A surprising new entry topped Steam’s list of the most-played games this week: “Goose Goose Duck,” a 2021 social deduction game similar to “Among Us,” only starring geese and ducks instead of crewmates and imposters. It peaked at more than 560,000 concurrent players on Thursday, surpassing major titles like “Apex Legends,” “Elden Ring” and “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.” And it has the BTS fanbase, known as the ARMY, to thank for its surge in success.
The free-to-play game’s popularity has grown steadily since V from the K-pop group BTS — real name Kim Tae-hyung — played it on a live stream. He began streaming “Goose Goose Duck” on Nov. 27 on the social networking app Weverse, where he’s also played other popular multiplayer titles like the original “Among Us” and “Fall Guys.” (Weverse is owned and operated by Hybe, the company behind BTS.)
In “Goose Goose Duck,” players take on the role of geese and must work together to suss out the dastardly ducks hiding among them in disguise. It shares a similar premise and 2D visuals of “Among Us,” but with a more extensive list of game modes and possible roles for players, including other birds like the Dodo, who wins by getting voted off, or the Vulture, who wins by eating the remains of their less-fortunate crewmates.
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