Overview
- Less than a day after announcing the milestone, the developers issued an update with balance tweaks, bug fixes, a new injured-status indicator, dismantling for orange headphones, quieter dog footsteps, and reduced Energy and Hydration from the Poop item.
- The game has recorded exceptionally high concurrent players on Steam and briefly overtook Battlefield 6 on the most‑played list, with reported peaks ranging from about 222,000 to roughly 256,000.
- Sales jumped from 200,000 in the first 24 hours to 500,000 by October 19 and surpassed 1 million by October 22 following its October 16 launch on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Mac App Store.
- Team Soda and publisher Bilibili thanked players publicly, and the official account marked the milestone with a giveaway of 20 free keys.
- Escape From Duckov delivers a top‑down, single‑player PvE extraction loop with base‑building, weapon customization, crafting, quest‑driven progression, Steam Workshop mod support, and roughly 95–96% positive user reviews.