Fugl

Team Fugl · Kotori Studios Ltd

Released: Sep 14, 2017
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 10:39 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

08 Dec 2024Developer post
Swamp Biome
We are happy to annnouce that we have added a new biome - The Swamp. As some of you have discovered, this release has been out for a little while, but we just wanted to see if there was any feedback before releasing. Feedback Fugl is still early access, so features are still miss
09 Sep 2024Developer post
Valley is back
The build has been out for a few days, but this is just to let you know that Valley has gone back into the level set. We are periodically reworking the biomes, so some may dissappear once in a while, but by popular request here is Valley back. Mainly unchanged for now. Feedback F
18 Aug 2024Developer post
Improved File Loading & Bug fixes
While we do have a series of bigger updates in the pipeline, from the player point, this one is a small update focused on bugfixes and polish. We have made some major improvements to the file loading regarding performance, and particularly crash fixes and memory usage, but a lot
05 Jun 2024Developer post
Steam Verified
After a bit of a journey, and 5 different submissions, Fugl is now finally Verified on Deck! We went from Playable -> Unsupported -> Playable -> Unsupported -> Verified, as each time we fixed something, something else would come up! Besides focusing on getting Fugl wo
29 Mar 2024Developer post
Fugl Soundtrack Released
We have just released the official soundtrack for Fugl, made by the amazing Martin Kvale and Joar Renolen. The soundtrack is available both as mp3 and as high-quality wav files. Get it here
12 Mar 2024Developer post
Nuts and Bolts
This update focuses on the technical foundations, the nuts and bolts that holds the experience together. Some of the larger improvements are listed below. Major updates New animation based help system New fluid based wind system Fixes manual morphing mechanic Detailed Fixes HiDPI
This update focuses on the technical foundations, the nuts and bolts that holds the experience together. Some of the larger improvements are listed below.
Major updates

New animation based help system
New fluid based wind system
Fixes manual morphing mechanic
Detailed Fixes

HiDPI support
Improved rendering of the menu
Fixes PlayStation controller glyphs
Fixes fold posture in avatar editor
Controller updates could cause wrong help texts to appear
Devices with no windowed mode do not overwrite preferences
Fixed missing windows icon
Fixed small avatars falling too slowly
Fixed missing windows icon
Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya.
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16 Nov 2022Developer post
Mac Update
Just a small update. Something had gone wrong with the signing of the mac build, so that it stopped working. This has now been fixed. Feedback Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us. Please let us know wh
23 Apr 2022Developer post
A New Sound
This update focuses mostly on the audio side, though the release features a number of other improvements. Audio - Reworks and Polish Better 3D audio attenuation, hear more from far away Every avatar sound is now in stereo, many of them new Avatar and creatures emit footstep sound
This update focuses mostly on the audio side, though the release features a number of other improvements.
Audio - Reworks and Polish

Better 3D audio attenuation, hear more from far away
Every avatar sound is now in stereo, many of them new
Avatar and creatures emit footstep sounds based on material
Creatures emit sound when walking, jumping, flapping, landing and taking off
Lots of new creature sounds, almost every creature now have unique calls
Every biome now have unique ambiences for above and under water
Reworked wind sounds, added more 3d feel to it
Added whooshes when passing terrain at close range
Volume has been tweeked for all music
Better reverb for biomes and caves
Added particles to avatar chirping
Headphones are recommended for the full experience
Game

Morphing is now more consistent and manual morphing works as expected
Fixed an issue with wrong help text displayed in some cases
Some levels have been regenerated
Graphics

Specular highlight in water is now pixelated
Creatures fade into view
Avatar now clips correctly with water
Clouds white out effect now works correctly
Added Launcher app to reset prefs and choose graphics pipeline
Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya.
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24 Feb 2022Developer post
A New Look
We realize it has been a bit quiet, but we are now ready to publish the first major overhaul of Fugl. New and more performant graphics engine Localisation in 16 languages (English, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian, Turkish
We realize it has been a bit quiet, but we are now ready to publish the first major overhaul of Fugl.

New and more performant graphics engine
Localisation in 16 languages (English, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian, Turkish, Russian, Korean, Japanese and Chinese)
Audio polish
Black screen fix
Controller fixes
Level selection screen
Loading screen
Much more legible menu
New creature discovery effect
Reworked levels
PS. While we still only officially support AMD & Nvidia cards, we have verified the build works on some recent Intel graphics cards. If you have already bought the game and have an Intel card, then we are keen to hear if the game works for you.
Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya.
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14 Feb 2022Developer post
Experimental Builds - Mac & Linux Builds Added
We are continuing to gather pace for a major update of Fugl, and have now added Mac and Linux to the Experimental branch. Please let us know what you think and if you encounter any problems. PS. While we still only officially support AMD & Nvidia cards, we have verified the b
08 Feb 2022Developer post
Experimental Builds
The last couple of years have been harder than usual for everyone. For this and other reasons, we have not been able to work on Fugl as much as we have wanted to. However, now out on the Experimental branch is an update featuring a complete overhaul of the graphics engine, improv
02 Oct 2020Developer post
Bugs Mania
Over the summer, as we have rushed to put in features and polish things, a number of different bugs made it into the game. Most annoyingly for you the players, some of these resulted in unpredictable crashes. We have therefore been working hard on stabilising the experience, putt
Over the summer, as we have rushed to put in features and polish things, a number of different bugs made it into the game. Most annoyingly for you the players, some of these resulted in unpredictable crashes.
We have therefore been working hard on stabilising the experience, putting out a number of unannounced updates in the background. We hope that you are experiencing Fugl getting more stable.
We are still focusing on fixing up bugs and urge you to either let us know on discord, via twitter or email, if you experience any crashes or other bugs. Issues small and great are all welcome. All links are given below.
Bugfixes

Big avatar FOV fix
Crash related to Fugl ragdoll
Crash related to wind sounds
Crash relating to rendering clouds on vulkan
Fixed an issue where reperch would get stuck midair
Fixed controller not registering on startup
Fixed morphing so auto morph works
Fixed reset hanging the game
Others crashes in the vulkan renderer
Other sound related bugs
Removed annoying sound on startup
Reworked manual morphing to use only one key
Water drawdistance fix on windows & linux
Other crashes and bugfixes
Features

Adjusted small wings power
Adjusted small wings sound
Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya
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16 Aug 2020Developer post
Barrel Rolls
For this update, we managed to squeeze in a feature that's been requested almost since the first time we showed Fugl in public, Barrel Rolls! We hope you enjoy it. Please let us know how you find it. Features New procedural bird walking animation New barrel roll mechanic (q and e
For this update, we managed to squeeze in a feature that's been requested almost since the first time we showed Fugl in public, Barrel Rolls! We hope you enjoy it. Please let us know how you find it.
Features
New procedural bird walking animation
New barrel roll mechanic (q and e or left or right shoulder button on controller)
Bug Fixes
All animals now have avatars
Background is now blurred correctly on Windows/Linux vulkan
Bird no longer spawns under map
Camera is now smooth underwater
Crests have improved
Colour picking works again
Evolve menu works again
Fugl logo no longer showing up instead of an animal in Oasis
Game doesn't hang when going quickly to the avatar menu
Help doesn't get stuck at change back to default avatar text
Level loading has been cleaned up and doesn't crash when changing levels quickly
Lots of small bug and crash fixes
Menu no longer spawns under map
Music now stops when going back to menu
Multisampling is now standard on all platforms
Optimisations
Terrain culling
Vulkan rendering optimisations
Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya
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27 Jun 2020Developer post
High-detail biomes
This time we have a content update for you with all new biomes and the existing biomes have gotten a high-detail overhaul! High-detail biomes New biomes Tweaked avatars Vulkan support on Windows and Linux Many Bug fixes. Feedback Fugl is still early access, so features are still
This time we have a content update for you with all new biomes and the existing biomes have gotten a high-detail overhaul!

High-detail biomes
New biomes
Tweaked avatars
Vulkan support on Windows and Linux
Many Bug fixes.
Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please, Let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya
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03 Jun 2020Developer post
Experimental Vulkan Implementation
We are now ready to trial our new Vulkan renderer, which should hopefully make Fugl run smoother and faster on some computers, especially those with AMD based graphics card. The game should still function as normal even if your computer doesn't support Vulkan as it falls back to
05 Apr 2020Developer post
Avatar, Animals, Biomes and Menu
This big update has been a long time coming. Here is what we have been up to: Animals: Fixed hang Animals: Reinstated floating, perching and more behaviours Audio: new crash sounds Audio: fixed missing sounds Audio: adjusted sound levels Avatar: new list view Avatar: new evolve f
This big update has been a long time coming. Here is what we have been up to:

Animals: Fixed hang
Animals: Reinstated floating, perching and more behaviours
Audio: new crash sounds
Audio: fixed missing sounds
Audio: adjusted sound levels
Avatar: new list view
Avatar: new evolve feature
Avatar: more versatile crest position
Biome: Pass through voxels
Biome: Updated and reworked worlds
Clouds: Fixed white out
New Menu
Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please, Let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya
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26 Nov 2019Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Steam's Autumn Sale begins today
Are y’all ready for some deals? With Black Friday almost upon us and only a few weeks since the last big Steam sale, of course it’s time for some deals. Steam’s Autumn Sale kicked off today, dealing out discounts and delights until the shutters close next Tuesday. You can check o
17 Nov 2019Developer post
Clouds & Improved Bird Control
After a few quiet months, we can finally show you what we have been working on. Here is a full list of the most significant improvements since last time: Clouds with shadows for each biome New caves biome New bird physics: rolling in steep descent and looping Depth of field effec
After a few quiet months, we can finally show you what we have been working on. Here is a full list of the most significant improvements since last time:

Clouds with shadows for each biome
New caves biome
New bird physics: rolling in steep descent and looping
Depth of field effect for background
Improved rendering performance
Render performance menu in options
Thermals now have sound
Improved camera
Optional orbit camera
Fixed missing water
Easier to take off from water
Adjusted physics for large animals

Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please, Let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya
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03 Oct 2019Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Gang Beasts, Gonner and more going cheap in a Steam charity sale
A lineup of 41 lesser-known indie darlings, party favourites, curiosities and old favourites have gone on sale this week. “Sure, Nat,” you cry, “you say that, but games go on sale all the time. What’s the big deal?”. Well, dear reader, if you’d give me time to finish, I’d explain
07 Jul 2019Developer post
Let the Winds Carry You!
This months update focuses on a new and improved wind system. Here is a full list of the most significant improvements since last time: New Wind System that'll slightly guide you as you fly New walking camera Updated winds sounds when flying More configurability through the menu
This months update focuses on a new and improved wind system. Here is a full list of the most significant improvements since last time:

New Wind System that'll slightly guide you as you fly
New walking camera
Updated winds sounds when flying
More configurability through the menu
Lots of little bug fixes, such as animals no longer stalling
Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.
Please, Let us know what you think by leaving a comment here, tweeting @melodive or emailing [email protected]
Also join us on the Fugl Discord server: https://discord.gg/8Cb4Uya
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