I’m never quite sure what to make of parody games. They’re sort of like fanfiction, in a way. There are rare occasions when fanfiction can take off and hit the mainstream, though, matching (or, in especially uncommon occurrences, surpassing) their inspirators. By all accounts, Escape From Duckov is a great game in its own right. The gameplay is a world away from Tarkov, which clearly inspired its name, but players are still flocking to get a piece of its duck-on-duck action. Is it because of the name? Because it’s genuinely a fun game? Or do we have a 50 Shades of Mallard on our hands?

Read the full story on PCGamesN: I definitely didn’t expect Tarkov parody Escape From Duckov to be this good, or this popular