Duck Souls similar games & best alternatives

Duck Souls

PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Duck Souls is a fast-paced, action platformer about a little duck with an incredible skill to dash and a mission: find all the lost eggs in order to save his species.

What works

  • Tight and responsive controls
  • Charming pixel art and music
  • Well-designed level progression with new mechanics
  • Affordable price with good content value
  • Developer engagement and passion evident

Things to keep in mind

  • Short overall playtime
  • Some difficulty spikes and visibility issues
  • Limited replayability beyond hard mode
  • Dash mechanic can be unintuitive for some
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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Duck Souls: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Exploration, Leadership.

Last update: 26/08/2026