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Released: Aug 11, 2025
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 10:27 GMT

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07 Jul 2026Developer post
Cooking & Photo Quests
Hi everyone! ✨ It's time for another update! Cooking Minigames As you know, we have a lot of recipes (around 200+) so we needed to find the overarching categories of minigames we'll need to make. There will be 19 different minigame "templates" (e.g. Tea, Oils, Tinctures, Salves,
05 Jun 2026Developer post
Patch 0.3.2
Changes: - Upped trash spawn rate from 4% to 6% Fixes: - Fixed trash and invasives spawning in a few patches - Fixed foraging plant deformation - Fixed bunting on Ruined Hotel Community Project - Fixed some localisation errors
27 May 2026Developer post
Cooking Dev Update!
Hi everyone! We're working on the big 1.0 features now and wanted to keep you up to date with our progress. Most importantly, the cooking minigames! Firstly, we created some rough concept art to get an idea for the different "cooking scenes" we'd need to make. And then we made th
Hi everyone!
We're working on the big 1.0 features now and wanted to keep you up to date with our progress.
Most importantly, the cooking minigames!
Firstly, we created some rough concept art to get an idea for the different "cooking scenes" we'd need to make.
And then we made them in 3D. Note: They're not fully done yet, we still need to move things around, polish them and improve the lighting.
They are:
Cooking station (frying, cooking, oven)
Baking station (baking/mixing)
Herbalism station (teas, oils, tinctures, drying)
Prep station (chopping, blending)
The minigames will be a puzzle of recreating the recipes in chronological order. Like in this example, you needed to click on the onion and potato and then on the chopping board in order to cut them.
There will be lots of testing, polishing and experimenting. We think that 95% of the 250 recipes from the game will fit into the recipe categories we created. If not, we might need to change or delete some recipes. But those would only be the ones that would be too hard to implement.
Don't worry, once you made a recipe for the first time, you can then use the quick mode (which is the current cooking animation) to make it faster. But this way, we add more gameplay variety, more learning, and more cozyness to the game, so we hope you like it! After all, many of you were asking for it. Do let me know what you think of this feature in the comments!
Sorting Update
We're also improving the sorting minigame by creating higher quality models that look better. Here's an example of how this will look in the future. We will prepare bespoke assets for each plant to improve this experience.
New Tutorial
Our story and quest team are going over the first 4 in-game days and reworking them to be more fun. This means the Tutorial experience and quests will change, but the story will stay the same. We're also going through all the spring and summer quests and checking their quality. If a quest is boring and felt like an annoying fetch quest, we'll change it or delete it.
As part of this, we will soon work on PHOTO QUESTS! These will be a new quest type that asks you to take a picture with certain objects in frame. So it's a bit of a puzzle and will let you use the camera more often. Once we have a video of this, we'll share it in an update.
I hope you like the direction we're going in!
Have a great day everyone!
Elena & the Yaldi Team
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22 May 2026Developer post
Patch 0.3.1
Fixes Disabled invasives and trash from spawning on Yew and Spruce trees, which could sometimes prevent the trees from spawning correctly Fixed an issue where a patch of Broadleaf Plantains and Ribwort Plantains was obscured by a fence in Windmere Meadows when inspecting them Fix
Fixes

Disabled invasives and trash from spawning on Yew and Spruce trees, which could sometimes prevent the trees from spawning correctly
Fixed an issue where a patch of Broadleaf Plantains and Ribwort Plantains was obscured by a fence in Windmere Meadows when inspecting them
Fixed the German name of an oyster recipe
Fixed an error in the German translation for Harrys Food Forest questline
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14 May 2026Developer post
0.3.1
Changes: Put the Map on the North gamepad button so it can be opened easily on controllers Fixes: Fixed Plantain Cough Syrup Recipe category (from Beverages to Medicines) Fixed bug where cooked items would not display individually as intended, leading to issues in market and hone
Changes:

Put the Map on the North gamepad button so it can be opened easily on controllers
Fixes:

Fixed Plantain Cough Syrup Recipe category (from Beverages to Medicines)
Fixed bug where cooked items would not display individually as intended, leading to issues in market and honesty stalls
Notes on stacked items: Any cooked item that is already stacked in your inventory will still be stacked until they are either sold at the market, or at an honesty stall, but any new item that is cooked will work as intended.
Notes on invasives: Invasives & trash will only start spawning after your next market day not on the next day. This was described wrongly in the previous patch.
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08 May 2026Developer post
Patch 0.3.0
Changes Implemented Gathering List to track recipe ingredients! Go to the recipe app or recipe book in the kitchen and add recipes to the gathering list. On the HUD, press Q to toggle between the gathering list and quests. Foraging cards in patches and harvest minigame are now sh
Changes

Implemented Gathering List to track recipe ingredients! Go to the recipe app or recipe book in the kitchen and add recipes to the gathering list. On the HUD, press Q to toggle between the gathering list and quests.
Foraging cards in patches and harvest minigame are now shown by default (existing players will have a one-time switch of their existing setting to match this new default)
Implemented a basket fullness tracker in patch camera and harvesting minigame
Fixes

Improved frame-rate of final animation in seaweed minigame
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04 May 2026Developer post
Invasives and Sustainable Harvesting
Hi everyone! In the spirit of Earth Day we have another update for you! We now have invasives in the game! As you know, invasive species are endangering biodiversity - so of course we should include the concept and teach about it. As this game is played in all regions of the worl
Hi everyone!
In the spirit of Earth Day we have another update for you!
We now have invasives in the game!
As you know, invasive species are endangering biodiversity - so of course we should include the concept and teach about it. As this game is played in all regions of the world we couldn't use real plants for this one (since one invasive might be another's native). But visually we made it look like Japanese Knotweed, cause that's invasive in the US and in Europe :)
After you finish Barbara's Tier 1 friendship quests, you will get a quest from her to buy the Invasives Kit. From that point onwards you'll be able to remove them. It's basically like the trash-removal system, which we know you like. We'll still need to play around with the numbers, to find the right amount of invasives.
Action required: go to the B&B and end your day. ONLY then will you see invasives in patches! (all game saves created after this patch will see them by default)
Plant respawn cycle + Overharvesting penalties
Before this patch, plants and patches respawned after each timeslot, meaning you had an endless supply of plants without negative consequences for overharvesting.
Now, we have introduced plant/patch saving and a respawn cycle. When you harvest a plant and move to the next timeslot, that plant will become unavailable for harvesting again until the next market. Instead of going to the same old patches, you now get encouraged to try new ones.
If you overharvest a plant (take more than 60% of it), you now also get a penalty. The penalty consists of 10-25 curiosity points per plant part that you overharvest.
Both of these new features are meant to mirror sustainable harvesting behaviours. This way, we gently remind you that nature is not an "all you can eat buffet" - we should always be mindful when harvesting and take only what we need.
Since this feature significantly changes harvesting behaviour we'll be looking for your feedback to learn what we can improve!
What we're working on next!
Gathering List
A feature that allows you to pin recipes and save their ingredients to a list that you can view in the HUD. That way you can choose the recipes you want to cook and then see all the ingredients needed to make them on the list. Many of you asked for this feature :)
We will drop it in a patch later this week!
We'll be going dark for the 1.0 prep!
After these next few patches, we won't be pushing new features anymore - and that's because we're working on the BIG features that will be part of the 1.0 release! These include:
an immersive cooking experience with different stations (herbalism, cooking, baking, chopping) with beautiful 3D scenes, chronological cooking (so you learn the steps) and great sound effects!
a companion planting gardening feature where you can learn which plants pair well together plus lots of cute decorations.
a crafting system so you can make those decorations!
a collectible system, where you can find scrap and materials for crafting in patches around the world.
a new autumn chapter.
a new mountain area!
Going dark doesn't mean we won't post updates anymore - we just won't release patches anymore (that's because the new features might introduce bugs and we want the 1.0 launch to have a lot of new features for you to have fun with!). We will still keep you posted and share videos and images of the game development here on Steam!
Have a great week!
Elena & the Yaldi Team
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04 May 2026Developer post
Patch 0.2.13
ACTION REQUIRED: Please go to the B&B and end the day in order for Invasive species to appear in your game! Changes Added Invasives to the game (together with an Invasive Kit and a small quest) Changed how plants get saved - plants now need to regenerate after being harvested
ACTION REQUIRED: Please go to the B&B and end the day in order for Invasive species to appear in your game!
Changes

Added Invasives to the game (together with an Invasive Kit and a small quest)
Changed how plants get saved - plants now need to regenerate after being harvested and only respawn/become harvestable again after the market. This is to encourage the harvesting of different plant patches to mirror sustainable harvesting.
Added penalty to overharvesting
Added option to hide recipe list in harvest minigames
Added option to disable saving of photos
Foraging patches now display different particles if you have interacted with them before
Changed the cards position in the harvesting screen.
Fixes

Fixed photo mode not telling players when they need to look up, down, left or right to center the photography subject (applies mostly to tall subjects, like trees)
Fixed a bug where a patch of Broadleaf Cattails was partially underground in Elder Moor
Fixed bug where music volume in opening customisation scene was not tied to music volume setting value
Fixed a bug where the camera would have a hard time recognising a patch of Morel Mushrooms in Upper Whispering Pines
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17 Apr 2026Developer post
Patch 0.2.12
Changes Added German Language (Added setting to change language) Updated Elder Mesh so its harvestable multiple times Adjusted UI elements to support languages which have longer text Fixes Fixed a bug where harvested seaweeds wouldn’t count toward the “Toast’s Hungry” quest if th
Changes

Added German Language (Added setting to change language)
Updated Elder Mesh so its harvestable multiple times
Adjusted UI elements to support languages which have longer text
Fixes

Fixed a bug where harvested seaweeds wouldn’t count toward the “Toast’s Hungry” quest if they were sorted
Fixed NPC doubling issues in various quests
Fixed issue where Windmere Meadows and Whispering Pines forest bathing spots would not behave as intended
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17 Apr 2026Developer post
German Language Available Now!
Hi everyone!✨ We have now launched the GERMAN localisation for the game. But be aware! There is a Sale commencing 17th April (10am US time- so around 6pm CET). So wait for that if you want to save some money! We focussed on German first because 3 people in our team, including mys
Hi everyone!✨
We have now launched the GERMAN localisation for the game. But be aware! There is a Sale commencing 17th April (10am US time- so around 6pm CET). So wait for that if you want to save some money!
We focussed on German first because 3 people in our team, including myself, are German speaker so we were able to do the localisation and QA ourselves.
We learned A LOT from this process! These learnings will make localising in other languages much easier in the future - which is something we will start preparing after we do some surgery on the tutorial/storyline (especially the first 4 in-game days, we aim to make them shorter and more fun).
So if you want the game in another language, please be patient 🙏. We want to improve the story and the processes, so that future translators don't have to suffer like we did 😅
For all German speakers:
Since we're not professional translators, we hope you can forgive small mistakes in the translations - If you find:
any remaining english words (this can happen if a word wasn't flagged and therefore not "gathered" by the system)
any spelling errors (these might have happened since we had to translate a lot of text in a short amount of time)
any other issues
Just drop me a message through the Steam discussions or Discord and we will fix those asap :)
Thank you for your support! 🌈
Elena & the Yaldi Team
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16 Apr 2026Developer post
Supporter Pack: Out Now!
Hi all! We have just launched our first small DLC, the "Supporter Pack". It contains 4 different Outfits: Scruffy Hedgewitch Skirt Scruffy Hedgewitch Pants Autumn Fairy Skirt Autumn Fairy Pants Each outfit comes with their own set of hats (3 different combis per outfit: long hair
Hi all!
We have just launched our first small DLC, the "Supporter Pack". It contains 4 different Outfits:
Scruffy Hedgewitch Skirt
Scruffy Hedgewitch Pants
Autumn Fairy Skirt
Autumn Fairy Pants
Each outfit comes with their own set of hats (3 different combis per outfit: long hair, short hair and curly hair).
As usual, each outfit is made of 3 seperate parts: Top, Bottom and Shoes. So altogether you will receive 18 items (9 per outfit).
If you feel like supporting the development of the game further, you can purchase this DLC :)
We're grateful for your support 🌈
Elena & the Yaldi Team
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02 Apr 2026Developer post
Patch 0.2.11
Changes Added option to show or hide descriptive labels in market minigame Minor visual update to market minigame Added screen resolution option to settings Added new start-up sequence Changed Dog rose patches to have 2 instead of 1 Fixes Fixed issue where "Fullscreen" button in
Changes

Added option to show or hide descriptive labels in market minigame
Minor visual update to market minigame
Added screen resolution option to settings
Added new start-up sequence
Changed Dog rose patches to have 2 instead of 1
Fixes

Fixed issue where "Fullscreen" button in settings would not display current state
Fixed issue where long item names in inventory app could cause visual bugs
Fixed issue where market would attempt to display data of sold item if hovered
Fixed an issue where players could become softlocked on quests with rewards before free roam is unlocked, and resolved affected save files
Fixed collision issues in town centre
Fixed an issue where players could become softlocked at the end of Days 1 & 3, and resolved affected save files
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20 Mar 2026Developer post
Patch 0.2.10
- Fixed the language being German my acident (only happened to those with a German System-the localisation is not good enough yet, sorry everyone haha. We're planning on launching the german local mid April so stay tuned!) - Fixed the dog rose being invisible
19 Mar 2026Developer post
March Update!
Hi everyone ✨ Here's another small update. We're actively improving core-loop features at the moment, so for this update we paid special attention to the market minigame and polished the experience to make it more enjoyable! Patch 0.2.9 Changes Disabled item decay: once meals are
Hi everyone ✨
Here's another small update. We're actively improving core-loop features at the moment, so for this update we paid special attention to the market minigame and polished the experience to make it more enjoyable!
Patch 0.2.9
Changes
Disabled item decay: once meals are made, they don't decay. Basket items still clear at the end of the day if not sorted.
Increased market inventory base capacity from 15 -> 20
Polished market minigame
Now sold items are removed from the item list
Item list now holds more items
More UI icon animations
New satisfaction-bar
Added new market sounds and updated the mix
Traits don't have text anymore and have a new position
Changed the Character Bios
Updated favour titles
Added new headwear category to customization
Added community kitchen fast travel spot
Increased basket inventory base size and size of upgrades
Fixes
Slowed forest bathing loop from 16s -> 60s
Fixed spelling error in Barbaras Sorting Table Quest
Fixed issue where using "Unstuck" feature while mounted would not work as intended
Adjusted invisible walls in several areas to prevent players from getting stuck
Fixed bug where specific red clover patch would not display plants correctly
Fixed issue where input could interrupt phone closing animation
Next we will improve Our Porto and the finishing of community projects. While we can't make them interactive minigames, we will improve the experience of funding and finishing them, so that it feels more rewarding.
We're also working on the German localisation. Since I speak German, I took on the task of translating myself. Together with friends and family we'll translate the game so that hopefully mid April our German players can enjoy playing the game in their own language. For all other languages: they will take a bit longer since we will need to work with an agency. But now that we have started this process and understand it a lot better, we're already a step closer! Thanks for being patient!
We will also soon launch a Supporter Pack with outfits, for those of you who wanted to support our development further.
Thank you for being such a great community!
Elena & The Yaldi Team
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25 Feb 2026Developer post
Patch 0.2.8
Changes Added sprinting using the shift key (tap not hold) Increased Berta max speed by 36% Added tips to loading screens Updated field guide to stop reverting to the first page after finishing the "discover card" animation General improvements to map performance and stability In
Changes

Added sprinting using the shift key (tap not hold)
Increased Berta max speed by 36%
Added tips to loading screens
Updated field guide to stop reverting to the first page after finishing the "discover card" animation
General improvements to map performance and stability
Increased min zoom distance by 30%
Added clouds that cover the map and can be removed with forest bathing (only visible on new game)
Fixes

Fixed NPC doubling issues in various quests
Fixed an issue where Landmark Location markers and Community Project Location markers placed on the map had collisions enabled (leading to movement obstructions)
Fixed camera collision with various models (Elderwiese Farm, Tunnel leading out of Market District)
Adjusted several collisions around town
Fixed plants missing from Area Data
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25 Feb 2026Developer post
Sprinting!
Hi everyone! We have another small update for you! We implemented SPRINTING ! Sprinting uses the skipping animation so you can basically skip whenever you want and you'll be faster too! We also increased Bertas speed so that she is now faster than the sprinting. Forest Bathing We
Hi everyone! We have another small update for you!
We implemented SPRINTING!
Sprinting uses the skipping animation so you can basically skip whenever you want and you'll be faster too! We also increased Bertas speed so that she is now faster than the sprinting.
Forest Bathing
We made a change to the map that only players who start a new game will see: we covered the world in clouds and you can unlock each area by using the forest bathing spots. We hope that this gives forest bathing more meaning and also that it's fun to seek out the golden beams whenever you enter a new area! Existing players won't see these clouds, since we didn't want to annoy you 🙏
If you're wondering about Localisation....
On another note, we've started working on localising in GERMAN! Meaning we are almost done reviewing all the dialogues and collecting the wordcount to then hand over to a localisation partner. So hopefully within a month we'll have some news on the German version of the game!
Here are the patchnotes for todays Build:
Changes
Added sprinting using the shift key (tap not hold)
Increased Berta max speed by 36%
Added tips to loading screens
Updated field guide to stop reverting to the first page after finishing the "discover card" animation
General improvements to map performance and stability
Increased min zoom distance by 30%
Added clouds that cover the map and can be removed with forest bathing (only visible on new game)
Fixes
Fixed NPC doubling issues in various quests
Fixed an issue where Landmark Location markers and Community Project Location markers placed on the map had collisions enabled (leading to movement obstructions)
Fixed camera collision with various models (Elderwiese Farm, Tunnel leading out of Market District)
Adjusted several collisions around town
Fixed plants missing from Area Data
Have a great week everyone!
Elena & the Yaldi Team
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06 Feb 2026Developer post
New Map!
Hi everyone! We're excited to launch our new interactive map in today's patch! A lot of you had asked for this so we hope that this map will help you and new players enjoy the game more. If you have suggestions on how to further improve the map, let me know in the comments here!
Hi everyone!
We're excited to launch our new interactive map in today's patch! A lot of you had asked for this so we hope that this map will help you and new players enjoy the game more.
If you have suggestions on how to further improve the map, let me know in the comments here!
Here's an overview of Patch 0.2.7
Changes:
Implemented a new, interactive MAP!
The map now shows:
Player & NPC location (when they have quests)
Fast travel spots
Honesty stalls
Community Projects and their location
Tracked plants ("pin" the plants via the field guide)
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Since we didn not track plant patch discovery before this update, the map cannot show you any plant patches - you need to interact with the patches again to discover them, and then you can search for them/pin them on the map.
Fixes:
Improvements to camera/plant patch identification reliability on lower-end systems
Fixed missing quest stage description in "Toast's Hungry"
Fixed missing Laver covered rock on Bean's Beach
Fixed an issue where the player could fall into the water from the walkway in Waveward Campsite Beach
Fixed wrong recipe image being shown in the rewards of "Herbal Help" quest
Fixed Dandelion Tincture recipe not being rewarded to player in "Soothing the Stomach" quest
Fixed some wrong recipe categories for Lemonades and Teas
Fixed a small invisible wall issue in harbour district
Fixed a typo in "Surprise at the Workshop"
Next up we're working on a small patch that contains sprinting and loading screen tips :)
Have a great day everyone!
Elena & the Yaldi Team
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15 Jan 2026Developer post
Map Update in progress
Hi everyone! Welcome to 2026, the year we will start the localisation process , the porting to Switch & Xbox and then ultimately will launch the game into 1.0. It will be a busy and exciting year! Looking back at what we did in 2025: We launched the game with the spring seaso
Hi everyone!
Welcome to 2026, the year we will start the localisation process, the porting to Switch & Xbox and then ultimately will launch the game into 1.0. It will be a busy and exciting year!
Looking back at what we did in 2025:
We launched the game with the spring season in August. It had around 53 plants, 100 recipes, and a minimum of 16h playtime.
In September we added Berta the Highland Cow!
In October we did a plant update which added 10 new plants.
Then in November we launched the summer update. It contained: 30+ new summer plants and mushrooms, 74 new recipes, 3 new friendship tiers for each character (approx. 90 new quests!), a new character (Kiano the tailor), a new area with a big lake, paddle boarding, 45 new community projects to do (like decorating the town!), and 15 new outfit pieces (using dyes!). We also added bulk cooking (amongst many other smaller improvements).
In December we added the Honesty Stalls, where you can sell items passively, giving you more ways to earn currencies.

What's next?
Now we're back in January and we had a big team meeting to discuss the next priorities, all based on the feedback we received via steam, discord, surveys etc.
The most common problem players identified, was the "lack of gameplay variety",the "map not being clear enough" and that the quests were "only fetch quests". We're planning to work on these problems now, starting with the MAP:
This is just work in progress, there is much more to be done and polished. The new map will show:
Player location and direction you're looking at
NPC location when they have quests
Paths in the world
Plants of each area (just like the current map in a UI overlay)
Fast travel spots
Honesty stalls (and if they're full/empty)
Community Projects that you have discovered
Tracked plants (select plants via the field guide to show the patches you discovered on the map)
This map update, together with an update to sprinting, will launch early February.
We will also start working on:
Photo quests! Instead of only having foraging-fetch quests, we will create photo quests that ask for a picture. But not just any picture! These quests can have puzzle elements asking for a certain object inside the frame, leaving you to figure out from where to best take the picture. We hope you like this idea - give us some feedback in the comments if you have some other ideas how to use it.
"Cook with NPC" quests types, instead of only "cook". We know you sometimes feel like errand boys, used by the townsfolk to complete tasks. We don't want you to feel this way and we're hoping the "cook with" quests will change that. It feels much nicer cooking something with a person than cooking it for them, right? Let me know what you think!
Minijobs/Part time jobs. We did a team brainstorming session and voted to implement interactive cooking minigames - but instead of making them mandatory for your daily cooking, we chose to turn them into a minijob/part time job. Meaning: if you want to cook something for the market, everything stays the same. But you can choose to take on a part-time job in the kitchen doing cooking minigames for the community. We're also thinking of waitressing for Charles cafe as a minijob. If you have some fun and simple minijob ideas, tell me about them in the comments!
End of 2025, I thought we'd be working on the Autumn update next, which would contain the autumn season and the last chapter of the story. But instead, we will first add all of these new systems and increase gameplay variety first, and then work on the autumn update.
Meaning the autumn update will actually now be our 1.0 launch. I hope you're not disappointed to not get more story soon. But this will make everything, especially localisation, a lot easier for us, and also give us more time to make the autumn update/1.0 really special!
That's it from us for now! Have a great rest of your week everyone 🌈
Elena & the Yaldi Team
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19 Dec 2025Developer post
Honesty Stalls & 2026 Roadmap
Hey foragers! We finally have the honesty stall update ready to go! We know that since our changes to the economy, many of you are struggeling with getting town treasury (the silver currency). So for the time being, we made the honesty stall earnings 100% Town Treasury. This is n
Hey foragers!
We finally have the honesty stall update ready to go!
We know that since our changes to the economy, many of you are struggeling with getting town treasury (the silver currency). So for the time being, we made the honesty stall earnings 100% Town Treasury. This is not the final version, we will tweak this in the new year when our designer returns and can look at the economy again. But we're super grateful that you're all helping us figure out what the best balance should be!
You will now find honesty stalls at the campsites that you have cleaned up, meaning you can unlock them already in Spring. If you played through spring already, they will just be at the campsites where you can interact with them.
For now you can sell 3 items over 2 days. But this is all tweakable as part of our economy investigations in 2026, so write down any feedback you have and let us know then :)
We also fixed/changed the following in Patch 0.2.6:
Changes
Put more Lavender patches at Ruined Hotel at Shining Waters
Fixed #REF error in field guide (which didn't show the plants identifiers)
Increased 1 star crafted item value by 10%
Add item value display to market (DEV also honesty stall)
Created new notification system in cellphone, telling you when honesty stalls are ready
Fixes:
Fixed an Annie quest description
Fixed Norway Spruce Language error
Fixed issue where some players could get stuck on Annie's Seaspray Woods Campsite quest
Goodybe 2025... Hello 2026!
It’s been just over 4 months since we released the game into Early Access, and we couldn’t be more proud of our community. You are all AMAZING! So kind, patient, and understanding. It truly warms our hearts to have such a beautiful community ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
As you know, this is our first game, and we’ve already been working on it for 4 years. Along the way, we made plenty of mistakes while learning the craft of game development. And even after all this time, we still have so much to learn and improve. But thankfully, we’re not alone anymore. With the game now in Early Access, we finally have you, the players, supporting us on this journey.
Game design and development is really hard. There are so many possible choices, all interconnected, and all tied to real costs. As an indie studio, our resources are limited, so we can’t always do everything we’d love to do. But we truly believe that with your help, we’ll figure out what matters most and focus our energy there.
Here are the most important updates planned for 2026:
Localisation: German
We're currently reviewing and improving the spring narrative (making the journeys for each character deeper and more meaningful). We will then start localising in German in Januar 2026 - that's because we can proofread it ourselves and see if the quality is good. We'd likely launch this before or with the Autumn update.
Autumn Update (likely around March 2026)
New Area (mountains!)
Lots of mushrooms!
New story & quests
Lots of new recipes!
and interactive cooking! (we will investigate some options early 2026)
Localisation: Other Languages
(French, Chinese, Portugese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese)
These will be launched with the Autumn Update, ideally, or slightly after.
1.0 Update (Q3 2026)
Here we will listen to your player feedback on what features you care about the most! Our ideas are:
Crafting
Decorating (includes kitchen-skin swapping)
Gardening
Console release (Switch, Xbox)
These features would all unlock early in the game, completely reshaping the gameplay experience - making it a lot more varied and diverse.
We hope you’re feeling just as excited as we are! Enjoy a relaxing festive time, and have a wonderful start to the new year!
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11 Dec 2025Developer post
Patch 0.2.5
We fixed the blurry textures everyone! If someone still experiences this, let me know :) Changes: Split favours reward between coins and town treasury Added recipe categories in recipe book Switched to optional button to show foraging cards in patch Switched to optional button to
We fixed the blurry textures everyone! If someone still experiences this, let me know :)
Changes:

Split favours reward between coins and town treasury
Added recipe categories in recipe book
Switched to optional button to show foraging cards in patch
Switched to optional button to show foraging card in harvesting minigames
In patches, clicking foraging cards now takes player to field guide entry
Added friendship level increase reward text to last quest of each tier
Added Devils Bolete
Added Common Earthball
Changed Annie's Starting quest and Barbara & Annie locations
Changed location of Sorting Table in Whispering Pines
Removed "Back to Main Menu" button because it caused save file issues
Fixes:

Fixed Blurry Texture bug
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Out and About

Updates & announcements

Cooking & Photo Quests

Patch 0.3.2

Cooking Dev Update!

Patch 0.3.1

0.3.1

Patch 0.3.0

Invasives and Sustainable Harvesting

We now have invasives in the game!

Plant respawn cycle + Overharvesting penalties

What we're working on next!

Gathering List

We'll be going dark for the 1.0 prep!

Patch 0.2.13

Patch 0.2.12

German Language Available Now!

Supporter Pack: Out Now!

Patch 0.2.11

Patch 0.2.10

March Update!

Patch 0.2.9

Changes

Fixes

Patch 0.2.8

Sprinting!

We implemented SPRINTING!

Forest Bathing

If you're wondering about Localisation....

New Map!

Here's an overview of Patch 0.2.7

Map Update in progress

Looking back at what we did in 2025:

What's next?

Honesty Stalls & 2026 Roadmap

Hey foragers!

Goodybe 2025... Hello 2026!

Patch 0.2.5