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CasualIndieMassively MultiplayerStrategyFree To PlayMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSocial Deduction2DPvP

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Game description

Goose Goose Duck is a game of social deduction for up to 16 players. Players are separated into different groups that are each assigned a different objective. Complete your team’s objective to win!

Basic info

DeveloperGaggle Studios, Inc.
PublisherGaggle Studios, Inc.
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 3, 2021
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core2 Duo 2.4ghz+
Memory2 GB
GraphicsIntegrated Graphics
Storage400 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 379 reviews from the past 1 year

80.3/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (87%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

A free social deduction party game full of geese, Goose Goose Duck scores 80.3, and its 379 reviews love the chaos but not the strangers.

👍 Strengths

142 reviews find it fun, and some say it offers more modes and roles than similar games, along with proximity voice chat. 122 enjoy playing together, whether with their own friends in private lobbies or chatting with people from other countries while building theories. 25 praise its variety of roles, maps, tasks and sabotages that keep matches different. Content Volume ranks 97th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 580th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

52 reviews say the public community can be toxic, describing cliques, voice chat spam, unwritten house rules and reports that go unanswered, and a few raise safety concerns for children in open lobbies. 16 say it is unfriendly to new players, who face jargon, a busy menu and those unwritten rules. 14 raise matchmaking complaints, such as joining games already in progress, a wide skill gap and unfair role assignment. Multiplayer ranks 315th of 642, and Tech & Support ranks 709th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“initially very enjoyable experience” · 142 reviews
“great fun meeting friends from different countries in chat” · 122 reviews
“more variation of roles maps and sabotages” · 25 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.46 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “roles add variety and strategy to gameplay” · 15 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 2%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

World +3.30 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Variety +2.70 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Positive “more variation of roles maps and sabotages” · 25 reviews
Negative “wants forest or duck pond map, implies limited variety” · 10 reviews

Volume 6% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +2.07 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.29 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “great fun meeting friends from different countries in chat” · 122 reviews
Negative “squad incompetence ruins cooperative play” · 12 reviews

Community 21% · Servers & Connection 4%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.13 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “free game that runs on PC, worth playing” · 9 reviews
Negative “donation system with dollar pricing instead of local currency” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 5%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.10 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “support refused data transfer and blocked Apple ID access” · 5 reviews
Positive “developers release updates regularly for events” · 3 reviews

Stability 3% · Performance 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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