnight. However, Among Us peaked at 438,524 players – a number that the goose game has already surpassed.
Analyst Daniel Ahmad points to the Asian market:
Korea and China are proving to be key markets for the game, and especially the influx of players from China has apparently been immense. The surge of Chinese players caused server outages, which has also been addressed in developer comments on Steam (via Steam).
They are also addressing players in Chinese there, apologizing and clarifying that while they expected growth, it was not on such a large scale. Now they are also looking for partners in China.
What do you think of the game? Have you checked it out, or is it not for you? Let us know in the comments.
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