Tactical Explosive Kiwi Simulator 2004

4 out of the 5 species of kiwi are currently listed as vulnerable, the last as near threatened, partly due to deforestation. Fortunately, there is an infinite supply in this game so go and blow some up already!

Give a listen to the soundtrack on SoundCloud!

Why so little content?

Every time UAvian was about to start improving the level-making software, new often-critical bugs popped up that took priority. ON THE DAY WE WERE SUBMITTING THE GAME we just had to find another one of those that prevented us from allowing the player to respawn more than once and another that obligated us to use a backup of the project that only had the levels you can currently play. By that time it had been quite late and we had become too burnt out to continue working.

How was the idea behind the game conceived?

We were already leaning towards making a side-scroller where the player explodes to fulfil the game jam theme 'I am the weapon' when UAvian spontaneously came up with the character idea of a bird with bombs strapped to its back. PotaJoe thought the proof of concept sprite looked like a kiwi so it stuck. We hoped to implement a star system similar to Bad Piggies (more info in GDD) and levels with alternative routes to improve speedrunning experience like Neon White but time constraints and unexpected bugs don't mix  :(

Is the game still being worked on?

Yes, we are working on implementing the cut content, now that we healed from the burnout. However, our schedules are too busy to keep up with the previous rate of development. If you are interested in playtesting in closed betas, feel free to reach out via Discord (usernames pixelparrot_14326 and potajoe1). You can also track our progress by reading the game's devlogs and with this Google Doc.