Cycle 28

Devlog

• What’s got PC gamers looking for their library cards?
  May 29, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  #press release

  This is a press release we sent out yesterday... Players are signing up to their local library to uncover the secrets of an arcade shooter and solve a mysterious ARG Players working together to solve... Continue reading
• Vote for Cycle 28 in the GDWC2018 fan favourite
  May 04, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  Cycle 28 is one of this week's nominees for the GDWC2018 fan favourite. Please support us by heading over and voting . Scroll down past the enroll button to vote, no need to sign up. The Game Developm... Continue reading

  
• More Like This... Dave and Sean sit down to play games like Cycle 28
  April 22, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  Discovering new games is super tricky. Lots of store fronts have tried to help with this by including 'More like this' sections. Dave and I decided to sit down and play some of the games which stores... Continue reading
• Cycle 28 Launch Week Wrap Up
  March 16, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  It's been a hectic week here at Pill Bug HQ. There have been ups and downs. We first want to thank our amazing community for being there for us throughout everything. It has been exciting watch things... Continue reading
• Cycle 28: from school book doodle to indie game in just 22 years
  March 09, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  Cycle 28 has left early access! You can buy it now for $4.49/£3.59/€4.49 (which is 10% off for this week). To prepare us for launch day Dave and I made some coffee and talked about what it's like l... Continue reading
• From Writing Books to Games
  March 08, 2018 by NoDice

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  #devlog, #writing, #indie, #shmup, #narrative

  Dave chats about how he came to write for Pill Bug and the creative process behind their latest release, Cycle 28... Continue reading
• The first person to solve the mystery of Cycle 28 gets every Pill Bug game – past, present, and future – for free
  March 07, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  Yes, you read that headline correctly. The first person who solves the mystery of Cycle 28, unlocks the game’s final achievement, and emails the solution to sean@pillbug.zone will get the Pill Bug G... Continue reading
• Dev Shoot-Out #8 Milk goes sour in ONE SECOND!
  March 03, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  “It’s the last Saturday . . . and we’re together again.” *digital hugs* *ahhhhhs from the crowd* Yes, it’s the last Saturday, but no, it’s not quite the apocalypse (though those of you who... Continue reading

  
• Cycle 28 Enemies in Depth: The Carrier
  March 02, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  In a series of blog posts we take a detailed look at the enemies in Cycle 28. Today we look at the carrier. Carrier What is it? A slow, armoured enemy ship that periodically launches a wave of aggress... Continue reading

  
• Beta Dev Shoot-Out Run 7 - Dave is AWOL
  February 24, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  Happy Saturday to everyone out there. Hope you have an exciting weekend planned. Mine started okay, Dave is moving house so I decided to try and climb up the Cycle 28 leaderboards without him distract... Continue reading

  
• What is it like releasing an indie game in 2018?
  February 17, 2018 by Pill Bug Interactive

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  It's a weird weekend. Firstly it's weird because we didn't post a Cycle 28 game play video. Instead we started a series called "More Like This" where we play games which Steam suggest are "Like Cycle... Continue reading
• One of Olivia's better Valentine's Days
  February 14, 2018 by NoDice

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  #Story, #Devlog, #Valentine's Day

  Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Olivia isn't having a great one this year, being stuck in Cycle 27 and all. But we thought we'd share with you one of her better Valentine's Days. Here's a little ext... Continue reading

  
• Beta Dev Shoot-Out Run 6 - Sean is AWOL
  February 10, 2018 by NoDice

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  “Talk to me, Goose.” If you listen hard enough in this week’s Beta Dev Shoot-Out, you might be able to hear me whisper these iconic words as I tackle a scoring run in Cycle 28 . . . alone. N... Continue reading

  
• Cycle 28 Beta Release Day Shoot-Out
  February 03, 2018 by NoDice

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  #Cycle 28, #shmup, #arcade, #beta, #bullet hell

  Pill Bug devs Sean and Dave have been running a series of "shoot-out" videos over the last few weeks. It came about as a result of the closed Cycle 28 beta revealing one extremely important problem wi... Continue reading