Info about Duck Side of the Moon:

Official game description:
Fly around as Doug, an overworked duck astronaut looking for a new homeworld. Crashed on a strange side of the galaxy, maybe this break is exactly what he needs! Whether you’re exploring or just soaking in the stars, this galaxy is yours to enjoy at your own pace.
Dive into a world filled with secrets! Find rare minerals in glowing caves, win outfits at the funfair, or see what’s bubbling inside the volcano... Whether it’s the highest stars or the deepest mines, every path has something to discover!
Lucky for you, this side of the galaxy is filled with curious creatures who welcome you. Build a party, solve the town's mysteries, win an ice cream, and much more! In this world doing a little good goes a long way.
Make your spaceship a home among the stars! Build a comfy couch, a gardening room, or maybe even a basketball hoop. Fill your backpack with rare materials and return home to craft gadgets and stylish outfits! No rush, your ship isn’t going anywhere without you!

Release date: May 7, 2026

Categories: Exploration, Resource Management, Character Customization, Crafting, Relaxing Gameplay, Story-driven Gameplay, Single-player, Collectibles

Feature scans:
- Proton/Linux: score 10; verdict: Works Well; summary: The game demonstrates excellent compatibility and performance on Linux-based systems, particularly on SteamOS and Steam Deck. Users report stable and high-quality gameplay with no notable issues.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price: No data
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 4.5h
  - Story completion: 3.0h
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides multiple data points for playtime metrics. The quotes 'took me about 5 hours for close to 100%' and 'Though i Did get almost 100% complete within 4h' suggest that the typical total time to finish the game is around 4-5 hours. The quote 'you could probably beat the game in 3 hours' indicates that the main story can be completed in approximately 3 hours. There is no strong evidence provided for typical single-session length or post-story/endgame hours, hence those values are set to null.
- Time-to-fun: No data
- Player Archetypes:
  - Relaxation Seeker (buy)
    - Motivation: Relaxation and casual enjoyment.
    - Playstyle: Casual and laid-back, focusing on the cozy and relaxing aspects of the game.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: casual gamer; relaxation seeker
    - Reference games: Banjo-Kazooie
  - Completionist Explorer (buy)
    - Motivation: Exploration and completion of all game content.
    - Playstyle: Thorough and exploratory, aiming to complete all tasks and find all items.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: completionist; explorer
    - Reference games: Banjo-Kazooie
  - Family-Friendly Story Enjoyer (sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoying a good story and family-friendly gameplay.
    - Playstyle: Family-oriented, focusing on the story and ease of play for all ages.
    - Experience: newcomer
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: family gamer; story enjoyer
    - Reference games: N/A


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Cozy and Relaxing Experience (weight 0.47): The game provides a cozy, relaxing, and wholesome experience, perfect for unwinding and enjoying a serene atmosphere.
- Adorable and Cute Elements (weight 0.45): The game is filled with adorable characters and charming elements, creating a cute and light-hearted atmosphere.
- Fun and Enjoyable Gameplay (weight 0.32): The game offers a variety of fun activities, including quests, mini-games, and exploration, making it enjoyable from start to finish.
- Abundant Side Content (weight 0.22): There are plenty of side missions, challenges, and collectibles, enriching the game environment with numerous activities.
- Unique Flying Mechanics (weight 0.17): Players enjoy flying through space and around as a duck, with the spaceship serving as a home base.
- Quack Button Feature (weight 0.16): A dedicated quack button allows players to quack almost anytime, adding a fun and unique feature to the gameplay.
- Engaging and Fun Quests (weight 0.14): Quests are fun, not too complicated, and often humorous, making them enjoyable for players.
- Enjoyable Storyline (weight 0.14): The game features an enjoyable and heartwarming storyline that players appreciate.
- Great Visuals and Graphics (weight 0.14): The game is praised for its excellent graphics and visual appeal, enhancing the overall gaming experience.
- Casual Adventure for All Ages (weight 0.1): The game is a fun casual adventure suitable for both kids and adults, offering a great experience for anyone looking for a relaxed game.
- Charming Adventure and Characters (weight 0.1): The game offers a charming adventure with a main character that adds personality to the story.
- Short but Enjoyable Gameplay (weight 0.1): The game is great for a few hours of gameplay, offering a brief but enjoyable escape.
- Great Atmosphere and Sound (weight 0.1): The game has a great vibe and sound effects, enhancing the overall atmosphere.
- Rewarding Secrets and Systems (weight 0.1): The game features engaging and dynamic reward systems with rewarding secrets to discover.
- Polished and Well Thought Out (weight 0.1): The game is polished and well thought out, providing a high-quality gaming experience.
- Well-Written Dialogues (weight 0.09): The game includes wholesome and well-written dialogues, enhancing the storytelling experience.
- Customizable Outfits (weight 0.09): Players can collect and mix and match outfits, adding a layer of customization to the game.
- Responsive Developers (weight 0.09): The developers are responsive and engaged, showing a commitment to the game and its community.

Common complaints:
- Bugs and technical issues (weight 0.39): Players report various bugs and technical difficulties, including crashes, achievement issues, and problems with game mechanics.
- Game too short for price (weight 0.34): Many players feel that the game is too short for its price, with some mentioning it can be completed in around 3 hours.
- Repetitive and monotonous gameplay (weight 0.14): The gameplay is criticized for being highly repetitive and simple, leading to a monotonous experience.
- Graphics and visual issues (weight 0.13): The graphics are criticized for being ordinary, with issues such as blurry cutscenes and color mixing problems.
- Language and translation issues (weight 0.12): The game is not translated into multiple languages, with some players requesting translations such as Portuguese.
- Lack of content and replayability (weight 0.1): The game is criticized for having little content and no replayability, leaving players wanting more.
- Lack of game mechanics explanation (weight 0.1): Players feel that the game lacks proper explanation of its mechanics, creating unnecessary friction.
- Audio and volume issues (weight 0.08): Players report issues with the game's audio, including volume being too low and the ending being too loud.
- Inventory system issues (weight 0.05): The inclusion of an inventory system is seen as creating unnecessary friction in the gameplay.

Gameplay feedback:
- Exploration and resource gathering (weight 0.4): The game features extensive exploration mechanics where players can explore the galaxy, mine resources, and collect materials to repair and upgrade their ship.
- Quest and NPC interactions (weight 0.34): Players can engage in side quests, help NPCs, and interact with various characters, enhancing the game's story and immersion.
- Achievements and collectibles (weight 0.28): Players can collect achievements, trophies, and various items throughout the game, adding a layer of depth and replayability.
- Single-player story-driven experience (weight 0.22): The game offers a single-player, story-driven experience with a charming main character and a cute narrative about self-discovery.
- Space travel and flying mechanics (weight 0.17): Players can fly through space, travel between planets, and navigate through asteroids, adding a unique dimension to the exploration mechanics.
- Character customization (weight 0.17): Players can customize their character, specifically the duck, with various outfits and cosmetics.
- Upgrade mechanics (weight 0.14): The game allows players to unlock and max out various upgrades for their character and equipment, providing a sense of progression.
- Crafting system (weight 0.14): The game includes a cozy and fast crafting system that allows players to create items using the resources they gather.
- Relaxing and low-stakes gameplay (weight 0.14): The game provides a relaxing and low-stakes adventure experience, focusing on exploration and discovery without high-pressure challenges.
- Responsive controls and intuitive gameplay (weight 0.1): The game features responsive controls and simple, intuitive gameplay mechanics, making it accessible and enjoyable.
- Non-linear quest completion (weight 0.1): Players have the freedom to complete quests in a non-linear fashion, exploring the world at their own pace.
- Puzzle and minigame elements (weight 0.1): The game includes puzzles and minigames that utilize the abilities players have already unlocked, providing variety in gameplay.
- Well-populated and interactive environments (weight 0.06): The game worlds are well-populated with quests, NPCs, and things to discover, creating a rich and engaging environment.
- Unique and humorous quests (weight 0.06): The game includes funny and absurd quests that add a layer of humor and uniqueness to the gameplay.

Performance notes:
- Good performance on Steam Deck (weight 0.18): The game runs well and maintains a stable 60 FPS with max settings on SteamOS, even on hardware slightly above the specifications of the Steam Deck.
- Frequent game crashes (weight 0.11): Players experience crashes, including a specific crash in the runnable thread RHISubmissionThread.
- Controller and mouse issues (weight 0.1): There are bugs related to controller/pad selection and mouse smoothing that affect the gameplay experience.

Recommendations:
- Recommended for story lovers (weight 0.1): The game is highly recommended for those who enjoy games with a compelling narrative and story.
- Request for more DLC (weight 0.06): Players are expressing interest in additional downloadable content to expand the game.
- Try for cozy mechanics (weight 0.06): Players suggest trying the game if you enjoy cozy games with exploration and crafting mechanics.
- Add tooltip menu (weight 0.06): Players have requested the addition of a tooltip menu to improve user interface navigation.
- Ambient sound option needed (weight 0.05): There is a demand for an ambient sound option to enhance the gaming experience through better audio customization.

Other player notes:
- Gifted copy feedback (weight 0.05): Players mentioned receiving the game as a gift, which may influence their review perspective.

Emotions:
- Joy (weight 0.47): Players find joy in the game's cozy and wholesome atmosphere, characterized by cute and charming visuals, relaxing music, and enjoyable gameplay mechanics. The game's fun and not overly complicated quests, along with the ability to explore and collect items, contribute significantly to this positive experience.
- Disappointment (weight 0.08): Players express disappointment primarily due to the game's short length relative to its price. Additionally, the repetitive and simple gameplay, along with the inability to return to the first area, contribute to this sentiment.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.06): Players feel satisfied with the game's casual and easygoing experience, making it suitable for children or those seeking a relaxed adventure. The responsive developers and the variety of activities available also contribute to this satisfaction.
- Frustration (weight 0.05): Players experience frustration due to technical issues such as game crashes and language barriers. The inability to return to the first area to complete achievements and problems with game access after download are also significant sources of frustration.
- Excitement (weight 0.05): Players are excited about the fun quests and the engaging storyline with unique character quirks. The enjoyment of music and the exploration of new locations also contribute to this excitement.
- Relaxation (weight 0.04): Players find the game relaxing due to its cute and polished design, along with a chill gameplay experience. The overall relaxing atmosphere contributes to this feeling.
- Surprise (weight 0.03): Players are surprised by the unexpected emotional impact and enjoyment derived from the game. The game's ability to evoke unexpected positive emotions contributes to this surprise.
- Contentment (weight 0.03): Players feel content with the game's cozy and relaxing experience. The wholesome nature and underlying message of the game contribute to this sense of contentment.
- Love (weight 0.03): Players express love for the game's features, characters, and dialogue. The enjoyable aspects of the game's design and interactions foster this emotion.
- Comfort (weight 0.01): Players feel comforted by the game's very cozy atmosphere. The relaxing and wholesome nature of the game provides a sense of comfort.
- Gratitude (weight 0.01): Players feel grateful for the developers' helpfulness and responsiveness. The positive interaction with the developers fosters this sense of gratitude.
- Positive (weight 0.01): Players have a positive outlook on the game despite its short length. The enjoyable aspects of the game outweigh its shortcomings, contributing to this positivity.
- Happiness (weight 0.01): Players feel happy due to the game's charming adventure and various enjoyable aspects. The overall pleasant experience of the game fosters this happiness.
- Sadness (weight 0.01): Players feel sadness due to the emotional ending of the game. The impactful storyline evokes this emotional response.
- Amusement (weight 0.01): Players are amused by the interactions with NPCs. The humorous and entertaining dialogue and situations in the game contribute to this amusement.}