Blazing Beaks
Armed birds, cursed artifacts and one shared run a day.
Every day: A Daily Run: one newly generated run each day that all players compete on. It can be played once, alone or in local co-op, and is ranked by score on a daily leaderboard with an archive of past days. New puzzle: Once a day; the game shows a countdown to the next Daily Run but does not state the time.
Blazing Beaks on SteamOfficial site with the day's top 10Daily run leaderboards and archive
Blazing Beaks is a top-down roguelite shooter in which you play an armed bird fighting through randomly built levels. The Daily Run is one new run a day that everyone competes on, with a single attempt and a score that rewards taking risky artifacts.
About Blazing Beaks
Blazing Beaks is by Applava and left early access on Steam in May 2019; it also came to Nintendo Switch and has a DRM-free version. You pick one of ten birds, each with its own ability, and shoot your way through procedurally generated levels of mutants and monsters, alone or with a friend on the same screen.
Its twist is the artifacts. They are tempting to pick up but each one hurts you in some way, and you can bring them to the Crow's shop to trade them for items. Taking more of them makes a run harder and, in the Daily Run, worth more.
The Daily Run arrived in April 2019. Each day there is a newly generated run that all players compete on. You can play it once, in single player or co-op, and most unlockables cannot be earned in it. Points come from opened chests, shop deals, enemies and bosses killed and artifacts picked up, and the number of artifacts you hold raises a multiplier. A countdown in the menu shows when the next one starts, and the official leaderboard site keeps an archive of every day's results with the character used and what killed each player.
Besides the daily there are normal and seeded runs, a set of challenges and a local tournament mode for two to four players. It suits players who like short, busy shooter runs and a risk-against-reward score.
How to play Blazing Beaks
- Buy Blazing Beaks on Steam and choose Daily from the story mode menu.
- Pick your bird; each has its own ability.
- Shoot through the levels, open chests and decide which artifacts are worth their penalty.
- Survive as long as you can on your single attempt to build your score and multiplier.
- Compare your result on the in-game board or the leaderboard site.
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Tips
- Artifacts raise the score multiplier but each one carries a penalty; take them when you can live with the downside.
- Trading artifacts at the Crow's shop removes their effect and also scores points.
- Try the day's run with a friend in local co-op; it counts for the daily leaderboard too.
Questions
Is the Daily Run the same for everyone?
Yes. It is one newly generated run each day that all players compete on, ranked on the same leaderboard.
How many attempts do I get?
One per day. After you have played it, you can still open the day's leaderboard from the countdown timer in the menu.
How is the Daily Run scored?
Points for chests, shop deals, kills and artifacts, raised by a multiplier that grows with the number of artifacts you carry.
Can I play the daily in co-op?
Yes, the Daily Run can be played in local co-op.
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