About the Game
CICADAMATA" is a fast-paced first-person [?platformer, %shooter, $speedrunner] - deployed into CASCADE under the "INITIATION SEVEN" CORE retrieval protocol - you have been enlisted as a CICADA. this is who you are now.
disconnect. obligations no longer bind you.
proceed. tear flesh from bone.
↳ ▣ my light in dark. my white rabbit.
+ become FAWN-A2 - assert control over numerous threats and dispatch them with [$ease/?needless_brutality] +
+ utilize a maneuver sandbox using your MATA" and enter ZONE TIME to increase traversal efficiency :: / Hop, Skip And Jump To Save The World! " +
+ complete incursions in 15+ freeform levels across 6 spheres - i feel most alive in this {WONDERLAND} +
+ increase your █ clearance level, run out the clock, and compare records with other CICADAS globally % ONE OUTLIER. THAT IS ALL IT TAKES +
▫ i am joyeuse. i am not the weapon that failed.
i have given everything to masters who forgot my name. "
what will you be? █
Screenshots
5 images
Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
- Renamed SCREEN FLASH option to FLASHING VISUALS
- FLASHING VISUALS now encompasses more visual elements
Setting this option to OFF will now also affect these:
Unpausing/pausing will play simpler versions of their animations without flickering
Speedlines will be less prominent on-screen
Bars no longer appear on sides of screen when dashing
VHS effect no longer appears on damage or low health
Low health screen vignette no longer flickers on low health
JOYEUSE muzzle flashes are less intense
- Yet another attempt at the inconsistent SPIDER position fix
- Fixed JOYEUSE railgun trail particles behaving weirdly in some cases
- Minor shader compilation fixes
Tear flesh from bone. ❤️
FIZZERS no longer mistakenly apply underwater effects to player & THREAT bullets (How did I not notice this until now)
Fixed minor subtitle capitalization oversight
Take care. Remember to smile.
[img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45854606/803b9e693871aeda9df990a784be0e4a211b1ce6.png"]
Up to 10 backups are kept at a time. Save backups are located within %AppData%/Roaming/CICADMATA/SteamID/Backups. To restore a backup, rename your desired backup to "cicada.mata" and replace the main "cicada.mata" file with your renamed file.
- Game now attempts to save on quit
- THREAT kill Steam stat now always accurately reflects your save data statistic, preventing the ULTIMATA" achievement from looking like it was stuck
- Potential fix for SPIDERS not setting their position properly
- Thought about ANGEL.ONR a little bit
... active users: [0,AEGIS] + [1,DEMETER]
: hello my robot
: my FAVORITE ROBOT IN THE WORLD FOREVER AND EVER
: i did you a solid
: What is it, Ceres?
: UR GETTING TOO PERSONAL O_O
: ok so basically u have a bunch of cicadas angry that their progress is not being tracked for realsies
: so i went ahead and fixed it for u (hopefully) (probably) (maybe)
: Oh... ! Much [gratitude/%hatred] to you.
: WHAT
Movement inputs are not supported at this time. Swapping L/R stick inputs may be added in the future. Please try this out and let me know if you find any issues, especially with keyboard/controller bindings interfering with each other & button prompt visuals!
- Separated "default" keybind button to only reset their respective input category
- Optimized ghost afterimage effect, fixing the duplicate arm visual error
- Fixed seethrough geometry on 1-1
- Minor 3-2 geometry changes
just a crab in a bucket with a puncture
chewing every ear off in the function
- Added "THREAT HIGHLIGHT" setting under GAME menu - adds a yellow sheen to all THREATS & THREAT bullets to assist with colorblindness
- Blocked off entire back dropship wall because MIYA-H5 can't behave herself... Where did she run off to, anyway?
- Increased font size and disabled text glitch effect for dropdown menus to enhance readability
- Potential fix for SPRINGS sometimes not setting their position correctly on level load
- Potential THREAT & THREAT bullet shader compilation stutter improvements
- The game is now marked as Steam Deck "Playable", with the only thing holding back a full "Verified" rating being a few instances of small text. These may or may not be fixed in the future!
CICADAMATA" Original Sound Collection VOL. II + MY LIGHT IN DARK is also now available on Bandcamp as a free download!
▀▄
+ YOU AND ME
+ YOU AND THE THINGS YOU DO
+ YOU AND EVERYTHING
+ IT'S ALL SO
+ BEAUTIFUL
+ IF ONLY YOU THOUGHT THE SAME ABOUT WHAT YOU HAD BACK THEN
+ MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION
+ ...BUT I KNOW THERE'S A PART OF YOU THAT ENJOYS THIS
+ MY LIGHT IN DARK
+ MY WHITE RABBIT
- Fixed instances of player GHOST afterimage not working correctly
- Added su█
... active users: [0,AEGIS] + [1,DEMETER]
: hrm
: did u mean to leave this menu here
: i think i found something u didnt want me to seeeeee hehe
: Assume all contact with leftovers to be wholly unintentional.
: We are not to be held [!liable/$AT FAULT] for anything you choose to do.
: ooooh i LOOVE it when you talk like that
: <3
- Fixed CCDA pods in dropship not disabling collision on level start
- Fixed SPHERE RUSH timer UI staying permanently after playing
- Fixed minor capitalization oversight in SPHERE 6 murmur
Tear flesh from bone. ❤️
[Don't tell me... MIYA-H5 was teaching the others how to pass through walls??? That's something you can just SHOW others how to do?] -J
- Fixed an issue where rebinding keys too fast could cause a crash
- Removed a leftover placeholder.... (Thank you, kae!)
Tear flesh from bone. ❤️
Current Release
Build 25611821
Uploaded Oct 09, 2026
System Requirements
How to Install
CICADAMATA.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
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Needed when extracting (WinRAR / 7-Zip) — not a site login.
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