Sort Them Ducks

Sort Them Ducks is a niche organizing and sorting game centered around placing over 4,000 uniquely themed rubber ducks onto their correct shelves. Players appreciate the game's relaxing and satisfying gameplay loop of transforming a cluttered store into an orderly display, supported by a progression system with upgrades that improve efficiency. The charming and diverse duck designs add a playful personality, making the experience enjoyable for fans of tidy-up and collection games.

However, the game faces technical challenges including frequent frame rate drops, stuttering, and a problematic mouse sensitivity that some players find frustrating. Motion sickness due to bobbing camera movement is a common complaint, with no current option to disable it. Additionally, bugs such as save file corruption, missing or extra ducks preventing 100% completion, and occasional glitches hinder the experience. Some players also criticize the UI design, lack of music, and feel the game is somewhat rushed or incomplete in polish. Despite these issues, the game maintains a dedicated fanbase who find it cute and addictive.

Highlights

Players praise the massive variety of duck designs and the cute, colorful aesthetic that brings charm to the sorting gameplay.

The simple yet addictive mechanics of collecting and shelving ducks provide a calming and satisfying experience, especially for fans of the tidy-up genre.

The progression system with upgrades enhances gameplay by making sorting faster and more efficient over time.

Many enjoy the visual transformation of the store from chaotic to organized, which delivers a strong sense of accomplishment.

The game runs smoothly on some systems and supports achievements and cloud saving, adding to its appeal.

Criticisms

The game suffers from performance issues including frequent stuttering, frame drops, and lag, even on capable hardware.

Many players report motion sickness caused by constant bobbing camera movement, with no current option to disable or reduce it.

Save bugs cause loss of progress, frustrating players who cannot reliably continue their game.

There are completion-blocking bugs where players have missing or extra ducks, preventing 100% game completion.

The UI is described as outdated and clunky, and the store environment feels bland and unpolished.

Concerns about undisclosed AI-generated assets and culturally insensitive duck designs have also been raised.