Goose Goose Duck, a post-Among Us take on the social deduction genre, is suddenly one of the biggest games on Steam – and that popularity seems to have been kickstarted by a livestream from K-pop sensation V from BTS.
Goose Goose Duck (opens in new tab) launched in October 2021, well after the peak of Among Us fever had passed. It’s very similar to Among Us, right down to the visual style – except for the part where the crew of adorably stubby astronauts have been replaced by mischievous ducks. Its main advantage over its inspiration is an even bigger variety of game modes and options.
While the game never reached the same heights of megapopularity that Among Us did back in 2020, it’s been popular since launch – in fact, for much of the past year, Goose Goose Duck and Among Us have had pretty similar player counts on Steam, as SteamDB (opens in new tab) shows (opens in new tab).
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