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Isles of Sea and Sky is the Winner of the Thinky Awards Most Anticipated Game!

We are unbelievably honored and grateful that Isles of Sea and Sky has been announced as the Most Anticipated Game at the Thinky Awards!

Please like and share our announcement on Twitter!

Check out the live show and tweet where Thinky Awards announced all the winners!

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We’re so blown away by all the recent support, thank you all so much!!

Wishing you smooth sailing and clear skies,
Cicada Games

Feb '24: Milestone 4 Completed, Thinky Awards, New Turtle Name!

[h3]Greetings turtle riders![/h3]

[h2]News and Announcements[/h2]

Milestone 4
  • Milestone 4 has reached the testing and polishing phase! This milestone includes end game areas like the fully expanded Serpent Stacks, ending cutscenes, and much more! For more details, please check out our latest Kickstarter post.

[h2]Upcoming Events[/h2]

We are beyond thrilled and absolutely honored about being featured in the following events and the awards we've been nominated for. These events in particular after everything we've been through, and all the long hours and effort put in feel like all the hard work is really starting to pay off! Being one of the most anticipated games in this genre and getting recognized for excellence in design by the IGF (Jason's favorite category), is like a dream come true for us.

Thinky Awards 2024
  • Most Anticipated Game: Isles of Sea and Sky has been nominated for the Most Anticipated Game for the Thinky Awards! Winners will be announced in late February, so keep your eyes peeled!
IGF Awards 2024
  • Excellence in Design: Isles of Sea and Sky has been nominated for the prestigious 2024 IGF Excellence in Design award!
  • IGF Awards Ceremony: Tune in on March 20th, 2024 at 6:30 PM (GMT-7)! There will be a livestream by GDC on Twitch!
  • GDC: We will have a booth at GDC from March 20-22! If you are going to GDC, come stop by our booth and chat with us! And try out our show demo, featuring puzzles from the Frozen Spire!


[h2]New Turtle Name[/h2]
  • The most popular name has been chosen for everybody’s favorite turtle friend: Kabibi!
  • Kabibi means “Shell” in Tagalog, let’s Shell-ebrate!


Thank you very much for voting everyone!

[h2]Thank you![/h2]
We value your feedback and suggestions, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or comments. Follow us on TikTok and Twitter and join our rapidly growing community on Discord to join in on the conversation.

Wishing you smooth sailing and clear skies,
Cicada Games

BIG NEWS! Isles of Sea and Sky is an IGF Excellence in Design finalist!

[h3]Greetings turtle riders![/h3]

[h2]News and Announcements[/h2]

IGF Awards 2024 Rock Paper Shotgun Article on IGF 2024 Nominations Social Media Last Chance to Access the Demo
  • The demo will be taken down on January 19th! You have 1 week left to play the demo for Isles of Sea and Sky on Steam! If you haven’t tried the demo before, don’t miss your chance! Or for you hardcore fans, go for one last run, or do some speedruns for old times’ sake! 😉


[h2]Thank You![/h2]
We value your feedback and suggestions, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or comments. Follow us on TikTok and Twitter and join our rapidly growing community on Discord to join in on the conversation.

Wishing you smooth sailing and clear skies,
Cicada Games

Last chance to play the demo, vote for the top turtle name, new GIF!

Greetings turtle riders!

[h3]News and Announcements[/h3]

Last Chance to Access the Demo

  • We've decided that we will be taking the demo down before the launch of the game. We’ll take the demo down in 2 weeks, on January 19th.
  • Why? With the amount of work going into the launch and work that will go into post release fixes and updates, we won't be able to maintain the demo, or update it before release. The demo is not currently set up for players to continue their saves in the full version, which is an absolute must have feature for us.
  • Will the demo come back? We aren’t sure yet. We will see how things go after launch and with the work that will be required for console porting that will start soon after. If we get a chance to update the demo, it will likely be much shorter than the current version.

Thank you for your understanding.


Featured in Rock Paper Shotgun’s top 75 upcoming games in 2024!!

Just yesterday, Rock Paper Shotgun listed Isles of Sea and Sky as one of their most anticipated games in 2024!! WOW!! We are so excited and humbled to be featured along so many other great indie, AA, and AAA games!
Check out the article, spread the news, like and retweet!

What We’ve Been Up To

Turtle Survey


Art by @0126Takeshi

Thank you for participating in our survey in November!
We have narrowed down our favorite Turtle names to these 10:
  • Kabibi (“It means shell in Filipino!”)
  • Kappi
  • Keanu Reefs
  • Keya
  • Melvin
  • Morla
  • Pagong (Turtle in Tagalog)
  • Tobi
  • Turt
  • Turt Russell
  • Tutel

Please vote for your top 3 choices here: https://forms.gle/V9LE7SqaUiuswM2u6

Thank You!
We value your feedback and suggestions, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or comments. Follow us on TikTok and Twitter and join our rapidly growing community on Discord to join in on the conversation.

Wishing you smooth sailing and clear skies,
Cicada Games

Frozen Spire Trailer, Milestone 4, Localization - November 2023 Update

[h3]Greetings turtle riders![/h3]

Help Us Name the Turtle!

Recently the community asked if we had an official name for our sea turtle friend, and the answer was no, we don’t! Please submit any ideas you have for a name here and we will have a community vote on the best one!

Survey: https://forms.gle/K3ox4MwWiYcbD3f16


We’ll pick the best ones and have a vote after that! Disclaimer: MAYBE if we like the name enough, it will become the official name! But we will have to think about it if something like Turty McTurtFace wins. We’re sure you understand 😐.

We have also included a question in the survey about your primary language, to get an idea of what languages to localize into the game!

What We’ve Been Up To
  • NEW TRAILER for Frozen Spire!! - Right on time for the holiday season, feast your eyes on what new challenges await in this chilling, altitudinous, mountaintop adventure!

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  • We’d like to ask that you help us out with our #WishlistWednesday post, help spread the word about the game by liking and retweeting if you don’t mind!
  • Jason continues to make lots of progress on end game content for Milestone 4! For more details, check out our latest Kickstarter update, where we have another little sneak peek to share with you.
  • We’ve also finished a massive localization feature!

  • We now have a Steam developer page! Check it out and give us a follow!
  • We made a few embarrassing videos on Tiktok about game development. Follow us and watch our gradual descent into madness in real time!
  • Game Developer Expectation vs. Reality
  • Game Designer vs. Programmer
News and Announcements

  • Announcing Cicada Games & Gamera Games Partnership! Gamera Games is no stranger to publishing fantastic retro style games like one of our absolute favorites Shredder’s Revenge. We decided to work with Gamera on localization and publishing for Isles of Sea and Sky in China. Check out our Kickstarter update to see the awesome new Chinese game logo.
  • K Duffles, whom we’ve worked with on creating out of game art has finished a piece for the Stoney Cliffs! Check it out in the Kickstarter update!
  • We’re thrilled to share that we will be a part of G-EIGHT from December 8-10 in Taipei, Taiwan!! If you are located in or visiting Taiwan at that time, be sure to stop by and grab an exclusive Isles of Sea and Sky trading card!
  • Isles of Sea and Sky was featured at WePlay Expo Shanghai (November 17th-19)! We’re so grateful to have been included in this wonderful event!
Thank You!
We value your feedback and suggestions, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with any questions or comments. Follow us on TikTok and Twitter and join our rapidly growing community on Discord to join in on the conversation.


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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gojirra/akurra/posts/3976368


Wishing you smooth sailing and clear skies,
Cicada Games