Birdcage
BIRDCAGE is an arcade-style vertical scrolling shoot’em up inspired by genre classics, blending gritty pixel art sprites with 2.5D backdrops and a pumping retro soundtrack! Blast through 6 unique stages of…
Birdcage is an arcade developed by Polygon Bird Games, released 18 November 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Birdcage is
Birdcage is an arcade game developed by Polygon Bird Games and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
2342 Branch Era Humankind has branched into space. Two opposing factions have emerged. On one side, Selene, in control of the Moon and what remains of Earth. On the other, Radon, in control of the space colony Cage. Cage is now under the control of the military group Radon Daughters. Led by Mother Roentgen, the Radon Daughters have ordered Genome Control to create a new breed of weapon. A weapon to end Earth's reign and birth a new universe. The World-Egg. Now, Cage is positioned above the Earth, ready to launch their final attack. Deep inside the Cage, a pilot awakens in the cockpit of the Halcyon - an experimental Radon gunship. Inside the newly-hatched Pilot's mind, a Voice echoes…
How it plays
Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Birdcage launched on 18 November 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Routine. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Routine.
Official trailer
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