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making Sparrow Warfare with @martinpi ~ writing games ~ teaching writing & yoga ~ 'when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro' ~ alphachar.com

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In case you avoid Slay the Spire 2 because you don't wanna lose 1000 hours immediately, how about a StS-esque demo about birds?
Tho to be fair, if you play like me it's mostly about an awful sparrow setting everyone on fire, then blowing up repeatedly. But. Birds!

06.03.2026 18:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Noted! Just one thing - the birds are freed, not captured! Thanks so much for playing & sharing. We'll keep working on the tutorial ๐Ÿ™‡โ€โ™€๏ธโค๏ธ

06.03.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We'll be in this with Sparrow Warfare & we are SO EXCITED for it.

ร‰ire abรบ!! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชโค๏ธ

06.03.2026 17:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!! Yes, our playtesters are a wonderful bunch and were very quick to respond to the bat signal! ๐Ÿฆ‡

06.03.2026 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahhh thanks so much John!! Let us know if you find anything horrendous in there ๐Ÿ˜…

06.03.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Friends, chumps, wizards-of-ill-repute: today we launched our DEMO for Sparrow Warfare!

If you are into deckbuilders and somehow not already 110% consumed with Slay The Spire 2, give us a whirl over the weekend!
store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/...

#indiedev #indiegamedev #deckbuilder #demo

06.03.2026 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thank you so much!! So far, so good! ๐Ÿ™Œ

06.03.2026 16:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for highlighting!! ๐Ÿ™Œ

06.03.2026 16:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ahhhhhh Miguel!!! โค๏ธ๐Ÿค—

06.03.2026 11:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Char and Martin are:
a)some of the best people you will ever meet, and
b) great game makers.
So there's at least two reasons for you to go get the demo of their game. If you need another one:
c) it's a very, very good deckbuilder.

06.03.2026 10:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This game is very good. I know itโ€™s a bit of a week for deckbuilders but you have to give it a go.

06.03.2026 10:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the best deckbuilder to ever grace this planet. 

In this demo, you can experience the core loop of the game. First, you can expect a tutorial. Then you can play with two different characters for the first half of the regular game, along with the โ€œDaily Flightโ€: a brand new challenge every single day with a global leaderboard. Hours of playtime await you, and we hope you enjoy every single minute!

Sparrow Warfare is a synergy-rich deckbuilder where you make wild combinations of tiles to free birds and battle against the fiendish Storyteller and his minions.

In addition, daily flight mode offers endless replayability with different challenging modifiers and global leaderboards.

Features:
๐ŸƒDeckbuilding: 150+ wildtiles to discover and infinite game-breaking combos to find
โ™พ๏ธ Endless Replayability: progressive difficulty, daily flights & challenging modifiers
๐Ÿ”ฅ Multiple Playstyles: suit your personal taste, whether you prefer aggression or cunning
๐Ÿฆโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ Big Bird Action: 100+ birds to free, each one featuring real bird sounds
๐Ÿคบ Meta-Strategy: experiment with synergies & build new approaches run after run

The full game of Sparrow Warfare will include all four different Ways (Fire, Song, Water, and Ghost), the full progression mode up to Level 12 for all four Ways, and Steam achievements. We plan to have full localisation for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, and Russian in the full game.

Sparrow Warfare is developed by just two veteran game developers (Martin Pichlmair & Charlene Putney) who share all of the work between them, but it wouldnโ€™t be as good without the amazing assistance of our loyal playtesters: we love you guys!

We truly hope you enjoy our demo. Please wishlist and follow Sparrow Warfare to keep informed about development and help us get the word out there.

Fly free little sparrows!

Martin & Char

Screenshot of the best deckbuilder to ever grace this planet. In this demo, you can experience the core loop of the game. First, you can expect a tutorial. Then you can play with two different characters for the first half of the regular game, along with the โ€œDaily Flightโ€: a brand new challenge every single day with a global leaderboard. Hours of playtime await you, and we hope you enjoy every single minute! Sparrow Warfare is a synergy-rich deckbuilder where you make wild combinations of tiles to free birds and battle against the fiendish Storyteller and his minions. In addition, daily flight mode offers endless replayability with different challenging modifiers and global leaderboards. Features: ๐ŸƒDeckbuilding: 150+ wildtiles to discover and infinite game-breaking combos to find โ™พ๏ธ Endless Replayability: progressive difficulty, daily flights & challenging modifiers ๐Ÿ”ฅ Multiple Playstyles: suit your personal taste, whether you prefer aggression or cunning ๐Ÿฆโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ Big Bird Action: 100+ birds to free, each one featuring real bird sounds ๐Ÿคบ Meta-Strategy: experiment with synergies & build new approaches run after run The full game of Sparrow Warfare will include all four different Ways (Fire, Song, Water, and Ghost), the full progression mode up to Level 12 for all four Ways, and Steam achievements. We plan to have full localisation for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish, and Russian in the full game. Sparrow Warfare is developed by just two veteran game developers (Martin Pichlmair & Charlene Putney) who share all of the work between them, but it wouldnโ€™t be as good without the amazing assistance of our loyal playtesters: we love you guys! We truly hope you enjoy our demo. Please wishlist and follow Sparrow Warfare to keep informed about development and help us get the word out there. Fly free little sparrows! Martin & Char

And just like that, we've released our first public demo for Sparrow Warfare. From here on out we're building in the open. And you can be a part of that!

06.03.2026 10:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 16 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
A large raven in an enclosure. Instead of the usual black, it is white with blue eyes

A large raven in an enclosure. Instead of the usual black, it is white with blue eyes

Today I got to meet a white raven at a wildlife rescue center! This is Opal ๐Ÿ’—

06.03.2026 06:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1305 ๐Ÿ” 217 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25 ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

Good morning Games Detective! I'm one half of @neonaurelius.bsky.social and today's a big day for us - we're launching our demo for Sparrow Warfare at 11.11am ๐Ÿ™Œ

06.03.2026 07:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I cannot WAIT for more of you folks to get your hands on this. Watching it develop has been a treat. It's challenging in all the right places and makes you wanna play more and more.

FREE THE BIRBS.

05.03.2026 11:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My uncle's name is Robert Zeppel-Sperl and his wicked painting career is one of the main reasons why I knew I can become who I want and don't have to follow any established paths.

05.03.2026 10:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This tile is based on a painting my uncle, a painter, gifted my mum, his sister, when I was born. I grew up with it hanging in my room and it's still my most cherished piece of art. That bird, with his miraculous stare, has puzzled and delighted me for my whole life.

05.03.2026 10:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Exciting! The second book out this year (so far) that I have a piece in!! Available TODAY - over 100 pieces from game writers and narrative designers ๐Ÿ™Œ

04.03.2026 15:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Only two more days until it's Sparrow Warfare demo o'clock!

04.03.2026 14:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iโ€™m ready! ๐Ÿ™Œ

04.03.2026 05:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I also get that โ€œsick brainโ€ feeling when Iโ€™m unwell where everything is the worst & also itโ€™s going to be the worst forever. Mar has to do a lot of heavy lifting to remind me that itโ€™ll lift, it always does. Iโ€™d be super interested to understand whatโ€™s actually happening in the brain there!

03.03.2026 18:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only 3 days until our demo launches. Just made an even better build. Time for us and our playtesters to give it a final spin. Crazy how far this game has come with only two developers.

03.03.2026 11:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Seanchartรบn le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge

05.03.2024 21:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 231 ๐Ÿ” 65 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

That's wonderful! A hundred people a week is a lot of people touched ๐Ÿ‘‘

03.03.2026 09:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm very happy to have a piece in this lovely collection!

02.03.2026 15:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not Done with Steam Next Fest? Here Are 12 Demos Launching This Week (2ndโ€“8th of Marchย 2026) | GameGrin The first Steam Next Fest of the year has officially concluded, allowing players to check out all sorts of upcoming...

Thank you so much for including Sparrow Warfare in the list of top demos to try this week, @arturadawn.bsky.social & @gamegrin.com - what a lovely Monday surprise!!

www.gamegrin.com/news/not-don...

02.03.2026 11:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for this lovely story @markbessen.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’–

02.03.2026 09:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
้‡Ž้ณฅใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ๆใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ๅฃ็ด™็”จใ‚คใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆ

้‡Ž้ณฅใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ๆใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ๅฃ็ด™็”จใ‚คใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆ

ๅฃ็ด™

28.02.2026 04:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2292 ๐Ÿ” 806 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Hi there! Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday & I'm super excited for your demo, Alchemice looks stunning!!

I see your demo is out on March 5th - ours for Sparrow Warfare is out on the 6th & we made a tiny video about that choice that you might relate to ๐Ÿ˜…
store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

26.02.2026 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fantastic milestone - congrats!! โœจ

26.02.2026 09:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0