Birds of War

Birds of War launched on July 22, 2026 and HexNest Games has maintained an exceptionally active update cadence since day one. The game shipped with four playable birds, and the store description explicitly stated "more on the way" — a promise the developer delivered on just five weeks later. On August 30, 2026, the major Patch 1.10.0 dropped, adding three entirely new birds (Bat, Toucan, and Magpie), two new maps (Avatar and Suburbs), a Prestige progression system, a community Toucan vs. Magpie event, and sweeping changes to game modes and cosmetics. This is a substantial expansion of the game's content. Prior to that update, on August 20, 2026, the developer published a roadmap post explicitly outlining future plans: ongoing marketing campaigns, a rebrand, more community events, livestreams, and a creator program — all framed as "the beginning of a new era." The developer also noted the game had sold 16,000 copies and expressed a strong intent to grow both the game and its playerbase. Since the August 30 major update, the team has continued shipping balance patches and bug fixes through September 19, 2026 (the most recent communication), showing sustained engagement. The pace of updates — a major content drop roughly five weeks after launch, followed by continued weekly patches — establishes a clear pattern of active, ongoing development. The game is still less than 180 days old (launched July 22, 2026), so its long-term content trajectory isn't fully established yet, but all available signals point to a developer actively building out the game.