- Rupert's Delivery is here! - 21 August 2025
Rupert's Delivery has been released!Patch 1.1 contains Rupert's Delivery. Using a special trusty trunk, guide Rupert through a new area and help him on his journey to deliver a parcel to a mystery recipient!Accompanying this new content is a huge 70% discount for new players! Welcome and enjoy! (and tell your friends)Additions and ChangesNew Character: Rupert. Rupert's special ability is his extendable trunk, which he can use to grab onto hooks and then launch in one swift action.New Area: The City. Over 50 levels of trunk slinging fun.New Music: Rain or Shine, or Heights. A new track has been added to the game AND to the OST SongbirdThe demo is BACK: Potential Kiopiok-ers can try before they buy. The demo is the newly rebalanced Shielded Plateau area.Demo saves carry over to the full game. If you purchase after playing the demo, your progress will now carry over.Rebalancing for Shielde…
- Rupert's Delivery will launch on August 21! - 19 August 2025
Get ready for a new free adventure in Kiopioke with an elephant named Rupert!Rupert and his trusty trunk have been entrusted with delivering a package to an unknown recipient. Guide him through a new area called The City and meet some adversaries along the way.The patch brings some other changes as well, like the retuning of the Shielded Plateau area, especially the Hungry Cat encounter.The demo is returning so if you're a new player and you'd like to try before you buy, then give the demo a play! (demo save games carry over to the full game)I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it. It's hard for me to believe that this adventure went from conception to release in less than two months!-DevDave@HardieSoftworks
- Rupert's Delivery is new free content for Kiopioke, and it's coming soon! - 5 August 2025
I am proud to announce new free DLC for Kiopioke called Rupert's Delivery. I plan to release it before the end of the summer.Rupert's Delivery is a short adventure where you play as Rupert, an elephant post officer. As Rupert, you must deliver a package to an unknown recipient high in the tower village of Skynest. Armed with a special extendable trunk, you must learn to climb and zip through a new zone called "The City".The album Songbird will also receive an update which will include the new music from the free content.Rupert's Delivery was an idea I had in late June. Development has been smooth and honestly, quite fun. Rupert's mechanic is really satisfying and simple with depth for advanced players. The aim was to make a short, fun, and more accessible experience for players and I think I have succeeded. It is currently in alpha testing to provide some polish. Most of the additions p…
- Celebrating One Year of Kiopioke! - 18 July 2025
Today marks one year since Kiopioke was released and I have some news to share!Since release I have been supporting the game with bug fixes and working on a lot of different game prototypes including Playconomy, Dream Shot, and one other unannounced game.Dream shot is a multiplayer golf game that is inspired by Kirby's Dream Course. You can even build your own courses!Kiopioke kept creeping into my thoughts, though. Recently I had a gameplay idea that I thought could work in Kiopioke, so I began exploring it. For the past few weeks I have been experimenting with the idea and creating the mechanics. Now the core mechanics are complete and I am happy to report that it feels great!I think it has a place in Kiopioke sooooo,I am pleased to announce that new free content is coming to Kiopioke!The new content will focus on a new mechanic and will feature new levels, a new playable character, a…
- Patch 1.0.07 is live! - 12 April 2025
-Save games will now check for certain Steam achievements and grant them if they have been attained. This is a fail-safe in the case and achievement does not get sent to Steam.
- Introducing French localization! Patch 1.0.06 - 8 August 2024
The new patch introduces the option to select French. If it's your first time opening Kiopioke, you will be prompted to select a language: If you already have opened the game, you can select the language from the options menu: Other fixes in this patch: -Some adjustments to secret levels in Skynest should make the levels a bit more manageable.
- Kiopioke update patch 1.0.05 - 27 July 2024
Kiopioke was released just over a week ago and the Steam reviews have been amazing! Thanks to everyone who has played the game! I have also been gathering feedback from players and The first release patch is here! it addresses some control bugs: -when using the D-Pad and triggering dialogue, the character will not continue moving without player input when the dialogue has ended. -various level tweaks -music load fixes That's all for now!
- The Kiopioke Launch Special! - 12 July 2024
Drop by the store page on July 18 (release day) and check out the Kiopioke Launch Special. Here's what you will see: Puppets! Launch day hype trailer! Gameplay! Secrets! Dev commentary! It's time to celebrate the release of Kiopioke. I've been hard at work making the best experience I can for players and I can't wait for you all to play it! In this episode, you'll be treated to an acting performance by a character from the game, a hype trailer, gameplay and secrets, some tips on how to get the most out of every action, and some developer commentary. I hope to see you there! -hydrok.
- What sets Kiopioke apart from other 2D platformers? - 9 July 2024
It’s the poke and launch mechanic! I got the idea when playing Super Mario Odyssey. In that game, there is an enemy that Mario can possess called Pokio. Pokio has a beak that can poke into walls. Then the player can build tension and launch Pokio. The devs at Nintendo EPD Tokyo made the experience very satisfying, right down to the little chirping noise when holding a lot of tension. Daryl Talks games has a great video detailing the mechanic and character In Mario Odyssey, the developers never linger too long with mechanics. It keeps things fresh, engaging, and exciting but it can leave players wanting more. I wanted more Pokio! So, I decided to make my own game centered around that mechanic. My first attempt/prototype was originally called “Kiopioke” (current called Kiopioke PROTOTYPE on Itch.io). It was in a 3D space and used Unreal Engine’s built in physics to achieve an effective (a…
- 🐦 The Kiopioke Super Steam Nextfest Stream Special! 🐈 - 11 June 2024
Join me for The Kiopioke Super Steam Nextfest Stream Special! I can promise that there will be the following things: Puppets Bad puppeteering Hype Trailer Demo Tour! Sneak peeks! Homage to classics Banger tunes Stream starts at 7:00pm EST on Steam! Hope to see you there! Kiopioke releases on July 18. You can wishlist the game now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2696660/Kiopioke/ -hydrok
- 🐦 The Kiopioke Super Steam Nextfest Stream Special! 🐈 - 4 June 2024
Join me for The Kiopioke Super Steam Nextfest Stream Special! I can promise that there will be the following things: Puppets Bad puppeteering Hype Trailer Demo Tour! Sneak peeks! Homage to classics Banger tunes Stream starts at 7:00pm EST on Steam! Hope to see you there! Kiopioke releases on July 18. You can wishlist the game now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2696660/Kiopioke/ -hydrok
- Beta testing is upon us! Here are some important comments from playtesters and m - 30 May 2024
The full game is being beta tested and I have been getting awesome feedback from players on what is working and what still isn't. At this point, it is relatively small tweaks but I wanted to touch on a few of the comments from the testers so far. If you are interested in joining the conversation, join the Discord. The game releases on July 18 on Steam and, of course, Itch! ---------- This first comment is relevant to parts of the game not included in the demo. Certain platforms and walls can move and affect player momentum. “The only thing that I really disliked throughout the game was the momentum physics. When you are on a fast moving platform and flick off of it, it gives you a boost. But the boost you get seems completely random, and I find it so annoying when rooms require multiple momentum jumps that feel random.” I really want the gameplay to feel good and not random, so I hated…
- Demo 1.06 is now live, Ramping up for full release. - 8 May 2024
Demo V1.06 adds fixes to the settings UI: resolutions and modes should work and save better than previously. Kiopioke will now receive a bandage from Bullet! Some minor character bugs have been fixed as well. The game is getting close to complete. Most levels have been designed and built. The graphics are mostly made. Right now there is music to make and bugs to squash. Steam NextFest (Summer edition) is fast approaching and I am very happy with the demo at the moment. It has reached this point thanks to the players who have been giving their feedback, so I would like to thank everyone that stopped by the Discord and shared their experience with me. I have introduced new control schemes and options and rebalanced levels because of this feedback. The demo (and eventually the game) will be more accessible because of this. In the near future I would like to attempt to get Steam deck certif…
- Demo Patch 1.05. - 7 March 2024
There is a new control option available that allows the player to launch by releasing the Grab button. Visit Bullet's room in level 006 to learn more! Notable changes/enhancements/fixes: New control option that launches when Grab is released. Better collision detection for hazards. This should reduce the "random" deaths that were occurring. Changes to HungryCat level. More forgiving than before. Let's see your fastest time!
- Demo has been updated to 1.04! - 11 February 2024
Hello everyone and thanks for playing the demo. I have been gathering feedback from streamers, posters, speedrunners, and viewers and applied some changes and fixes to the demo which I hope will make your experience more enjoyable. The biggest change is how the poke/aim/launch mechanic controls now. By default, it will use the movement controls. Before this, separate controls were used for this mechanic. If you prefer the old way, don't fret! There is now an option to use the old method: Other changes/fixes: The cat will not stop to talk after the first pass in level 049 (known as the cat level) Level 049 (known as the cat level) has been rebalanced and now has more places to grab on to. When stamina runs out there is now an audio and visual indicator Updated translations Fixes for save game objects; this should improve object behaviour when loading levels I'm hard at work fleshing out…
- Kiopioke! Demo: The last level has been retuned! Minor patch 1.03 - 14 January 2024
I've watched a few streams of new players and rebalanced some levels in the demo. If you haven't checked out the demo yet, there's no better time than now. If you have, try it again and beat your time!: Boss level has been rebalanced a bit minor edge case fixes to prevent unwarranted deaths Promotional link included in menus now Thanks to everyone who has already tried the demo! More updates to come!
- Kiopioke! Demo, Minor update demo patch 1.02 - 20 December 2023
Based on feedback I have created a small patch of fixes: Input can now continue after dialogue boxes have been cleared. Allows movement immediately after dialogues. add navigation hints on menus so that navigation is clearer by default, Escape will now also act as a "back" button in menus difficulty has been re-tuned for the last level in Shielded Plateau Thanks to everyone who has already tried the demo! More updates to come!
