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Escape From Duckov Surpasses 500,000 Sales on Steam as Single-Player Extraction Hit Climbs the Charts

Built by a five-person Team Soda and published by bilibili, the PvE-only shooter is drawing about 95% positive reviews and unusually high concurrent play for a solo game.

Overview

  • Team Soda said the game sold more than 500,000 copies within its first three days after the October 16 launch.
  • SteamDB and trade press report peak concurrent players around 180,000–182,500, a standout figure for a single-player title.
  • It sits near the top of Steam’s best-sellers (around No. 4) and is discounted to $15.83 until October 30 before rising to $18.
  • User reviews on Steam are overwhelmingly positive at roughly 95%, with a large share in Simplified Chinese reflecting bilibili’s reach.
  • Post-launch updates are rolling out as the studio addresses issues including a Mac cloud-save bug with recovery steps and refund guidance, and the community is testing a co-op mod via Steam Workshop.