The story follows Scrooge McDuck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and supporting characters like Launchpad McQuack and Magica De Spell on classic adventures to locations such as the Amazon jungle and Transylvania. Developer WayForward emphasized fidelity to the Carl Barks comics, original cartoon, and NES game through authentic voice casting including Alan Young as Scrooge and traditional animation without any narrative additions involving identity politics, systemic critiques, or modern social themes. This approach results in a zero woke score because the title remains a faithful recreation of 1980s source material with all classic Disney duck characters unchanged and no race, gender, or sexuality alterations introduced.

The premise stays centered on traditional adventure, treasure hunting, and family exploits with no romance systems, pronoun options, or identity-focused subplots present. WayForward made no statements referencing DEI initiatives or activist intent, and audience reception centers entirely on nostalgia and gameplay quality rather than any cultural messaging.