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Among Us-like Game 'Goose Goose Duck' Explodes In Popularity Thanks To BTS

The game Goose Goose Duck blew up in popularity online after BTS's V streamed the game on Weverse. Here's what you should know.
By Cole Podany | 
First Published December 8, 2022, 01:44
Among Us-like Game 'Goose Goose Duck' Explodes In Popularity Thanks To BTS

Have you ever heard of a game called Goose Goose Duck? If you've been on the internet at all in the past few days in December 2022, chances are, you might have. The game exploded in popularity online after one of the members of BTS played it on his stream, encouraging tens of thousands of people to join him.

If you haven't heard about Goose Goose Duck or you're confused about why it's blowing up in popularity right now, don't worry. In this article, we'll explain a little more about the game as well as why it's so popular right now.

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Goose Goose Duck features very similar gameplay and features to the hit game Among Us. (Picture: Gaggle Studios, Inc.)

What Is Goose Goose Duck?

Goose Goose Duck is an Among Us-style game available on PC, Mac, Android, and iOS. Goose Goose Duck is free to play on all platforms.

The game plays much like Among Us, but instead of a team of crewmates attempting to single out an impostor, you're a team of geese attempting to single out a duck.

Goose Goose Duck's Rise To Popularity Thanks To BTS's V

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Goose Goose Duck reached a peak player count of over 150,000 players in December 2022. (Picture: Steam Charts)

Goose Goose Duck rose in popularity thanks to BTS's V, also known as Kim Taehyung, who played the game for an hour on his Weverse stream on 14th November 2022. During the broadcast, he invited fans to join along, playing with as many of them as he could.

While many fans got to play the game with V, the appeal of Goose Goose Duck among his fans didn't end there. After the stream ended, many users logged on to Goose Goose Duck to try the same game as the K-pop icon.

As of 7th December 2022, Goose Goose Duck's popularity has not fallen. In fact, the game reached its peak all-time player count on 6th December with a total concurrent player count of 166,188 people.

Goose Goose Duck's number of average concurrent users has grown 151.21% since November. The game is one of the most popular games on Steam right now, making the top twenty charts as the game with the 12th most concurrent users for multiple days in December 2022.

That's all you need to now about Goose Goose Duck and how it recently rose to popularity online thanks to BTS's V.

Cole Podany

Written by Cole Podany

Cole is a Staff Writer at GINX Esports TV based in the United States. He's a lover of all things horror and particularly loves old horror games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil. You can also find him writing about Dead by Daylight and a slew of other games. Outside of writing for GINX, Cole loves cooking and his two cats. You can contact Cole for pitches at cole.podany@ginx.tv.