2024-02-22 18:08 UTC · Community Announcements · anmiwo
Attention all Race the Sun fans! Are you ready to embark on a thrilling new adventure? Introducing Whisker Squadron: Survivor, Flippfly's cosmic roguelite on-rails shooter! In Whisker Squadron: Survivor, you command a fearless feline flight crew on heart-pounding 30-minute runs through the cosmos. Your mission? Seek vengeance on the Swarm and survive against all odds. It's a wild ride where every run is a fresh, randomized adventure filled with excitement and challenge. You might even encounter some familiar environments... {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5347280/f71c90cc2f253fccfc6581be8a2719b35746baa0.gi
2023-08-07 14:38 UTC · Community Announcements · anmiwo
We at Flippfly have have planted one huge easter egg in our upcoming game, Whisker Squadron: Survivor You might find a very familiar world... if you can manage to find your way into one of the portals in the game! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5347280/f71c90cc2f253fccfc6581be8a2719b35746baa0.gif Whisker Squadron: Survivor is the next game from Flippfly, and is launching into Steam EA on August 21. It's an on-rails shooter with roguelite elements and an incredibly smooth game feel that Race The Sun fans will love. You can wishlist it here, and get it on sale on August 21: https://store.steampowered.com/ap
2023-07-19 22:55 UTC · Community Announcements · anmiwo
Ready to take flight once more? Whisker Squadron: Survivor is officially launching into Early Access on August 21! Check out the official hand animated launch trailer!https://youtu.be/_5Z6kYdF2P0 What can you expect from Whisker Squadron: Survivor? - Intense roguelite action in wild 30-minute runs across 10 zones. - Unique blend of on-rails gameplay and randomized ship leveling. - Two unique missions, unlockable pilots, weapons and perks. Play the demo and wishlist the game NOW!
2021-04-29 16:24 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
The title says it all! We just launched a one-week Steam demo for our new game, Whisker Squadron, and we're letting you know here because we're pretty sure you're going to love it. This will be available until the end of the game's Kickstarter campaign. Install it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1303400/Whisker_Squadron/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5347280/0782db4504570c3ba33cde529d769c7e63583e09.gif
2021-04-06 16:20 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
We just launched a Kickstarter for our new game, Whisker Squadron, which is a followup to Race The Sun. This is a procedurally generated corridor shooter with feline pilots, procedurally generated bosses, and dynamic missions. Please consider supporting the project to help us scale up our team, get an awesome original soundtrack, and get the game done sooner! Here is the link - and check out the brand new trailer below! BACK IT NOW
2021-02-03 17:40 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
We're thrilled to tell you about our new game, Whisker Squadron! It has the same DNA as Race The Sun, but this game is all about insane shooting action in a procedurally-generated mission. If you liked Race The Sun, or classics like Star Fox, you are definitely going to want to put this on your Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1303400/Whisker_Squadron/ The demo is available now until Feb 10th as part of the Steam Festival. Give it a try and let us know what you think in our Discord! Features: A cast of feline pilots, each with their own special weapons. Here is Olivia, firing off a
2017-06-12 17:56 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
Hey everyone, we just launched the final round of our Prototype Showdown, where our community gets to choose our next game project. If you've participated in earlier rounds, the two games will be familiar to you. However, we've added some additional info for each game. Notably, if Taxi Copter wins, it will likely be on Steam Early Access as early as this fall, with frequent updates after that. If "A Traveler" wins, it will launch in 2019-ish. We've also added a bit more info about where we see each of these games going, which you can access on the "More Info/Send Feedback" link for each game.
2017-06-12 17:56 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
Hey everyone, we just launched the final round of our Prototype Showdown, where our community gets to choose our next game project. If you've participated in earlier rounds, the two games will be familiar to you. However, we've added some additional info for each game. Notably, if Taxi Copter wins, it will likely be on Steam Early Access as early as this fall, with frequent updates after that. If "A Traveler" wins, it will launch in 2019-ish. We've also added a bit more info about where we see each of these games going, which you can access on the "More Info/Send Feedback" link for each game.
2017-05-08 19:06 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
Hey all, we just wanted to let you know that we just released version 1.531, which includes support for Steam VR! It's designed as a seated experience, and for now uses the same keyboard/gamepad input as the 2D version. We hope you enjoy it! (Note: VR support is currently windows only. We will look into the possibility of supporting Linux in the future.)
2017-05-08 19:06 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
Hey all, we just wanted to let you know that we just released version 1.531, which includes support for Steam VR! It's designed as a seated experience, and for now uses the same keyboard/gamepad input as the 2D version. We hope you enjoy it! (Note: VR support is currently windows only. We will look into the possibility of supporting Linux in the future.)
2017-01-31 00:42 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
Hi folks. We'd like to let you know that we just released a new build. This build includes some new daily portal worlds (thanks for the feedback on that!) As well as some misc. bug fixes and optimizations. Some notes: - You may notice some odd connectivity issues today and tomorrow, as the backend server for the game's leaderboards/daily updates has changed. - We had to upgrade the underlying game engine with this update. This usually means the game runs smoother for folks, and often fixes some rare bugs; but it might also break compatibility on some much older PCs or OSs. If this is you, let
2017-01-31 00:42 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
Hi folks. We'd like to let you know that we just released a new build. This build includes some new daily portal worlds (thanks for the feedback on that!) As well as some misc. bug fixes and optimizations. Some notes: - You may notice some odd connectivity issues today and tomorrow, as the backend server for the game's leaderboards/daily updates has changed. - We had to upgrade the underlying game engine with this update. This usually means the game runs smoother for folks, and often fixes some rare bugs; but it might also break compatibility on some much older PCs or OSs. If this is you, let
2016-12-14 16:36 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
We are continuing our "Prototype Showdown" today. At this point, there are 4 prototypes remaining, and we're continuing to the new phase of the tournament where the winners from round one face off. "The Last Colony" http://flippfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/LastColonyClip4GIF.gif "Taxi Copter" http://flippfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/TaxiCopter-ShowdownClip-Webpage-MedQ.gif Here's the current bracket: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5347280/7cea3b88e5069ae138b2f864dc20bae06c065b38.png VOTE HERE
2016-12-14 16:36 UTC · Community Announcements · aaronflippo(Flippfly)
We are continuing our "Prototype Showdown" today. At this point, there are 4 prototypes remaining, and we're continuing to the new phase of the tournament where the winners from round one face off. "The Last Colony" http://flippfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/LastColonyClip4GIF.gif "Taxi Copter" http://flippfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/TaxiCopter-ShowdownClip-Webpage-MedQ.gif Here's the current bracket: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5347280/7cea3b88e5069ae138b2f864dc20bae06c065b38.png VOTE HERE
2016-03-29 17:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Drew Van Camp
Just posted about this on our website and shared it on Twitter, Facebook, etc. We have been working on an Android version of Race the Sun, and it will be ready for release on Google Play soon. We are still working out the details of a release date and exactly what devices we can support, but we know that the game will have the same features as the iOS version, including leaderboards, achievements, and a world that regenerates daily. Android Beta Testers Wanted We will be running a closed beta for those who want to test the game early. You can sign up here if you would like to apply to be a be
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