- VS Mode is here! - 16 March 2026
Dear Deccard friends, We've listened to (some of) your feedback and decided to add a VS Mode to the game! You can now play card matches whenever you want (but only if you’ve beaten the game once). We’ve also worked on some quality-of-life improvements and fixed a couple of bugs by the way. We really hope you'll enjoy this addition to the game and are looking forward to your thoughts, so don't forget to let us know. We read every review! Here’s the complete list for this update: VS Mode: - 12 more challenging matches - 11 Other cards for modding - 1 secret boss - 1 achievement Other: - you can now reload your save after finishing the game to return to the fair before the tournament - lowered the difficulty of the library match - added a tip about using the mouse wheel to move the camera - reduced the number of items in the hidden object minigame - the tutorial can now be skipped after th…
- Trading Cards, Badges, Backgrounds: all Ducky goods are here! - 28 February 2026
Dear duckies, Thank you all for the successful launch! You helped Zoi in her quest and supported the game, so we're on the move to add more stuff to it and return the love. We started with Community Items! Cards, emoticons :zoifear: :ligio: :chillmonkey: :kironte: :duckyducky: and backgrounds are now available. Soon, a patch will arrive to iron out a couple of wrinkles and improve the quality of life. And since we've spent this week checking all your feedback and reviews, we want to add a certain feature that unlocks on game completion, as well as other things. Many possibilities ahead! If you enjoyed the game and want it to be expanded in any way, don't forget to let us know. Steam reviews are the best way to share your feedback and help the game grow. Rest assured, we read them all. Talk soon, Duck devs
- OUT NOW! Placid Plastic Deck - A Quiet Quest - 17 February 2026
Dear duck friends, The day has finally arrived: Zoi’s adventure begins now! We’re celebrating with a song and a video ːcoolduckː. Check it out: The ducks have come a long way since the release of Placid Plastic Duck Simulator in 2022. It’s only thanks to all you duck aficionados that we’ve been able to expand the duck universe so much. And this is far from the finish line. We plan to keep showing love to you and the ducks with more games, more expansions, and new ideas to deepen and expand our worlds. Speaking of more duck content, we have a vague idea of what we’d like to add to Placid Plastic Deck in the future, but it all depends on how it's received and on your feedback. Some possibilities are: More card battles, with additional characters to challenge throughout the adventure. A card-battle-only mode, letting you replay matches whenever you want. A higher difficulty option, offerin…
- 20,000 wishlists: thank you all duck friends! - 27 October 2025
Hey everyone, Today we're celebrating a new milestone: we’ve reached 20,000 wishlists! We want to share a big thank-you to all of you who played the demo, left a review, wishlisted the game, made a video, streamed it, or simply told your friends about it. Your support is invaluable — especially during development. If you’re in our Discord server, know that more free keys will be given out as we approach release in 4 months. To the pool! ːpartyduckː
- A Quiet Quest at the Steam Next Fest! - 13 October 2025
It’s a great event where the duck deck will have the chance to be seen by many new players. Ligio is all excited about it! It’s also the perfect occasion to celebrate all the effort the team has put into development, and to gather even more feedback on the demo. Have you tried the demo yet? Did you like the new trailer? It's going to be an interesting week. Share the news around! Development proceeds full steam ahead, rest assured ːpartyduckː
- Release Date is Here + New Trailer! - 3 October 2025
It's time to announce when the duck deck will be available, duck friends! For the occasion, we prepared a new fun trailer. Ready? Check it out: The date is February 17, 2026! That's very soon. In less than five months, Placid Plastic Deck - A Quiet Quest will be released. As the day approaches, new surprises may await you. Maybe, just maybe, surprises concerning another one of our games... You never know what amazing things the duck deck game can do with enough support. So share it around, add it to your wishlist, and stay hyped. It's going to be fun!
- The Placid Plastic Deck demo is live NOW on Steam! - 23 July 2025
Dearest Duck Lovers, Zoi’s quiet quest is beginning, and you’re about to meet the talking duck who will accompany you through your adventure! Let's all go play the demo now! ːpartyduckː To report a 🐜 or issue: click on the 'Report a Bug' button in the main menu and enter a description of the bug in as much detail as possible, and then press submit (compliments are welcome too). Thanks for helping us make the best game we can! Click on the 'Download demo' button on the Steam page to download the game or follow this link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3790860/Placid_Plastic_Deck__A_Quiet_Quest_Demo/ We’re really excited about this milestone and can’t wait to hear what you think of the game. ːsmileduckː Let's go!
- Cards, boards, and matches: what's cooking? - 9 May 2025
Dear Aces of Ducks, It’s been a while since our last update, but only because development has been in full swing! Today, we’d like to share a closer look at some new cards and give you a glimpse into the card game mechanics. While animations and sound effects are still in progress, we’d love to hear what you think so far. Take a look! Now, let’s talk cards. As you know, each enemy deck is unique, with its own set of cards. Designing them is a blast, but the real fun is turning both new and familiar ducks into playable cards. Here’s a sneak peek at some freshly baked ducks: As you can see there are some new entries and some familiar faces. This batch is about music, which one is your favourite? Let us know in the comments, more new soon! :smileduck:
- Quick update before the holidays! - 24 December 2024
Hello deck ducks! My graphic friend has already left for Christmas, so this news has a simple screenshot as its cover. But hey, we’re all friends here—no need to stand on ceremony, right? We've been very busy with the development of PPD - A Quite Quest, and let me tell you we're happy with how it's coming along! We're having a blast working on it and we can't wait for you all to try it out. Everything's on schedule, so it's confirmed that in the second half of 2025 it'll be ready to leave our craft workshop. Before leaving you with a couple of new gifs, I want to wish everyone a merry holiday season and a happy new year! 2025 is going to be a blast!
- Locations, characters, and fun - 4 September 2024
Hello, my duck friends, Summer is ending, and we are back, working harder than ever! Things are getting serious. We can't wait to reach the end of the development cycle and show you the finished game. Creating a project like this has always been our dream, and it feels amazing to sit at our desks and go wild with ideas. And you know how wild our ideas can be, don't you? Now, do you want to see some progress? Look here! This location below is currently being populated with characters: We plan to add three types of characters: main characters (essential for progression), optional characters (unique but not essential), and extras (mostly there for flavor and to fill the scene). We’ve created some pretty crazy characters and are having so much fun designing them and writing their dialogue. The hard part seems to be naming them... When you have quite a few characters to interact with, you ev…
- We’re on Rock Paper Shotgun! Plus New Updates! - 7 August 2024
Hello everyone! Today we want to touch base with you and thank you all for the support you never fail to grant us. In just 3 weeks or so, the game has gathered 4k wishlists! (Pretty impressive by our indie, self-funded standards.) Not only that, but thanks to the buzz from the announcement trailer and all your interactions with social media posts, gifs, images, and so on, we even attracted the attention of Rock Paper Shotgun, who decided to write a nice article about Placid Plastic Deck! You can read it here: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/new-pixelart-card-battler-blends-pokemon-with-inscryption-using-the-dark-magic-of-ducks Now let's take a look at what we are working on, shall we? As you might have noticed, in our game, card battles always happen between different decks because no two decks are the same. Since all decks are unique, we are drawing quite a few cards. We thought you m…
- THE CARDS ARE DRAWN: PLACID PLASTIC DECK ANNOUNCED - 18 July 2024
Greetings players, Today is the day the Placid Plastic Duck universe officially begins to expand! We’ve been working in secret on this new title for months now, and it feels good to finally be able to show you what it is. We hope you like the idea of duck cards, and I hope you enjoyed the announcement trailer we crafted for the occasion. Feel free to share your thoughts in the video comment section, here’s the link: But most importantly, don’t forget to add the game to your wishlist now! We’ll keep you updated on the development progress as we go, so keep an eye out and expect unexpected things to happen. In full duck-style!
