Duck Duck Die

Oct 12 2025 Update

I had a lot of fun making this, but seeing as I've made no effort to do anything with it and it's had zero players in the last 30 days, I can't justify continuing to pay for the multiplayer server hosting. At some point I may push an update to allow this to work with direct IP connections, but until then the game will be down indefinitely. 

Join with friends or play by yourself against the timer.

Joining over the internet should work for most people, but some VPNs and firewall setups may cause connection issues. The game is using WebRTC and STUN to offer some basic NAT traversal to allow players to connect with each other.

The game supports both keyboard/mouse and controllers, but the controller support is largely up to your browser.

Made for the Indie Den Godot Game Jam, September 2025.

Change Log:

v0.0.3 - Sep 18 2025:

• Enhancements:
  • Added lobby browser and the ability to create named and/or private lobbies.
    • Public lobbies can be clicked to join from the lobbies window
    • Private lobbies must be joined using the "join code" from the host
  • Lobby size capped to seven total players, including the host.
  • Added error handling and UI components to provide better feedback when network errors occur
  • Tweaked various settings to improve game feel/responsiveness (this needs further testing and tuning)

• Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed music loop issue and sound effects not playing as expected
  • Fixed bug causing players to get stuck at a black screen instead of going back to the lobby
  • Corrected Goose ability so that it correctly pushes impacted players
  • Fixed game-breaking bug when too many players join the same lobby. Players will now see a message that the lobby is full when joining a full lobby.
  • Fixed several issues with level loading that could cause players to get stuck on a black screen
  • Fixed issues caused by lobby host disconnections not being handled correctly

Known issues as of 9/18:

• Animations for the Goose are busted. I'm an idiot. Fixed with update on 9/4 with approval from Ethan (just the Goose, not the "I'm an idiot" part)
• There's something wrong with the music that causes it to loop on top of itself, but not in sync. If this happens you can mute the music in the settings menu (P key > Settings) ***Fixed in v0.0.3 on Sep 18
• Sound effects aren't playing as expected or at all for some assets in the game. ***Fixed in v0.0.3 on Sep 18
• Some situations can cause the game not to move back to the lobby as expected. This will be fixed in a post-jam update, but should you find yourself stuck you'll have to either exit using the menu ("P" key) or reload the game.  ***Fixed in v0.0.3 on Sep 18
• Physics/movement is floaty and needs tuning ***Fixed in v0.0.3 on Sep 18
• There's no feedback when there's an error joining a lobby. It just sits and doesn't actually tell you there was a problem. See my above statement about being an idiot.  ***Fixed in v0.0.3 on Sep 18
  
• Goose honk ability not being correctly applied depending on angle of impact with duck  ***Fixed in v0.0.3 on Sep 18
• General balancing and level improvements

Please let me know if you see any other issues or bugs.