Apocalypse Cow

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Planned release: To be announced
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 02:55 GMT

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09 Jul 2024Developer post
The State of Apocalypse Cow
Where have you been? I have struggled with this post for over a year now. This update is LONG overdue. Our game has some of the best fans and followers - seriously, how long have you been following us patiently? Some of you have even birthed tiny new gamers. Was that your plan al
20 Mar 2022Developer post
#10: The New Year brings a Combat Update
"I woke up in terror from a horrible nightmare. I stepped outside to compose myself and realized… everyone in the village had woken up. Everyone." -- Baon, Village Merchant Finally an update. It was about time! He nodded as a flurry of regrets flooded his- No! Stop typing novels.
"I woke up in terror from a horrible nightmare. I stepped outside to compose myself and realized… everyone in the village had woken up. Everyone." -- Baon, Village Merchant
Finally an update. It was about time!
He nodded as a flurry of regrets flooded his-
No! Stop typing novels. Just describe the progress in two words!
I see. If I had to narrow it down to two words, they would be "making combat satisfying".
Great math skill! ːsteamfacepalmː Tell me more about the combat.
Combat is an integral part of the game, more so than most metroidvanias. We want to go beyond the sporadic encounters with singular enemies that you destroy as you traverse. Not to say this isn't going to happen, but we have a vision!!! The combat is to be HECTIC, exciting and FUN. Quite the visionary developers, right?
To that end we built a combat prototype, to rapidly test ideas for enemies, abilities, items etc. We've already implemented several things.

A juicing update to make hits more satisfying.
Overwhelming enemies that soft lock areas.
A combat flow that goes beyond the simple hit-dash-hit.
We're not fully there yet, but combat is certainly a LOT more fun than what it was.
See you next time!
John K, ~~Novelist~~ Game Designer
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06 Jan 2022Developer post
Apocalypse #9: Merry Hero and a Happy New Year!
He was pacing up and down a dark room, the only light coming from a computer monitor. On it, a blinking cursor felt like a ticking clock . Judge and jury. He knew he had messed up. “How did this happen?” he thought. “When did time disappear?” . Outside they were celebrating the t
04 Oct 2021Developer post
Apocalypse #8: Awesome September
Hello friends! For the first time ever, a monthly update that's actually one month later. It feels so weird... are we becoming professionals? Should I be worried? Finally, a timely update. So what's new? As I mentioned on the last update, we focused our work on the first couple o
03 Sep 2021Developer post
Apocalypse #7: Summer 2021
Okay, not on a monthly schedule yet but we're getting closer! I survived moving to a new house, I survived a spectacularly crazy heatwave (global warming is a myth) and I'm back with my team, creating this wondrous universe. What have you been up to? Up until now we were working
24 Jun 2021Developer post
Apocalypse News #6: Still Rolling
This post feels like proof of life. Still alive folks! Alive and working on the game, making it more awesome every single day! Your new year's resolution was "monthly updates"… And it's been 6 months without one. I know. It was the end of the year and… everything seemed possible.
27 Dec 2020Developer post
Report from the Trenches
Hello dear fan! I know you have questions. Let’s get the most obvious thing out of the way: Τhe game is NOT canceled . We’re still working on it exclusively and full time . And yes, we are as shocked as you that we haven’t finished the game yet! ːsteamsadː But why the delay? Was
31 Dec 2019Developer post
Apocalypse News #4: New Visual Direction
Hello GameWalkers, Lets start with the obvious. We won't make our 2019 release goal. Which I think you've guessed by now, but still makes me feel like a bad Santa. You wanted a game? Here's a delay! ːwinter2019sadyulː I know it sucks. I can't sugar-coat it... but I'll try. Lets t
14 Jun 2019Developer post
Apocalypse Cow News #3: Animations
Hello incredible fan! Here's another update for you - proof that we're busy working and not vacating somewhere tropical. Because who cares about Fiji when you can develop games in a basement! Okay, okay - what have you clowns been up to? Lots of stuff. Like, all of them. All teh
Hello incredible fan! Here's another update for you - proof that we're busy working and not vacating somewhere tropical. Because who cares about Fiji when you can develop games in a basement!
Okay, okay - what have you clowns been up to?
Lots of stuff. Like, all of them. All teh stuff!

Creating and updating characters.
Reworking all of them animations.
Extending the lore and the story, ironing out any wrinkles still there.
Testing out bigger maps with optional exploration.
Wait - why rework the animations?
Alex (our animator, known as Animator Alex) always wanted 3d models in his workflow. He claimed he'd do a better job with them or something, I don't know - I kind of phase him out when he's saying things. <3
With the new story we had to redesign many characters and that's when he chose to strike - sneaky bastard. He created this sample to convince us to redesign them in 3D.
As you can tell, it looks much better so I caved and greenlit it. It's also going to really improve our cutscenes and ultimately tell the story in a better way. Yeay!
What about the bigger maps?
You've probably noticed: I can't shut up about our new story. The lore we wrote is extensive, allowing us to build wonderful worlds for you to explore. But up to now the game was linear.
Now the worlds are more open. The path forward is still fairly obvious so you can play in a linear fashion if you're in a hurry. But you can also choose to explore, see more of the world and learn more of its history. It's up to you! ːsteamhappyː
Nice! When is it coming out?
And that's all the time we had for today. See you next time! *runs away in terror.
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13 Apr 2019Developer post
Status Update #2: Arcadia Concepts
What a glorious morning! It's been raining non-stop, creating the perfect mood for epic world building! But it's time I take a break and let you amazing people know what we've been up to. World Building Apocalypse Cow has not one, not four but three absolutely distinct worlds to
11 Jan 2019Developer post
Status Update #1: Story is Dan
The night was brighter than usual. The clock struck midnight and the crowd erupted. Amidst the celebrations for this glorious new year, a pale creature known as game developer stood apart. Hand on his keyboard, he whispered: "I swear to write more blog posts this year!". So here
22 Aug 2018Developer post
Expanding the Game
You might be wondering what's going on. Despite popular belief, we are not at the Bahamas drinking Cosmopolitan manly beers. We weren't abducted by aliens (although that would REALLY help our PR efforts). We're still working on Apocalypse Cow full time, pedal to the floor. So why
05 Apr 2018PC Gamer
Apocalypse Cow is a 2D action game that plays like a blood-drunk cartoon
Its main villain is a cybernetic cow and its protagonist is a young girl with hair like blue taffy, yet Apocalypse Cow bills itself as a "cinematic" game. I can't say I got that impression when I played a bit of it at GDC, but I do agree with developer Monsters on one thing: it's
10 Mar 2018Developer post
Feature Highlight: Costumes
Hi GameWalker! We can't deny it. Penny is a little crazy. She's a short tempered badass that will smoke your butt if you look at her funny. But that's not all that defines her! When she doesn't rain terror and destruction, her favorite passtime is cosplaying! Cosplay in Apocalyps
10 Mar 2018Developer post
Feature Highlight: Costumes
Hi GameWalker! We can't deny it. Penny is a little crazy. She's a short tempered badass that will smoke your butt if you look at her funny. But that's not all that defines her! When she doesn't rain terror and destruction, her favorite passtime is cosplaying! Cosplay in Apocalyps