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Growth · April 25, 2026

Duckville

A persistent-world life sim where you're a duck.

What it does

Duckville is a persistent-world life sim that runs in your browser. You play a duck in a small shared town: you get a job, pay rent, post on a Twitter-style feed, vote in local elections, and make friends. The simulation keeps moving whether you're online or not. No loot boxes, no variable-ratio RNG, no engagement traps. Free to play, OAuth sign-in (Google or GitHub).

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