If that last theory is true… well, consider me prepped. DuckPrep Games is not for everyone. If you want clear objectives, responsive controls, or a satisfying conclusion, look elsewhere. But if you’ve ever stood in your kitchen at 2 a.m., staring at a rubber duck, wondering if you’re ready for the quiet end of the world—then you already understand.

Have you played a DuckPrep game? Or did a DuckPrep game play you? Email us—but expect only a quack in reply.

One negative review for Quack Signal reads: "I walked around for two hours. Pressed E on a vending machine. A duck quacked. I don't know if that was the ending or a bug. 2/10." Another accused the studio of "pretentious minimalism," writing: "Making a game boring on purpose doesn't make it deep. It just makes it boring."

So, let’s lift the pond scum and take a look. What are DuckPrep Games? The earliest known reference to DuckPrep appears in a 2021 Reddit post from a user named @renderduck , who simply wrote: "Making a game about preparing for nothing. Call it DuckPrep." The post received three upvotes and one reply: "Is the duck the one preparing, or are you preparing the duck?"

And a fringe group believes it’s a prank—a deliberately nonsensical portfolio designed to confuse game journalists and fuel clickbait articles like this one.

🦆🦆🦆🦆 (4/5 Rubber Ducks)