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DuckTales: Remastered
DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Enjoyable platforming mechanics” (27 of 89 reviews) and “Beautiful hand-drawn animation” (14); the most common complaint is “Punishing difficulty spikes” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
27 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“OMG, as a child of the 80s and 90s i remember playing the OG NES DuckTales. This updated version took me back to the days sitting in my living room playing the NES version ... the game play is fun visuals is clean and…”
“Steamdeck review Plays awesome No issues I Love this game definitely worth it exactly what I was looking for awesome game chill and relaxing not stressing to play around on Definitely recommend grabbing this ....”
“Game *was* kinda fun - I wanted to play on easy to enjoy the story and dialogs, see what is there and how it plays but then I get to the "final climb" - difficulty has no effect there - they fly up very fast and you are…”
14 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“OMG, as a child of the 80s and 90s i remember playing the OG NES DuckTales. This updated version took me back to the days sitting in my living room playing the NES version ... the game play is fun visuals is clean and…”
“DuckTales Remastered is a genuine love letter to the classic NES game and the beloved cartoon — hearing the original voice cast, including Alan Young as Scrooge at 94 years old, made it feel like stepping into a…”
9 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“OMG, as a child of the 80s and 90s i remember playing the OG NES DuckTales. This updated version took me back to the days sitting in my living room playing the NES version ... the game play is fun visuals is clean and…”
“DuckTales Remastered is a genuine love letter to the classic NES game and the beloved cartoon — hearing the original voice cast, including Alan Young as Scrooge at 94 years old, made it feel like stepping into a…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“I have very fond memories of playing Ducktales on the Gameboy many decades ago as a wee lad - this remake is just about perfect as it takes what was great about the old games and adds a little more story and…”
“fun. Very easy to master”
“A visually very nicely done remake of the original game. The gameplay is, as which the game it's based on, very simple, that's something you need to consider. It's really just basic jumping, running, and pogo-jumping on…”
4 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“If you have plated the NES version, this is just like that! It is also very fun to those of who like me who likes Ducktales the tv show! It has lots of dialogue (which you can skip) and is just very fun. It is highly…”
“I have very fond memories of playing Ducktales on the Gameboy many decades ago as a wee lad - this remake is just about perfect as it takes what was great about the old games and adds a little more story and…”
“The Game is Very Fun, Great Story and Gameplay”
13 of the 89 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I can't leave a neutral review so A Positive Review of Ducktales Remastered: good, I Think? First off: (spoiler hidden) In MY Ducktales Remastered playthrough? It's more likely than you think. I'm terrible at 2D…”
“Game *was* kinda fun - I wanted to play on easy to enjoy the story and dialogs, see what is there and how it plays but then I get to the "final climb" - difficulty has no effect there - they fly up very fast and you are…”
“I mean, it's a 13 year old remaster. And for that, it's okay. I just don't recommend Extreme difficulty...”
11 of the 89 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Game *was* kinda fun - I wanted to play on easy to enjoy the story and dialogs, see what is there and how it plays but then I get to the "final climb" - difficulty has no effect there - they fly up very fast and you are…”
“DuckTales Remastered is a genuine love letter to the classic NES game and the beloved cartoon — hearing the original voice cast, including Alan Young as Scrooge at 94 years old, made it feel like stepping into a…”
“not a game for kids, difficult to beat and mechanics will have you frustrated. Once you finally beat the game u can enjoy a 10 minute long roll of credits with no skipping. Shocked this is even called a remaster when…”
6 of the 89 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I can't leave a neutral review so A Positive Review of Ducktales Remastered: good, I Think? First off: (spoiler hidden) In MY Ducktales Remastered playthrough? It's more likely than you think. I'm terrible at 2D…”
“- english only. and still, for the european countries that only have text and no audio but the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ dubbing in english, the price is HIGHER - sound blasting with no options - game is low res regardless of the…”
“This game has the worst game design I've ever seen in my life. I've played over 100 games and this is by far the worst. I know it's a remastered but you can't just make cute graphics of a retro-game and call it a…”
4 of the 89 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“good game, though a bit short”
3 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“- english only. and still, for the european countries that only have text and no audio but the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ dubbing in english, the price is HIGHER - sound blasting with no options - game is low res regardless of the…”
“UNSKIPPABLE DIALOGUE! to you 20 to 50 seconds of dialogue isn't a big deal right? wrong it's annoying and if you are playing a game and it stops to feed you story plots and mcguffins during gameplay you interrupt flow.…”
Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This is a Capcom sidescroller game with a protagonist who wears blue. I consider this a Mega Man game and nothing will convince me otherwise. :P”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“DuckTales Remastered is a warm nostalgia blanket with a few scratchy threads. The art is gorgeous, the music slaps harder than it has any right to and pogo‑cane bouncing is still peak platforming joy. The pacing can feel a bit museum‑tour‑ish and some levels age like milk.…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“This is EXACTLY my childhood! Great remaster! Great music! Great nostalgia! I highly recommend using a controller on PC as the keyboard controls are uncomfortable, otherwise enjoy!”
— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual |
| Player tags | Platformer · Adventure · Remake · Action · Retro · Casual · Classic · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer · Cartoon · 2D · Family Friendly (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | http://www.ducktalesremastered.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows®XP™ SP2, Windows®Vista™ or Windows®7 Processor: Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® Geforce 9600GT, AMD® Radeon™ HD 3870 or higher (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 512MB of display memory. Storage: 1 GB available space