Soup: the Game

Released: Mar 18, 2016
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 07 Sep 2026, 00:10 GMT

Updates & announcements

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08 May 2026Developer post
v0.8.21 — harvester ping-pong, recall VFX, local bot matches
Harvesters ping off each other. When two collide they bounce, and now there's a sound for it. A swarm of them starts to sound almost musical when they cluster. Recall now has a visual effect. A gravity-lens distortion follows the recall — you can see units being pulled, not just
05 Apr 2026Developer post
Play with Bots & Smoother Online Connections
Hey soup lovers! Fresh update just dropped: Play with Bots — You can now play local matches against bot opponents right from the main menu. Pick your map, hit Play, and jump straight in — no internet required. Improved Online Matchmaking — When connecting to online matches, a new
27 Jan 2026Developer post
Weeks 5-6: From Tech Demo to Game
Main depot now matches the dev branch. If you were waiting for "stable"—this is it. Here's the honest truth: everything so far was a technical demo. Networking works. Physics works. Hunter AI can prowl and guard and hunt in packs. Harvesters gather and return. Mines orbit and pul
Main depot now matches the dev branch. If you were waiting for "stable"—this is it.
Here's the honest truth: everything so far was a technical demo. Networking works. Physics works. Hunter AI can prowl and guard and hunt in packs. Harvesters gather and return. Mines orbit and pulse. All the pieces are there.
But pieces aren't a game.
Complex behaviors aren't much fun without levels and maps. There needs to be a catch, a reason to switch modes and plan resources. So this week I'm shifting from tech to design.
Starting with tutorials. Slow-paced, serene scenes where you listen to the music and read on-screen tips. Each level introduces one mechanic, then moves to the next. Learn by doing, not reading walls of text.
View game pageHunter mode cycling is in. Default mode works. The others... they're there. Work in progress.
Under the hood:
Hunter AI with prowl, guard, and pack hunting behaviors
3D spatial audio via FMOD
Multiplayer stability improvements
The behaviors finally have somewhere to live.
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12 Jan 2026Developer post
Week [4]: Dev Branch Goes Live
Switching the main Steam depot to the new build this week. The legacy version had show-stopper bugs on Windows. New one runs clean on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Deck. If you've been on the beta branch, you're already playing it. Built a simplified "retro" skin system for fast
28 Dec 2025Developer post
Week [3]: Levels, Faction Skins, Platform Update
Level design progressing. Building tutorial levels that introduce controls one at a time—right now working on hunter mode cycling between guard (orbit and intercept) and prowl (patrol territory, ambush intruders). The goal is levels where players learn by doing, not reading. On t
17 Dec 2025Developer post
Week [2]: Mines, HUD, Level Design
Mines are behaving properly now. They orbit the core, maintain spacing with neighbors, and break formation to snap at nearby threats before drifting back. Simple rules, emergent flocking. Still more to do on unit behaviors—hunters need to get smarter and torpedoes aren't done yet
11 Dec 2025Developer post
Simple Rules, Mesmerizing Results
Oh boy, they really don't have to be smart to be agents. New mine attack modes are in. Each mine runs simple rules: maintain orbit distance, match neighbors' speed, snap at anything hostile within range, return to formation. The result? Swirling flocks that look almost intelligen
07 Dec 2025Developer post
Soup is back. For real this time.
Hey everyone, Yes, we're still here. Yes, it's been years. You were right to call the project dead—it was. Here's what happened: we rebuilt the entire game from scratch. New engine, new netcode, new everything. The old codebase couldn't do what we needed for proper competitive mu
23 Aug 2016Developer post
Opening our task tracker
Hi folks! In the spirit of openness and transparency, as well as , , we decided to open our task tracker. For now, it just contains coder tasks only, but that may be quite enough to reflect our progress accurately. Also, hereby I promise to actually keep track of things in there.
02 Apr 2016Developer post
Mini dev update
Crash on exit fixed, Escape button put to work
31 Mar 2016Developer post
Now runs on Mac and Linux!
Finally fixed 2 launch configurations with some help from Valve.
21 Mar 2016Developer post
Units just got smarter!
Hi folks, and thanks for all your feedback. As you clearly stated in most of the discussions, getting some nice interface with at least sound controls should become our priority. So be it. But hey, look what happened before you spoke your mind, when I was happily playing around w
21 Mar 2016Developer post
Units just got smarter!
Hi folks, and thanks for all your feedback. As you clearly stated in most of the discussions, getting some nice interface with at least sound controls should become our priority. So be it. But hey, look what happened before you spoke your mind, when I was happily playing around w