Sitting Ducks is a physics-driven co-op survival game from The Gang Studio where you and up to five other players use sticky “slap hands” to throw together makeshift structures and outlast a string of world-ending disasters. The pitch is simple and silly. The world is collapsing, you have minutes to build something that might keep you alive, and your teammates are just as likely to doom you as save you.
Quick answer: You survive a round by grabbing nearby objects with your sticky hands and stacking, slapping, or throwing them into a structure that holds up against the active disaster before the next one hits. Stay off the ground and out of the water, keep building as each catastrophe escalates, and you make it.
What Sitting Ducks is
It is a chaotic co-op armageddon game for 1 to 6 players. You can run it solo, but the core loop is built around online co-op, where the comedy comes from coordinating rescues, carrying each other to safety, or sabotaging the whole crew for one extra second of survival. The game launched on June 4, 2026, and is published by The Gang Studio alongside Disobey.
The tone leans hard into slapstick. Structures do not have to be elegant. A giant tower, a flying platform, a questionable bridge, or a tiny box can all work, as long as they keep your duck alive when the disaster lands.
How survival works each round
Every round throws a different world-ending event at your team, and each one changes how you should build. Because the disasters rotate, no two runs play out the same way. The pressure ramps as you go, so the longer you last, the more chaotic the situation becomes.
| Disaster | What it threatens |
|---|---|
| Tidal waves | Rising water that can sweep ducks off low ground |
| Meteors | Impacts that can flatten you and your structure |
| Zombies | Ground-level threats to survive above or away from |
| Blizzards | Harsh conditions that force quick adaptation |
The repeating pattern is build, panic, rebuild. You assemble something for the current threat, it gets wrecked or outdated, and you scramble to adapt before the next catastrophe arrives.
Building with sticky slap hands
Construction runs entirely on physics. You use sticky hands to grab whatever is around and slap, drag, stack, and throw it into a structure. There is no clean blueprint system. Things wobble, tip, and collapse, which is the whole point. If a clumsy pile of objects survives the disaster, it counts as a success.
Teamwork is physical too. You can hold onto another player, carry someone to safety, or pull off a last-second rescue. The flip side is that the same mechanics let a teammate sabotage the group, so a lot of runs come down to who actually cooperates when the ground starts shaking.
Islands, the ocean, and progression
As you keep surviving, new islands rise out of the ocean, each carrying fresh materials, dangerous terrain, and new ways to accidentally wipe out your team. The supply of islands is effectively endless, so runs can keep expanding. The ocean itself is a hazard. Reaching a new island can be a challenge on its own, since falling into the water is a quick way to end your run.
Surviving disasters and completing special feats unlocks cosmetics and outfits. These are purely for looks, letting you dress up while you get flattened, with no effect on how the survival systems play.
System requirements and features
The game supports single-player and online co-op, includes Steam Achievements and Family Sharing, and ships with 55 achievements. The interface, full audio, and subtitles are available in English. Here are the minimum PC requirements.
| Component | Minimum |
|---|---|
| OS | Windows 11 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-8100 or similar |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 or similar |
| DirectX | Version 12 |
| Storage | 2 GB available space |
Price and where to get it
Sitting Ducks is sold on Steam at a base price of $7.99. An introductory offer takes 40 percent off, bringing it to $4.79 for a limited time. You can pick it up or add it to your wishlist from the official store page.
Early reception has been positive, and the recipe is clear enough. Grab everything in reach, build something that has no business standing, and hope your duck is not the one left sitting when the meteor lands.
