The final week of the Respawning Day event has arrived, and the island is prettied up with all things pastel, pasteurized, and painted!

New challenges, Respawning Day items, and the Super Easter Seal are now unlocked and available to earn in-game!


Take a close look at all those eggs you’re running around to collect, because you might just get ambushed by the Super Easter Seal!

• Bunny Nightcap | Collect Super Eggs (1337)
  
• 1500 XP | Smash Fabergé Giant Emu Eggs (15)
  
• Bunny Nightgown | Heal Teammates or Giant Emus with Dart Gun (250)
  
• 750 Carl Coins | Dance at the Beakeasy Stage
  
• Daffodil | Deal Melee Damage (200)

• Super Easter Seal (Available in the Research Lab at level 50)

You can complete these and all of the previous weeks’ challenges at any time until Friday, April 25th. That means you’ve got about 10 days to check them all off before the event ends! But as a reminder, all Super Animal breeds added as part of events are permanent additions to the Lab and can be unlocked at any time.

Check out the announcements for Respawning Day Weeks 1 and 2 for the rest of the Respawning Day unlocks and news:

Week 1 (and full event patch notes):
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/498317142563751715

Week 2:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/498317776823256138

In March, we also released the second issue of the Mooseletter, our developer update blog for all things relating to Pixile and the Super Animal World expansion.

Read the March Mooseletter for Q&A, community highlights and a dive into the expansion’s sound/music with Catbaux: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/498317142563750061

We’ll be releasing another Mooseletter in late April, so subscribe to our newsletter[animalroyale.com] and keep an eye on Steam for that.

Grab your egg-collecting squad and share the news on social media (egg baskets not included):

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We hope you enjoy the finale of this year’s Respawning Day, Super Animals. See you on the island—and keep your eyes peeled for a little post-event surprise from us! ːcockatiel_hypeː

Week 2 of our triple-holiday Respawning Day begins with the return of the fan-favorite Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Festival!

Celebrate it with the new Super Sakura Peacock, new challenges & cherry blossom cosmetics, and the return of the coveted, limited-time SAKURA code.

The Super Sakura Peacock makes its dashing debut and joins our lineup of Sakura Super Animals!

• Sakura Visor | Collect Super Eggs (1200)
  
• 1500 XP | Chop Grass with a Giant Emu (150)
  
• Sakura Fancy Shirt | Eat Placed Bananas with the Banana Forker (12)
  
• 750 Carl Coins | Drink Health Juice with Cupgrade (200)
  
• Sakura Necklace | Land Under a Cherry Blossom Tree

• Super Sakura Peacock (Available in the Research Lab at level 70)

As a friendly reminder, all Super Animal breeds added during events are permanent additions to the Lab and can be unlocked at any time.


To get into the spirit of the holiday right away, redeem code SAKURA in the main menu for your own elegant and gorgeous cherry blossom items!

Here’s what the bundle includes:

• Sakura Kimono
  
• Sakura Fan
  
• Sakura Umbrella

Code SAKURA will be active until Respawning Day ends on Friday, April 25th.


Catch up on all the details of the Respawning Day event (including week 1 rewards) in the full event patch notes here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/498317142563751715

Join us on your social platform of choice or sign up for our newsletter[animalroyale.com] and stay tuned for the week 3 event drops:

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We’ll see you next week for the Respawning Day finale, Super Animals. See you on the island! ːcockatiel_hypeː

Spring has sprung on the island, and with it comes triple the festivities, triple the fun, and most importantly, triple the bananas. This year’s Respawning Day event is a three-week holiday celebration, each week with a new theme and packed with unique challenges.

We’re kicking things off with April Fool’s for week 1, followed by the Sakura (Cherry Blossom) Festival in week 2 and concluding with a Respawning Day finale in week 3. Plus, we’ve added some community-inspired goodies that should get you hopping with excitement even if you’re not a Super Bunny. Just watch your hops, skips and super jump rolls for banana peels and whoopee cushions.


Respawning Day is a time where Super Animals celebrate the pod-grown clone technology that makes their endless participation in Super Animal Royale possible!

If this is your first event or if you need a refresher, here’s a crash course on how events in SAR work:

• When each week begins, a set of five weekly challenges will unlock for you to complete. Once each week’s challenges have unlocked, you’ll have until the event ends to complete them and earn their rewards.
  
• Each week also debuts a new Super Animal breed in the Research Lab! As always, Super Animals introduced as part of an event are permanent additions so there’s no time limit to unlock them. Take your time and pace yourself!
  
• Join the island’s Super Egg hunt around Super Animal World! Each egg provides a small heal and counts towards progressing certain event challenges. You’ll earn them from completing matches, too.
  
• Fabergé Giant Emu eggs have been placed around the island! You can destroy them to progress some of your challenges, and don’t forget to nab the Super Egg pickups inside.

Additionally, 20 legacy items from previous Respawning Day events have been added to the legacy pool, so you can earn them if you haven’t added them to your collection yet.

Springtime reminds Super Animals of more than just their functional immortality via cloning, and Super Animals can’t resist a good ol’ practical joke, so we’re beginning this year’s three-week event with April Fool’s!


Send in the clowns: the Super Clownfish and Super Clown Clownfish have arrived, just in time to prank their enemies!

The island’s also getting quite a dose of potassium during this first week of the event! Until Week 2, enjoy these slippery April Fool’s effects:

• All rainstorms have turned into banana rain, with with more frequent showers
  
• Mole Crates and Rebel Caches are packed with bonus bananas
  
• Cutting grass yields more bananas than usual

• Egg Splat | Collect Super Eggs (1000)
  
• 1500 XP | Smash Fabergé Giant Emu Eggs (7)
  
• Whoopee Cushion Gravestone | Banana Slip an Enemy
  
• 750 Carl Coins | Destroy Skunk Mushrooms (5)
  
• Egg Outfit | Break Enemy Armor (50)

• Super Clownfish
  
• Super Clown Clownfish (Both available in the Research Lab at level 10)

As a special Respawning Day bonus, we’re super excited to introduce new community-requested cosmetics and Super Animals in Carl’s Cart and the Research Lab!

Here’s what’s new and who suggested them:

• Super Thorny Devil (Available in the Research Lab at level 40) - FazeBruv
  
• Super Toy Snake (Available in the Research Lab at level 50) - Saotekin
  
• Rock Candy melee - NeKosan
  
• Toaster Pastry Outfit - comet.kat
  
• Comfy Hoodie - Cheonsa

These fantastic ideas came directly from your fellow players in our Discord server[discord.com]’s cosmetic ideas channel. If there’s something you’d like to see in a future update, share your idea in the server and one of your suggestions just might make it into the game too! The SAW Lab Labs and Ms. Macawsome are always cooking up something new.


In addition to the community-requested items, Carl’s Cart has some classic Respawning Day goodies to dole out this season (for the right amount of Carl Coins of course).

Here’s what’s new to the Cart this year:

• Easter Bird’s Nest Hat
  
• Blue Bunny Ears
  
• Chocolate Egg Gravestone
  
• Chocolate Bunny melee
  
• Bunny Fancy Shirt
  
• Fancy Spring Glasses

Keep your eyes peeled during the event for even more Super Easter and Respawning Day items from previous years in the Cart too!


Ms. Macawsome has two new spring-themed items in the SAW Shop:

• Angel Wings (Neck Slot Item)
  
• Watering Can Emote

Perfect for watering all those spring flowers on the island (or your enemies’ graves).


In case you missed it, we recently shared exciting updates about the upcoming Super Animal World expansion in our monthly Mooseletter! Dive into behind-the-scenes insights on NPC interactions, immersive sound design, player Q&A and plenty more.

You can read them here on Steam or sign up for our newsletter[animalroyale.com] to get future updates delivered straight to your inbox.

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/506195274633314529
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/498317142563750061

That’s all for this first week of Respawning Day! Gather your squad and join the springtime hijinks. And don’t forget: laughing at someone slipping on a banana peel is scientifically proven to improve your mood!

Follow our socials to be alerted when week 2 of the event arrives, and get all the updates on Super Animal World:

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Have a very hoppy Respawning Day, Super Animals, and go forth to rejoice!

Hey, Super Animals! As promised, we’re back with another monthly Mooseletter to share development updates with you directly. While we’re hard at work on Super Animal World, we want to share highlights and insights into different areas of the expansion’s development.

But first, let’s address the most asked question (or the moose in the room, one might say): When?

We know “when it’s ready” isn’t the most satisfying answer, but the scope of this expansion is huge, and we want it to be at its very best when it launches. It’ll lay a strong foundation for future content and welcome many new players to the game, so it's essential we get it right. Our goal is that the next timeline we announce will be final and won’t change. We deeply appreciate your patience and promise it'll be worth the wait. We hope you’ll enjoy the triple-holiday Respawning Day event[bsky.app] we built for you in the meantime, which begins this coming Tuesday, April 1st. Now, let’s dive into this month's devblog!

In our last Mooseletter we mentioned that our Vertical Slice was successful and we've since significantly expanded the content for Super Animal World. We’ve added more questlines, characters, animations, UI, and more. One area we’ve made significant progress in is sound and music, so for this Mooseletter we’re featuring an interview with the person behind it all: our very own Catbaux. Let us know what you think!


In this interview, Pixile Community Director Logan sits down with sound designer and composer Catbaux to discuss the creative process behind the music and audio design for Super Animal World. The conversation has been transcribed from audio for readability and accessibility, particularly for our non-English speaking audience.

L: Hey, Charlie, thanks for chatting! For those who don't know, what do you do at Pixile and how long have you been doing it?

C: Yeah, I wear a lot of hats, but broadly, I'm the audio gal at Pixile. I've been doing the music and sound design since our alpha in 2018, and I also do voice work for in-game animal sounds, chatting, pings and emotes. A lot of that's me. More recently, I also co-host our live streams on YouTube and Twitch, and I help with Unity audio integration and some backend coding tasks alongside Clogg.

L: Your music is a big part of the game, especially the animal sounds and wabadas. Do you have a favorite track?

C: So my go to answer for this is usually the Rebel March from Super Animal Royale Tonight. Early on, we needed a Rebel theme, and after a lot of ideation we settled on this sort of worker-folksy song. We had over 20 community members record vocals, and then I got to mix them all together, which was very, very, very fun. Now we have this rebel instrumentation and musical material that we can use across the game, like in S.A.W. vs. Rebellion, Super Animal Royale Tonight, and some of the new biome background tracks for Super Animal World.

L: Ooh, nice segue into sounds. There’s this big thing coming out called Super Animal World.

C: I've heard, wow.

L: Yeah, I'm glad. That means I’m doing my job. But now back to your job. What kind of new sounds can we look forward to in Super Animal World?

C: Obviously, the big new audio project is background music for Super Animal World. On the sound-effects side, I've been working with our new sound designer, Nathan Corr, creating a whole new collection of sounds for mechanics like fishing, bug-catching, and hamster ball racing. We care a lot about the game's sounds having polish and unique identities. We want each new mechanic to feel just as fleshed-out audio-wise as our combat modes, giving everything its own character. We've also got a lot of new NPC dialogue, which I've been very excited about ever since we introduced NPCs like Dogna and the First Skullcat back in 2019. Plus, there are many little UI sounds for all the new systems. These subtle elements aren't always consciously noticed but are super important for the game to feel polished and satisfying. It's a long, long detailed list of little audio touches going into the expansion.

L: You mentioned the new ambience tracks, which are a huge addition since we don't currently have biome-specific music in the game. Do you have a favorite track you can share?

C: Probably the quintessential one is the forest track. It feels like the Super Animal Royale theme, but in a completely new, violence-free way. It’s just this relaxed, chill, and fun version that still echoes the original sound profile. But I'm also really happy with how the swamp track came out. I have a soft spot for Pete’s Song, and the swamp ambience is completely inspired by it. It's very cozy, so you'll probably find me hanging around in the swamp a lot once Super Animal World is out.

L: Were there any challenges when designing these ambient tracks?

C: Yeah, the biggest challenge was finding the balance. Looping background music needs to be engaging and fun to listen to, but not so prominent that it distracts from moment-to-moment gameplay. Ongoing loops can kill the vibe if they become too distracting, so striking that balance was really tough. Another challenge was ensuring cohesion between biome tracks, so as players walk from biome to biome, transitions feel natural yet distinctive. I tried to address this as much as possible during the composition process with instrumentation and musical material, but I ended up also having to design and code a system that smoothly transitions tracks synced to the beat as you move from biome to biome. We care a lot about it feeling smooth and seamless.

L: Was there an instrument you had to revisit or even learn to create these new ambience sounds?

C: Yeah, from the very beginning of Super Animal Royale, I've really enjoyed writing bass lines—I've gone hard on the bass lines. Initially, it was all digital since in 2018 I didn't know how to play bass. Finger or pick-style bass was easy enough to simulate digitally, but slap bass was incredibly difficult. You can hear my earlier attempts at digital slap bass in Crustacean Oscillation, but it just didn't quite hit right for me. Slap bass has all these little percussive noises that just happen as a result of playing that are super tough to write in a digital way. So I've spent the past few years learning bass, and recently I've focused specifically on slap bass because I really wanted to use it. So I just hunkered down and learned it. I'm still very amateur at it, because it's incredibly difficult, but I finally got comfortable enough to record and edit slap bass for a track in Super Animal World that I'm really excited about.

L: You mentioned NPC voices earlier. Do you have a favorite new voice from the characters we've revealed?

C: I really love Captain Sea Dog, who greets you right off the ferry. It's such a great example of how different an individual Super Animal’s voice can be while still sounding like a Super Animal. It blows my mind that Ruben is able to do that with his vocal performance, and then the processing and editing we do to the characters just still feels Super Animal-y, which is so cool. There’s a lot of characters I'm really looking forward to in Super Animal World. We've had so many distinct voices in Super Animal Royale Tonight over the years, so it's great to finally feature a wider range of character voices prominently in-game too.

L: Nice! Yeah, I'm very much looking forward to all the little voices that you and Ruben and our other amazing voice actors have created. To close things out with a fun question for anyone wanting to know you better, what's your favorite video game soundtrack?

C: God, this is always a really hard question.

L: I know, that's why I asked.

C: Oh, it's fun for you.

L: I enjoy watching your agony. :)

C: Well, I won't name an absolute favorite, but I'll highlight one of them. It's kind of a niche pick: the soundtrack for Furi from 2016. It introduced me to amazing artists that I still listen to like Danger, Toxic Avenger, and Lorn. It also has Carpenter Brut, who I'd already loved since Hotline Miami 2 and who has been a huge influence on my music. But it also just fits the game incredibly well, even with such a huge range of artists involved, because the tracks are composed so well to be adaptive and dynamic for the different stages of stage-based boss fights. It feels so smooth in game, and it fits the vibe so well. And then when you listen to the soundtrack on its own, it's still this incredibly powerful collection of electronic music that's just really, really good. I highly recommend everyone give it a shot.

L: Nice. That's all my questions for now. Thank you again for your time and have fun making more tracks and doing things we can't announce quite yet!


Every month, we put out a call for questions on Pixile’s Twitter[x.com] and Bluesky[bsky.app] and answer them right here in the Mooseletter!

Make sure to follow us so you don’t miss the call next month, and as always, feel free to also share your feedback in the SAR Discord[discord.gg] or start a discussion right here on Steam. :)

From: Unlucky Gato[x.com]

I love pete's song and the idea of giving characters a special feeling with music, Can we expect more animals to get their own theme songs?

Answer: We’d love to if we have the time and there’s a strong story motivation for it! Which characters would you like to hear themes for?

From: Angela[x.com]

Will there be relevant updates to the map design after the release of the DLC?

Answer: Yes! Super Animal World will launch with some pretty cool new locations on the island, and we have a roadmap planned for even more in future updates as well.

From: les7[x.com]

the sound design is my favorite aspect of this game. how do guys decide which melee weapons have unique sounds and which have the generic one?

Answer: Honestly, we typically go with what’s the most fun to do and what we have time for. Certain weapons naturally spark creative ideas, and sometimes we add special sounds and effects later when inspiration strikes. We use the same approach for weapon skins and their audio/visual effects too!

From: starboundMercenary[bsky.app]

Are y’all interested in doing any other collaborations after the Turnip Boy event? I love seeing indie games get together to do cool stuff, so even as someone with no knowledge of TB that event was such a nice surprise.

Answer: Absolutely! We’re particularly excited about teaming up with other indie developers like ourselves, and we definitely have more collaborations planned. We’ve actually been redesigning a few things in Super Animal World that should make our future collabs extra fun. Super glad to hear you enjoyed the Turnip Boy event, we love our friends at Snoozy Kazoo!

From: Silly Goober[bsky.app]

Do u plan to release a new animal along side SAW?

Answer: Maaaaaybe. ;) There are plenty more Super Animals and breeds we’d love to introduce. After all, what’s Super Animal World without its Super Animals? If there’s one you’d especially love to see, let us know!


Super Animal Royale has an amazing, one-of-a-kind community filled with talented artists, and we love highlighting your creations each month. Here are a few of our recent favorites:

Art by El OtisArt by leaper (unflappedflea)Art by Resh1maru

Art by NokoArt by CraneChaineArt by Alexys MyersWhen you post your fanart on social media, use the hashtag #superanimalroyale or tag us directly so we can see it! Our Discord server[discord.gg] also has an incredibly active community of artists, as well as channels for you to display your work in. :)


Our triple-holiday Respawning Day event kicks off on Tuesday, April 1st! Huge thanks to concept artist Unicorn Dominion (who actually got started by making SAR fan art), for the awesome teaser image!

Each week of the event features a new theme (starting with April Fool’s), plus event cosmetics, challenges, and a new Super Animal breed. More details coming Tuesday—stay tuned!

We hope you enjoyed this devblog. Let us know in the comments what you’d like us to cover in the next edition of the Mooseletter!

For the latest Super Animal World news, subscribe to our ​​newsletter[animalroyale.com] and follow us on:

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See you on the island, Super Animals!

Hey, Super Animals!

Since our last progress update, you’ve been hunting for red envelopes in the Year of the Super Snake event, teaming up for Duos Day, and unlocking new Super Snake breeds. We hope you had a blast—because while you were racking up wins, we were wrapping up a major milestone for Super Animal World!

We’ve officially completed our first “vertical slice” build of the expansion, and today we’re diving into what that means, what’s next, and how NPCs are bringing the world to life. Let’s get into it!


A vertical slice is like cutting out a piece of cake before it’s finished baking. It’s a playable cross-section of the game where we can test core mechanics, interact with NPCs, and see how everything fits together. The ingredients might still be raw, but it gives us a taste of all the layers before we commit to the full recipe—and so far, it’s delicious (if a little gooey).

Seeing Super Animal World come alive with NPCs, quests, and minigames was a huge moment for the team. It helped us fine-tune what’s working, spot areas that need improvement, and most importantly: confirm that it’s really fun. And so far, no one has gotten food poisoning. (Okay, okay—we promise that’s the last food metaphor).

There’s still plenty to build—more polish, balancing and content—but this milestone has brought the finish line into view. Over the next few months, we’ll keep iterating weekly, expanding the build, and writing and implementing more NPC content.


Super Animal World introduces dozens of NPCs to expand the game’s in-world storytelling—but we’re not starting from scratch. Since development began in 2017, we’ve been writing and expanding a lore bible that ties everything together: from environmental storytelling across the island to our Super Animal Royale Tonight YouTube series (which, yes, will return after the SAW project is complete!).

The idea for Super Animal World started taking shape in 2019, inspired by how players naturally interacted in SAR’s pre-match lobbies. Seeing how social and lively those moments were, we began imagining what a larger social space could look like—a world where players could hang out, explore, and engage beyond just the battle royale.

As we explored ways to bring that idea to life, we knew it needed more than just a social space— it needed characters to interact with and stories to uncover to make the world feel truly alive. (Plus, let’s be real—we just really wanted more ways beyond SAR Tonight to tell all the stories in our heads.)

Our first experiment came in April 2020 with The Trials of Skullcat update, where we introduced NPC-driven storytelling for the first time.

Anyone who was around for that update will remember the chaos—dozens of players hot-dropping into the pyramid and fighting for their lives to be the first animal to reach Dr. Jennifer Dogna’s secret Lab Lab. Meanwhile, the rest would crowd into the Super Sphinx to talk to the First Skullcat, only to get blown up by a well-placed grenade.

We learned a ton from this first drop of in-world story content. Many of you loved the characters and uncovering the secrets, but it was, perhaps, a bit too hectic to try to read dialogue in the middle of a battle royale.

In Super Animal World, we’ve built an entirely new Social Hub to explore story content at your own pace alongside your friends. We’ve also developed tools to make writing and implementing dialogue faster and smoother. Ruben can now trigger NPC emotions alongside dialogue, with beautiful animations by Erika and voice barks from the talented actors you’ve heard in our video series, including Ruben (John Murre), Catbaux (The First Super Skullcat), Keli (Dr. Jennifer Dogna), Melissa Ortiz (Rabbita Smith), Stephanie Prentice (Ms. Macawsome), and Christian Haines (Buck the Beaver).

Our NPC content map (teased in our last video) continues to grow, and we’ve been having a lot of fun finally playtesting portions of it. To manage expectations (and ensure that the game ships before 2032), we should make clear that there’s only so much storytelling we can include in this first release. This is still a multiplayer-first game, but these new systems will establish an exciting foundation to build upon for years to come. The early storytelling will drastically improve our tutorial and new player experience, while also giving existing players a chance to engage with the lore of and characters we’ve been building for years like never before.

You’ll meet characters you already know from SAR Tonight, plus new faces like John Murre and Cap’n Seadog teased last year. Characters will also have quests for you to complete, now minus the fear of getting murdered while you work on them. The new quest system will complement our existing Challenges and Milestones systems to expand upon the ways we reward players, the types of stories we can tell, and the way they all link together.

The overarching goal of this expansion is to build a new world that feels alive—a world that you and your friends will enjoy living in between rounds of fighting to the death.

We’ll have more to share on the Social Hub in the future, but we want to save some surprises until we can show you rather than just tell you. In the meantime, we’ll keep doing these progress updates monthly, and we’d love to hear from you and answer as many of your questions as we can!


Last week we put out a call for questions on Pixile’s Twitter[x.com] and Bluesky[bsky.app] and we received a ton of great ones! We’ve selected a handful to answer here, but if you have more be sure to follow us—you’ll get another chance to submit yours next month.

We can’t answer everything just yet (some surprises are worth the wait 👀), but we’ll keep answering as many as we can in each post. And as always, if you have feedback, join us in the SAR Discord[discord.gg] or start a discussion here on Steam!

From: Chris Kit Blondie[bsky.app]

Will there be storyline or lore in this mode?

Answer: Yes, this is one of the main things we're adding in the expansion! It’s hard to have deep conversations with NPCs when you’re being shot at, so the new Social Hub is designed, in part, as a place to bring the story and lore of Super Animal World to life.

From: Niko[x.com]

Will there be any updates/improvements on the map to make it more livelier for the SAW gameplay?

Answer: Yep, we have some pretty cool new areas being added to the map in the expansion, and more planned down the line, too.

From: Elias[bsky.app]

Will you be able to explore the entire SAR map or will it just be small bits?

Answer: Super Animal World can be explored in its entirety in the Social Hub!

From: Wheezy[x.com]

Does the story within the island follow anything in SAR:Tonight, or is the story completely separated? Also will there be ways to spend Carl Coins in SAW?

Answer: All the foundational world building we’ve done through SAR Tonight and other videos will be reflected and expanded upon here. In addition, we’re experimenting with ways to further integrate SAR Tonight episodes with what’s happening in-world when the show returns (after SAW’s release).

There will also be more ways to spend Carl Coins inside the game! We’re still working on designing the new ways to spend them, so if anyone has any feedback or suggestions, we’re all ears. Let us know in Discord and the Steam comments! :)

From: Winky Salsa[x.com]

What was that main inspiration behind SAW? Socializing? Lore? Expanding the game to more than a BR?

Answer: This is a tough one to answer since the answer is really “all of the above”. One thing we realized very early that makes Super Animal Royale stand out from other multiplayer games is how friendly and social the community is before matches. We’re so lucky to have the community we do, so for a long time, we’ve wanted to create more space for these kinds of interactions—something that just isn’t possible in a quick pre-match lobby.

Like everyone else, we’ve come to love the characters and world developed in SAR Tonight, and this expansion gives us more opportunities to explore it in a new way. With Super Animal World, we’re able to set the foundation for even more storytelling for years to come.

From: UnflappedFlea[x.com]

Will the BR accepts of the game get any updates/QoL improvements?

Answer: Yes! We’re always thinking about ways to improve our game modes (and new ones we could add later). Super Animal World’s launch will be primarily focused on the new Social Hub and everything in it, but also includes game and QoL improvements, and we also have lots of ideas built up that we want to get to after Super Animal World. So keep all your feedback coming for what you want to see next!

From: kirbylight2[x.com]

Is this an online or offline mode

Answer: Super Animal World will be an online experience! It’s designed to be experienced with friends and strangers (aka new friends!). Offline could certainly be interesting, but unfortunately with the way the game is developed it’d be a massive technical undertaking so it might not be feasible.

From: Casey Hartley[x.com]

Will the LTMs get updates at some point aswell? Specifically things unique for that gamemode instead of reused BR stuff? Like items tailor made for a class in SvR or Special infected similar to Left 4 Dead for Bwocking Dead?

Answer: Limited-time modes will definitely get updates! Super Animal World won’t focus on major changes to LTMs. but The Bwoking Dead is high on our list for a future update as it hasn’t received quite as many rounds of polish as BR and SvR. We have a lot of ideas for how to improve it when the time is right.

Mode-specific items and mechanics are something we consider carefully. Since we’re a small indie team, we have to be mindful of where we focus our time, ensuring that any additions meaningfully enhance long-term fun without pulling too much time away from everything else we’re building. That said, we’ve definitely leaned into unique mode-specific features before—the Giant Star-nosed Mole and class selection in SvR are great examples.

We’re a bit cautious when it comes to weapons and utilities exclusive to a single mode, since we love that players can learn mechanics in one mode and carry that knowledge into others. But we’re always open to fresh ideas—so if there’s something you’d love to see, let us know!

From: Jacklebean[x.com]

Will there be ways to gain XP in Super Animal World, so we are still able to gain levels and tiers in Season Passes? Or will that just remain a thing only for Battle Royale modes.

Answer: Yes, XP can be earned in Super Animal World! We’re aiming for it to provide a similar amount of experience as other game modes so players can play the game the way they want to. We’re actually working on balancing it as we speak!

From: CrayvenCarnage[x.com]

How did the process go from suggesting SAW to the actual start of the development? And when did those things happen?

Answer: We first conceived of Super Animal World back in 2019, but we had so many other things to build for the game first, and it was such a big idea that we weren’t ready to dive into it right away. It took quite a few years of pre-production, game design and planning before we finally felt ready to fully dig into development on it. Focused development began in earnest after the Sea Legs update.

From: Angela! (:3 っ)з[x.com]

I have only two priorities: Lore, and Donk and Howl
So my only questions would be:
In the story mode with the npcs quests there will be multiple routes according to what was seen, but are these permanent or can you take any one at a time while doing another?+
Does that influence your relationship with other characters?
Donk and Howl will appear? They aren't seen in the development video and I was on the floor

Answer: Sounds like three priorities to us, but we’ll let it slide ;). You’ll be able to take on multiple NPC quests at a time, but some will require completing other quests to unlock them. We’re not currently building a relationship system for NPCs, but it’s definitely something that has been on our mind and we’re open to it! We’ll be curious to hear everyone’s thoughts on where they want to see things evolve next once the first version of Super Animal World is in all your paws.

We don’t want to spoil too much about story content for now, especially since it’s all still in development and things could still change, but we have some plans for Donk and Howl that will come later when Super Animal Royale Tonight returns (so not at Super Animal World’s launch). That being said, we’re not leaving SAW Studios empty for the initial release.

Tune back in next month for more Q&A!


The SAR community never fails to surprise us with its creativity, talent, and just the right amount of chaos. In each edition of the Mooseletter, we’ll be sharing development updates and answering your burning questions, but we also want to shine a spotlight on your amazing art and projects.


Our community-run wiki has a new home! Super Animal Royale's wiki is now hosted at https://wiki.animalroyale.com.

The incredible wiki team remains fully independent, but when they decided to migrate, they asked for our support—so we’re proud to now host them on the official SAR domain! If you’re curious about why they moved, you can read their explanation here[wiki.animalroyale.com]. Or, if you prefer the short and sweet version, check out their graphic above!

The wiki is an invaluable resource that thrives thanks to community contributors. Whether you’re a seasoned player or just starting out, a well-maintained wiki helps everyone. If you’d like to contribute, join our Discord[discord.gg], hop into the #wiki channel, ask how you can help, and start making some edits!


The Year of the Super Snake event officially wrapped up recently! With the release of the Super Ultraviolet Snake, the Super Snake lineup has grown to ten total breeds—and there’s always room for more. If you have ideas for new Super Animals or additional breeds, let us know here or in our Discord server[discord.gg]!

A huge thank you to the community for making this event so incredible! We loved seeing all your loadouts, fanart, and screenshots throughout the event, and we’ve highlighted some of our favorites below.

Art by Kasichi[bsky.app]

Art by Ying[bsky.app]

Art by NK3[bsky.app]

Art by Torau[bsky.app]

Our Chinese community also came together to create a MASSIVE group photo to commemorate the Year of the Super Snake! Through clever editing and coordinated in-game photo shoots, they managed to fit over 64 Super Animals into a single shot!

Organized and edited by maomao, HuanFun, Ayxzxn, RoweAnn, Mathias_Blade, Littlefish, and 地表零度

We hope you enjoyed this inaugural edition of the Mooseletter! We’ll be back with another one in March, so drop your burning questions in the comments below and follow us on our socials to catch the next call for questions.

In the meantime, don’t forget to check out our remaining Duos Day festivities and grab your free cosmetics before the end of the month. :)

Keep up with us on social media and subscribe to our newsletter[animalroyale.com] for more Super Animal World news!

[bsky.app][discord.gg]You can also follow us on Facebook[facebook.com], Instagram[instagram.com], Reddit, TikTok[tiktok.com], and Threads[threads.net]!

In the meantime, we'll see you all on the island.

Happy Duos Day, Super Animals! We’ve got some special gifts for all of you this year, and we’re doubling down on Duos Day with a bonus Double XP Weekend to match.

To help you dress up for your big Duos game, enter code DUOSDAY in the main menu to get your paws on the brand-new Duos Day Suit and Duos Day Dress!

As is Duos Day tradition, you’ll also be able to get your paws on the Rose melee weapon (mind the thorns) by completing one game of Duos.

Both code DUOSDAY and the Rose melee weapon reward will be available until Saturday, March 1st at 12am PT.

The Lab Labs also know how important it is to look your best, so they’ve created the new Super Dapper Hyena! We’re unsure if it smells better than a normal Super Hyena, but it sure looks quite dashing. You can unlock it in the Research Lab right now!


For the first time, we’ve paired Duos Day with a Double XP Weekend! It just makes sense.

Whether you’re teaming up with a best bud, a battle-tested partner, or that random lobby hero who just clutched the win, you’ll earn twice the XP from matches—no matter the mode.

Double XP is live now until Tuesday, February 18, at 12:00am PT, so squad up and make the most of it.


We’ve designed four brand-new Duos Day cards for 2025—perfect for sending to your squadmates!

{LINK REMOVED}Check out the full set and print them out here!

This year’s cards join our growing collection, giving you even more ways to appreciate your favorite teammates.


We know you’re all eager to hear more about Super Animal World, and we’re equally excited to share! Next week, we’re kicking off a new developer blog series right here on Steam. Expect progress updates, behind-the-scenes peeks, and community highlights as development moves forward.

We’ll be posting these every month leading up to launch, so if you’ve got burning questions or just want a sneak peek at what’s coming, stay tuned. Follow us on social media and sign up for our newsletter[animalroyale.com] to make sure you don’t miss a post!

No need to be shy: tag your Duo on social media and follow for more updates from the island:

• https://discord.gg/animalroyale
  
• https://twitter.com/animalroyale
  
• https://facebook.com/animalroyale
  
• https://instagram.com/superanimalroyale
  
• https://reddit.com/r/animalroyale
  
• https://tiktok.com/@pixilestudios
  
• https://bsky.app/profile/animalroyale.com
  
• https://threads.net/@superanimalroyale
  
• https://youtube.com/pixilestudios

It’s the final ssssssstretch of the Year of the Super Snake event! This week, the Super Rattle Snake slithers its way onto the scene, ready to rattle the competition.

Week 3 also brings a final batch of snake-tacular rewards to ensure you look sssssuper ssssstylish for the rest of the year (okay we promise on a Super Snake’s life we’ve fully gotten that joke out of our ssssystem).

• Orchid Hairpin | Collect Red Envelopes (1337)
  
• 2000 XP | Break Fireworks Crates (6)
  
• Orchid melee weapon | Deal Melee Damage at the S.A.W. Bamboo Resort (50)
  
• 750 Carl Coins | Eat Health Fruit (15)
  
• Chinese Knot Tie | Deal Damage with Lucky Cat Mines (200)

• Super Rattle Snake (available in the Research Lab beginning at level 50)

You can unlock this fearsome fella in the Research Lab, as a permanent new addition to the Super Snake lineup.


Unleash your inner warrior with the return of the Guan Yu Twitch Drops set! Earn all three items by tuning into Drops-enabled streams on Twitch from now until Friday, February 7th.

You can earn the following items during this Twitch Drops campaign:

• Guan Yu Armor
  
• Guan Yu Helmet
  
• Guan Yu Guandao

To start earning Twitch Drops, you’ll need to link your Super Animal and Twitch accounts using the SAR Drops website[drops.animalroyale.com] (if you haven’t already).

Then, just watch any stream with Drops-enabled in the Super Animal Royale category on Twitch[www.twitch.tv]!


Missed out on the first two weeks of the Year of the Super Snake? Don’t shed a tear! All challenges from Weeks 1 and 2 will still be slithering around and available to complete until the event wraps up on Friday, February 7th. Plus, as always, every new breed is a permanent addition to the Research Lab!

Check out the patch notes for weeks 1 and 2:

Week 1:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/508443269496046226

Week 2:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/516325480311292030

If you missed the new Snake Sniper, Snake Hat, Snake Scarf and Snake Hanfu in the SAW Shop, they’ve rotated back in as dailies, but only for the next 24 hours!

That’s all for this week’s patch notes, Sssssuper Animals! Head over to ssssssocial media to share the news with your squadmatesssss (ssssorry ssssorry, we’re done for real this time):

• https://discord.gg/animalroyale
  
• https://twitter.com/animalroyale
  
• https://facebook.com/animalroyale
  
• https://instagram.com/superanimalroyale
  
• https://reddit.com/r/animalroyale
  
• https://tiktok.com/@pixilestudios
  
• https://bsky.app/profile/animalroyale.com
  
• https://threads.net/@superanimalroyale
  
• https://youtube.com/pixilestudios

Week 2 of the event is here, with a second batch of Lunar New Year challenges & rewards to celebrate the year with ssssspectacular style!

The Super Bandit Krait has arrived to steal the top spot on the food chain (and maybe a couple hearts). Unlock it in the Research Lab now as a sneaky new breed of Super Snake, but keep a close eye on your Carl Coins while it’s around.

• Gourd Bag | Collect Red Envelopes (1200)
  
• 1500 XP | Ride Emu (750 meters)
  
• Orange Hat | Use throwables (10)
  
• 750 Carl Coins | Get Kills with Common Guns (8)
  
• Bamboo Photo Scene | Dance at the Bamboo Stage

• Super Bandit Krait (available in the Research Lab beginning at level 50)

This show-stopping breed is a permanent addition to the Lab, so there’s no rush—you can gather its DNA and Super Serum at your own pace.


We’re delighted as always to show off some amazing artwork from community artists! They’ve got sssssuch a sssssense of ssssstyle.

Thanks to Cheglock, FluffubSheepub, Sunnyaan, Zyu, Satori, and Noko for letting us share your work!

Art by Cheglock

Art by FluffubSheepub

Art by Sunnyaan

Art by Zyu

Art by Satori

Art by Noko


Catch up on all the Year of the Super Snake Event details, including its challenges and rewards from Week 1 in the full patch notes here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/508443269496046226

Gather your squad of red envelope hunters on social media so you can make off like bandits with this week’s rewards:

• https://discord.gg/animalroyale
  
• https://twitter.com/animalroyale
  
• https://facebook.com/animalroyale
  
• https://instagram.com/superanimalroyale
  
• https://reddit.com/r/animalroyale
  
• https://tiktok.com/@pixilestudios
  
• https://bsky.app/profile/animalroyale.com
  
• https://threads.net/@superanimalroyale
  
• https://youtube.com/pixilestudios

It’s the Year of the Super Snake, and the island is ready to celebrate! Discover new Super Snake breeds, tackle three weeks of challenges, and uncover slithery surprises around every corner.

The Pixile team is also back from the holiday break, well-rested and (mostly) recovered from colds, and we're diving back into work on the Super Animal World expansion!

For a while now, we’ve been quietly refining our core features—some of which you’ve already caught glimpses of—like fishing, bug catching, NPC dialogue, and hamsterball racing. Now, those pieces are finally coming together in a cohesive, polished build (or “vertical slice,” as it’s called in the biz). In the coming weeks, we’ll have our first chance to run through the entire experience from start to finish—much like you eventually will. This milestone lets us see how every element fits together so we can finalize system designs, fine-tune how everything feels, and then build out the rest of the content. We’re beyond excited to share more soon, and we appreciate your patience as we wrap up this crucial phase!

We’ve also been brainstorming ways to keep you in the loop on our progress while still leaving plenty of surprises. Whether it’s a monthly newsletter, blog post or a simple video series, we’d love to hear what format you’d prefer—let us know! We’re hoping to have an update on this later in January or early February.

As for the release date? It’s still “when it’s ready,” but the next time we share one, we’re aiming for it to be locked in. Until then, we’re working hard to make sure it’s worth the wait!

In the meantime, let’s kick off the first holiday event of 2025 and dive into all that’s waiting for you on the island!

• Each week brings five new challenges, including three that unlock exclusive event cosmetics. Complete them at your own pace—they’ll remain available until the event ends!
  
• New Super Snake breeds debut weekly in the Research Lab! These permanent additions have no time limit, so there’s no rush—unlock them whenever you’re ready.
  
• Hunt for red envelopes across Super Animal World—they’ll restore a bit of health when picked up and help you progress challenges. Plus, you’ll earn extra envelopes just for completing matches!
  
• Firework crates are scattered around S.A.W. Bamboo Resort—shoot or destroy them to deal 40 damage in their blast radius and grab some extra red envelopes.

Now let's slither on into the Week 1 patch notes for what you can unlock starting today!

• Lunar Dress (2025) | Collect Red Envelopes (1000)
  
• 1500 XP | Break Fireworks Crates (2)
  
• Yusheng Gravestone | Get kills (12)
  
• 750 Carl Coins | Chop Bamboo Bushes (75)
  
• Lunar Pompoms | Land at the S.A.W. Bamboo Resort

• Super Lunar Snake
  
• Super Golden Snake
  
• Super Iridescent Snake

Thomas’s workshop has been doing overtime to make all these robotic arms and legs, that’s for sure. All snake breeds are available in the Research Lab starting at level 50!


Super Snakes are stealing the spotlight, and the SAW Shop has stylish snake-themed cosmetics to match—guaranteed not to snag on any high-tech limbs!

Check them out tomorrow, January 15th, when they rotate in as dailies:

• Snake Sniper
  
• Snake Hat
  
• Snake Scarf
  
• Snake Hanfu

Carl’s Cart is stocked with Lunar New Year favorites from past events, guaranteed not to cost you an arm or a leg—thankfully, Super Snakes have neither!

The first batch of legacy items will rotate into the cart tomorrow, January 15th, so be on the lookout for them when they arrive.

Here’s what’s new in the Cart:

• Coin Glasses
  
• Gold Yuanbao
  
• Peach Blossom Hat
  
• Peach Blossom Branch
  
• Lunar Dress (2022)
  
• Mandarin Hat (2021)
  
• Lunar JAG-7
  
• Lion Dance Ball
  
• Pipa

Gather your squad, hunt for red envelopes, and share your snake swag on social media:

• https://discord.gg/animalroyale
  
• https://twitter.com/animalroyale
  
• https://facebook.com/animalroyale
  
• https://instagram.com/superanimalroyale
  
• https://reddit.com/r/animalroyale
  
• https://tiktok.com/@pixilestudios
  
• https://bsky.app/profile/animalroyale.com
  
• https://threads.net/@superanimalroyale
  
• https://youtube.com/pixilestudios

Week 1 of the Year of the Super Snake starts now! Collect red envelopes, set off fireworks, and unlock new breeds and exclusive rewards as you explore everything the event has to offer. Don’t forget to check back next week for more surprises, including another brand-new breed to unlock. See you on the island!

Merry CRISPRmas Eve, Super Animals! The final wave of holiday cheer is here, capping off three weeks of festive mayhem. Complete these last challenges (and the previous weeks’ challenges) from now until Friday, January 3rd to secure your holiday loot, and maybe show off a bit to Santa Claws.

Run, run, as fast as you can, but Super Jump Rolling is faster: the Super Gingerbread Wolf is hot, fresh and CRISPR’d from the ovens of SAW Labs! Dr. Dogna swears it’s more “science” than “baking,” but cloning pods are close enough, right?

• Tree Topper Hat | Collect Candy Canes (1337)
  
• 2000 XP | Smash snowmen (15)
  
• Vacuum Flask | Get melee kills (3)
  
• 750 Carl Coins | Dance at the Penguin Palace stage
  
• Broken Bauble Gravestone | Get a kill at Penguin Palace

• Super Gingerbread Wolf

The new Green, Yellow, and Pink Santa Hats have also rotated back into Carl’s Cart today (December 24th) to celebrate the big day! They’ll rotate out in 48 hours, so grab them quick before they go back into rotation.


The ghost of CRISPRmas past is paying a visit: Scrooge Twitch Drops have returned, with two new items for 2024! You can watch any Drops-enabled Super Animal Royale streams on Twitch to earn the following items:

• Scrooge Glasses (new!)
  
• Scrooge Gravestone (new!)
  
• Scrooge Suit
  
• Scrooge Tophat
  
• Scrooge Cane melee

To start earning Twitch Drops, you’ll need to link your Super Animal and Twitch accounts using the SAR Drops website[drops.animalroyale.com] (if you haven’t already) and watch any stream with Drops-enabled in the Super Animal Royale category on Twitch[www.twitch.tv]. The campaign will be live until Friday, January 3!


From every happy, jolly soul here at Pixile HQ: Merry CRISPRmas!

We’re so grateful to have you along with us for this crazy and wonderful journey. Your passion and support over the last six years have not only kept the lights on, but fueled every new idea and experiment we’ve dared to try. 2025 is shaping up to be our most ambitious year yet, with Super Animal World on the horizon, and while it’s been a massive undertaking, we couldn’t be prouder—or more excited—to get it into your paws.

May your holiday season be overflowing with warmth, kindness, peace, and—above all—fun!


Celebrate the New Year in style by redeeming coupon code NEWYEAR in the main menu! It’s active from now until the event ends on Friday, January 3rd. If you don’t already have them from last year, you’ll unlock these festive items:

• New Years Party Hat
  
• New Years Dress

Kick off 2025 off with a bang—and a brand-new outfit to match!


We’ve been blown away once again by your incredible Super Snake artwork! Super Snakes were some of the most challenging and fun Super Animals for us to design, and we’re glad to see everyone having so much fun with them. A huge thanks to the artists who created these pieces and let us share their work with you all.

Thank you to NK3, Unflappedflea, elibearries, and better_sunny for letting us feature your artwork!

Art by NK3


Art by Unflappedflea


Art by elibearries


Art by better_sunny



If you missed out on earlier CRISPRmas weeks, don’t worry! You can still complete each week’s challenges until the event concludes on January 3rd, and as always, every new breed is a permanent addition to the Research Lab. Check out the patch notes for week 1 and 2 for all the details:

Week 1:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/515195679318999728

Week 2:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/843380/view/658185520169354463

We hope the holiday season has treated you well, Super Animals. 2025 is on the horizon, and we can’t wait to show you what’s next for Super Animal Royale. Until then, gather your squad, claim all your CRISPRmas rewards, and enjoy the end of the event!

Keep up with all the big reveals coming in the new year by following SAR on social media:

• https://discord.gg/animalroyale
  
• https://twitter.com/animalroyale
  
• https://facebook.com/animalroyale
  
• https://instagram.com/superanimalroyale
  
• https://reddit.com/r/animalroyale
  
• https://tiktok.com/@pixilestudios
  
• https://bsky.app/profile/animalroyale.com
  
• https://threads.net/@superanimalroyale
  
• https://youtube.com/pixilestudios