Announcement

Sparrow Warfare: new roguelite peckbuilder (full of birds!) - playtest out now!

Charlene Putney

26 Sep 2025 • 2 min read

All bird tiles in the game are made by collaging and remixing old public domain bird illustrations, like the tile for Chickis Khan here is from an 1899 painting by Théophile Steinlen.

Copenhagen-based independent developer Neon Aurelius has opened up a public playtest of their new title: Sparrow Warfare, the bird-filled, mahjong-inspired roguelite deckbuilder, available on Steam until October 8th. The two-person team of veteran game developers wants your feedback!

Designer/writer Charlene Putney summarizes Sparrow Warfare as “a little bit like Wingspan meeting Slay The Spire in a teahouse for a tense game of mahjong. And the teahouse? It’s on fire.” Designer/programmer Martin Pichlmair simply calls it “the best game I’ve ever worked on.”