{"rewrite":{"id":"r_79658d3403fd9e1674311598","clusterId":"c_4bd448e18680fb6c433ca1aa","slug":"duck-herding-party-game-dotabata-duck-catcher-launches-june-24-on-steam","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Duck Herding Party Game Dotabata! Duck Catcher Launches June 24 on Steam","summary":"Publisher 2P Games and developer FuncoreClub will release Dotabata! Duck Catcher (Quack Quack Up) on June 24 for PC via Steam. The party game requires a microphone: players herd ducks by shouting, quacking, and giving voice commands. It supports up to four players online and costs $7.99 with a launch discount.","whyItMatters":"The game turns the player's voice into the primary control mechanic, making cooperative duck herding a loud, chaotic party experience rather than a standard puzzle game.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePublisher 2P Games and developer FuncoreClub set a June 24 release date for Dotabata! Duck Catcher (Quack Quack Up) on PC via Steam. The party game puts a microphone in every player\u0026#39;s hand: ducks respond to voice input, so shouting \u0026#34;Go go\u0026#34; drives them forward while quacking \u0026#34;Quack quack\u0026#34; gathers them. Louder voices also make the ducks walk faster. Stages range from foothills to snowy mountains, with obstacles like bridges, falling rocks, and bear attacks. Up to four players can cooperate online, but careless vocalizations can scatter the flock. The game costs $7.99 with a 38% launch discount, and a demo is already available.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dotabata! Duck Catcher's mic requirement turns voice chat from a coordination tool into the core mechanic. The party game genre rarely demands actual noise from every player simultaneously.","twitterPost":"Dotabata! Duck Catcher makes microphone use mandatory. The party game genre rarely forces every player to make noise at the same time.","threadsPost":"Dotabata! Duck Catcher requires a microphone to play. That shifts voice chat from optional coordination layer to core mechanic. Most party games let you mash buttons in silence. This one demands you quack on command.","newsletterBlurb":"Dotabata! Duck Catcher (Quack Quack Up) arrives June 24 on Steam. The party game uses voice input to herd ducks-quacking gathers them, shouting drives them, and volume affects speed. Up to four players cooperate online through obstacle-filled stages. It costs $7.99 with a 38% launch discount.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260619-450698/\",\"title\":\"Steam 4-Player 'Mic Required' Duck Herding Game 'Dotabata! Duck Catcher' to Release June 24. Quack Imitations and Shouting: Loud Cooperative Multiplayer\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3898,"outputTokens":591,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781852003,"createdAt":"2026-06-19T06:45:15.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-19T06:48:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T06:48:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4bd448e18680fb6c433ca1aa","canonicalTitle":"Steam最大4人“マイク必須”アヒル誘導ゲーム『ドタバタ！ダックキャッチャー』6月24日配信へ。鳴きマネしたり叫んだり、やかましさ強烈協力マルチ","representativeArticleId":"a_d7ec5cdfdff8f4e95915cd51","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ドタバタ！ダックキャッチャー\",\"Quack Quack Up\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-19T06:10:56.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-19T06:10:56.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-19T06:48:16.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260619-450698/","title":"Steam最大4人“マイク必須”アヒル誘導ゲーム『ドタバタ！ダックキャッチャー』6月24日配信へ。鳴きマネしたり叫んだり、やかましさ強烈協力マルチ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ドタバタ！ダックキャッチャー","Quack Quack Up"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Dotabata! Duck Catcher launches June 24 on Steam for $7.99 with a 38% launch discount.","The game requires a microphone; players herd ducks by shouting, quacking, and giving voice commands.","It supports up to four players online and includes stages with obstacles like bridges, falling rocks, and bear attacks.","A demo is already available on Steam."]}