From belly dances to belly laughs, Emote Wars continues with another in-game showdown. 💃😂 Every emote you see here is part of the in-game arsenal, and we’re far from done. We’re adding new emotes all the time, and the best ones start with ridiculous community ideas. What would

Some bands use brass. Some use percussion. Our birds? They use worms. #PeckingOrder #TDAStudios #IndieGame #Animation #GameDevZA #IndieDevZA #GamedevCommunity #SouthAfricanGames

All work and no play makes Bird a dull boy 🪓🚪 We're kicking off spooky week the only way we know how - with chaos, cartoon violence, and a Pecking Order twist on a horror classic. Are you a horror fan? Think you know what classic flick we're spoofing? Let us know in the

Every Halloween needs a good monster. Ours just happens to start as a worm. Our latest experiment is complete: worms are evolving, feathers are forming, and the results are deeply concerning (and slightly electrifying)⚡ Happy Halloween from Pecking Order- the chaos never

Our second Pecking Order playtest was equal parts testing and equal parts absolute madness - and it was perfect. New build, new features, same old mayhem - just the way we like it. Thanks to everyone who joined, broke things, added to the questionable commentary, helped us create

Meet Tim, Alex, Isaac, and Ryan: our animation dream team. They turn sketches and storyboards into full-blown motion mayhem 💥 Every Pecking Order animation - from in-game flaps to cinematic spoofs - passes through their hands. They’re the reason our birds have personality, our

We first brought Pecking Order to the Joburg Game Dev Meet when it was… let’s say “a little rough around the edges.”This time? Whole new bird. We’re bringing a fresh build for playtesting - smoother, wilder, and just the right amount of unhinged. If you’ve joined our previous

The birds are taking to the skies - and they’ve brought 80s action energy with them. Top Bird is here - our newest Pecking Order spoof, complete with high-flying manoeuvres, dramatic dives, and one heroic salute. 👀✈️ #TDA #TDAStudios #PeckingOrder #Animation #Spoof #Indie

Pecking Order x JHB Dev Meet photo dump! 🔥🪱 Thanks to everyone who stopped by at the last JHB GameDev Meet of 2025, it was great to see everyone enjoy the game as much as we do (even in spite of our recent features that are totally not bugs - iykyk) 💙 This has been our

If you've been one of the few to get your hands on a game or two of Pecking Order, you'll know how dedicated the team has been to blinging out our birds 💅✨ For those who haven't played, these are just a few of our first run of cosmetics that the team has cooked up so far 👀

Scale is something we've been playing around with a ton while working on Pecking Order. We've tried a few things, but the team decided that there's way more fun in feeling tiny. Our new scale makes the world of Pecking Order feel larger than life, with blades of grass that look

Just like our birds, our worms have their own tiny hats 🎩 We've got a solid mix of whimsy and wicked in this mix, as alongside our wizard hat we have a tiny Shish kebab'd worm as a fashion item - don't ask us where the tiny worm came from, why it's been pretty thoroughly

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Another thing that the team has been having fun with while working on Pecking Order is our Portals 🕳️✨ While they're still being workshopped, they've been a magical addition for both technical and visual sides (everyone say thank you Rob for the pretty effects) alike. For

New look, same talent.

Last week we held our first IRL Family & Friends playsession for Pecking Order to wrap up the year, and we couldn't have asked for a better night! 🥹 Thanks to everyone who came through and made this little studio LAN party of ours so much fun, and for all of the laughs, yells

Closing out the year the only way we know how - with a little festive chaos 🎄💥 Thanks for sticking with us through a year of feathers, worms, and beautifully questionable decisions. Happy Holidays from us at Talent Digital ❤️ #TDStudios #TDAStudios #PeckingOrder #Animation

Starting the year exactly how we ended the last one 🥳💥 Happy New Year from the Talent Digital team. Stick around - we're taking things up a notch this year 👀 #TDStudios #TDAStudios #PeckingOrder #Animation #Indie #NewYear

Out of the box thinking. Explosive results. Pecking Order is back, and we're aiming to deliver juuuust the right amount of chaos - right to your doorstep. #TDStudios #TDAStudios #PeckingOrder #Animation #Indie

Meet Herb, otherwise known more affectionately in the studio as Herb the Hurt Bird 🩹 Herb serves as the crash test dummy for Pecking Order, as our VFX artist works hard to bring the mortal reality of the game's bird-worm conflict to life. In simpler terms: rounds are about