COVID Kawaii!

Released: Dec 25, 2022
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Last updated: 15 Sep 2026, 19:16 GMT

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26 Dec 2022Developer post
COVID Kawaii! Update 1.0: Episode 3 - New Normal!
Adjust to your New Normal! Say goodbye to Early Access! Vaccine defenders, Ranked PVP, and Co-op are here! The biggest COVID Kawaii! update yet! I appreciate everyone who played during Early Access, your feedback was extremely valuable in making this game the best that it can be.
Adjust to your New Normal! Say goodbye to Early Access! Vaccine defenders, Ranked PVP, and Co-op are here!
The biggest COVID Kawaii! update yet! I appreciate everyone who played during Early Access, your feedback was extremely valuable in making this game the best that it can be. Two and a half years really flew by, and as the sole developer on this game I'm pretty excited to finally have a fully polished product. I have to say Episode 3 is my best work yet, with some really unique mechanics and an epic climax to the COVID Kawaii! trilogy.
Features

Episode 3 - New Normal available!
Vaccine and booster defenders!
Ranked PVP added!
Co-op mode, climb the leaderboards with a friend!
Defender skins added! Show off that Fauci fashion!
19 Steam Achievements to collect!
HUGE improvements to Twitch Mode, play through the entire campaign!
See who's streaming in Twitch Mode right from the game!
A GRIP of quality of life improvements and bug fixes, like SO many!
Am I forgetting something? Probably, I haven't slept in days!
It has been an absolute pleasure to work on this game for the last couple of years, I really appreciate all the great streamers who helped me test and balance Twitch Mode and the new multiplayer modes. I'm happy to continue adding content and improvements to the game as long as the demand exists. Thanks for playing and stay healthy. - Wade
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29 Oct 2021Developer post
COVID Kawaii! Event: Plagueyard Peril
Play the limited-time Plagueyard Peril map to earn an exclusive skin! Plagueyard Peril Event New map that takes place in the graveyard of those who reject modern medicine. 4 new Halloween themed Cowonas to defend against. New !spook and !bigspook Twitch commands to add some extra
Play the limited-time Plagueyard Peril map to earn an exclusive skin!
Plagueyard Peril Event

New map that takes place in the graveyard of those who reject modern medicine.
4 new Halloween themed Cowonas to defend against.
New !spook and !bigspook Twitch commands to add some extra spooky to your stream.
Reach wave 50 on Plagueyard Peril to receive the very first COVID Kawaii! defender skin!
The Bleach-O-Lantern limited Halloween skin will be the first of many defender skins to unlock in COVID Kawaii! So don't miss out! Trick-or-Treat yourself to a spooky safe Halloween! - Wade
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30 Jun 2021Developer post
COVID Kawaii! Update: Episode 2 - Summer Sickness!
Summer Sickness is upon us! More levels! More defenders! More of those pesky cowonas! Happy to finally release Episode 2: Summer Sickness! I was debating on naming it "Summer Stupidity" as the events in the game take place in the Summer of 2020.. smh. I'm a little behind my antic
Summer Sickness is upon us! More levels! More defenders! More of those pesky cowonas!
Happy to finally release Episode 2: Summer Sickness! I was debating on naming it "Summer Stupidity" as the events in the game take place in the Summer of 2020.. smh. I'm a little behind my anticipated schedule as it's been a rough year and it's just myself working on this in my free time. When the game was first developed, things were quite different, but I'm happy to report that we now have a vaccine!!!!!!!!
Future Plans
I initially announced that I would be donating a percentage of proceeds for the year of 2020. As time moved forward it became painfully clear that the effects of COVID-19 will be much more long lasting than I had expected at the time; As such, I will be donating 25% of the proceeds indefinitely. Previously the donations were being sent to bapscharities.org COVID-19 relief fund, they do great charitable work around the globe with a current focus in India. Any future donations will be going to them and potentially other organizations who are distributing vaccines to those who currently need it most.
I really hope you enjoy this update as the content has more than doubled from the initial release! Get me to 1000 downloads and I'll make a PvP mode *wink
Features

4 New maps to defend.
3 New defender towers.
10 New Cowona strains.
A BUNCH of quality of life improvements and bug fixes.
Full Patch Notes - 6/29/21

Can now access Episode 2: Summer Sickness from main menu after completing Breakfast Aisle level.
Defenders can now be purchased an any order!
Survival cash bonus for completing non-ranked levels. Less grindy!
Pandemic modes removed. Normal/Hard modes renamed to Epidemic/Pandemic.
Pandemic modes (previously hard) unlock after completing each level on Epidemic (previously normal)
Foaming Cleaner no longer does damage, has increased slowdown, and has upgradable range.
Fixed issue with Foaming Cleaner not targeting enemies.
Added lock icons and checkmarks to the main menus to make it more intuitive.
Dish Soap now does more damage, but attacks slower.
Fixed an issue with viewing virus strain menu, you can now see all viruses details for the current level.
Cowona animation speeds now correctly match the current game speed modifier.
Fixed an issue with Rolling 'Rona's animation being jerky and timed incorrectly.
Reduced TP cost of some higher cost defenders.
Mama Cowona spawn delay from 2 seconds to 3 seconds
Lil Cowona HP from .2 to .15
Twitch Mode Changes

Now only active, chatting viewers will only be added to the TP Hoarder leaderboard (No more bots!)
Fixed an issue, when loading a game into twitch mode, where it didn't properly connect to twitch.
A question I've been asked a lot is "Will you be making a vaccine tower for the game?". The answer is HELL YES! It's in the works! In the meantime go get your real vaccine! Thanks for playing and stay healthy. - Wade
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13 Jun 2020Developer post
COVID Kawaii! Update: Twitch Mode - Play with Viewers!
Twitch Mode let's your Twitch viewers play along, betting on your survival and competing for most TP. Features Viewers earn TP while watching the stream, top 10 TP hoarders are displayed on screen. Viewers can bet TP on whether you will lose or win the next 5 waves. Viewers can s
Twitch Mode let's your Twitch viewers play along, betting on your survival and competing for most TP.
Features

Viewers earn TP while watching the stream, top 10 TP hoarders are displayed on screen.
Viewers can bet TP on whether you will lose or win the next 5 waves.
Viewers can spend TP on game altering actions, to help or hurt the streamer.
Twitch bits donated are translated into bonus TP for viewers. 1 bit = 10 TP
Commands and their cost are listed for viewers on screen.
Optional built in webcam frame, chromakey this to have game effects display over your cam feed.
Viewer Commands

!tp - Check how much TP you have.
!winbet x (x=amount to bet) - Bet that the streamer will win the next 5 waves.
!losebet x (x=amount to bet) - Bet that the streamer will lose within the next 5 waves.
!sneeze - A random tower is disabled in snot and can't attack for a period of time.
!bigsneeze - All towers are disabled in snot and can't attack for a period of time.
!cough - Cough up a group of viruses for the streamer to deal with.
!bigcough - Cough up a virus boss to terrorize the streamer.
!upgrade - Upgrade a random tower for the streamer by 1 level.
!bigupgrade - Upgrade ALL towers for the streamer by 1 level.
!wipe - Wipe away 50% of the viruses on the screen.
!bigwipe - Wipe away ALL of the viruses on the screen.
Twitch Mode is currently considered beta as I'm sure the Twitch community will push the game to new limits. Streamers please let me know of any suggestions or feedback here on the Steam discussion forums. As the outcome can be altered by your viewers, I've added separate Steam leaderboards for Twitch streamers to compete against each other. Big shoutout to Twitch streamers Enraged_Giggle and ItsJustDemo for helping with the initial testing.
Stay safe and wash those hands! - Wade
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02 Jun 2020Developer post
COVID Kawaii! Update: Market Maze Available!
A new update has just released! The Market Maze allows you to alter the path of your enemies by placing your defenders in their way. Don't forget to try Infinite Mode and take that top spot on the leaderboards. Full Patch Notes - 6/2/20 Added new map "Market Maze" with correspond
A new update has just released! The Market Maze allows you to alter the path of your enemies by placing your defenders in their way. Don't forget to try Infinite Mode and take that top spot on the leaderboards.
Full Patch Notes - 6/2/20

Added new map "Market Maze" with corresponding leaderboard.
Resolved some bugs with leaderboard scores on the main menu.
Game speed buttons now show a ring around which is currently active.
Game speed hotkeys added (tilde=pause,1=x1,2=x2,3=x3,4=x4)
Tower UI's now properly close when winning/losing a level.
Thank you to everyone who's tried COVID Kawaii! Keep those masks on and hands clean! - Wade
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30 May 2020Developer post
COVID Kawaii! Early Access is LIVE!
COVID Kawaii! Is now LIVE in early access! This is just the beginning, I have a lot planned for the game before we leave early access. I would also love to hear YOUR feedback on the existing content, as well as what future additions you'd like to see in COVID Kawaii! With your he
COVID Kawaii! Is now LIVE in early access! This is just the beginning, I have a lot planned for the game before we leave early access. I would also love to hear YOUR feedback on the existing content, as well as what future additions you'd like to see in COVID Kawaii! With your help, we could make this thing go viral! (Pun intended)
Here's what's definitely planned so far:

Market Maze (Change enemy path by placing towers) Coming this week!
Episode 2 and 3 (Once Episode 1 is fully polished, I'll be adding new environments and levels)
Steam Achievements (Gotta have Steam achievements right?)
Here are a few things I'm considering adding if the demand is there:

Twitch integration (Have your viewers spawn cowonas or boost your defenders)
Multiplayer Modes (Some PvP, maybe some Co-op?)
Thank you to everyone who has already played COVID Kawaii! It's great seeing those leaderboards fill up. Congrats to madmonkey3000 and houskies for holding those top leaderboard spots. Stay safe everyone and don't forget to wash your hands! - Wade
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Updates & announcements

COVID Kawaii! Update 1.0: Episode 3 - New Normal!

COVID Kawaii! Event: Plagueyard Peril

COVID Kawaii! Update: Episode 2 - Summer Sickness!

COVID Kawaii! Update: Twitch Mode - Play with Viewers!

COVID Kawaii! Update: Market Maze Available!

COVID Kawaii! Early Access is LIVE!