
Pluck them. Pluck them all. You are an Australian Magpie on a mission. That mission: Spread havoc, cause mayhem, and grab the occasional unattended piece of food. Menace, rob, and terrify humans, enjoying old-school action arcade gameplay rendered in glorious retro PS2 graphics.
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G'day mate! You're an Australian Magpie now - and you know what that means! Steal food, menace random blokes, find a new home for your chicks, then go out and spread a little more mayhem and destruction across the Land Down Under!
Pie in the Sky is the power fantasy you never knew you needed. Enjoy an old school action-arcade game where you are a representative of Australia's dominant species - magpies, just to be clear - responsible for terrorizing the human population and showing lesser creatures their proper place in the pecking order.

What's white, black, and terrifying all over? The only top dog bird there is, the Australian Magpie! Swoop down and trip over pedestrians! Throw cyclists off their weird contraptions! Steal snags straight from the barbie! Divebomb unsuspecting tourists with trash! Charge up your ultimate power, gorging on unattended food, then unleashing the power of regurgitation on everyone who looks up funny!
Each of the iconic Australian locations is full of unique characters to interact with and humans to terrorize! Get hints, tips, and explore them in free-fly mode to uncover all the hidden objects, upgrades, and opportunities to maximize your chaos potential! Or try to complete ever more challenging and wackier objectives to establish yourself as the Bird of the Hill, the Best of the Nest, the Nits Tits!
Remember the early 2000s? When you bought a game and didn't have to surrender your left kidney to enjoy it? This is this kind of game. There's no Magpie Armor, Boost Packs, or Eurasian Magpie DLCs. Everything can be earned by playing the game and terrorizing the hairless apes! New birds! New levels! Upgrades to make your campaign of winged terror even more fun!
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
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positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
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A scarily accurate depiction of life in Australia, 10/10 give this guy dollarydoos
I am bird. Meat pie good mate. Lets swoop the mungbean cyclists. It was a good day.
Game is fun, but swooping controls are terrible. Add a little dot to where you are going to swoop, kind of like the dropping UI with slow motion. Other than that, game is great! Just tone down objective intensity a little. Especially love the slow-motion when you airstrike someone. 7/10 Don't buy if you have trouble with controls, otherwise great game!
It's goofy fun, well worth the price of admission. Terrorise the locals and interrupt a footy match!
Is there a more Australian game than a swoopy boi simulator?
Did you play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and find yourself thinking, like many of us did, this would be so much better if I could play as a magpie? Luckily Monster Shop Games swooped in to give the people what they've been asking for! [b]Rating:[/b] 7/10 [b]Overall:[/b] A really enjoyable game in the vein of THPS, with great theming and humor, held back a little bit by some jankiness and limited game modes, but 100% worth the asking price. [b]What I liked:[/b] The game play is fun and rewarding, and does a great job of replicating the short, frantic runs that defined many gamers' childhoods. The theme is incredible and unique, and the game is jam packed with humor. [b]What I didn't like:[/b] There is quite a bit of jankiness (clipping, graphical hiccups, etc.) nothing serious enough to ruin the experience, but worth noting. Being nitpicky, I'd really like to see some additional game modes, to add variety.
Pie in the Sky is an arcade-style action game where you play as an Australian magpie let loose in suburban streets. You swoop pedestrians, steal food, complete timed objectives, and chain together actions across compact levels built around score-based challenges. It leans into retro PS2-era visuals and fast movement with mission structures that feel inspired by classic arcade design rather than open-world wandering. Pros ✔️ Petty magpie power - Yes, you can poop on bratty kids and men with lifted trucks. The game fully commits to that energy and doesn’t pretend to be anything else. ✔️ Tony Hawk(hehe...cause it's a bird)-style mission flow - Objectives are structured in short runs where you link actions together instead of just flying aimlessly. It gives the game purpose beyond the joke. ✔️ Comedy without overdoing it - The humor supports the gameplay rather than interrupting it. You are playing first, laughing second. Cons ❌ Controls need tightening - Movement can feel slightly off when you are lining up precise swoops, especially during time-based challenges. ❌ Cosmetic unlocks feel grindy - Unlocking new looks takes longer than it should for a game built around light, quick fun. ❌ Limited long-term pull - Once you clear the mission list, there is not much left beyond replaying for higher scores. Conclusion This game absolutely leans on its premise, but it is more than just a joke. Underneath the gimmick is a solid arcade loop that works. I know the novelty will fade eventually, but I still had a great time with it. It feels like the kind of game you boot up for a short session and leave smiling. Sometimes that is enough. Score 8/10 Magpie Mayhem - Silly on the surface, solid underneath.
Swoops and poops
finally a game that captures the aussie experience and lets me treat scooter kids the way they deserve.
Absolutely awesome!
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