In Plume, birds eat items to change their combat abilities and plant crops during a run. Coreplix is targeting a Q2 2027 Steam release, though the listed features have not been independently confirmed.
Volcanic ash sets the route through Plume. Independent developer Coreplix has announced the twin-stick action roguelite for Steam, where survivors of a volcanic disaster fight through randomly generated levels and change their combat abilities by eating what they find.
There is no conventional backpack. A bird's stomach is its inventory.
Items eaten during a run alter how the character fights. Described effects include extra projectiles and a faster rate of fire. Elemental damage is another listed effect. Combinations can burn enemies; others can freeze or electrocute them. That puts each pickup straight into the combat decisions, rather than leaving it as loot to save for later.
It is a clear hook for a genre built around changing a character's build from run to run. But Coreplix has not said how many edible items are planned or explained how their effects combine. The available Steam Store search results do not independently confirm these mechanics, so they remain details from the announcement.
A separate announced roguelite, Final Answer, links trivia answers to relic-based builds. Plume's central decision is more tactile: what the player eats, and how that changes their weapons.
Seeds open another route through a run. Players can plant them mid-level and grow crops described as powerful. The shopkeeper offers supplies, while offerings to the gods can bring blessings. Coreplix has not detailed crop types or shop stock. It has also left the effects of divine rewards unspecified. These systems, like the stomach-based inventory, have not been independently confirmed in the available Steam Store results.
The setting gives players a reason to keep climbing. They control one of the last survivors of a bird tribe ravaged by a volcano, shooting through changing stages as they head towards the skies. Randomly generated maps and characters with different traits are intended to vary each attempt. Enemies have distinct mechanics and attacks. The game lists five difficulty levels.
Materials gathered on an expedition carry over to the village. Between runs, players can spend them to rebuild the settlement from ruins. That work unlocks items, along with characters and stat boosts. A failed run can still add resources to the home base, creating a second progression track alongside the temporary build assembled during the climb.
Coreplix has outlined the loop, but not the cost of upgrades. The pace of village restoration is also unspecified. So is the amount of progress that persists after a run. Those details will determine how much settlement growth rewards experimentation, rather than turning into a separate checklist. The description establishes the system, not how balanced or generous it will feel in play.
Available search results did not turn up verified information about Coreplix's development history or previous games. They also offered no confirmed background on the publisher or project financing. That gap does not establish that the information is unavailable elsewhere.
Coreplix announced Plume on 10 October 2026 and is targeting a Q2 2027 release on Steam. Windows and macOS versions are planned. Linux is also listed. Playtest sign-ups are reported open through the Steam page. The game is listed as localised in 11 languages, with five difficulty levels. No price or more specific launch date has been announced.
Those dates, platform plans and figures come from the announcement and have not been independently corroborated in the available search results. The Steam Store results reviewed did not surface a Plume page or a subsequent Coreplix update, so the current status of the listing and playtest sign-ups could not be independently confirmed.
No verified budget figure or team size turned up in those results. They also contained no confirmed item count, system requirements or audience figures. That absence does not establish that such information is unavailable elsewhere.
The announcement trailer is available, but the information provided does not establish whether it contains uninterrupted gameplay or footage captured from a playable build. The playtest should offer more useful evidence of how eating and planting work alongside combat. The available information does not establish whether the trailer shows footage from a playable build.
