Summary You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. You'll hack, slash, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Deep roguelite elements and enough demonic sword sass to keep you laughing between dodging Tengu hordes!
Developer:Monster Theater
Atomic Owl
Released On:
Jul 31, 2025
Metascore
Mixed or Average
66
User score
Generally Favorable
8.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
66
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jul 29, 2025
80
Atomic Owl is a satisfying roguelike with a simple progression that allows you to make headway quickly through the levels. This does come at the expense of the combat, which is a bit too on the easy side, with the platforming much more challenging than any boss fight. Overall though, if you want a short, simple, and good looking roguelike then Atomic Owl is worth a go.
Jul 28, 2025
80
Some stunning pixel art and music compliment a fun action platforming roguelite title. The aesthetics can occasionally mask enemies, but gaining upgrades and knowledge of what’s to come remains rewarding for its brief runtime.
User score
Generally Favorable
8.5
67% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Aug 18, 2025
10
Genuonely a treat for anyone that grew up with Battletoads or hard PS1 games. Insanely good soundtrack, I loved the game overall. Its a platforming skillcheck and eventujally felt second nature to platform around. I think it could be a high potential title
Apr 22, 2026
7
Atomic Owl est un jeu divertissant, mais il ne rayonne pas par sa jouabilité et sa durée de vie. C’est assurément un titre agréable, mais pas nécessairement original. Vous le compléterez en seulement quelques heures, qui, somme toute, seront plaisantes, mais il est peu probable que vous décidiez de vous y **** davantage une fois terminé. Je dois tout de même lui rendre son dû, l’humour et la musique du jeu frappent fort. Il est plaisant visuellement, surtout si vous aimez les jeux rétro, et les différentes armes ajoutent de la variété. Toutefois, certaines hitboxes sont contestables et la difficulté est trop faible. Cela étant dit, j’ai tout de même eu du plaisir à le compléter et à découvrir les différents environnements. Je donne à Atomic Owl la note de 7 sur 10.
Aug 11, 2025
75
Even with those minor blemishes, Atomic Owl manages to distinguish itself in a genre saturated by competitors. By embracing a pulled back POV, leaning into platforming, and surrounding its core mechanics with polished aesthetics, Monster Theater has delivered a title that’s worth exploring for players craving a bit of divergence. It’s not a reinvention of metroidvania formula, but it’s a sharp reminder that a few creative risks are as welcome as a new spring plumage.
Dec 16, 2025
69
Atomic Owl is an enjoyable little romp that has some good ideas and even goes as far as to trust the player right off the bat with the protagonists full arsenal. The visuals are lovely and the music was probably the highlight of the game. But middling level design, uninteresting boss fights, and a lack of polish do drag down what could otherwise have been a really good game.
Jul 28, 2025
60
Atomic Owl is a roguelike title set in a neon-filled world that, while looking nice, was frustrating to play, making it feel unfair.
Jul 28, 2025
60
A fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements, Atomic Owl has attractive visuals and enjoyable core gameplay. It soon gets quite repetitive, however, and a myriad of other issues introduce a fair amount of frustration, too.
Jul 28, 2025
35
Based on the impressive visuals and soundtrack, I wish I had a better time with Atomic Owl. I love a good roguelike platformer as much as the next person, but without carefully executed roguelike random elements, Atomic Owl is just a platformer where you start from the beginning after every game over. This tested my patience as I powered through the same levels, again and again, after every failure. Atomic Owl also currently has too many issues with frequent crashes, buggy boss fights, and poor design to merit a recommendation to anyone but the most tolerant of platformer fans.
Aug 17, 2025
6
Misses the mark somewhat bc of shltty controls. I love the artstyle and character design looks so sick in my opinion. But the game is frustrating to play, You can double jump but it goes no where , barely get any height, the controls also just felt unresponsive sometimes, in a game that demanding second by second precision, oh and if you falls that's it start from the beginning, no thanks I don't want to have my time wasted
Platforms:
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date:Jul 31, 2025
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