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Duck Defender is a free-to-play, fast-paced 2D wave defender developed and self-published by Regen Lytle on PC via Steam, released July 1, 2026. It's a genuinely notable first project -- the developer has described it directly as their first-ever completed game, created as part of a school coding class.
The Premise
You play a Duckling with generational beef against mutated insects and plants, fending off waves of enemies spawning from either side of the screen using cursor-aimed attacks. Defeating enemies grants experience, letting you level up and choose from a selection of stackable upgrades to build toward increasingly powerful combinations as waves escalate.
Endless Waves and Stackable Upgrades
The core loop is confirmed to revolve around collecting coins and leveling up by defeating enemies, then spending that progress on infinitely stackable upgrades -- letting you push toward creating a genuinely powerful combo build the longer a run continues.
A Genuine First Game, Worth Knowing
As a first project made for a school assignment, Duck Defender is a smaller-scope, free release rather than a large commercial production -- worth keeping in mind when setting expectations for its overall scale and polish.