Basically, I've had about a two-week winter vacation from school. I've had a lot of time to think about what I should do with the franchise, especially now that we've sold over 50,000 units! For nearly the whole vacation, I've been trying to decide whether I would want to make Duck Simulator 3 and reach a bigger audience (this was just a school project I put on Steam!) or update Duck Simulator 2 with a multiplayer campaign. And tonight I just realized that I was going about it all wrong, and should ask all of you what you think!
Should I begin work on Duck Simulator 3 in a few weeks, I would likely be able to promise a Summer 2022 release date. However, if I update Duck Simulator 2 with a multiplayer campaign then Duck Simulator 3 could be delayed as far as Winter 2022. The multiplayer campaign definitely wouldn't be any small addition, either! Either way, here's what you could expect from both.
Duck Simulator 3
- A completely new game with a much longer story (2-4 hours compared to Duck Simulator 2's 30 minutes)
- An included multiplayer campaign, whether that be at launch or via an update
- Actual content after the main campaign ends
Duck Simulator 2 Multiplayer
- An update to the already existing Duck Simulator 2
- Up to four players per room in a game similar if not exact to "A Fable of Below"
- Three chapters, each about 20 minutes long (players can only play at their combined lowest chapter)