Developed by Team Soda game studio, **Escape From Duckov** is a new extraction shooter that just landed on PC, and it’s already quacking up the indie gaming scene. As the title might’ve given away, the game is creating significant buzz thanks to its delightfully bizarre premise: ducks with guns, chaos, and plenty of feathers flying around.
And the hype is real! It has been attracting so much attention that it has actually surpassed the current player numbers of the highly acclaimed **Hollow Knight: Silksong**.
### When Ducks Are Flying Higher Than Hollow Knight: Silksong
Basically, *Escape From Duckov* is a top-down looter-shooter focused on a PvE experience, and it is its story that brings out the most peculiar side of the game. You wake from a strange dream to find yourself in the world of Duckov, already transformed into a lovely duck, and now need to find a way out while building a hideout, upgrading your equipment, and dealing with “duckemies” (sorry).
> “Start your journey as an Average Duck — ordinary stats, one basic gun. Gather all sorts of curious items, build your hideout, upgrade your gear, and struggle to survive in the world of Duckov until you make it out alive,” says its Steam page.
Who doesn’t love a fresh indie title with a weirdly fantastic premise like that?
However, don’t let its crazy and fun description fool you. *Escape From Duckov* is actually a well-built extraction shooter with high-risk mechanics, including the loss of inventory items when the player is knocked out. It features a lot of base building and a deep progression system that aims to transform the player into a “powerful bird soldier.” Cute, but still dangerous — no wonder it has started matching (and even surpassing) Hollow Knight: Silksong’s buzz and player numbers.
### Player Numbers: Duckov vs. Silksong
According to data from SteamDB, *Escape From Duckov* currently has twice as many players as Team Cherry’s latest metroidvania. As we speak, the new extraction shooter registered **146,602** concurrent players in the last 24 hours, with **137,563** players online right now.
In comparison, *Hollow Knight: Silksong* has **81,953** players online and an 85,830 peak in the previous 24 hours.
Duckov’s numbers are likely to increase even further, as its historic peak was recorded less than an hour ago.
### Could This Be the Next Indie Hit?
With its unique premise, strong gameplay mechanics, and rapidly growing player base, *Escape From Duckov* could very well be another indie title that steals the show this year. Keep an eye on this feathered frenzy — it might just be the unexpected breakout hit the indie scene needed.
https://www.dualshockers.com/escape-from-duckov-currently-has-twice-as-many-players-as-silksong/
