2026-08-03 14:34 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
It is with great sadness I need to inform this community that Ziggy, Chief Financial Officer of Ionized Games, passed away over the weekend. Unfortunately he had a steady decline in health since his diagnoses in May of Osteosarcoma which is very aggressive bone cancer. It's kind of weird posting this on a video game's "news" channel but a lot of people knew this dog through here so it felt even weirder not saying anything. From community events of guessing his breed, to following his promotions in the company, and of course playing the game everyone here has experience his inspiration to some
2022-10-30 16:01 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/e396a23c5e42821db11d5e3e03c1469be55d3b38.gif This is totally random but, if you want to try something totally different check out our new game The Backrooms https://store.steampowered.com/app/1825160/The_Backrooms/ This wasn't exactly planned but when working on Episode II there were a number of new features we were trying to implement surrounding dozens of AI perceptions operating in a single environment {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/ab6b75e4bb55ef17f8844ef9678b607238f28587.gif And of course dynamic water {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/806f6922af137fda1007582f8f4bf66a15fc2
2022-09-15 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
This patch focuses on bringing some of the effects and systems like footprints, trails, volumetric effects and lighting, and IK kinematics used in CAT Interstellar: Episode II https://store.steampowered.com/app/1572950/CAT_Interstellar_Episode_II Shown here: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/e6491cad3da378c3662ee470b4ea525cc23a2741.gif Update 6.2.0: Androids The Androids have all been upgraded to be a little more... life-like... with a series of features like IK kinematics and better animations. They've been optimized to allow for dozens of them to be interacting on screen at once. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}
2022-08-09 19:45 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
This is the first major content update in a while. I've been primarily focusing on CAT Interstellar: Episode II but development has taken a little longer than I expected so I thought I would push some more content to the original in the mean time. So, UPDATE 6.1.0 (Win/Linux) THE CAT!!!! The Cat character in Chapter 5 has been totally revamped from the ground up. New meshes, new logic, and even a new fur system. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/cca147f1a95311466816d15bdfe9e0e833c31d7a.png Levels - Chapter 0 has an additional level select terminal so you don't have to walk the full length on each pla
2022-02-04 19:03 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684710/CAT_Interstellar_Recast/ Purpose So, CAT Interstellar: Recast was an effort to explore and learn all the new features in Unreal Engine 5 in the hope of using it for Episode II... https://store.steampowered.com/app/1572950/CAT_Interstellar_Episode_II I don't want to say this effort was a mistake (it wasn't) but: It took a lot longer than expected due to bugs in the early access version of the engine Ultimately doesn't offer as solid of a build even with increased system specs Higher system specs exclude a large part of the community What it does offer
2021-09-03 14:55 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
New DOG VII model We commissioned Ionut, the original designer of DOG, to make an ultra hi-poly version that leveraged Unreal Engine 5's nanite mesh Technology. The resulting model is about 500,000 polygons and is a huge improvement in terms of fidelity and detail. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40857834/cea726a1c5f5cbb4781387fd5391f61c413d4542.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40857834/4ba371c045d36e656950a5fef64d7dc002e9cfe2.gif Screenshot tool We were able to implement PULSAR BYTES Cine Cam as a screenshot tool so players have a lot more control over their in-game screenshots. You can see the screenshot tool in a
2021-08-13 14:16 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684710/CAT_Interstellar_Recast/ We're going to be live streaming development of the upgraded CAT Interstellar. Working on the cave environment. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/70903099a5d5d233cb70fd64634fe9facfa287bb.png We're gonna stream here for an hour then switch to RECAR
2021-08-12 17:33 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
CAT Interstellar: Recast is now available on the Steam store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684710/CAT_Interstellar_Recast/ Broadcast link https://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198165474704 We'll be doing broadcasts for most of the day so feel free to drop in even if it's just to tell us what we did wrong. Seriously, If you've followed this game for any amount of time you know that I genuinely appreciate your feedback even if it's bad and respond to everything.... You could also just say "Hi". I don't want to tell you what to do. Otherwise, we'll be highlighting some of the dev
2021-07-23 18:53 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/57cd2cfd5f78a2910ca6e8899771048b1e7d3ec5.gif So, you might have noticed we launched a Steam store for a Remastered version of CAT Interstellar using the Unreal Engine 5. I will now attempt to explain Why we decided to remaster the original Improvements made to the game Why we made it a separate application How owners of the original can get access before release This post goes out to GraVE. Feel free to comment on any of his three separate threads but please spread them equally. Remastered? Episode 2 ? Remastered? Episode 2 ? Remastered? Episode 2 ? https://store.ste
2021-05-01 17:35 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
Encrypted Message from Colonel Alexander - Sergeant Gary Freeman, your leave request has been denied indefinitely. I’m sure you expected as much but I hate to be the one to officially decline it. I understand you have a son back on Earth but we require your immediate attention. We do not yet know all the details that led to the collapse of our Martian SkyLift network nor the likelihood of the complete planetary destruction of Mars. Stabilizing the degradation of the plant and analyzing the potential of orbital debris impacting Earth has been rightfully allocated to the Army’s Corp of Engineers
2021-04-27 23:26 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
I've never done one of these live streams before but we have to gin up support somehow so... Let's do a Face Reveal!?! Ionized Games face reveal for 1 million followers and a billion dollars!!! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/28f363f98fb3f991ef6f7b95fabd4c9d5155ee83.gif Ziggy, Our Chief Financial Officer might even make an appearance! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/a7c32fc5159cf34bc9b4e5b65065db7d9860d81e.jpg We'll take an inside look at Episode II {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/0ea10e64847a5725ed2e9d2bc4c8c43ba4842976.gif And even see how close I've gotten to porting the Episode I over to UE4.26! {STEAM_C
2021-04-22 20:24 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
Finally I am so flippin excited to announce what everyone probably already guessed: CAT Interstellar: Episode II That's right, we're officially developing the second installment of the CAT Interstellar series and it's gonna be nuts!!! We got Martian Rovers, Marines hunting Android 42, possibly the ability to fly this thing {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/638c86971ca6d4d3b40cacbabf4bf069eaebca00.png and best of all - some closure to the story arc ːDOGV4ːːDOGV4ːːDOGV4ːːDOGV4ːːDOGV4ː Head over to the new store page now for CAT Interstellar: Episode II for more content, story, and development updates.
2021-03-17 14:12 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
Price hike You read that correctly, against all conventional thinking I’m actually going to raise the price of this game to $9.99 USD. The one thing I want all the newcomers here to know is… we have no idea what we’re doing. Seriously, not a clue. BUT I’ve learned a little bit over the last 5 years releasing this game on Steam and the PlayStation Store and I can assure you I won't make an extra dime directly by raising the price. "How is that possible?!?" You might ask. It's simple, nobody buys this game. We only sell ~1 unit a week If the game isn’t on sale and I still intend to do HEAVY sale
2021-02-28 23:37 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/aa3e8e99bada47ba51b20af14bd4e87827dffc41.png Turing Canyon A favorite site among Martian Advertiser selling the idea of a terraformed Mars. Turing Canyon was formed from millions of gallons of defrosted water runoff caused by the initial nuclear bombardment stage of the planet. The storm pressure above the canyon raises the barometeric pressure to 9psi allowing for larger Earth origin fauna and flora to live without pressure suits. Rovers are required to traverse the terrain. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9834686/7588e9198ae78ca0dbc774f95185e5dab5f0b81d.gif
2021-02-03 00:33 UTC · Community Announcements · IonizedGames
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