- Very Limited Run Atomic Owl Vinyl NOW AVAILABLE! - 27 July 2026
Bladewings, A little history lesson. A number of years ago, some of you during the Atomic Owl Kickstarter expressed interest in a second printing of the vinyl, but...we only made 100 of the original, sold out of those, and have left our audiophile fanbase LANGUISHING. Well, NO MORE! As of today, we're extremely proud to announce that with the help of Ghost Mutt Records, we have 100 more vinyl available to purchase today for the low cost of $34.99. Get yours today: https://www.ghostmuttrecords.com/product/atomic-owl-ost-selections Sounds by Xennon and Shibuya64. Vinyl artwork by NeonDemon.JPG. Here are some extremely cool pics of said vinyl, in extremely beautiful "Atomic-pink" vibes!
- Atomic Owl gets two new bundles TODAY - 19 May 2026
Bladewings,To celebrate the week of our console release for Atomic Owl, we have joined forces with two indie developers, Lightmancer Studios and ASTEROID-J, to bring together two seriously sick Steam (SSS+) bundles!!Seriously, look at how cool these games look. Wishlist them, buy the bundles, and review our games on Steam.About Ninja: IssenNinja Issen invites players into a world filled with "hyper ninja action" as they work alone to annihilate waves of enemy troops using a variety of ninja skills and fight bosses coming at them with relentless, diverse attack patterns. Currently sitting at a 'Positive' review grade on Steam. About Bloodrush: Undying WishBloodRush: Undying Wish is an extremely fast-paced hack n' slash roguelike set in a gothic, undying world. Dash, shoot, and strike with ability combos, weaving between enemies like an improvised dance. Death is gone; bring her back. Cur…
- What did you think of Atomic Owl? - 23 April 2026
Hey everyone, As we come to a close on the development of Atomic Owl (for real this time!) and enter the console market, we wanted to ask everyone to help with a few things. As pretty much every gamer on the internet knows, a game lives or dies by its Steam reviews. Sometimes, though, this is tricky for small games like Atomic Owl, especially considering that our early codes that were sent out were for Kickstarter backers, which sadly do not contribute to a game's review score.For one, did you know that Atomic Owl sells about 300 to 400 copies a month? While we're happy with this number, we would love to see more of a higher percentage of you all tell us what you thought of the game! Steam does NOT email customers of a game to remind them to review, so it's up to the developer and posts like these to remind you all to go into the game page in your Steam library and give it a thumbs up,…
- Atomic Owl is playable on Steam Deck! - 7 April 2026
If you missed the announcement from a little while ago, Atomic Owl is fully set up and ready to play on the Steam Deck! You can now play the ultimate love letter to Sega Genesis sword guy platformers on the go. Now, I know what you're asking...why is it not verified? Well, GABE NEWELL thought our text was a little too small. yeah. coward.And the way our text is set up in Unity, it would be a horrific nightmare to adjust. Just trust me. I was able to play the game all of the way through on the Steam Deck, and honestly, the text isn't nearly as small as text on like...a Yu-Gi-Oh card, or something. That text is for ANTS!I mean, seriously, who is expected to read that?Anyway, go play Atomic Owl!
- Atomic Owl hits consoles on May 20th, 2026! - 6 April 2026
Hello, Bladewings!Eldar here with a quick update! Let's get into it! Atomic Owl has been console-certified and is ready to hit PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch on May 20th, 2026. You can wishlist it on all consoles now!Check out our publisher's trailer below. Not only that, but Atomic Owl is content-complete and bug-free on Steam and GOG. If you haven't played it yet or redeemed your code, please feel free to give the game a review and give it a whirl on Steam! Support the game, tell your friends about it, and have fun! Also, as an exclusive to THIS UPDATE, I'm proud to announce that we've partnered with Ghost Mutt Records to produce a second run of the Atomic Owl vinyl. More on this soon, but have a peek at the vinyl artwork! Thank you for your support and for helping get Atomic Owl to the finish line.Your friend,Eldar
- Console Porting Enhancements - 4 March 2026
Hey all! This is more or less the culmination of months of finding bugs for the console version, fixing them, and then bringing those changes to Steam. Thank you for your support on Atomic Owl.
- You should check out Skijoring - 12 January 2026
Eyes to the skies, Bladewings! It’s time to gaze out far from Judanest and set our eyes on some… snowy peaks. Monster Theater has teamed up with developer Evil Evil to publish Skijoring in 2026! One friend drives the snowmobile, while the other is the skier they’re pulling along. What could possibly go wrong? Skijoring is all about wipeouts, wackiness, and weird plays. Jump into a pit of fire. Punt an exploding reindeer. Launch your friend into a tree at 200 kph – the insane list goes on!Execute stylish moves to impress the crowd. Flip and grind as the Skier, drift and boost as the Snowmobiler, and gain big air to top the scoreboard.Nail tricks to get RAD for even crazier boosts. Challenge BLACK DIAMOND MODE, where STYLE IS SURVIVAL.Run 5 radical peaks as a team in split-screen or remote play.Discover shortcuts, dodge obstacles, and save each other from deadly falls.Outrun giant boulder…
- Atomic Owl is 25% off for the Steam Winter Sale! - 18 December 2025
Why do birds fly south in the winter?Because it’s too far to walk.Calling all birdbrains and beak enjoyers! Atomic Owl is currently 25% off during the winter sale. If you were waiting to jump into the world of Judanest, now's your chance. While we have you here, go show our other title, The Dark Queen of Mortholme some love too! That's enough yapping from us, we'll let you get back to your Winter festivities.Happy Holidays! Your friends at Monster Theater.
- Atomic Owl Speedrun Contest - 3 December 2025
Calling all Speed Demons Prepare your wings..? Atomic Owl will be hosting a Speedrun contest from December 3rd - 12th to truly find the fastest bird in Judanest.Let's get stuck in to how this thing's gonna work. You must have a YouTube channel. Big, small, even if you just make one for this contest, but videos must be uploaded to YouTube.There will be a winner for the regular Rogue mode and a winner for the no Rogue mode. Please specify in your video title which record you are going for; you can also upload two videos for both game modes.Players must not alter the game or utilize any 3rd-party programs to assist in their run (LiveSplit is the only exception)Streaming your attempt is encouraged!Developers will not be entering.Please add #AtomicOwlSpeedrun in your video description.The two winners will both receive a cash prize, Atomic Owl merch, and will formally have their times entered…
- Support small indies, review Atomic Owl! - 2 December 2025
HEYWord on the street is......over 5,000 of you have played Atomic Owl!BUT ONLY A FEW OF YOU GUYS HAVE REVIEWED IT *big inhaleok so the game sold pretty well and we're pretty happy with that but also at the same time we have to give 30% of our sales to our publisher which is FINE but also GABE NEWELL is taking ANOTHER 30% so you can maybe see how what starts off as a lot of sand in our hands spills through our chubby little fingers anyway we'd love it if you could puhleeeeeeeaaaaasssseeeeee review Atomic Owl if you bought it because if we could get to like 50 reviews and positive then I think we are in a super strong position and we could eat bread and maybe do DLC or something because *big inhale 2it is a pretty cool game like it's inspired by Ronin Warriors and Onimusha and Sonic the Hedgehog and has pretty sick as hell synthwave music and it's hard but not TOO hard because everyone c…
- Version 2.0 is our final major update. Atomic Owl is now content complete! - 5 November 2025
Atomic Owl V2.0 is out now!We'll let everyone in on a little bit of inside baseball. Back in July, we sent out review codes for Atomic Owl probably...three weeks before it was ready. Oops, but it happens! We had pretty strict embargos to hit, and figured we could fix bugs after we let reviewers play it. BIG MISTAKE! Those reviews that played a broken build are around forever and will temporarily define how the game is perceived (swimming in a 6/10 city.)That being said, we've been hard at work addressing the most common complaints from reviews. Maybe get those reviews up to an 8/10! Most of the issues were related to the roguelite loop, visibility, voice acting, and some bugs here and there. So, with that, we now have...✅NO ROGUELITE MODE. Play the game as if it were a normal sidescroller! ✅Better UX for background/foreground + NPC vs. enemy visibility ✅Weapons balancing! ✅ Enhanced sou…
- Atomic Owl V2.0 is coming! - 29 October 2025
Hey Goblins!We have been toiling silently on a huge update to Atomic Owl! We found out pretty soon after release in July that we had to update our project to Unity 6, which caused a handful of animation issues, sequencing problems, and yada yada. It...was a pain.Long story short...we did it and now we now have a potential candidate for Atomic Owl’s V2.0 release.So, what’s in this release? Well, we wanted to address some repeating issues that we noticed players and reviewers weren't fans of on launch. 1. No Roguelite Mode that addresses the core concern from the game’s reviews regarding the game’s roguelite structure. 2. Huge UX and Background visibility improvements. 3. Voice acting volume slider. 4. Pitfall improvements. 5. NPC UX visibility improvements. + Bug fixes galore!We are wrapping up all of the above fixes and submitting the 2.0 build, this Friday, October 31st. The Planned re…
- Now Streaming: Atomic Owl - 9 October 2025
Our Steam Broadcasting capabilities are now...LIVE!Tune in periodically to see Atomic Owl played by various content creators who love BIRDS!
- 🦉 Atomic Owl joins the Steam Autumn Sale 🦉 - 2 October 2025
CAW CAW PIGEONS AND BLADEWINGS!ahemAtomic Owl is finally HALF OFF, just in time for the Fall vibes.Jump in and help Hidalgo save Judanest!While you're here, have you played our other main title, 'The Dark Queen of Mortholme?
- Silksong is super good BUT Atomic Owl is 30% off this weekend! - 12 September 2025
Eldar here! What a WEEK, huh?Silksong is out.Silksong is GOD. (In indie game terms, anyway)But...by now, many of you will have already beaten it. Oh yeah, Ninja Gaiden and Shinobi also came out recently. We understand if you haven't had time yet for Atomic Owl. We really decided to put out Atomic Owl during a generational run. Thumbs up for timing! But it's Atomic Owl's time now!It's been a little over a month since Atomic Owl has been out in the wild. Since then, we've seen you all explore the world of Judanest and experience our retro-infused synthwave adventure! You've all discovered by now that the game is difficult, but worth the effort to complete with a little bit of grit and tenacity. For those who have stuck with us, we appreciate you. With this, I'd like to give everyone access to the game, and what better way to do that than a 30% off discount? Our biggest discount to date!Th…
- Have you tried our second game, ‘The Dark Queen of Mortholme’? - 26 August 2025
Bladewings and Goblins,The past month has been an absolutely crazy one.Mainly because we thought it would be a good idea to release two games in the same month!Look at these two! Also, yes, there's a pretty steep bundle available where you can get both of these on the cheap if you get the bundle. The Dark Queen of Mortholme is our studio's first published indie game. Initially, we approached the developer, Mosu, to see if they would be interested in bringing The Dark Queen of Mortholme to Steam, and after agreeing, we got to work on not only bringing it to Steam, but also adding Steam Achievements, full controller support, and are currently working on Steam Trading Cards and workshop support for Mortholme. As far as our first experiment goes with publishing indie games, we're really happy with how it went for Mortholme. Yes, the game is short, but it packs a big punch. Make sure you giv…
- Atomic Owl v1.1.9 Patch [Major Gameplay Improvements] - 19 August 2025
Hello Bladewings! Thank you for taking the time to not only play Atomic Owl but also provide feedback and tell us what you're loving (and not loving) about the game. Here's what we fixed this time! Version 1.1.9 // Major ImprovementsWe've added tutorials! One of the largest pieces of feedback was that players weren't really aware of what did what, and we even had a player beat the game without knowing you could switch weapons! To remedy this, there are now multiple tutorial screens that showcase what each mechanic in Atomic Owl's function is. We've seen the reports -- the whip was too strong and the broadsword was too weak. We remedied this by increasing the base damage of the Broadsword while lowering how much damage the whip does to incentivize weapon experimentation. Beyond this, we adjusted the damage of the Flame and Poison Wing Remnants so that they do the same amount of damage, b…
- Thank you for a great launch. Don't forget to review Atomic Owl on Steam! - 5 August 2025
Friends and players,It's been about...96 hours since Atomic Owl has arrived on Steam. Give or take? It's been amazing to see you all finally play the game. We're also really happy that everyone seems to enjoy it! A million thank yous for a positive rating! However, we need your help! With any new indie game, a product lives and dies by its Steam reviews. Our particular challenge with this launch is that we gave away over 1500 Steam codes to backers, friends, family, and creators. Why is this bad?Well, Steam likes to surface games to new players and determine success based on Steam reviews that were purchased directly from the store, NOT given out by keys! So as a friendly reminder. If you're on the fence about purchasing a Steam copy of Atomic Owl for yourself or for a friend, please do so and leave a review on Steam! Steam page: It will not only help us algorithmically, but also help s…
- Atomic Owl 1.1.4 [Platforming Assistance + Visibility Improvements Patch] - 5 August 2025
Hello Bladewings! Thank you for taking the time to not only play Atomic Owl but also provide feedback and tell us what you're loving (and not loving) about the game. We have another (smaller) update for you that addresses some small issues in the game! There I go, diggin' in again.Version 1.1.4 // Major Bug FixesOne of our players encountered an issue where the Jaki Jinki flying enemies could attack you during a cutscene. This has been fixed. There were complaints about visibility. This is mostly due to two sections of the game where we use torches that are visually overwhelming and obscure projectiles. These torches have been eliminated. Version 1.1.4 // Minor FixesTweaked and fixed the controller rumble feature. Moved Goliam's boss's door away from the very edge of the screen, making it easier to see. Version 1.1.4 // Game TweaksIncreased Meza Orb absorb speed so that you don't have t…
- Update Ver. 1.1 [Player Feedback Update + Patch Notes] - 2 August 2025
Hello Bladewings! Thank you for taking the time to not only play Atomic Owl but also provide feedback and tell us what you're loving (and not loving) about the game. Today, just 24 hours after launch, we wanted to make sure we push through an update that reaches the vision behind what we had in mind for the game. That being said, we have heard many reports that the game was too hard in the beginning and too easy in the end. We remedied this by balancing health between the start of the game and the end. Now, when you play as Character #2, you will not carry over health upgrades from the first character, and you will lose EXP and Wing Remnants acquired with that character. We heard the game was "too slow", so we doubled the speed!There was an issue where the game would not pause during the STATUS screen. We fixed this by pausing the game and enabling transparency to the menu itself. We al…
