
Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!
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ENTER THE PARADOX
Navigate the infinite domains of the multiverse as savvy scientist Dr. Paraducks in search of her pet duck, lost in the throes of space-time thanks to a malfunctioning time machine. Trapped in a world of endless possibilities, Dr. Paraducks continues to battle corrupted versions of her beloved pet despite the unrelenting reality and her declining sanity. But who knows what is real anymore? For her, there is no choice but to keep fighting. Tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, with the utmost quickness to earn powerful upgrades, save all of the ducks, and grasp the tattered threads of reality.
BEWARE OF THE DUCKS
Armed with a trusty ray gun and a can-do quackitude, face dangerous worlds teeming with corrupted imposters. Leap across perilous platforms, unleashing waves of bouncing bullets on swarms of feathered foes. Every ray gun blast offers a deadly risk: each miss ricochets off of walls, adding to Dr. Paraducks’ list of troubles. Aim and shoot strategically while dodging lethal hazards, big-beaked bosses, and pixelated pits of death.
OUTSMART THE FLOCK
Slow down time for some breathing room while solving puzzles and engaging barricades. Procure lifesaving shield bubbles before setting up explosive traps to zap duck doppelgangers while corralling your duck to safety. Select between two randomized upgrades at the end of each level, experimenting with new builds with every reset. Keep a level head through more than 50 increasingly difficult levels or test your resolve in the endless Survival mode.
FEATURES
FEATURES
Over 50 increasingly difficult levels across three visually distinct worlds: Lab Dimension, Disco Dimension and Duckwash Dimension.
Gameplay offers unique challenges around precision platforming, strategic shooting, solving puzzles and earning upgrades.
An endless Survival mode and built-in timer for those who seek the utmost challenges. Bonus, if you can unlock the hidden Impossible Mode!
Select between two randomized upgrades at the end of each level, experimenting with new builds with every reset.
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Languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
friggin love this game, it's the oly game i know that only becomes a bullet hell if you make it so
PATOS,PATOS y MAS PATOS simplemente cine, 10/10, recomendado, eso si ten cuidado con disparar mas balas porque tambien te hacen daño y es reset de nivel, y los loops cada vez suben de nivel de enemigos y apesar de repetirse es bastante entretenido:), viva cuack.
Жена сказала, что если на этом обзоре наберётся 10 лайков и 5 наград, то она подарит ящик пива. Мужики, выручайте!
There is a good game here, but it isn't for me. Duck Paradox has fun mechanics, but it was just too difficult too early on for me to enjoy. After an hour of playing, I felt no better at the game than when I first started. For people who like bashing their head against difficult games, there is something here for you.
Kind of good, even though it's not really my genre. Platforming and bullet-hell is an odd mix, because your ability to dodge is constrained by jump physics. There's a "bullet-time" effect available which is dramatically hindered by that - you can make everything slower so your reaction time is less of an issue, but you're still subject to jump physics and bullet time mode throws off the rhythm of when to double-jump so trying to use bullet-time mostly makes things harder, was my experience. The level design with secret areas and shootable buttons provides a decent variety. The powerups being represented by a chain of ducks following you is a bit distracting (given that the enemies are *also* mostly ducks following you). Every bullet that misses being hazardous to yourself is painful, and makes the "shoot multiple bullets" powerup extremely untempting. There's some weirdness about that which is also distracting, that if you hit one target with two bullets at once, both bullets disappear, even though it only takes one bullet to kill such a target. Most of the time this is good because otherwise the other bullet would come back and kill you later, but when there *are* two targets in a row, it's kind of... why does that powerup even exist? Anyway, overall it's pretty fun, the jump physics isn't too floaty, most of the time things are visible when they're important. It's quite difficult and I'm not really sure, after one successful loop, what the metagame is doing - something was collected into the 'lobby' area at the end of the game but I can't tell what it is or if it has any effect.
DUCK
the biggest (and possibly only) problem I have with this game is that you're going to be dying to your own bullets 90% of the time because they never despawn, so unless you hit something you're out of luck. this wouldn't be an issue if it weren't for the fact there are multiple gun upgrades that all make your life harder instead of easier, such as increasing bullet size, speed, and quantity per shot.
This game is awesome and really hard! So much love and thought was put into it, it needs more reviews
A beautiful, fun, and dynamic game. It's a bit of a loop, but it's definitely worth it. It has several secret levels and lots of upgrades, but its story is simple and somewhat cute. The game has so much content, and for less than $6? A game like this deserves a Goty. un juego hermoso es divertido y dinamico, es una especie de bucle pero que si vale la pena. tiene varios niveles secretos y muchas mejoras aunque simple su historia es linda en cierta parte. el juego tiene demasiado contenido y por menos de 6 dolares? un juego como este merece un Goty
Jogo muito divertido, design é muito bom, o jogo é fluido, merece muito mais reconhecimento
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