Birdie Blues & the Jazz Cats

The cats are coming for you. They always are.

Birdie Blues and the Jazz Cats is a fast, mean arcade platformer where survival is a juggling act: dodge the glowing notes raining down from above, catch them mid-sprint to build your ammo, then hurl them back at the two Jazz Cats closing in from both sides before they corner you.

The Stalker comes straight for you. The Flanker cuts you off. Neither one stops. Neither one dies. Your only move is to knock them cold — and the window to do it is tighter than you think.

Land a throw on both cats within half a second of each other and the screen explodes with a COMBO bonus. Miss, and you just burned your ammo and bought yourself maybe five seconds before they're back on their feet. Every decision is a gamble.

Six stages. Infinite loops. Every lap gets faster.

How far can you get?

• Catch falling notes to score and stock ammo — same mechanic, two rewards
• Throw notes to stun the cats — timing and positioning are everything
• Chain hits into COMBO bonuses for massive score multipliers
• Clear the stage note goal before the Tempo Timer runs out or lose a life
• Stages loop forever, difficulty climbs every lap — this is pure score-attack

Controls

Key	Action
← / →	Move
↑ / ↓	Mount / climb a ladder
SPACE	Jump / confirm menu
X	Throw a caught note
P	Pause
ESC	End the run

How It Works

• Walk into a falling note to catch it — scores points and adds one throw charge to your stack
• Press X to fire a note forward — puts a Jazz Cat to sleep for ~5 seconds; score awarded on wake
• Hit both cats within ~700ms for a stacking COMBO bonus
• Reach the note goal displayed in the HUD to clear the stage and advance
• You're safe while jumping, falling, or climbing; only takes damage when grounded
• Six stages loop forever; difficulty scales each lap — cats get faster with every stage cleared

About

Designed and Developed by Orange Heart Creative, using Phaser 4. All music created using Suno Music, and all sprites/platforms created by PixelLab AI.