DUCKSIDE comes to Steam Early Access on September 25

tinyBuild has officially announced that DUCKSIDE, the action-packed persistent-world survival shooter, will launch into Steam Early Access on September 25, 2024. Before the game hits Early Access, there is a final open beta happening now inviting players to test the waters before the release.

The final open beta will continue until September 17. It will incorporate feedback from previous tests and introduce several fan-requested fixes and exciting improvements. These include a rework of resource balance, new weapons (traps, axes, and land mines), night-vision goggles, a mixing table, and colorblind profiles to improve accessibility.

Below is an overview of what to expect in DUCKSIDE Early Access:

• New Horizons: Ducks love migrating to new areas! To ensure our feathered friends have access to exciting new types of weather, desert and snow biomes will be added to the game.
• Dexterous Ducks: Updated animations for holding, shooting, and gathering will be added (at the cost of the ducks losing telekinetic control of weapons and objects).
• The Iron Age (for Ducks): A brand-new, extra-large furnace is on its way, specifically designed to smelt large amounts of ore and create Chainsaws and Jackhammers, some of the new tools coming in early access.
• New Weapons: Our feathered physicians have told many ducks never to use alcohol while operating heavy weaponry. To ensure this never happens, a Distillery is being added to the game along with a recipe for Molotov cocktails, as well as Bazookas (a new raid weapon which will replace the old boring grenade launchers).
• Watery Resources: Platforms have appeared on the water’s surface. No one really knows where they came from, but ducks can gather supplies from them.
• Dynamic NPC Behavior: The human NPCs (Non-Plumed Characters) will become smarter, faster to act and more aggressive.