Catbird Soft
@catbirdsoft.net
Three-person indie team, currently developing STEEL CARNELIAN, a retro-anime 3D run & gun.
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Catbird Soft
@catbirdsoft.net
· May 16
The Steel Carnelian pilot episode is NOW LIVE. You can play this standalone episode right now, for free. It's available on Itch and Steam (links in followup posts).
jsyk we're all gonna be at magfest this weekend. we're not doing anything related to catbird's games but we'll be at the convention having fun etc. if you're a mutual and wanna say hi let us know? if you wanna play virtual-on in the arcade hall, DEFINITELY let us know
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
jsyk we're all gonna be at magfest this weekend. we're not doing anything related to catbird's games but we'll be at the convention having fun etc. if you're a mutual and wanna say hi let us know? if you wanna play virtual-on in the arcade hall, DEFINITELY let us know
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oh hey. i missed our usual saturday post because i was traveling to visit family. i'm busy cutting an actual trailer rn so i don't have much to make up for it, but here's a clip i sent to our discord last month of a sick combo using some new moves and a new wallbounce mechanic
December 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
oh hey. i missed our usual saturday post because i was traveling to visit family. i'm busy cutting an actual trailer rn so i don't have much to make up for it, but here's a clip i sent to our discord last month of a sick combo using some new moves and a new wallbounce mechanic
oh hey. i missed our usual saturday post because i was traveling to visit family. i'm busy cutting an actual trailer rn so i don't have much to make up for it, but here's a clip i sent to our discord last month of a sick combo using some new moves and a new wallbounce mechanic
December 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
oh hey. i missed our usual saturday post because i was traveling to visit family. i'm busy cutting an actual trailer rn so i don't have much to make up for it, but here's a clip i sent to our discord last month of a sick combo using some new moves and a new wallbounce mechanic
it's the winter sale. i got sick yesterday and didn't have time to make a poster about it, but could you buy splatter anyway? either steam or itch is good. thanks in advance
Save 50% on Splatter on Steam
Splatter is a first-person fever dream where you blast constantly-adapting enemies into neon sprays of pulp and slime. Enter a digital mindscape constructed by four anonymous administrators. Can you s...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:22 PM
it's the winter sale. i got sick yesterday and didn't have time to make a poster about it, but could you buy splatter anyway? either steam or itch is good. thanks in advance
Splatter came out three years ago today. I don't have much clever to say - it was a big project, it changed our lives, I'm constantly grateful for the people who have played it and appreciated it. Here are the concept sketches I did back in 2020 that turned into a whole fucked-up game.
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Splatter came out three years ago today. I don't have much clever to say - it was a big project, it changed our lives, I'm constantly grateful for the people who have played it and appreciated it. Here are the concept sketches I did back in 2020 that turned into a whole fucked-up game.
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Late #screenshotsaturday (had a really funny build-only bug to resolve) but we got there. Here's a pack of miniature bomb drones. These guys do a lot of damage (and they're fast too), but they've got very little health. Shoot quickly and keep your aim steady if you don't want to get blown to pieces.
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Late #screenshotsaturday (had a really funny build-only bug to resolve) but we got there. Here's a pack of miniature bomb drones. These guys do a lot of damage (and they're fast too), but they've got very little health. Shoot quickly and keep your aim steady if you don't want to get blown to pieces.
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Five-year anniversary today of the release of Meat Shift. This was the first game Rat King ever finished, and it was the point at which we realized we could make video games that people wanted to play. It's pretty rough, but I'm still proud of what we did.
ratkingcollective.itch.io/meatshift
ratkingcollective.itch.io/meatshift
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Five-year anniversary today of the release of Meat Shift. This was the first game Rat King ever finished, and it was the point at which we realized we could make video games that people wanted to play. It's pretty rough, but I'm still proud of what we did.
ratkingcollective.itch.io/meatshift
ratkingcollective.itch.io/meatshift
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"Aaaand BROOM goes the dynamite! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Late #screenshotsaturday (had a really funny build-only bug to resolve) but we got there. Here's a pack of miniature bomb drones. These guys do a lot of damage (and they're fast too), but they've got very little health. Shoot quickly and keep your aim steady if you don't want to get blown to pieces.
December 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"Aaaand BROOM goes the dynamite! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Late #screenshotsaturday (had a really funny build-only bug to resolve) but we got there. Here's a pack of miniature bomb drones. These guys do a lot of damage (and they're fast too), but they've got very little health. Shoot quickly and keep your aim steady if you don't want to get blown to pieces.
December 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Late #screenshotsaturday (had a really funny build-only bug to resolve) but we got there. Here's a pack of miniature bomb drones. These guys do a lot of damage (and they're fast too), but they've got very little health. Shoot quickly and keep your aim steady if you don't want to get blown to pieces.
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I'm a parrying skeptic, so I just had to reach out to a few folks (the devs behind Nine Sols, Ultrakill, Tails of Iron, Steel Carnelian) on how they design their parries, in Game Developer www.gamedeveloper.com/design/what-...
What goes into a good parry system?
The developers of Nine Sols, Ultrakill, and more explain how to make parrying fun in games.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I'm a parrying skeptic, so I just had to reach out to a few folks (the devs behind Nine Sols, Ultrakill, Tails of Iron, Steel Carnelian) on how they design their parries, in Game Developer www.gamedeveloper.com/design/what-...
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#screenshotsaturday
We're not just focusing on combat with this game - Jenny also will deal with traversal challenges. This room uses timed switches to test her shooting and platforming abilities.
We're not just focusing on combat with this game - Jenny also will deal with traversal challenges. This room uses timed switches to test her shooting and platforming abilities.
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
#screenshotsaturday
We're not just focusing on combat with this game - Jenny also will deal with traversal challenges. This room uses timed switches to test her shooting and platforming abilities.
We're not just focusing on combat with this game - Jenny also will deal with traversal challenges. This room uses timed switches to test her shooting and platforming abilities.
#screenshotsaturday
We're not just focusing on combat with this game - Jenny also will deal with traversal challenges. This room uses timed switches to test her shooting and platforming abilities.
We're not just focusing on combat with this game - Jenny also will deal with traversal challenges. This room uses timed switches to test her shooting and platforming abilities.
November 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
#screenshotsaturday
We're not just focusing on combat with this game - Jenny also will deal with traversal challenges. This room uses timed switches to test her shooting and platforming abilities.
We're not just focusing on combat with this game - Jenny also will deal with traversal challenges. This room uses timed switches to test her shooting and platforming abilities.
Back with more old Splatter dev posts. Many of the clips in my folder are showing off weapons, like this one showcasing FUCK. We had a pretty large weapon roster on Splatter: the weapons were just finger guns, so animating new ones was very quick and let us slip in a bunch of weird designs.
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Back with more old Splatter dev posts. Many of the clips in my folder are showing off weapons, like this one showcasing FUCK. We had a pretty large weapon roster on Splatter: the weapons were just finger guns, so animating new ones was very quick and let us slip in a bunch of weird designs.
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You can get the entire Renegade Sector Complete Bundle for just $40 over on Itch for Creators Day.
Featuring Reavers of New Rome, Escape from Terror City, Thunder Kid I+2, and a bunch more!
itch.io/s/171079/bla...
Featuring Reavers of New Rome, Escape from Terror City, Thunder Kid I+2, and a bunch more!
itch.io/s/171079/bla...
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
You can get the entire Renegade Sector Complete Bundle for just $40 over on Itch for Creators Day.
Featuring Reavers of New Rome, Escape from Terror City, Thunder Kid I+2, and a bunch more!
itch.io/s/171079/bla...
Featuring Reavers of New Rome, Escape from Terror City, Thunder Kid I+2, and a bunch more!
itch.io/s/171079/bla...
please enjoy this unbiased testimony from a woman whose name is in the game's opening credits because there's a part of the game where we make you watch a video of me brushing her teeth.
I know the one of the devs personally so I can't leave an unbiased review or anything but it's a shooter where your fingers shoot da bullets and your ammo is estrogen and testosterone. And it looks like this, shouldn't be hard to figure out if you want to play it or not.
It's Black Friday and Itch Creator Day. Splatter is 50% off on Itch for the next 5 days (buy it here: catbirdsoft.itch.io/splatter). Over the next day or two, I'm gonna post some of our old dev clips of the game from Twitter. Here's one from February 2022.
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
please enjoy this unbiased testimony from a woman whose name is in the game's opening credits because there's a part of the game where we make you watch a video of me brushing her teeth.
It's Black Friday and Itch Creator Day. Splatter is 50% off on Itch for the next 5 days (buy it here: catbirdsoft.itch.io/splatter). Over the next day or two, I'm gonna post some of our old dev clips of the game from Twitter. Here's one from February 2022.
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's Black Friday and Itch Creator Day. Splatter is 50% off on Itch for the next 5 days (buy it here: catbirdsoft.itch.io/splatter). Over the next day or two, I'm gonna post some of our old dev clips of the game from Twitter. Here's one from February 2022.
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Hey. #screenshotsaturday. Check out our new enemy. This heavy-duty drone deploys barrages of bullets from a distance, and pressures the player with its extendable arms at closer ranges.
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Hey. #screenshotsaturday. Check out our new enemy. This heavy-duty drone deploys barrages of bullets from a distance, and pressures the player with its extendable arms at closer ranges.
Hey. #screenshotsaturday. Check out our new enemy. This heavy-duty drone deploys barrages of bullets from a distance, and pressures the player with its extendable arms at closer ranges.
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Hey. #screenshotsaturday. Check out our new enemy. This heavy-duty drone deploys barrages of bullets from a distance, and pressures the player with its extendable arms at closer ranges.
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HIDDEN MISSILES
#screenshotsaturday time. This week we're looking at Jenny's missile system. This weapon is low-damage, but has high stunlock potential and can be used during any of Jenny's actions. Use it for crowd control, starting combos, or during juggles to set up massive finishers.
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
HIDDEN MISSILES
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"Step aside, Boba Fett, and let me show you how a REAL missile backpack works! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
#screenshotsaturday time. This week we're looking at Jenny's missile system. This weapon is low-damage, but has high stunlock potential and can be used during any of Jenny's actions. Use it for crowd control, starting combos, or during juggles to set up massive finishers.
November 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"Step aside, Boba Fett, and let me show you how a REAL missile backpack works! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
#screenshotsaturday time. This week we're looking at Jenny's missile system. This weapon is low-damage, but has high stunlock potential and can be used during any of Jenny's actions. Use it for crowd control, starting combos, or during juggles to set up massive finishers.
November 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
#screenshotsaturday time. This week we're looking at Jenny's missile system. This weapon is low-damage, but has high stunlock potential and can be used during any of Jenny's actions. Use it for crowd control, starting combos, or during juggles to set up massive finishers.
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Itch sent us a notification that their halloween sale is on, and we haven't put Splatter on sale on Itch in a while, so hey. 50% off. check out this trailer I cut nearly three years ago.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Itch sent us a notification that their halloween sale is on, and we haven't put Splatter on sale on Itch in a while, so hey. 50% off. check out this trailer I cut nearly three years ago.
Itch sent us a notification that their halloween sale is on, and we haven't put Splatter on sale on Itch in a while, so hey. 50% off. check out this trailer I cut nearly three years ago.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Itch sent us a notification that their halloween sale is on, and we haven't put Splatter on sale on Itch in a while, so hey. 50% off. check out this trailer I cut nearly three years ago.
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#screenshotsaturday
Been working on a more advanced enemy. This guy plays footsies with the player - closing the gap if they get too far, and backstepping if the player pushes into their space.
Been working on a more advanced enemy. This guy plays footsies with the player - closing the gap if they get too far, and backstepping if the player pushes into their space.
October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
#screenshotsaturday
Been working on a more advanced enemy. This guy plays footsies with the player - closing the gap if they get too far, and backstepping if the player pushes into their space.
Been working on a more advanced enemy. This guy plays footsies with the player - closing the gap if they get too far, and backstepping if the player pushes into their space.
#screenshotsaturday
Been working on a more advanced enemy. This guy plays footsies with the player - closing the gap if they get too far, and backstepping if the player pushes into their space.
Been working on a more advanced enemy. This guy plays footsies with the player - closing the gap if they get too far, and backstepping if the player pushes into their space.
October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
#screenshotsaturday
Been working on a more advanced enemy. This guy plays footsies with the player - closing the gap if they get too far, and backstepping if the player pushes into their space.
Been working on a more advanced enemy. This guy plays footsies with the player - closing the gap if they get too far, and backstepping if the player pushes into their space.