Watch Your Plastic Duck

2D idle simulation about watching ducks gather in a pool

NewOldMax · Released Sep 9, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 217
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 8; peak 24h 9
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 3 months ago; Jun 19, 2026

What is Watch Your Plastic Duck?

This 2D pixel-art idle game takes place during a poolside vacation. You watch different rubber ducks arrive as day turns to night. Optional Twitch integration names new ducks after active viewers in chat.

For you if...

+you enjoy collecting ducks in a quiet poolside setting
+you like trying different combinations of ducks

Not for you if...

−you need frequent decisions rather than mostly watching ducks

What players say

96% of 217 reviews are positive

Players say the duck-focused gameplay is fun.

Screenshots and trailer

Watch Your Plastic Duck system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Dual Core 2.5 Ghz
Graphics: Dedicated graphics card with OpenGL ES 3 support
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 29
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Finnish, Czech, Swedish, Greek, Belarusian, Irish, Icelandic, Catalan, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, Estonian.