Goose Goose Duck 2.0

Free-to-play social deduction, with ducks

Goose Goose Duck is a free strategy game that will test your intuition and deductive reasoning skills. This social deduction and party game will require the majority of geese players to find the ducks who will sabotage their missions. With intuitive controls paired with funny animations, this game really plays into the common confusion people have with ducks and geese.

Overall, Goose Goose Duck is a great alternative to Among Us, although it’s almost obvious that the two share a lot in terms of game mechanics and their approach to humor. However, this fowl-based clone has more tricks to it.

Join the war between ducks and geese

Like most social deduction games, such as Deceit or Unfortunate Spacemen, Duck Duck Goose has a simple premise of finding the odd ones out. The mechanics are as follows:

The geese are tasked with completing different missions depending on the level.Ducks must prevent the geese from completing missions and eliminate geese whenever possible.When all ducks have been voted out, the geese win. Otherwise, the ducks win.

It also captures the same approach to humor, with the fowls walking around the map looking funny and nerve-wracking at the same time. Additionally, there are also a variety of short animated clips whenever ducks successfully take out the unsuspecting geese. Furthermore, this game comes with a number of additional specialized roles that add a level of challenge to the gameplay.

Also, it has a good player base, which ensures easy access if you’re alone and looking to play with random people. With the introduced mechanics, it’s understandable that it has a higher learning curve compared to other deduction games. However, this difficulty means that it’s not immediately accessible to newcomers—though it’s hard to keep track of the specialized roles and also takes time to get used to.

New content updates to keep in mind

Its recent update, though, introduces the following quality of life changes:

The reward screen will show the number of tokens a player has earned during the match.The last game summary is more detailed and easy to understand. Players can access it by clicking the “i” button.

On the other hand, Bloodhaven—a Victorian-themed map—will also be added along with new roles, such as:

Demon HunterHigh PriestInitiateSeamstressThe Crow

As a neutral bird, The Crow will now serve as a replacement for The Pigeon. A day-and-night cycle will also be introduced, keeping the gameplay fresh and thrilling for every player.

A more complex Among Us

Overall, Goose Goose Duck can be considered an improvement over the original viral social deduction game. By retaining the dark humor approach of Among Us, it already becomes familiar and intuitive to a lot of players. Additionally, it raises the stakes by introducing more gameplay mechanics through specialized roles. It’s fun and challenging but takes more time to get used to.