Atomic Owl News

We’re overwhelmed by the incredible support everyone has shown for Atomic Owl this year. From a successful Kickstarter to an amazing reception during Steam Next Fest—and now, we’re thrilled to announce that Atomic Owl has been chosen as one of just 30 games featured at an exciting upcoming expo! This is it—Atomic Owl’s first big showcase! Thank you all for being part of this journey with us, and thank you for believing in Hidalgo Bladewing's story.

Without further ado...!

*dramatic throat clear*

We'll be at the OTKnetwork's Winter Games Expo on Dec. 4th 🦉

[h2]We are featuring a BRAND NEW exclusive story trailer for our game + THE RELEASE DATE! [/h2]

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• https://www.otkgamesexpo.com/
  
• https://twitch.tv/OTKnetwork
  
• https://youtube.com/@OTKGamesExpo
  

See you there, birdbrains!

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Bladewings, it's time for you to play Atomic Owl.

Demo page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3159870/Atomic_Owl_Demo/



Since our successful Kickstarter launch this past spring, we’ve been dedicated to making our debut title's demo as polished, bug-free, and enjoyable as possible. Last week, early Kickstarter backers at the Bladewing tier and above downloaded the demo and played it through the weekend.

But today, our game's demo is available to everyone as part of Steam Next Fest.

We've already had a handful of content creators playing as well!



Let's talk about the demo a little bit!

Atomic Owl is a neo-roguelite fusion sidescrolling platformer, inspired by games like Celeste, Dead Cells, MegaMan X, Hollow Knight, and more. However, we've recently made some interesting changes to the combat. Rather than the old design approach of hitting enemies repeatedly until they die, we've implemented a new way to engage enemies that we think you'll find very interesting and rewarding--a time stop + chain method of dispatching enemies, similar to games like Katana Zero, but with our spin. Easy for new players, but actively rewarding for high-level players and those who want to be stylish!

The demo showcases a fair bit of story from the main game as well, but you are free to skip any dialogue and get straight into the action if you choose. The demo is also fairly short, roughly 20 - 30 minutes if you take your time. We wanted to get our most polished levels out but also give you a taste of what you can expect when we launch next year, but not give too much away.

Demo Specifics:

• Quick 500 MB Download
• Full Xbox/PS4/PS5/Keyboard Support
• Full Steam API Integration
• Playable on Steam Deck, but not completely optimized. If you choose to play it on Steam Deck, you will see bugs in the UI.
• Widescreen is supported, but you may see some letterboxing

We look forward to your feedback.

Want to talk about the demo on socials or in our Discord?

Join the party here: https://monstertheater.carrd.co/

Haven't wishlisted the full game yet?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2228490/Atomic_Owl/?beta=0

The full game will be released in 2025 on Steam, GOG, Playstation 5 (Digital and Physical), Nintendo Switch (Digital and Physical), and Xbox Series X/S (Digital Only)

Atomic Owl is published by EastAsiaSoft, publishers of games like Cursed Castilla EX and Habroxia.

Thank you for being a part of the Monster Theater story!

Hello, gamers humans.

Goblin intern #2,340 here. We have rounded up all of the voice actors for the bird game and are pleased to announce them. Please enjoy or face annihilation.

Ah! Eldar here, Director at the studio. Please ignore #2,340- I'm not sure how we got out. ːsteamfacepalmː

Anyway,

We have news!

Something that we've always wanted to make sure we had in Atomic Owl was a voice-acted cast. Our characters are loaded with personality, color, and story, and we wanted to make sure that their in-game representations are done justice!

So we're proud to announce our FULL voice cast!

Hidalgo is Nick Huber!

Eldar Basic (hey, that's me!) is Redvolt!

Mezameta and Omega Wing are Dakota Farnsworth!

Goliam is Bryce Buckley!

Kaze is Kat Dannes!

Please give a wonderful hand to our voice actors! We can't wait for you to hear their work.

Until next time!

Hello, fellow humans! It's your favorite goblin intern reporting from the dungeons offices of the Monster Theater headquarters!



Get ready to play Atomic Owl!

Our demo will feature the opening of the game -- we want to make sure you see and *feel* the magic of Atomic Owl's combination of breathtaking pixel art environments, unique characters, and synthwave soundtrack.

• Two playable levels
• Animated introduction
• Voice acting
• Steam support
• Easter Eggs
• Level Statistics
• And some surprises!

We've been working incredibly hard on making the best Owl Shonobi platformer of all time, and ever since the Kickstarter earlier this year, we've been making improvements to the game and making it as polished as possible.

It's going to be a dream come true to see you all play our game for the first time.

Wishlist & follow us now to get notified about all Atomic Owl news & updates, and for sure, when the demo launches:

Oh! And check out some of this sweet, sweet eye candy so you can see what you can expect in the demo







We look forward to seeing you in Judanest on October 14th!

The FULL Atomic Owl soundtrack is now LIVE on Steam and is coming to Kickstarter backers this week!

For all backers who purchased the soundtrack on Kickstarter, please expect a Steam key to the soundtrack over the next few days in your Kickstarter message box!
It's a super manual process so bear with me as I down a ton of coffee and get these codes out. If you haven't purchased it on Kickstarter and want to help support the game, the price of the OST is $9.99.

Note: we originally had it as an unlock on our Patreon but had to axe that due to a Steam policy of not giving a better deal outside of Steam.

Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2793260/Atomic_Owl_Soundtrack/?beta=0

Now, let's talk about our premiere single from the album -- Odyssey by Xennon.



When I first heard this track, I felt the magic. The narrative woven into the fabric of this track, coupled with its synthwave heart, and the overarching theme of friendship, align seamlessly with Atomic Owl's whole thing. Atomic Owl is at its core, a game about the intricacies of friendships, and the complicated message of aligning as people through video games and storytelling.

It's the very first track you'll hear, and we intend for it to be included in the game's intro sequence!

Excited to hear what everyone thinks!

Why not join the conversation in our Discord?

https://discord.gg/y9z6YFcp

Keep an eye out for those codes!