Alien Hominid Invasion news & patch notes

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/6f30e14ea01014259dcf66ea5a2f550bb2a37fa2.png INCOMING TRANSMISSION: THE MOTHERSHIP HAS FOUND A NEW CO-OP SALE FOR ALL INVADERS! ALL BIG CHICKEN GAMES ARE ON SALE, NOW THROUGH FEBRUARY 17TH. It's time to grab three other alien pals for some couch co-op fun!

Alien Hominid Invasion is 25% off during Steam's Couch Co-op Sale!

Alien Hominid Invasion - 25% off!

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Alien Hominid HD - 25% off!

Get the original Alien Hominid game that started it all for this big chicken! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/

The Extra Terrestrial Bundle

Or get both of our alien games in one out-of-this-world bundle! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34943/Alien_Hominid_The_Extra_Terrestrial/

Castle Crashers - 90% off!

For those who prefer knightly couch co-op adventures... Castle Crashers is STILL 90% off! Grab it before the Painter Boss Paradise DLC lands this year! https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/

BattleBlock Theater - 70% off!

You can also get BattleBlock for a hefty discount before it receives a major quality of life overhaul! https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/

Pit People - 60% off!

May I interest you in some hexagonal co-op whimsy? https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/Pit_People/

BEHEMOTH (now with Challenge Mode!)

Our newest title isn't a co-op one, nor is it on sale, but we've included it here in case you feel inspired to save baby chicks and go the distance! Make John Behemoth proud! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3027260/BEHEMOTH/

A Castle Crashers DLC development update is coming soon:

If you've been wondering about our Behemoth Roadmap progress, we have an exciting announcement lined up regarding the upcoming Castle Crashers Painter Boss Paradise DLC! Tune in to our YouTube channel this Thursday, February 13, at 10:00 AM PST for a DLC development update video from your favorite big chicken team! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/66d18b2c995907ae67f1a9be608c7f1dc15282d8.png

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/4593a47c4d0950a327f4f3e840b5df71381ff1ae.jpg The Mothership has detected something cold and white falling from the sky. Is this what the earthlings call “the first snow of the year”? Why not enjoy the first snow of the year with some classic co-op goodness? From Castle Crashers to Alien Hominid Invasion, Behemoth Santa has a deal for you!

Alien Hominid Invasion - 25% Off

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Alien Hominid HD - 25% Off

Get the original Alien Hominid game that started it all! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/

The Extra Terrestrial Bundle

Or get both of our alien games in one out-of-this-world bundle! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34943/Alien_Hominid_The_Extra_Terrestrial/

Castle Crashers - 90% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/

BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/

Pit People - 60% Off

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Can’t Stop Laughing Bundle - 66% Off!

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BEHEMOTH - our latest game!

For those rebels who prefer games that aren’t on sale: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3027260/BEHEMOTH/

What’s next for our alien crew?

We previously announced that Alien Hominid Invasion AND Alien Hominid HD are soon invading PlayStation 4 and 5! Be sure to follow us on Steam and social media to keep up with our progress! 👽❤️

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/f2b01755546ad6abf58867b81f2663461359d8ff.png INCOMING TRANSMISSION FROM YOUR MOTHERSHIP: A SALE HAS BEEN DETECTED. Earthlings are celebrating “Autumn”, something that we require more intel to fully understand. Your orders are to beam down to a city block, carefully place 1,009 leaves in a pile, and launch your organism into the pile. This is what the humans refer to as “fun”.

Alien Hominid Invasion is 25% off during the Steam Autumn Sale, now until December 4th!

Alien Hominid Invasion - 25% Off!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/3fe23ae361a1d20d290ca00e270f55d7e6ae42ed.gif Almost* all of our games are discounted in Steam’s Autumn Sale, from this very moment in Earth time until Wednesday, December 4th! *If you’re a rebel and prefer to buy games during sales that AREN’T on sale, our latest release, BEHEMOTH, is NOT on sale, AND only $3.99!

BEHEMOTH - our latest game!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3027260/BEHEMOTH/

Alien Hominid HD - 25% Off

Get the original Alien Hominid game that started it all! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/

The Extra Terrestrial Bundle

Or get both of our alien games in one out-of-this-world bundle! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34943/Alien_Hominid_The_Extra_Terrestrial/

Castle Crashers - 90% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/

BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/

Pit People - 60% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/Pit_People/

New Merch and a Sale!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/c1d9efa94c94ba6c6733854023685ec0be03f22b.gif The Behemoth is also hosting our own merch sale on our very own merch site!

Running November 27 until December 2, get 30% off your order with the following code:

GobbleyGoop

And as if a sale wasn’t enough, we just dropped a bunch of fresh merch for you! Be sure to get any holiday merch orders in before our holiday store closure this year, beginning on December 12! (Some exclusions may apply) Take me to the merch! We hope all you aliens are excited about the previously announced PlayStation® port for both Alien Hominid Invasion and Alien Hominid HD! We don’t have more information to announce yet, but will share more as soon as we are able to. We greatly appreciate both your patience and hype for these games to come to more platforms! Make sure to sign up for our mailing list and follow us on Steam and socials if you haven’t already! We promise that as soon as we have more information ready to share, you’ll be the first to hear it! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/1b03e593eefeafe182f932aa4870dac1942709b8.gif

Happy Halloween AND BEHEMOTH LAUNCH DAY! What does this adorable game have to do with Halloween you might ask? This. This right here: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/2ac2dbae16ab40a321f92079e29424092db71ca8.jpg Truly terrifying. BEHEMOTH is now live on Steam with a 10% off launch discount! Are you ready to become THE chicken, dodge n’ flap your way through the skies, secure your flock in the nest, and collect as much candy corn as chickenly possible? https://store.steampowered.com/app/3027260/BEHEMOTH/ We made BEHEMOTH to celebrate the twenty-one years we’ve spent making games, and it’s all thanks to you, the community who has supported us through it all. From the bottom of our little (big) chicken hearts, thank you. We hope you enjoy BEHEMOTH, and as always, let us know what you think! See you on those daily leaderboards! BAAAAAWK!

Chick-or-treat! We reached deep into our candy bowl for Halloween this year and found an egg – an egg that is hatching into Game 6 in only SEVEN days! Presenting BEHEMOTH - an adorably infinite, “dodge n’ flap” arcade game, releasing Thursday, October 31st, right here on Steam. Become THE chicken! Need a little break from KILLING-IT-FOR-MAMA? We’ve got you covered! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oHnqCBELU8

Wishlist it here to be notified when you can become BEHEMOTH:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3027260/BEHEMOTH/ For more information, check out our blog post here. BAAAAWK! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/a1c20d1413403be03ed8e73e93ce469c5eb5afbe.png

Invaders, today we shared that Alien Hominid Invasion and Alien Hominid HD are being prepared for release on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/1b03e593eefeafe182f932aa4870dac1942709b8.gif The Sewer Kid crew worked real hard on this one.

But wait, what does this mean for someone who already bought the game on Steam and doesn’t own a PlayStation?

Well, the announcement was part of today’s Behemoth Roadmap presentation, where we shared even more news about what we’ve been working on, including a BattleBlock Theater (Steam) quality of life update AND a Castle Crashers (Steam) DLC. Hooray for chicken updates here on Steam! BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! While working on these updates and preparing our Alien Hominid game babies for PlayStation gamers, we’re also prototyping for our next game! BAAAAAAAWK! So yeah, today was a pretty exciting day for the big chicken. Thanks to all who have been a part of our journey as a little (big) chicken studio these past 21 years. We appreciate the support tremendously and can’t wait for you to get your chicken wings on what’s to come! WATCH THE ENTIRE ROADMAP TRAILER HERE IF YOU WISH :)

RETURN TO THE MOTHERSHIP. BRING FRIENDS ALONG TO THE MOTHERSHIP. JOINING THE INVASION IS NOW 25% OFF. WHATEVER THAT MEANS, BAPI. REJOICE. (Please read the above in your best alien voice. Thank you.) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/37743171dc20121d000c03cc576a79438ffdaf53.gif This week we celebrate our Behemoth Publisher Sale with every single game on sale digitally and a Behemoth Roadmap stream presentation on YouTube and Twitch this Friday, July 26th, at 10:00 AM PDT! The short broadcast will feature a handful of announcements spanning our entire gaming library and beyond - trust us, if you aren't there, you are most assuredly square! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/4a050a5dea48d677d20e4d9592f1a1c1cf171722.png

Alien Hominid Invasion - 25% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion If you're itching for more chicken games to pick up this summer, The Behemoth Publisher Sale runs until 10AM PDT on Monday, July 29th. Can I fancy you a BattleBlock Theater? What about a singular Pit People? No? Perhaps a Castle Crasher (of the grey variety) will do..

Castle Crashers - 90% Off

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BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off

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Pit People - 60% Off

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Alien Hominid HD - 25% Off

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Nothing tastes sweeter than the first taste of ice cream on a warm summer day, but maybe destroying endless amounts of city blocks with your alien friends can compete. Alien Hominid Invasion is 25% off as part of Steam's Summer Sale! Did we forget to mention that ice cream is still involved? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/1f6f1f7d31e815098f11c5c316ea3e6256926a3a.gif

Alien Hominid Invasion - 20% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion But wait, there's more! The Behemoth's entire game collection is on sale to celebrate the warm Summer months! Check 'em out, or don't — the choice is up to you. And your wallet, really.

Alien Hominid HD - 20% Off

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Castle Crashers - 90% Off

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BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/

Pit People - 60% Off

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It’s time to announce the winners of our recent Alien Hominid Invasion Steam competitions!

Co-op Fresh Profile High Score Challenge Normal

Winners: Crispysense and Sneaky Ostrich Crispysense POV

Co-op Fresh Profile High Score Challenge INSANE

Winners: Taechuk and DestroyerArcher with a combined score of 64,263,256 Taechuk POV DestroyerArcher POV

Solo INSANE Speedrun Orbiter Mutation Challenge

Winner: Leeleechu with a time of 6:07 Leeleechu POV Shout out to Taechuk, Bruh Momento, and Mocha Joe for entering the speedrun challenge with impressive times! And six minutes?????? How did this level 551 invader do it? Was it the level 10 Energy Knife? The incredible crit boost?! The pro speedrun strats of choosing a path with both a bonus level AND hideout? Congratulations to Leeleechu for finding the magic sauce for this one. As for the Show Offs… well, it seems the aliens were too shy to show off their skills. That’s okay! Invaders are more humble than we thought. We might try a “how far can you go?” approach with Show Off in the future. YOU WILL SHOW OFF YOUR SKILLS. Next time! 🐔 Sending a big chicken BAWK to all who participated. Until next time! BAAA-BAAAWK!

Message from the Mothership

Good morning invaders! Today we have a small patch to fix a few bugs and address some of the feedback you’ve left since we dropped the Juicy Variety Update. Sending a big chicken BAAAWK to the Discord community for reporting the Shield Agent bug and providing invaluable feedback on recently added features! These chickens couldn't do it without you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/927b4937ed37b79b73bb79079fec452aadd10cb6.gif

Fixes

Gameplay - Fixed an aggression bug causing the Shield Agent to be a tad OP.

Gameplay - The Orbiter projectile no longer hurts the enemy the player is riding.

Gameplay - Adjusted the alien run speed based on feedback.

Gameplay - Fixed a bug where the Sky Van would occasionally get stuck.

Gameplay - Adjustments to Installball_b movement and pathfinding.

Level - Fixed various collision bugs with the Highway level.

Level - Fixed a bug where Kid Forts would spawn in inaccessible areas.

On Monday, we released the Juicy Variety Update, introducing a handful of new hazards, areas, enemies, and modifiers to Alien Hominid Invasion! What better way to celebrate the update than with some friendly community competitions? We have three competitions for you this time around: a 2-player co-op fresh profile high score challenge (with Normal and INSANE mode categories), a Show Off mutation short-form video challenge, and a solo speed run Orbiter INSANE challenge! Before we get into the nitty gritty intel for each competition, here are some general guidelines for each entry:

To keep things fair and share the love of ALIEN PRIZES with as many players as possible, no participants can earn first place in more than one category.

Only one submission is allowed per category for each participant.

Participants must be over 18 years old or have their parent’s permission to enter.

All entries must be submitted by Wednesday, May 15th at 4:00 PM PDT. Now for the fun part – details on how to enter for each category!

Co-op Fresh Profile High Score Challenge

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/141d00777ca6d8d1c970a1e0a77fdc964a42d9ba.gif For this challenge, you’ll have to grab an alien pal, start on fresh profiles, and clear the first mission’s HQ with as high of a score as possible! You can enter in the Normal or INSANE mode categories – just be sure that both players choose the same difficulty. Rules:

Two players only.

Both players must have the same difficulty level chosen – Normal or INSANE.

Both players must at least make it to the HQ boss alive.

Players must post a VOD of their run on YouTube and send the link to [email protected]. Videos must include the score screen at the end of the first mission. Prizes: Both players in the winning Normal difficulty team will receive an Alien Hominid Invasion embroidered hat and bandana! The INSANE difficulty winners will earn an Alien Hominid Invasion embroidered hat, throw blanket, and SIGNED YOUTOOZ figure!

Show Off Short-form Video Contest

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/2ce7324d94679f7ae17cee2eb662d0c3b17a7b81.gif Want to Show Off your skills? Make a short-form video to upload to Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube of your alien using the Show Off mutation while playing AHI! Rules:

Video must be in portrait format and uploaded as a Reel, TikTok, or Short on any of the platforms listed above.

Video must not be over 30 seconds in length.

Video uploads must include the hashtag #AHIShowOff. Please tag us if tagging is enabled on the platform of your choice!

Players must use the Show Off mutation at least once in the video.

The most impressive Show Off wins!

Bonus points go to clips with new content added in the Juicy Variety update (info here). Prizes: One winner will receive an Alien Hominid Invasion embroidered hat and bandana!

Solo INSANE Speedrun Orbiter Mutation Challenge

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/35dad08c6f9adfc390b76a6e665527f4f81acf95.gif Itching for MORE? Because our update includes a brand-new mutation, we wanted to make a specific category just to celebrate! The Orbiter mutation spawns a projectile that circles you, knocking enemies out of your path as you become a close-range DESTROYER! Using it a second time will create a temporary platform at its current location. In this challenge, you will choose INSANE mode, equip the Orbiter mutation, start a mission at any level, and speedrun through that mission as quickly as possible. This category is a bit different—and maybe a little less fair—since invaders of all levels can participate as long as they meet the criteria! Who will come out on top? The level 298 invader, or a fresh invader who equips the Orbiter mutation as soon as possible? Rules:

Solo player only.

The Orbiter mutation must be unlocked before your run, and equipped for the entire run.

INSANE difficulty must be chosen.

Players must complete an entire mission from the starting city block to clearing the mission’s HQ boss.

Players must post a VOD of their run on YouTube and send the link to [email protected]. Videos must include the score screen at the end of the first mission. Prizes: The speediest alien will win an Alien Hominid Invasion embroidered hat, throw blanket, and SIGNED YOUTOOZ figure! We hope you’ve all been enjoying the update so far, and we can’t wait to see your skills over the next two weeks! Good luck, and be sure to submit your entries by Wednesday, May 15th at 4:00 PM PDT. Questions? Please email [email protected]!

Message from the Mothership

Alien Hominid Invasion’s Update Part 2: JUICY VARIETY EDITION has arrived to Steam! Today we welcome a handful of fresh hazards, enemies, areas, and modifiers to the game, in addition to the brand-new Orbiter mutation and more balance tweaks. The game is also 25% off all week here on Steam! Read up on all the juicy intel below, and as always, let us know what you think! What are you waiting for? Become an alien pinball and get flung back into the invasion today! Tell the MECHA F.R.O.G. we said hi, thanks!

New Content (JUICY VARIETY!)

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1. Ricochet Pads

Ricochet pads bounce your shots off in different directions, which sometimes helps and sometimes doesn’t. If you hit their underside, they will explode!

2. Shutters

Shooting one affects all the others, so plan accordingly!

3. Pinball Bumper

Pinball bumpers can be used to your advantage, or maybe not – it really depends on how much chaos is on the screen at any given time.

4. Mine Layers

Every single enemy drops explosive mines when they die.

5. Grind Lines

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1. Orbiter

With every use, the Orbiter mutation spawns a projectile that circles you, making you a close-range killer! Using it a second time will make a temporary platform. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/a3d27a0b6add4fdbe1c96de8f9e169ebcde8cc12.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/33429021047f8abe8c565f48cc002dd7cd48e12c.png

1. MECHA F.R.O.G.

Invaders can now encounter the Mecha F.R.O.G. as a mini-boss at the end of city blocks! If you defeat the Mecha F.R.O.G, some say you can use it as a vehicle… MECH RAMPAGE?! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/8bdabaabfb1eab6569f9546f4c1d4f6d47ecba04.gif {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/5ad955c1d1d2a7d2c2a31d83426172531af408cf.png With most of these additions come new combinations of builds you can discover using previously existing modifiers!

1. Roll/dive Bomb

Chance to leave a bomb upon any roll or dive. Higher quality loot for higher chances!

2. Double Jump Reflect

Create a small deflection blast around you after a double jump.

3. Chargeshot Juice Regen

Hold down your chargeshot to generate Mutation Juice for your alien friends! Higher quality loot for more juice per second!

4. Metal Detector

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1. Highway Underpass and Overpass

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2. Rubble of What Once Was

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3. A Lot of Parking Lot

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4. New Background Art Updates

Art for Meow Motors, Gas Pass, Cinema, Bookstore, and the ad for Horseass Grillery has been updated! Sidewalks are more destroyed, yay for destruction!

Adjustments

1. Keybot and Chomper Wall Level Adjustments

The Keybot now spawns earlier in Chomper Wall levels! Chase it down and shoot it while running from the spike wall.

2. Hazard Change: Bounder

The Bounder is now larger and in charger. He shall not be ignored!

3. Mutation Change: Dispatch

Helper invader aliens will shoot more often and scale with player damage (both Dispatcher mutation aliens and those found in the wild).

4. Objective Change: WOOSTER Arrives

The generic “Kill-Purple-Enemies” objective has been replaced with WOOSTER, the ultra-wide robot.

5. Objective Change: Ice Cream

Agents now carry around ice cream they’ve stolen from the sewer children. You must defeat the agent and return the ice cream to the child! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/1f6f1f7d31e815098f11c5c316ea3e6256926a3a.gif

6. More Level Updates!

There are now many more vehicles to jump around on and explode! Suburban areas have also been retooled with a sprinkle of new things to discover.

Balance

1. Danger Level

Danger Level now caps out at 15 minutes instead of 7.5, but the max values (damage, projectile speed, etc.) are now twice as high.

2. Fax Machine and Intel

Fax Machines will now spawn closer, meaning the Mothership has less reason to get mad at you, right? Less intel is required per objective, too!

3. Eradicators

Eradicators now have less health and hog less of the area.

4. Spark Bot

The bot that breathes flames won’t be knocking you away anymore, so remember to stop, drop, n’ roll!

5. Juiceman

Juiceman’s health has been raised, and his dig attack is now buffed.

6. Grunt Agents

Grunt agents spawned in swarm levels are no longer weaker than normal grunts.

7. Lightning Gun

Lightning Gun’s charge shot has been buffed and is now better at triggering the chain lightning effect, but the regular shot is slightly worse at applying the status.

8. Alien Blaster

Alien Blaster now deals slightly more damage, is twice as accurate, and has slightly more range. For those who love the classics – we see you!

9. Medic Mutation

The Medic mutation can be used more often, but now heals slightly less. Apologies if you haven’t gotten that achievement yet.

10. Newborn Hominid Stats

Newborn hominids run and dig slightly slower, but jump slightly faster. Jumping around and dodging bullets should now be a bit easier, but riding enemies, movement modifiers, and the Speed Demon mutation are more key than ever when cross-country invading!

Quality of Alien Lifeform Updates

1. Turret Hazard

Turret hazards that shoot weighted orbs can now be destroyed because they are annoying when you can’t!

2. Flinch Recovery

Aliens now recover from flinching more quickly! You’ll find yourself recovering faster, so you can survive a little more.

3. Bigger Boost Numbers

Numbers found on your boost slots are universally stronger than before! BIGGER NUMBERS, BIGGER POWER!

4. Agent Blaster Projectile

The agent blaster projectile’s flinch and stun effect has been shortened.

5. Indicator on Riding Enemies

Don't lose sight of yourself when riding on enemies with this new handy dandy graphic!

6. Mothership Memory UI

The Mothership’s memory UI has been updated to be organized a bit better.

Bug Fixes

• Settings - Fixed a resolution bug when switching to borderless windowed mode
• Gameplay - Fixed a bug where advanced objectives were not available in railroad levels
• Gameplay - Fixed a bug with Armored Flametroopers moving slowly in C.H.O.M.P.E.R. lockdown zones
• Gameplay - Fixed a bug where location indicator icons displayed the pigment of the AI alien rather than the players’
• Gameplay - players are now able to ride Cybernids
• Online - Fixed a bug with online camera movement when players are in arena wall objectives
• Online - Fixed a bug where visual indicators for crits were not visible to all players
• Online - Fixed various bugs with joining an online game that is at the Juiceman final in-game cutscene
• Level - Fixed a bug where there would be an inaccurate amount of agents in the observation room prior to a boss level
• Level - Fixed a bug where the General would appear crying again after a sequence had ended. Poor General :(
• Localization - adjusted some translations based on feedback
• General - Various Local and Online QOL bug fixes

Us chicken aliens (chickaliens?) have been hard at work flapping our wings and finishing up Alien Hominid Invasion’s Update Part 2 (JUICY VARIETY edition!), and today we’re excited to announce that this FREE update is arriving next week! Yep, you heard that right – the JUICY VARIETY Update lands Monday, April 29th, around 10:00 AM PDT on Steam, with consoles to follow at a later date. To celebrate, let’s touch upon some of the chaotic new features soon landing on planet Earth! WARNING: This post contains intel about new content soon being added to Invasion! If you’d like to experience all the new stuff on your own, please ignore this post for now.

A Chaotic Juicy Variety Stream Recap

The stream recap above shows a firsthand look at our team sharing the update for the first time! Please note that the content was still a WIP at the time, so things may look a little different on release. New changes shown in the video include:

• Modifiers: Roll Bomb, Double Jump Reflect
• Hazards: Pinball Bumpers, Grind Lines, Mine Layers
• MECHA F.R.O.G. mini-boss and vehicle
• "A Lot of Parking Lot" area
• Updates to Chomper Wall/Keybot levels
• More balance and quality of life tweaks
• ICE CREAM!!!!!!!

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Owley’s Art Journey

Oh, and about that new area, "A Lot of Parking Lot" – we have some updated art to share with you today! Check out how the art of Invasion is first conceptualized in the game and updated to completion below: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/48fc4e24b9650785407175e5a5d582d89f70374e.jpg The Behemoth chickalien visits Squawky’s Cameras for the first time. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/96b619e1c7bbd94908c786455372bf743e85822d.jpg The chickalien is back, happy to be in a world of colorful destruction once more. Wait, didn’t Squawky own this place? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/80050fc3cad6e13d9781d544ef814692ddbb6c87.jpg THE CHICKALIEN REJOICES, AS OWLEY’S REACHES ITS FINAL FORM! Wait, does this place belong to that one owl we know from that one game? How curious… On top of three new areas, some of the game’s older art is getting a facelift! Be sure to keep an eye out for the updated buildings, especially the new Meow Motors. Meeeow!

The ORBITER

Something we didn’t get a chance to show off in the prior stream is our new Orbiter mutation, so here’s a sneak peek in GIF form: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/a3d27a0b6add4fdbe1c96de8f9e169ebcde8cc12.gif With every use, the Orbiter mutation spawns a projectile that circles you, knocking enemies out of your path and making you a close-range DESTROYER! Using it a second time will create a temporary platform at its current location, making the mutation a good choice for swarm and bonus levels.

The MECHA F.R.O.G. Arrives!

The last thing we wanted to touch on today is the new MECHA F.R.O.G., SPINDOCTOR OF FATE! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/8bdabaabfb1eab6569f9546f4c1d4f6d47ecba04.gif Invaders can soon encounter the MECHA F.R.O.G. as a mini-boss while traversing through city blocks! If you defeat the MECHA F.R.O.G., sources say you can use it as a vehicle… Will you be going on a MECH RAMPAGE? That’s all for now! We’ll be live on YouTube and Twitch this Thursday, April 25th at 3:00 PM PDT for one last Invasion stream before the update goes live! Which part of the JUICY VARIETY Update are you most excited for?

It's a bird! On a plane! It's The Behemoth!

We're heading back to London for WASD Live! April 25-27, we'll be at the Truman Brewery in London with Alien Hominid Invasion, Alien Hominid HD, and BattleBlock Theater for all of your chaotic indie game needs. Come check them out, along with over 200 other games at the event. Be there or be Hatty! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/574972/6cc67693b8c5cbe0b88b6a84d5a3532d035e9721.png

Bees are the best part of Spring! Bees are the best part about a lot of things, and in Alien Hominid Invasion, you can SHOOT BEES at your ENEM-EEZ with the Bee-Bee Gun and stand back and bask in the glory of the almighty Bee…bzzzZZZZZZzz…maybe that’s…maybe that’s a wasp-oh it is DEFINITELY the W.A.S.P. BOSS!

Alien Hominid Invasion - 20% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion All of our games are on sale during Steam’s Spring Sale! You get a bee, you get a bee, everybody gets a bee! Ugh, not releasing the bees? Here, release the discounts instead. Somebody else handle this, I’m going.

Alien Hominid HD - 20% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/ In addition to our two newest releases being on sale, the rest of The Behemoth’s Glorious Catalog is also discounted for spring cleaning! From now until March 21st, enjoy these savings during the Steam Spring Sale:

Castle Crashers - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/

BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/

Pit People - 60% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/Pit_People/ The bees are waiting for you. But now that Spring has officially sprung on Steam, this little chicken is heading to PAX East soon, more details here! See you there?

Alien Hominid Invasion Update Part 2 (JUICY VARIETY!) is almost here! Join the team at 2pm PDT tomorrow, March 14th, for a sneak peek at what's coming to the game soon. What exactly can aliens expect in the variety update?

• New hazards
• New enemies
• New areas and art
• New loot modifiers
• One new mini-boss
• One new mutation
• More balance updates

We can't wait to share the new features we've been working on this year! You can catch us live on the Alien Hominid Invasion store page, YouTube, or Twitch. See you soon, invaders!

We’ve all been hit by Cupid’s Arrow! Or maybe that was a Flybot mine? Either way, the aliens are feeling the LOVE this season. We’ve added two carefully crafted fabricated fashion for all of the chicken cherubs out there. Go forth and spread the love through the form of head chomps and grenades! 💗 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/5bf4615a0e13c2b4006c572fe7c38ed34b83784b.gif Go head-hunting for these amiable alien unlocks during our seasonal Valentine’s Day celebration, and get in the friendly spirit of a flame sword-wielding cupid that upon closer look...might not be a cupid at all. And don’t worry; if you don’t get the chance to savor them before Valentine’s Day because you’re looking for your alien in another castle, these heads will be added to the year-round unlockable pool after the death of Valentine’s Day on February 15th! REJOICE! If you’re still looking for some Valentine’s Day fun, why not check out the Pink Knight art contest we’re hosting? https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/204360/view/3971679674367758277?l=english Happy Head Hunting!

We are excited to share that Patric Catani's work on Alien Hominid Invasion has landed a nomination for Best Soundtrack at Debug Magazine's inaugural Indie Game Awards! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/e653c2d6f5f402a4917b0439444487a007083098.jpg While Patric has a sound aesthetic that is very much his own, he crafts a sonic identity unique to each game utilizing a finely curated palette of instruments and sounds, and his work on Alien Hominid Invasion was no exception. A longtime collaborator of The Behemoth, Patric puts a new spin on old magic, blending classic chip sounds with modern instruments. In the Invasion OST, you will find original SID (C64) and Sega Chip sounds in an organic mix with analog synths, acid basslines, and even guitars! This was not only inspiration drawn from the game, but also mirrors and plays with these in-game dichotomies and story motifs. In other areas, there are intentional synthesized sound elements that reflect the content they represent, such as using granular synthesis to create the wasp buzzes and synthesized voice/vocaloid-esque beloved "bapi bapi'' of the post-level music celebratory aliens. Can we get a big BAPI BA for Patric's incredible work on Alien Hominid Invasion? For more information about the awards and other nominees, please visit Debug's website.

Deck the halls with deals aplenty, bawk-bawk-bawk-bawk-bawk, bawk-bawk, bawk-bawk! Tis the season to Invade, bapi bapi ba, ba bapi ba! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/881d91d4595f5573a9d841dd18372b05f2493976.png From now until January 4th at 10AM PST, enjoy some savings on our games and spread the holiday cheer in the Steam Winter Sale! And as an extra holiday thank you from our team, catch our new releases Alien Hominid Invasion and Alien Hominid HD during their first discount ever!

Alien Hominid Invasion - 20% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/843200/Alien_Hominid_Invasion/

Alien Hominid HD - 20% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/ In case you forgot your Christmas list this year and need a reminder, here are our usual sales:

Castle Crashers Remastered - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/

BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/

Pit People - 60% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/Pit_People/

We’ve also got deals on bundles!

https://store.steampowered.com/sub/43401/ Our Can’t Stop Laughing Bundle (Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater) is 76% off, and Ultra Baby’s Co-Op Chaos Pack, (two copies of BattleBlock Theater, one for each hand) is also 76% off! Wishing you a holly jolly, bapi-bapi holiday season and new year! The Chicken will see you on the other side.

Message from the Mothership

It’s time to deck the headquarter halls with grenade garlands, Digestor choirs, and adorably adorned aliens! That’s right, Part 1 of Alien Hominid Invasion Update 1.2.0 has finally arrived to Steam! Along with plenty of bug squishing that we were able to implement thanks to YOU sending us your feedback, this update is loaded with alien gifts for all! Update Part 1 will be focusing on adding 23 new achievements, a more interesting map algorithm that forces harder choices, giving players larger pools of starter equipment for more interesting re-plays, boss tuning and a good number of bug fixes. Go get those new achievements and show us what you're made of! Coming soon… Update Part 2 will be the largest update we've had yet, focusing on variety and player feedback that will make level-to-level gameplay more different -- featuring new hazards, vehicle usage, adjustments to objectives, some new enemies & more dropping next year Happy Holidays, from our team to yours!

More Achievements, Cosmetics, and CHOICES

1. 23 New Achievements

A whole new set of achievements have arrived! Time to show us what you've got. Again.

2. Updated Map Algorithm

What's that you say? You like making more meaningful decisions in your invasion paths? We have great news for you, then! There are more deliberate pathways in the generated mission maps, making it more common to have hard choices! Uh oh! Overall Danger-Per-Level added per block has been lowered to compensate for the longer pathways that can appear.

3. Mutations Galore?

When you defeat a boss at their HQ, you can now select from a wider initial pool of Mutations, increasing randomness and making playthroughs more curious!

4. New November AND Winter Seasonal Attire

The aliens have observed us and increased the discoverable alien head pool with November-esque and Winter cosmetics!

Balance Pass

1. Alien Irradiator

This weapon now takes 0.3 seconds longer to reach ultra-white-hot-melting on targets.

2. Enemy Danger Level Behavior

We've tuned the Agency's scaling to work differently. In later Danger Levels, enemies won't fire bullets with as much boosted velocity as before, meaning the cloud of green death will approach you a bit slower and give you a better chance to dodge!

3. Agency Grunt Standard Issue Blaster

Grunts are massacring invaders, and still will, though their damage per-bullet output has been lowered, along with a longer time to reach maximum velocity for more of a "tell."

4. Agency Mini-Mech Attack

Damage per-bullet output is lowered when Agents are operating the Mini-Mech. They don't know how to use them as effectively as you!

5. Installball 2.0, Spinner of Fists

Installball’s Megaflight ability now tracks players better - "Injustice rains from above!” Stationary tantrums hurt less, because stationary tantrums shouldn't hurt that much.

6. Lozenge Man Attack

Damage per-bullet output lowered for Lozenge Man, whose main job is supposed to be more "slowing aliens down" and less "mowing aliens down like he's holding four blasters at once.”

7. Hunterbot Attack

Speed, range, and follow time on the Hunterbot's projectiles have been slightly reduced, but their homing has been increased. Hunterbot attacks should still be spooky, but are now a bit more satisfying to dodge.

Other Changes

1. Update to Maximum # of Enemies, Part 2

Previously, we lowered the number of enemies that spawned per player. Now, we've tweaked the solo experience as well. The overall number of enemies should look less like a flood and more like a... slightly smaller flood.

2. Update to Objective Placement

Objective objects (fishbowls, ice cream, etc.) now have a greater chance of spawning lower in the level. Aliens are great climbers (and flyers!), but repeatedly needing to get to the tops of tall buildings could be especially rough on new invaders.

Bug Fixes

• Compat - Fixed a bug where setting the max framerate caused issues on high framerate monitors
• Input - fixed several analogue issues with Pro Controllers
• Input - fixed button icon orientation for Joy-Cons when Steam Input is enabled
• Input - added additional controller configurations
• UI - Fixed bug where Claim All was awarding additional loot
• Gameplay - Dispatcher aliens now inherit damage boost
• Gameplay - Fixed bug where enemies were spawning inside the jungle gym frog
• Level - Fixed various art sorting bugs
• Level - Fixed bug where quickly moving through the Pre-HQ doorway affected guard animations
• Level - Fixed camera bug with the 3rd Pre-HQ doorman
• Enemies - Fixed bug with Installball_b getting stuck on objects
• Enemies - W.A.S.P. and Hunters now take damage from deflected turret bullets
• Checkpoint - Fixed bug where 2 keys would sometimes appear during Checkpoint levels
• Online - Fixed a visual delay that occurred when changing pigments in the hideout
• Online - Fixed bug where Hunter death particle effects were sometimes missing for clients
• Online - Fixed a desync that occurred when a player enters the hideout while a mutation is already activated
• General - Various Local and Online QOL bug fixes

Part 2 Coming Soon…

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Aliens are better in HORDES!

Thank you to all of our hard-working invaders for so dutifully destroying city blocks since launch day! We can’t wait to share planned updates to the game with you soon! The Steam Awards have beamed down to Earth, and it looks like an easy mission for thousands of aliens, especially through the power of CO-OP and FRIENDSHIP! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/16f443cb48b8c9bd2fec3f560b4991bd30efa907.jpg Nominate Alien Hominid Invasion for the “Better With Friends” category if you brought along a buddy to the Invasion! Alien invading is always better done together, right? And always remember, Mothership loves you most KILL-IT-FOR-MAMA!

https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/574972/013f9731c050f913abf9dc763f6870239d70af0c.png The Big Chicken has been busy rounding up deals for this upcoming holiday season! The Big Chicken also brought you some discounts on merch! The Big Chicken is also hoping you will kindly pardon him this upcoming Bird Day… We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you playing our games, so our autumn potluck contribution will be DISCOUNTS! From now until November 28th, catch the following titles on Steam at a clucking good deal:

Castle Crashers Remastered - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/Castle_Crashers/

BattleBlock Theater - 70% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/238460/BattleBlock_Theater/

Pit People - 60% Off

https://store.steampowered.com/app/291860/Pit_People/ https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images/574972/02acb127cf7a10c71c2e8be205af83b46e2fd38d.jpg Our merch store will also be serving up a nifty-gifty 25% off storewide discount from November 23rd until November 28th! Get ahead of holiday shopping with our merch and holiday relaxing with our games!

Message from the Mothership

Kicking off our first Alien Hominid Invasion update, Part 1 brings 23 new achievements, along with some hard decisions, variety, and more balance! This will be followed by Part 2 which will bolster the delight of destroying Earth with even more significant improvements and new content!

Update Patch Release Timing

Part 1 of this update will go live sometime in December.

More Achievements, Cosmetics, and CHOICES

1. 23 New Achievements

A whole new set of achievements arrive in our next update! Some of these are retro-active, AKA time-traveling achievements, meaning the game knows what you’ve done and will reward you with the new achievements next time you sign into your profile. Others will have to be earned. You'll keep all progress made on your already hard-earned achievements, of course!

2. More Choices

What's that you say? You like making more meaningful decisions in your invasion paths? We have great news for you, then! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/91854f3a9b8230e7eb6b2897d78345b6be6e7a5f.png There will be more deliberate pathways in the generated mission maps, making it more common to have hard choices! Uh oh! Overall Danger-Per-Level added per block has been lowered to compensate for the longer pathways that can appear.

3. More Choices 2.0

When you defeat a boss at their HQ, you can now select from a wider initial pool of Mutations, increasing randomness and making playthroughs more curious!

4. November Seasonal Attire

The aliens have observed us and increased the discoverable alien head pool with November-esque cosmetics!

Balance Pass

1. Alien Irradiator

This weapon now takes 0.3 seconds longer to reach ultra-white-hot-melting on targets.

2. Enemy Danger Level Behavior

We've tuned the Agency's scaling to work differently. In later Danger Levels, enemies won't fire bullets with as much boosted velocity as before, meaning the cloud of green death will approach you a bit slower and give you a better chance to dodge!

3. Agency Grunt Standard Issue Blaster

Grunts are massacring invaders, and still will, though their damage per-bullet output has been lowered, along with a longer time to reach maximum velocity for more of a "tell."

4. Agency Mini-Mech Attack

Damage per-bullet output is lowered when Agents are operating the Mini-Mech. They don't know how to use them as effectively as you!

5. Installball 2.0, Spinner of Fists

Installball’s Megaflight ability now tracks players better - "Injustice rains from above!” Stationary tantrums hurt less, because stationary tantrums shouldn't hurt that much.

6. Lozenge Man Attack

Damage per-bullet output lowered for Lozenge Man, whose main job is supposed to be more "slowing aliens down" and less "mowing aliens down like he's holding four blasters at once.”

7. Hunterbot Attack

Speed, range, and follow time on the Hunterbot's projectiles have been slightly reduced, but their homing has been increased. Hunterbot attacks should still be spooky, but are now a bit more satisfying to dodge.

Other Changes

1. Update to Maximum # of Enemies, Part 2

Previously, we lowered the number of enemies that spawned per player. Now, we've tweaked the solo experience as well. The overall number of enemies should look less like a flood and more like a... slightly smaller flood.

2. Update to Objective Placement

Objective objects (fishbowls, ice cream, etc.) now have a greater chance of spawning lower in the level. Aliens are great climbers (and flyers!), but repeatedly needing to get to the tops of tall buildings could be especially rough on new invaders.

Part 2 Coming Soon…

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Message from the Mothership

After observing many, many invaders, we've made a few changes to some weapons and a couple of bosses to bring you an even more finely-tuned experience. Read up on the knitty-gritty below, and please keep letting us know your thoughts!

Weapon Updates

How does damage work?

When the alien pulls the trigger, each bullet will be assigned damage within the given spread of numbers randomly. The numbers represented below are MINIMUM -> MAXIMUM damage per bullet.

1. Human Machine Gun

Human Machine Gun now has more oomph per clip, due to downtime of reloads. Damage change on REGULAR SHOT: Before: 5.25 -> 10.5 (x5 bullet) After: 5.7 -> 11.25 (x5 bullet)

2. Lightning Gun

This weapon originally didn’t scale well in higher tiers and will now reward aggressive chargeshot + regular shot assault combos. Damage change on REGULAR SHOT: Before: 3 -> 4.5 After: 3.3 -> 6.0 Damage change on CHARGE SHOT ZAP: Before: 1.65 -> 4.2 (interval 0.15/second) After: 2.1 -> 4.95 (interval 0.13/second)

3. Energy Knife

Energy Knives, also known as swords, can no longer come with Fire Rate modifiers, as invaders couldn't swing fast enough to notice.

4. Minigun

Minigun now spins up faster, hits a little harder at maximums, and is a little easier to control on recoil. Firerate Before: 0.20 -> 0.075 Firerate After: 0.10 -> 0.075 Maximum damage on a bullet: Before: 8.70 After: 9.15 Range maximum change: Before: 6.75 meters After: 7.75 meters

5. Megashot

Megashot now applies its status effect on initial contact and third hit, has faster base speed bullets, and has a shorter chargeshot time. Base Critical Hit Chance from -5% to 3%. Apply-Status chance on REGULAR SHOT: Before: 51% mega-acid1, 25% mega-acid2 After: 100% mega-acid1, 45% mega-acid2 SPEED change on REGULAR SHOT: Before: 5.5 -> 7.5 meters/second After: 6.5 -> 9.0 meters/second CHARGE TIME on CHARGE SHOT: Before: 1.40 seconds After: 1.20 seconds

6. Sawed Off

When firing, the lucky high rolls of the damage for this weapon scaled incredibly with high tier gear. It should feel unchanged in most scenarios. Damage change on each pellet REGULAR SHOT: Before: 12 -> 28.5 (base crit chance 5%) x3 pellets After: 10.5 --> 19.5 (base crit chance 2.5%) x3 pellets

7. Spreadshot

Needed a little more oomph. Got oomph. Before: 3.9 -> 6.0 (x3 bullet) After: 4.5 -> 6.45 (x3 bullet)

Boss Updates

1. Installball 2.0, Next of Spin

• Health reduced
• Eye projectile damage down

2. Bustletron, Spinner of Fists

• Health reduced
• Bustletron fist missiles now do less damage to invaders (10% health damage instead of 20%)

Other Changes

Update to Maximum # of Enemies

Aliens now add 0.75 additional enemy slots per player instead of 1.0 (4.0 maximum slots to 3.0 maximum slots). What this means in human terms is that there won't be as many maximum enemies in 3-4 player games.

Message from the Mothership

Greetings, invaders! Can you believe Alien Hominid Invasion has been out for a week already? We appreciate all the support and feedback on the game so far, and we’ve been hard at work making the necessary changes to improve your invasion experience. Today’s hotfix will be a small, but necessary one to improve server timeout issues for online play. We currently have a larger patch in the works focused more on balance-related tweaks, so please keep an eye out for that update coming soon!

Fixes

Made it so that players can still host an online session if join codes are not functioning properly.

Corrected cinematic animator Fernando Finamore’s name in the credits. Shout out Fernando!

Fixed a bug causing Japanese and Korean subtitles and captions to display incorrectly.

https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/574972/16e54ea452aad6eb6adb5f4d706fd376459883ac.png What would a new Behemoth game be without wacky customization? Actually, here’s a better question – what would a new Behemoth game be without wacky customization referencing other Behemoth games? We don’t want to imagine that, so here’s a fancy unlock guide for all the heads you can earn in Alien Hominid Invasion for owning our other games on Steam! How does it work exactly? Well, in Alien Hominid Invasion, you can unlock many different heads through leveling up, securing loot, and buying loot at the Hideout. By also owning our other games on Steam, the following heads are added to the game's loot pool:

• Castle Crashers – Pink Knight, Green Knight, and Barbarian
• BattleBlock Theater – Cat Guard, Raccoon, Hat of Purrham
• Pit People – Horatio, Yosef, Pipistrella
• Alien Hominid HD – Original Alien

Because who wouldn't want to play through the tragic yet beautiful story of Horatio before turning him into a silly, havoc-wrecking alien who will destroy anything and everything to make his Mothership proud? This handy dandy guide also coincides with the final day of our Bawk Bawk, Forget-Me-Not Sale, featuring Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater at 80% off, with Pit People 60% off! Enjoy!

This is your final Invasion boarding call. Planet of Departure: Unknown. Lunch: Of course, what kind of question is that? Today, we launched our fifth title, Alien Hominid Invasion, after preparing Motherships for what felt like years…wait, it actually was years?! Time and relative dimension in space can get blurry. You can get a nice eyeful of the Alien Hominid Invasion official launch trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS7a8nXRt1w While we’re very excited and want all you little aliens and hominids to go check the games out, we have to stop and thank you first. So stop! And read this mentally as quickly as you can. Thank you for playing our games for all these years and supporting our endeavors as we set out to create the wackiest and weirdest but completely whole-hearted games. Alright, enough sappiness. Get out! Alien Hominid Invasion is here! What does this mean? This means that you and up to three of your gaming buddies can finally join us in the invasion! Drop down from your Mothership and complete objectives to steal the enemy agents’ intel and straight up ruin their days. Group up with your friends through online co-op, local/couch co-op, or both! Play solo and hang out with the sewer kids and AI-liens instead. Level up your alien and destroy city block after city block as you carve out your unique path to the enemy HQ! Bring down the boss, receive new Mothership orders, unlock new alien mutations, and fulfill your alien destiny. Feeling nostalgic? Craving a purist Alien Hominid experience? Why not go back to our crazed, unhinged alien roots that started it all with Alien Hominid HD, also out now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/ Feeling like being all bundled up now that it’s November? GOOD, because there’s a bundle for that! Don’t feel like paying full price? GOOD, because this bundle is DISCOUNTED. Did we tell you that this bundle includes lots of aliens? https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34943/Alien_Hominid_The_Extra_Terrestrial As an extra thank you, we also put our other game babies on sale! Catch Castle Crashers Remastered, BattleBlock Theater, and Pit People on sale during our Bawk Bawk, Forget-Me-Not Sale! Score some sweet deals, introduce your friends to games with strange pooping deer, just do it before the sale ends on November 8th! Let the Invasion commence!

Fellow hominids, the moment we’ve all been waiting for is almost here. No, I’m not talking about eating cheese while listening to BAPI BAPI BA light years away in the Mothership. I’m talking about INVADING. EARTH. That’s right, Alien Hominid Invasion will be released on Wednesday, November 1, for Steam! So grab your trusted blaster, ready your alien allies, and prepare for the invasion of a lifetime. Adding to the mayhem, Alien Hominid HD is co-launching to Steam, and both games will be available for purchase in a bundled discount! The pricing in USD is as follows:

• Alien Hominid Invasion - $19.99
• Alien Hominid HD - $11.99
• Alien Hominid: The Extra Terrestrial Bundle - $24.99 for both games

Legend (factually) goes that Alien Hominid is the game that started it all for our little (big) chicken studio. Initially brought to life as a flash game for Newgrounds 21 years ago, the charming hand-drawn animations and exciting side-scroller level design inspired not only the formation of a company, but the motivation to expand the title into a retail console game and hatch what would become the beginnings of The Behemoth universe. Two decades later, our first game baby RETURNS to modern consoles as we preserve Behemoth history and share it in new ways, all in conjunction with the release of our newest title. We can’t wait to share the world of Alien Hominid with you once again! We’ll leave you with our newly dropped announcement trailer, jam-packed with all the chaos you’ll experience during the invasion. Thanks as always for your support, and we’ll see you on the Mothership!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285360/Alien_Hominid_HD/ You’ve been asking for AGES… {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/fe1b3628e9780582805416cf8c455c20de8b11a1.jpg And we knew that access to Alien Hominid HD was not ideal. With only one avenue to currently purchase the game, many fans were left in the dark when wanting to revisit the classic run ‘n’ gun sidescroller. You can blame the agents for that. What you didn’t have was the secret Intel. The Redacted, Confidential, Behemoth Secret Intel. Yes, this secret was a big one – the secret of us porting Alien Hominid HD to modern platforms all this time. And at the beginning of us developing this secret, we created another secret–the game that is now Alien Hominid Invasion–in addition to the original secret that we vowed to keep secret. So there you have it, the lore of all Alien Hominid secrets in one grand reveal… or is that really all of them? Alien Hominid HD, meet modern platforms. Modern platforms, meet Alien Hominid HD! Wow, wasn’t that the introduction of a lifetime? To be a bit more specific here, Alien Hominid HD is coming to Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo Switch this year, along with Alien Hominid Invasion. Hooray! Adding to the excitement, the newly-ported and polished Alien Hominid HD will be available to purchase in a bundle with Invasion, saving you some hard-earned lunch money in the process. When can you get your hands on the individual games, or the bundle, you may ask? Well, we haven’t announced a release date yet, so prepare yourself for another announcement coming soon…™️ Get yourself a treat from the Steakery Cakery to celebrate the news, let out a BAPI BAPI BAAA (or two?), and wait just a bit longer for not one, but TWO alien games coming to a thing near you! And thanks for the patience and trust while we’ve worked on porting this game and simultaneously developing a brand new game – we appreciate it with all of our grimey little alien hearts. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36979166/c5c31873fc8bb45314ba466f9f50131293e4cc17.png