OverDuck

Game Description

Overduck is a 2D pixel art platformer built around the Power Up theme and the Ridiculously Overpowered limitation.

You play as a duck who has become addicted to power-ups after years of being a playable game character. Instead of choosing between abilities, every power-up stacks permanently, making the player absurdly strong in a very short time.

However, the game introduces a core twist: power comes at the cost of control.

As the player collects more power-ups, an instability system gradually takes over. Abilities do not become weaker — they become unpredictable. Shots may fire at incorrect angles, jumps may overshoot, and movement becomes increasingly chaotic. The duck is not losing power, but struggling to contain it.

This instability represents both a mechanical challenge and a narrative metaphor: the consequences of excess power and the illusion of balance in games. The world reacts to the duck’s overload by glitching, breaking, and ultimately collapsing under the weight of uncontrolled strength.

Overduck embraces chaos, exaggeration, and loss of control, turning “being overpowered” into the core challenge rather than the solution.

Game for MiniJam 202: Power-Up