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Behemoth Roadmap Stream Recap

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Today was a huge day for us chickens at The Behemoth. We presented our Behemoth Roadmap stream, which announced all the exciting stuff we’ve been up to lately! Oh, and did we mention ALL of our games are still discounted on Steam? Happy Behemoth Roadmap week! BAAAAAWK!


Here’s a quick rundown of all the announcements from the stream!

DLC Announcement: Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise

The Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise is soon coming to Steam as paid DLC! The update will include:

  • Steam workshop capabilities – make your own knight skins, choose your magic, and share with the world!
  • New official character: play as Paint Junior to use your imagination and create art that destroys enemies!
  • New player and weapon artwork for all official playable characters (with an option toggle on or off).
  • Play as ANYTHING you want in Castle Crashers! But keep in mind Steam guidelines, please. 🙂


Watch the animated trailer for the announcement above, and let us know what you’ll create with the new tool on social media or Discord!

Calling all Cat Guards back to BattleBlock Theater…

Cat got your tongue? BattleBlock Theater for Steam will soon get a quality of life update, including:

  • Enhanced rendering – no more crunchy compression and much higher resolution!
  • Lightning fast frame rates, limited only by your monitor’s capability!
  • Higher audio bitrates for delicious sound!
  • Various bug fixes and overall enhancements, hooray!
  • Support for more controller types!

We’re also preparing the game for other platforms! Which ones? When? TBA, BUT YES, IT’S COMING! OH HAPPY DAY!

Alien Hominid invades PlayStation!

The Behemoth 🤝 PlayStation Gamers

Alien Hominid Invasion AND Alien Hominid HD are coming soon to PlayStation 4 AND PlayStation 5! PREPARE FOR YOUR MOTHERSHIP CREATION, BAPI!

Pit People Update 8?!

Pitheads, we haven’t forgotten about you, either! A quality of life update for Pit People is also on the horizon, it’s just a bit farther down on our little (big) chicken roadmap. Stay tuned, our ferocious fighters!

And beyond… a brand new game!

While we show some attention to our previous titles, we’ll also be embarking on the journey of starting a brand new game for all of you chickens to enjoy. Prototyping for our next game has commenced! That’s pretty much all we have to say about it, for now…

THE BEHEMOTH’S MASSIVE CHICKEN PUBLISHER SALE


Our Steam publisher sale runs through Monday, July 29th, at 10:00AM PDT! Why not grab some big chicken games for CHEAP CHEAP before they receive a fresh coat of paint?

And can you believe this big chicken has been making games for 21 years? It’s all thanks to you, the little chickens who have supported all FIVE of our game babies no matter the genre, characters, and world. From the bottom of our hearts, BAAAAWK (translation: thank you very much)!

See you soooon. 🐔

It’s Time for Invasion Community Competitions!

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On Monday, we released the Juicy Variety Update, introducing a handful of new hazards, areas, enemies, and modifiers to Alien Hominid Invasion! What better way to celebrate the update than with some friendly community competitions?

We have three competitions for you this time around: a 2-player co-op fresh profile high score challenge (with Normal and INSANE mode categories), a Show Off mutation short-form video challenge, and a solo speed run Orbiter INSANE challenge!

Before we get into the nitty gritty intel for each competition, here are some general guidelines for each entry:

  1. To keep things fair and share the love of ALIEN PRIZES with as many players as possible, no participants can earn first place in more than one category.
  2. Only one submission is allowed per category for each participant.
  3. Participants must be over 18 years old or have their parent’s permission to enter.
  4. All entries must be submitted by Wednesday, May 15th at 4:00 PM PDT.

Now for the fun part – details on how to enter for each category!

Co-op Fresh Profile High Score Challenge

For this challenge, you’ll have to grab an alien pal, start on fresh profiles, and clear the first mission’s HQ with as high of a score as possible! You can enter in the Normal or INSANE mode categories – just be sure that both players choose the same difficulty.

Rules:

  1. Two players only.
  2. Steam (PC version) only.
  3. Both players must have the same difficulty level chosen – Normal or INSANE.
  4. Both players must at least make it to the HQ boss alive.
  5. Players must post their VOD on YouTube and send it to games@thebehemoth.com.
  6. Videos must include the score screen at the end of the first mission.

Prizes:

Both players in the winning Normal difficulty team will receive an Alien Hominid Invasion embroidered hat and bandana! The INSANE difficulty winners will earn an Alien Hominid Invasion embroidered hat, throw blanket, and SIGNED YOUTOOZ figure!

Don’t you want these cuties on your shelf?

Show Off Short-form Video Contest

Want to Show Off your skills? Make a short-form video to upload to Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube of your alien using the Show Off mutation while playing AHI!

Rules:

  1. Video must be in portrait format and uploaded as a Reel, TikTok, or Short on any of the platforms listed above.
  2. Video must not be over 30 seconds in length.
  3. Video uploads must include the hashtag #AHIShowOff. Please tag us if tagging is enabled on the platform of your choice!
  4. Players must use the Show Off mutation at least once in the video.
  5. The most impressive Show Off wins!
  6. Bonus points go to clips with new content added in the Juicy Variety update (info here).

Prizes:

One winner will receive an Alien Hominid Invasion embroidered hat and bandana!

You, too, can be this adorable!

Solo INSANE Speedrun Orbiter Mutation Challenge

Itching for MORE? Because our update includes a brand-new mutation, we wanted to make a specific category just to celebrate! The Orbiter mutation spawns a projectile that circles you, knocking enemies out of your path as you become a close-range DESTROYER! Using it a second time will create a temporary platform at its current location.

In this challenge, you will choose INSANE mode, equip the Orbiter mutation, start a mission at any level, and speedrun through that mission as quickly as possible. This category is a bit different—and maybe a little less fair—since invaders of all levels can participate as long as they meet the criteria! Who will come out on top? The level 298 invader, or a fresh invader who equips the Orbiter mutation as soon as possible?

Rules:

  1. Solo player only.
  2. Steam (PC version) only.
  3. The Orbiter mutation must be unlocked before your run, and equipped for the entire run.
  4. INSANE difficulty must be chosen.
  5. Players must complete an entire mission from the starting city block to clearing the mission’s HQ boss.
  6. Players must post their VOD on YouTube and send it to games@thebehemoth.com. Videos must include the score screen at the end of the first mission.

Prizes:

The speediest alien will win an Alien Hominid Invasion embroidered hat, throw blanket, and SIGNED YOUTOOZ figure!

Warmth…

We hope you’ve all been enjoying the update so far, and we can’t wait to see your invader over the next two weeks! Good luck, and be sure to submit your entries by Wednesday, May 15th at 4:00 PM PDT.

Questions? Please email games@thebehemoth.com!