Cycle 28

Released: Mar 9, 2018
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 17:01 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

23 Jul 2026Developer post
All Our Games Are on Sale and Playtest our Next one for Free 🎉
If you’ve been meaning to check out any of our games, they’re all on sale right now, and you can playtest our next game for free! View game page View game page View game page View game page View game page Thanks so much for the support — it really helps us keep making weird littl
27 Jan 2026Developer post
All Our Games Are on Sale 🎉
If you’ve been meaning to check out any of our games, they’re all on sale right now. Thanks so much for the support — it really helps us keep making weird little games.
27 Jan 2026Developer post
All Our Games Are on Sale 🎉
If you’ve been meaning to check out any of our games, they’re all on sale right now. Thanks so much for the support — it really helps us keep making weird little games.
07 Jan 2026Developer post
Wishlist our new safari park management game on Steam!
Hey everyone! Just wanted to quickly let you know about our next game, Captain Contraption’s Safari Park, which we’ve just put up on Steam. It’s a safari park management game built around a fully simulated ecosystem. You run a park where animals (and some less sensible things) li
18 Dec 2025Developer post
Want to playtest our next game?!
Hello fellow indie game lovers! Dave and I have been quietly working on our next game and are looking for volunteers for playtesting. You can sign up here It's a safari park with a fully simulated ecosystem in a nostalgic tycoon sandbox with rewarding roguelite elements. Clone bi
19 Oct 2025Developer post
Hotfix for Unity Security Vulnerability
A patch has been released to fix the vulnerability described here
20 Jul 2024Developer post
Our new game Captain Contraption’s Chocolate Factory is Out Now
It’s a big day for robot chocolatiers around the world. The whole of Captain Contraption’s factory is now available to explore, as you experiment with fresh ingredients and automate ever more complex machines. With 40+ levels to unlock, as well as brand new achievements and fiend
25 Sep 2023Developer post
85% off in the Steam SHMUP Fest
Cycle 28 is 85% off as part of the Steam SHMUP Fest! The second game we released, and if I'm honest the one I'm most proud of. It's the only game I've ever worked on that almost made a streamer cry because it took them back to their childhood. It was the first game by a Welsh stu
27 Apr 2023Developer post
Play Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory in the Steam Puzzle Fest
You can now play the demo for our next game Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory by visiting the store page using the link below. It’s an open ended factory, automation style puzzle game. Using a simple set of tools you’ll need to automate production of a variety of sweet trea
03 May 2022Developer post
Cycle 28 is part of the Going Rogue Festival
We are super excited that our intense space dogfight simulator is on sale as part of the Going Rogue Festival. Cycle 28 is a small game we are both super proud of. If you enjoy score attack retro arcade games this one could be for you. There are a bunch of upgrades to unlock and
02 May 2022Developer post
Cycle 28 Developer Score Battle Stream!
Old wounds never heal. Who is the better Cycle 28 player Dave or Sean? Join us Tuesday evening to find out! We will be streaming in two places - Sean right here on the steam store page and Dave over on our Twitch channel. You'll be able to see us battle on the leaderboards in rea
03 Sep 2021Developer post
Making it Home Released Today
Did you hear? Did you see? Pill Bug’s next game Making it Home launches today! Whether you enjoyed the bare-knuckle lo-fi thrills of Cycle 28, or the chilled joy of watching something of yours grow in Intelligent Design, we think Making it Home has something for you. And it start
08 Jul 2021Developer post
Monthly Leaderboard Results!
Some very respectable scores here for June's leaderboard - it's always good to see folks breaking the 10k mark!
10 Jun 2021Developer post
Monthly Leaderboard Results!
This month Sparks flew, we saw some significant Flex(o), and we finally answered the age old question of what to do with a/some drunken sailor (boi)... But nobody could top Lord Bern.
16 May 2021Developer post
Monthly Leaderboard Results!
April can be the cruelest month... but not for these leaderboard pilots! And, do we spy one of the Devs sneaking some game time in here and making 4th place? Shouldn't he be working?
04 Apr 2021Developer post
Monthly Leaderboard Results!
Two months in a row Gustav takes the top spot with a respectable 6,816 ... anyone going to challenge his position next month?
28 Mar 2021Developer post
Making it Home is part of the Remote Play Together Event
In our most recent update to our next game Making it Home we added local co-op. That gave us the chance to be part of the remote play together event Valve has been running the past few days. If you haven't checked it out yet, Making it Home is a vehicle building game where your v
05 Mar 2021Developer post
Monthly Leaderboard Results!
Lots of new faces in February's leader board... super close between 1 and 2 last month! Congratulations Gustav!
03 Feb 2021Developer post
Monthly Leaderboard Results!
It's long past due for another Cycle 28 leaderboard update! It's been a tough old time lately for many of us and seeing so many people enjoying our game really helps me stay positive - so thanks! October November (cough - I got second - cough) December January A great top score b
28 Dec 2020Developer post
All our games are on Sale!
Good News Everyone! All our games are on sale for Winter… Making it Home - A vehicle building game currently in early access. You're a lady bug building a rube goldberg style machine to take you across America! Think Banjo Kazooie - Nuts and Bolts but in 2D. Intelligent Design: A