Placid Plastic Duck Simulator: A Dramatic Masterpiece 

Game of the Year

Honestly, kinda amazed at how subtley genius this game is. Give anyone long enough with a bunch of cute objects randomly bouncing off of each other and the human mind will inevitably create a narrative for it. I don't think you could've planned Metallic Duck's Sacrifice any better than how it actually happened.

The submarine duck consistently and mysteriously appearing out of the pool was an amazing _sub-plot._

6:33 first appearance of Disco Duck 6:54 Disco Duck at night 7:47 Disco Duck slide 8:52 Disco Duck in the pool 14:07 Disco Duck confronts the flamingo 14:38 Disco Duck rescue

I love how over the course of the stream The Flamingo Floatie has grown overtime as a Menace of The Pool. From trapping an innocent rubber ducky in it's hole, blocking entrances and exits to the big pool, spawn camping the rubber duckies so that more could be held hostage, and then finally the attempted kidnapping of Bonnie's kids which was heroically prevented by metallic duck and disco duck at the cost of metallic duck's sacrifice. Truly one of the moments of all time in rubber duck gaming

Such a sad twist seeing Metallic Duck heroically sacrificing himself to the flamingo to save Bonnie’s kids. So moving.

Can't believe metallic duck sacrificed everything to save the children truly a masterpiece of a story.

I enjoyed how at the start RT doesn't really "get it", but by the midpoint of the video the Duck Madness has begun to set in and multiple storylines are going strong

Also are we gonna talk about how the first round of Ducks, Clyde was a father, and the second round, Bonnie was a mother? That is one hell of a coincidence

I was overjoyed when the Submarine Duck escaped the pond, going into the endless sea of freedom. Truly an amazing game.

I felt genuinely sad when the video ended so abruptly, I can't believe how tangled I was with the narrative and the game

Disco Duck's tears as he sealed Metallic Duck's fate... but they both knew it had to be done. Metallic had already made their peace with it but it took Disco some time before he could accept it. Moving.

Nearly cried when Metallic and Disco teamed up to save the babies. Godspeed, Metallic. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

During senior year I hid 150 ducks around my school. They developed a small cult following and you could hear random squeaking in the halls. My magnum opus was putting a duck on the podium during the graduation ceremony

Okay but why the hell can't I have this as a form of therapy? A nice pool that someone throws random rubber ducks in would do wonders for my anxiety.

10:51 I’m not gonna ignore the sweet flip that Submarine Duck did

I actually almost cried when Metallic Duck sacrificed themselves to protect the baby ducks

This quickly evolved into that experiment where people watch dots on a screen move around or sit with rocks and form stories around them. It's beautiful.

The raid siren whenever the ocean flock was passing was very funny. Also Metallic Duck + Disco Duck teaming up to save the ducklings was a beautiful moment that brought tears to my eyes. wonderful.

Devs that show up in streams and hang out with chat are great devs in my books. We need more devs that interact with their communities like this

Straight up gasped when metallic duck flew in to save the babies. The plot twists! The drama! I can’t get enough

At first I wasn't sure about Metallic duck. But after they sacrificed themself to save Bonnie's and Clyde's babies, I've truly come around to love them! A noble hero indeed...

When RT posted this video, I immediately bought the game. It’s now my preferred sleep aide and legitimately has done wonders for my stress levels during college applications. Thank you to whatever deity graced us mortals with this masterpiece.

I hope this comes to Switch. This is like a virtual fireplace. I’d love to watch this for a bit.

This just proves that RT needs to make a podcast, because we don’t even need to watch him doing interesting things to be entertained Edit: yeahhh forgot about asmRT

As someone who has awful adhd, I am surprised at how much focus I put into this, and how I am tempted to write backstories for all the ducks

what an amazing game... propeller duck finally finding his true self and experiencing freedom, submarine duck returning to his family after so many harrowing voyages, metallic duck and disco duck putting their lives on the line to save the ducklings... a rollercoaster of emotions

14:20 a true hero, sacrificed himself for the baby ducks. Rip metallic duck.

The part where Metallic duck came in the last second and sacrifice himself for the baby ducks are as emotional as it was in the manga. I cry for literally 5 hours now

RT keeps exposing us into strange, obscure masterpieces and I like it.

My favorite part was at 11:23 where Propeller Duck (while in the background) decides to fly off to nowhere in particular. Something about the off-center camera and lazy rise up absolutely kills me (so funny)! Leaving this comment more to myself so I can keep rewatching it lol

When we needed a sequel to the RTGame Crowd watching paint dry, Placid Plastic Duck Simulator delivered.

I love how RT is able to take a simple game about watching rubber ducks and turn it into this epic story about ducks living in terror under a flamingo overlord.

For no fathomable reason the stone duck just sitting at the bottom of the pool had me doubled over, I couldn’t stop laughing

10/10 The twist ending of Metallic Duck sacrificing themself to save the baby ducks was so unexpected yet so perfect for their character. I shed tears. My recommendation for Anime of the Year nominee.

2:50 Plastic Duck: The Great Escape. He straight up just flew away into the water and legend says, you can still see him flying around sometimes.

I love how he was gonna make a poll to see if we wanted to see something else but everyone just started screaming for ducks

The flying duck taking off into the ocean and finally living free, only to be sucked back in and need to escape again was super emotional. And metallic duck’s sacrifice at the end of season 2 was so noble. Really showed his character development. What a great video. 99999/10, still crying as I type.

I started watching the video thinking it was going to have some twist like the Stanley Parable or Paint Drying Simulator, and then I didn't get. After 15 minutes and one heroic sacrifice though, I get it

The word "placid" in the title strongly suggests that there are non-placid plastic ducks out there in the world, some might even be homicidal maniacs waiting to stab you in the bathtub... I fear for my life now.

I genuinely, GENUINELY, want more of this. Truly the game of the year

As someone who absolutely adored rubber ducks for the majority of their childhood, this makes me so unconditionally happy

This video is the reason I have this game and all its DLC’s RTgame, You are such a RU-vid for showing me this game

Polka Duck helped the Flamingo only to get betrayed in turn, nearly costing his life... Metallic Duck and Disco Duck witnessed this and saw the Flamingo attacking mere children... and decided to save them even if it means losing their lives.... a beautiful story

I never knew digital rubber duckies could bring so much pure joy. Metallic duck launching in at the end to save Bonnie's children with the help of Disco duck was truly touching. And propeller duck and submarine duck sailing off into the distance, seeking freedom but leaving behind their ducky brethren? Placid Plastic Duck Simulator is a work of art, sure to change the gaming experience of this generation as we know it.

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Metallic Duck, and Submarine Duck's effort to rescue the other ducks in the pond. Selfless heroes, whose sacrifices will not be forgotten

This stream is one of the perfect examples on why it doesn't matter what Dan is playing, I will honestly go watch the vod when I have time

I already want to see 20 thousand more hours of this masterpiece. F to pay respects to Metallic Duck's sacrifice.

Metallic Duck sacrificing himself for the ducklings was a real hero amongst duckkind. It was the saddest character Arc yet. I actually felt my heart break over him being stuck in the flamingo after disco duck rescued the ducklings and finished the job

Coincidentally I just rewatched Dan attempting to kill the entire population of San Pienza with a rubber duck bomb inside a meat freezer

Just purely one of the most entertaining RU-vid videos I have seen in a while. I don’t know why but it gives such a comfy feeling added with RT’s commentary just made for a great video I wish I could have been there live. Metallic Duck with the sacrifice to save Bonnies children truly moved me. What a hero

It's incredible how quirky yet simple games like this where you just sit and watch toy ducks in a pool consistently turn into some of the biggest bangers for content creation

Could not get over watching this like a nature documentary of the Placid Plastic Duck ecosystem with the apex ambush predator, the Plastic Flamingo with the herbivorous ducks living in fear

Why do I genuinely want a part 2 to this video

I like to think that this game runs on a 24 hour day cycle and RT and chat have been there for days

i somehow managed to almost cry when metallic duck sacrificed himself for the children and disco duck. HOW did this game manage to get me emotional???

When the duck got trapped in a flamingo I cried of the philosophy this event had in itself. The society is the flamingo, and the duck is the person who wants to have a good life, but the cruel society doesn't accept him in the circle of life, trapping him without escape.

Idk why, but I think you could literally just play this again, and just chat and have guests on for a hour and call it the duckcast and I’d watch it.

11:36 submarine duck does a cool flip

5:43 The Great Duck War . Shortly after the Battle of Pearl Harbor, several hundred ducks with grenades strapped to them were seen falling from the sky. On the receiving end were less then 20 unarmed ducks. This was known as the bombing of Duck Harbor, which caused the United Ducks of America to declare war on the Imperial ducks.

This video clearly shows what makes RT's content so amazing Its that dynamic between him and chat, the father and child duo Its just the random chaos that comes out of twitch chat and the response of Dan that keeps this cycle of fresh conversation going through the video. Its just a unique type of content that never gets old

When Metallic Duck sacrificed himself to save the ducklings, I shed a few tears. This is what half a decade of of technology development has come to.

11:22 propeller duck: my people need me.

Honestly I'd love to have this on mobile to fall asleep to when I'm getting insomnia. Way better for my mental than doomscrolling.

Unironically I wished the video was longer once it had ended. It's so entertaining

Metallic Duck sacrificing himself to save the children brought a tear to my eye. What a hero.

The voyage of the disco duck ft RTGame was one of the sleeper hits of 2022.

I cant believe how sad i was when this video ended. The saving of the baby ducks had me hooked

I felt sad for Metallic Duck. My man sacrificed his freedom to save the baby ducks. This is truly a dramatic masterpiece. o7

I need more of this thrilling gameplay. Such a twist ending! Bonnie must have been so happy to have her kids back.

I have been a little sad lately and this video honestly made me feel so happy, just some cute silly ducks in a pool doing their own thing. How beautiful.

I think this is unironically the only video that has made me want to buy a game. Why is this so captivating?

Can't believe Shakespeare came back to life just to help develop this game, truly a masterpiece

We must remember Metallic Duck's valiant efforts and sacrifice. He truly was a hero.

After seeing RT play this game I went and got it and found it rather entertaining and both calming and oddly dramatic. It's nice to have playing in the background while I work on something else. My propeller duck kept getting lost early on, a duck with a nightcap and a candle kept lighting some of the other ducks on fire to which a firefighter duck kept trying to put out but other ducks got in the way, my cow duck got randomly abducted by aliens which dropped an alien duck in it's place, got a duck with a rocket on its back which the candle duck lit up which then shot it beyond the horizon, a plain white duck turned out to be a ghost duck as it glows at night, one of the ducks I was surprised to find is a morphling morphing into the other ducks whenever it touches them and my ducks frequently kept heading to the small pool to escape the slowly approaching flamingo that wanted to prey on them. For such a simple game it is surprisingly fun and entertaining. An interesting fact randomly on the radio they mention a real event the 20,000 rubber duck experiment. An accident in 1992 which led to around 20,000 rubber bath toys including a large percentage of ducks which fell into the ocean and later started washing up on shores all around the world helping the study of the worlds ocean currents.

Not gonna lie, I expected this to go on for an hour and I was excited.

I cannot believe human-kind has evolved to such greatness as to create this masterpiece. I await the duck filled utopia ahead.

3:13 foreshadowing

It has drama, romance, action, comedy... Truly a masterpiece.

I can’t believe that Metallic duck was willing to sacrifice himself to the flamingo to protect the baby ducks. What a hero

My God the emotion, the intrigue, the horror, the beauty, the comedy, the character, unanimous game of the year

i come back every couple months to cry at how marvelous this is

I can't believe I watched a multiple hour lasting stream of duckies floating and now I'm here watching the compilation of said stream. What a world we live in

I love how much personality he gives the ducks

Okay, the tension I felt when the baby ducks got clear of the flamingo, that was way too real for what amounts to a screen saver with rubber ducks.

11:28 Propeller Duck escapes for the second time. Probably not the last.

I own a collection of exactly 91 rubber ducks, so needless to say I am very excited to watch this video

Playing this over any of the big releases might be the most gigachad move I've seen all week

I just finished the Vod and can't wait to experience the dramatic storyline all over again

The person who made this beautiful game is an absolute youtube

Disco duck was always my favorite, but metallic duck sacrificing himself will never be forgotten.

metallic duck saving the children had me in tears. truly one of the sacrifices of all time.

"There's a second duck" Gave me more joy then it should have

6:43 I'm going through one the worst hangover ever and I can confirm that this gameplay is gradually making me feel better

I'll say, this game is one of the best ways to test a streamer, is it the game your viewers are here for, or you the streamer, simply because a lot of streamers either just play interesting stuff or they themselves are fun to be around, and i'll say, Dan is definetly the latter for me and the games also interesting, as a nice bonus rather than just being the entire reason im there.

The flamingo lurking and watching the ducks in the smaller pool truly is like that scene with the titan overlooking the wall from attack on titan

Disco Duck was easily my favourite character. He was always there ya know? He was always there for the team and was always a shining light when times were dark. His joint rescue with Metallic Duck was heartbreaking, because Disco Duck will undoubtedly feel horrible guilt for not being able to save the kids himself, and the fact he had to finish the job and leave his friend will probably haunt him throughout the next season.

13:42 shoutout to our man polka duck, he tried to stop the coming of the flamingo by trying to hold it back. but was blamed for unleashing it instead

I seriously often find myself watching this instead of sleeping, this is definitely game ever

this game has made me care way more about rubber ducks moving in random directions than I ever thought I would