The celebrations of our 10th anniversary will continue in 2026 but before we announce a whole bunch of new releases (shortly), here's what happened in 2025. 📽️ Thank you for your never-ending support and making this fun! ⭐

just a little over 9 hours left to grab BIRDCAGE on sale

Delighted to be featured here, alongside other very cool games. Thank you @gamespot.com! 💎🥚 www.gamespot.com/gallery/hidd...

this is kind of wild

Delighted to be featured here, alongside other very cool games. Thank you @gamespot.com! 💎🥚 www.gamespot.com/gallery/hidd...

Egg day nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com/track/arbore...

BIRDCAGE is 10% off for a limited time, as part of the Steam Winter Sale! Enjoy a little sword action shooting game this Christmas, now with New Festive Mode, via our holiday Score Attack overlay!❄️🥚 store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...

Thank you @rewinder.co.uk for including BIRDCAGE in your GotY coverage!

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Thank you @rewinder.co.uk for including BIRDCAGE in your GotY coverage!

Been playing a little of this this week and it's exceptional. Big Sega Saturn energy, superb music and a cracking shooter. The score attack mode is intense and the Christmas themed event is amazing. You can shoot presents to make coins burst out and it starts out by saying COMMENCING FESTIVITIES.

BIRDCAGE is 10% off for a limited time, as part of the Steam Winter Sale! Enjoy a little sword action shooting game this Christmas, now with New Festive Mode, via our holiday Score Attack overlay!❄️🥚 store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...

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If you missed it over the weekend!

That's Birdcage finished (on cowardly easy mode, anyway). Great job @polygonbird.games!

BIRDCAGE Update 1.0.8 is available now! Bringing a (very festive) holiday Score Attack overlay, yuletide bug fixes, merry optimizations and more! Patch notes and information about upcoming scoring and balance updates, can all be unwrapped right here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/215... 🎁🥚

BIRDCAGE Update 1.0.8 is available now! Bringing a (very festive) holiday Score Attack overlay, yuletide bug fixes, merry optimizations and more! Patch notes and information about upcoming scoring and balance updates, can all be unwrapped right here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/215... 🎁🥚

BIRDCAGE absolutely rules, I've missed classic shoot em ups badly. Need to beat it again on the harder difficulties now, been told there's a true boss to fight

BIRDCAGE by @polygonbird.games is an fantastic narrative bullet-hell game with a captivating PS2 presentation. noclip_2 Recommends BIRDCAGE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LKD...

Hey folks, we just pushed a hotfix (1.0.6) to fix a nasty scoring bug. 🪳🔫🥚

Shout out to Birdcage by @polygonbird.games , the game that asks the questions "What if the value of a Bullet when you wield a Sword?"

See now who comes... Check out "ARBOREALITY ∞ // Boxing Day" from @barrytopping.com's BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack! 40+ minutes of hyper-electronic, techno, rock and orchestra-infused sounds.🥚✨ Available this 💥Bandcamp Friday💥 from nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com

🎂 it's my birthday on sunday 🎂 🌊 i'm STREAMING to celebrate! 🏄‍♂️ SUN 12.7 7pm EST ☄️ new gorgeous indie shmup BIRDCAGE by @polygonbird.games 😈 hellish high school sim/srpg DEMONSCHOOL by @necrosoftgames.com (ty for the code!!) plus music, surprises, and more! come party! twitch.tv/aqualounge_tv

It's the final Bandcamp Friday of the year, which means if you've been holding off on buying the BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack, now is the time! 🎵🥚 nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com

I have a theory that this track (the true final boss theme) played a significant part in pushing us to actually getting this game over the finish line. Please listen:

See now who comes... Check out "ARBOREALITY ∞ // Boxing Day" from @barrytopping.com's BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack! 40+ minutes of hyper-electronic, techno, rock and orchestra-infused sounds.🥚✨ Available this 💥Bandcamp Friday💥 from nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com

Thank you again if you're enjoying BIRDCAGE and have left us a Steam review. We made it past 100 reviews this weekend, with a 94% positive rating! Very cool! 🥚👍

We had a wee chat with the extremely cool FUNLAND ZINE about all things BIRDCAGE! Check it out! 📖🥚

We had a wee chat with the extremely cool FUNLAND ZINE about all things BIRDCAGE! Check it out! 📖🥚

BIRDCAGE Update 1.0.5 is now live, bringing bug fixes, optimisations and some user requested features! Patch notes at the link below.💻🥚 store.steampowered.com/news/app/215...

BIRDCAGE Update 1.0.5 is now live, bringing bug fixes, optimisations and some user requested features! Patch notes at the link below.💻🥚 store.steampowered.com/news/app/215...

We digitally entered the very heart of the IDE itself to talk to the @gamemaker.io about the BIRDCAGE development process and our path from artists to game developers! 👾🥚

Our debut title, sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, is out now! Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this challenging, story-driven arcade shooter!🕊️🥚 store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...

Fanart for Birdcage from @/polygonbird.games that I made for the game's release (I'm very late) This game is AMAZING!! I had so much fun playing it, I lost count of how many times the soundtrack and gameplay gave me goosebumps! You should definitely play it! #Birdcage #fanart #Schmup

We digitally entered the very heart of the IDE itself to talk to the @gamemaker.io about the BIRDCAGE development process and our path from artists to game developers! 👾🥚

POLYGON BIRD Games debut title BIRDCAGE is an explosive fast-paced shoot 'em up. The development journey is the story of how Barry and Giannis learned to make a video game together. 🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/poly... @polygonbird.games

In the halls of the High CASTer... Check out "CRADLE - Stage 3" from @barrytopping.com's BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack! 40+ minutes of hyper-electronic, techno, rock and orchestra-infused sounds.🥚✨ Available now at nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com

Analizamos BIRDCAGE, el debut de Polygon Bird, un shmup excesivo, que mezcla Radiant Silvergun y Metal Gear Solid con un entusiasmo contagioso que a veces le hace caer en alguna irregularidad que otra. 👓 Lee:

Here’s another sampling of what you can find in BIRDCAGE Design Works, out now on Steam. 50+ pages of sketches, notes, promo artwork and project history! Available at: store.steampowered.com/app/4171320/...

In the halls of the High CASTer... Check out "CRADLE - Stage 3" from @barrytopping.com's BIRDCAGE Original Soundtrack! 40+ minutes of hyper-electronic, techno, rock and orchestra-infused sounds.🥚✨ Available now at nostoppingepoch.bandcamp.com

'Birdcage' is an overwhelming but incredibly satisfying bullet hell shooter with style to spare. www.inverse.com/gaming/birdc...

Out from today on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, it's our bullet absorbin' indie shmup Schildmaid MX!* Get it now at a 10% launch discount and stake your claim on the leaderboards. *Switch版のみは日本にて11月27日発売

Thank you again if you’re enjoying BIRDCAGE and have taken the time to leave us a review! It’s hugely appreciated! 🙇🥚

Our leaderboards are now viewable on Steam, so you can check who's been tearing it up, from the comfort of your own special device. 💯🥚 steamcommunity.com/stats/215855...

BIRDCAGE is very cool and drenched in style so naturally I had to glitch it up

The Steam Awards 2025 is open for nominations! Now through December 1, make your voice heard and nominate your favorites from this year. Finish your tasks and get your Steam Awards Nomination Committee Badge. store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...

BIRDCAGE from @polygonbird.games is an excellent shmup with sublime visuals and fantastic music. Our review: www.patreon.com/posts/birdca...

Some good BIRDCAGE chat in here!