Whisker Squadron: Survivor

{{Infobox video game

| title = Whisker Squadron: Survivor

| image =

| developer = Flippfly

| publisher = Flippfly

| director = Sean Campbell

| producer =

| designer = Zaire Lanier

| programmer = {{Unbulleted list|Aaron San Filippo|Chris Atkins}}

| artist = Jin Li

| writer = Zaire Lanier

| composer = Chel Wong

| engine =

| released = February 21, 2025

| platforms = {{ubl|Microsoft Windows|PlayStation 5}}

| genre = Rail shooter, roguelike

| modes = Single-player

}}

Whisker Squadron: Survivor is a 2025 rail shooter roguelite video game developed and published by Flippfly. Initially released in early access in August 2023 on Steam, the full game launched on February 21, 2025, for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 5.

The gameplay is reminiscent of Nintendo's Star Fox series, most notably the original Star Fox game from 1993.

Development

= As ''Whisker Squadron'' =

In November 2020, Polygon's Charlie Hall covered the game when it was simply known as Whisker Squadron.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/13/21563971/whisker-squadron-iflippfly-race-the-sun|title=Whisker Squadron is a procedurally generated Star Fox game with kitty cat pilots|last=Hall|first=Charlie|website=Polygon|date=November 13, 2020|access-date=November 13, 2020}} By April 2021, the game appeared as a Kickstarter crowdfunding project. Flippfly sought to raise $30,000, but the goal nearly doubled topping off at over 1,300 backers pledging a total of $57,693.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/two-years-after-kickstarter-success-star-fox-style-cat-girl-roguelike-returns-with-one-of-the-coolest-trailers-of-2023/|title=2 years after Kickstarter success, Star Fox-style cat-girl roguelike returns with one of the coolest trailers of 2023|last=Cryer|first=Hirun|website=GamesRadar+|date=July 20, 2023|access-date=July 20, 2023}} It was originally slated for release in 2022 for Windows and home consoles, specifically the Nintendo Switch first with PlayStation and Xbox consoles soon afterward.

= As ''Whisker Squadron: Survivor'' =

Whisker Squadron: Survivor was announced in December 2022, alongside a playable demo, as the first entry in the Whisker Squadron franchise.{{cite tweet|url=https://twitter.com/AeornFlippout/status/1605232406046425094|title=FLIPPFLY ANNOUNCEMENT: Thrilled to announce Whisker Squadron: Survivor, the first game in the WS universe. A roguelite corridor shooter w/a focus on surviving in a continuous world against increasingly difficult waves of robot bugs. Demo on Steam now.|date=December 20, 2022|last=Filippo|first=Aaron|user=AeornFlippout|number=1605232406046425094}} The game entered early access in August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/race-the-sun-devs-reveal-stunning-neon-star-fox-like-hits-early-access-next-month|title=Race The Sun devs reveal stunning neon Star Fox-like, hits early access next month|last=Serin|first=Kaan|website=Rock Paper Shotgun|date=July 20, 2023|access-date=August 21, 2023}} In January 2024, lead programmer Aaron San Filippo took to X that "[Flippfly] is not going to use f***ing AI [for voice-overs]" and "I will find the money to pay humans".{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/were-not-going-to-use-fing-ai-to-do-it-i-will-find-the-money-to-pay-humans-says-dev-of-lovely-star-fox-style-roguelike-looking-to-add-voice-acting/|title="We're not going to use f***ing AI to do it, I will find the money to pay humans," says dev of lovely Star Fox-style roguelike looking to add voice acting|last=Gerblick|first=Jordan|website=GamesRadar+|date=January 11, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2024}} This was mostly in response to a deal made by SAG-AFTRA and AI-based tech company Replica Studios.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/starfield-baldurs-gate-3-and-diablo-4-actors-slam-unions-first-deal-of-its-kind-with-voiceover-studio-over-ai-use-in-games-we-didnt-even-have-a-meeting/|title=Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3, and Diablo 4 actors slam union's "first deal of its kind" with voiceover studio over AI use in games: "We didn’t even have a meeting"|last=Bellingham|first=Hope|website=GamesRadar+|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2024}} A fully-fledged "Campaign" mode was added in June the same year.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/star-fox-like-shooter-whisker-squadron-survivor-just-added-a-campaign-mode-to-blast-through/|title=Star Fox like shooter Whisker Squadron: Survivor just added a campaign mode to blast through|last=Dawe|first=Liam|publisher=GamingOnLinux|date=June 20, 2024|access-date=June 20, 2024}}