16 Sep 2026Developer post

Woodo is finally here!

Heyho everyone, Today is a very special day for us. 🦊🐸❤️ Woodo is officially out! 🥹 It feels a little strange to finally say that. For a long time, Woodo was just an idea in my head - a feeling I wanted to turn into a game. I wanted to make something that feels a little like f

06 Aug 2026Developer post

New Look, New Show - Still Daedalic

Heyho everyone, The recent years have been an exciting journey for us. We've welcomed incredible indie developers, published games across all kinds of genres, and continued to grow alongside the amazing communities, like yourself. Today, we're excited to share the next step in th

15 Jun 2026Developer post

Woodo demo live on Steam Next Fest!

👋😄 Hi, my name is Yulia, and I came up with the idea for Woodo - a place that feels warm, safe, emotional in different ways, but always warm like home. 🍵 A place that exists somewhere inside all of us. A game that feels like a path back to memories we hold close, and to that q

👋😄 Hi, my name is Yulia,

and I came up with the idea for Woodo - a place that feels warm, safe, emotional in different ways, but always warm like home. 🍵 A place that exists somewhere inside all of us. A game that feels like a path back to memories we hold close, and to that quiet feeling of joy that lives somewhere deep inside us.

Woodo is like a childhood toy that’s been waiting to be hugged again.

You might find something familiar in Woodo if you loved Unpacking, A Little to the Left, the vibe of Florence, or the world of Studio Ghibli. Woodo is not a continuation of those games, of course, but maybe it shares something with each of them.

To make this journey feel a little warmer, throughout the game you’ll be accompanied by the voice of Miriam-Teak Lee - a West End actress and Olivier Award winner.

I came up with the narrator because I wanted every player to feel like there’s someone beside them, someone who cares that they’re there. Miriam plays a storyteller who genuinely wants to share her memories and feelings with you.

And since we’re talking about cozy things, we also support Steam Deck and gamepads, if you like playing curled up in your favorite chair surrounded by pillows. That’s honestly the only way I can play. 😆

And to keep some of the warm moments from the game, we added a photo mode so you can share your favorite moments with us on Discord or with friends on social media.

Please share them with us. We’d genuinely love to see them.

Speaking of the people who make Woodo what it is, we’re a small team. At first, it was just Timur and me. Then our friend joined us as a composer (who somehow found the time despite having 7 kids!), later we found the wonderful Mathilde, our sound designer who worked on ODDADA, and an animator who helped bring the world to life.

And now, near the end of development, it’s mostly just Timur and me again. But not in the same way as before. We’re surrounded by people who started to feel like part of the team, and by you - the kind players who’ve supported us with comments and little hearts throughout this whole journey.

For everyone who finishes the demo, we’ve prepared a little gift: a few soundtrack pieces from our composer. And I think anyone who made it through this long post deserves a link too. 😆
Here it is:

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/donroberts/woodo-original-game-demo-soundtrack-2 🎁

- Julia

Tiny Monks Tales

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10 Jun 2026Developer post

Woodo Dev Diary

Hello to our dear followers, and to everyone who just wandered into our little cozy corner! ✨ New Languages! We added more languages so more people can experience and understand our story! The game now officially supports subtitles in 19 languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (

Hello to our dear followers,

and to everyone who just wandered into our little cozy corner! ✨

New Languages!

We added more languages so more people can experience and understand our story! The game now officially supports subtitles in 19 languages:

Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian.

And for the full version of the game, we’re planning to add voice-over localization for these languages too: German, French, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

Vibration 🎮

If you play with a gamepad, we’d love to hear how it feels to you.

And since we now have vibration, we thought… maybe it’s finally time to let console players join in too. So recently we released the demo on Xbox and PlayStation. 🥳🥳🥳 If your friends prefer consoles and still haven’t played Woodo, well… you know what to do. 😉

Achievements!

For the full game, we added 24 achievements. They’ll be visible not only on Steam but also inside the Story Book, in the achievements tab. We just think it feels cozier when everything can be viewed and kept inside the game itself.

Hidden monks

We also added a little object to search for in the levels as one of the achievements. It’s a tiny wooden monk.

Why a monk? Our company is called Tiny Monks Tales, and our little symbol is these tiny identical monks living in their own universe where fairy tales and space are connected in an endless journey of self-discovery.

In this game, the little monks will be exploring how a personal story told by one person reflects inside of you, how you interpret it, how you feel it.

How many levels?

You often ask how many levels the game will have.

12 in total + menu

Right now, the demo has 2 levels + a menu.

So yeah, it’s a small story, but a very visually dense one. Every scene takes months of handcrafting.

Several levels come together into chapters, and here’s what they look like.

And for those asking about the release date, for now we can only say this: Woodo is joining Steam Fest, which means the release is not too far away, and we definitely need to hurry. 😆

- Julia

Tiny Monks Tales

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02 Mar 2026Developer post

The demo update based on your feedback!

Hey cozy villagers! Long time no see, right? Over the past month, we’ve been working on a big demo update based on your survey feedback. Thank you so much for your thoughtful responses and warm words. 🦊🧡🐸 Here’s what’s new in the demo: Camera panning Zooming in on objects Impr

Hey cozy villagers!

Long time no see, right?

Over the past month, we’ve been working on a big demo update based on your survey feedback. Thank you so much for your thoughtful responses and warm words. 🦊🧡🐸

Here’s what’s new in the demo:

Camera panning
Zooming in on objects
Improved controls
Hint system
Expanded settings
New tutorial
Progress bar

Camera panning

One of the most requested features is now in the demo! 🥳

You can pan when zoomed in on objects. It’s disabled in the default camera view (the view when you see the whole diorama and rotate around it), so you won’t accidentally discover our low-poly background secrets and imperfections. 🤭

Zooming in on objects

You can now click almost anywhere to zoom in. There are no more predefined focus points. Finally, full freedom to explore every little detail. Helpful for gameplay… and perfect for photo mode. ✨

Controls

Some of you told us your wrists hurt when playing with a mouse, so we made it more comfortable.

Now you can choose: drag and drop pieces, or click once to attach a piece to your cursor. Yes, it is so intuitive!

Since you no longer need to hold the mouse button, you can now rotate the scene while holding a piece. Gamepad users could already do this—now mouse users can too. 🥳

You can even zoom in (by clicking the object with the right button) while holding a piece!

Panning while holding a piece isn’t possible yet… but hopefully in the full release.

Hint system

Most of you don’t use hints because, I know, you enjoy the challenge. But we believe that simply knowing a hint is available makes the experience more relaxed. No pressure at all.

You can pick any (!) object in the Object Panel and see where it belongs. How cool is that! 😃

The hint works in two steps:

First, it moves you toward the right area

Then, it highlights the exact spot

This gives you a chance to figure things out yourself before the game becomes more direct.

You can also adjust how strong the highlighting is in the settings. Turn it off completely to see only the area, or turn it on to see the exact place immediately.

Expanded settings

Adaptive Assistance
When it’s ON, the easiest pieces appear first in the Object Panel. These are usually bigger or have clearer shapes. As you place more pieces, the puzzle naturally becomes easier.

By default, the game watches your pace and decides whether assistance should be active.

You can turn it off at any time.

Magnetism

This controls the snap distance. Some of you asked to reduce it or remove it completely, so now you can adjust it yourself.

New tutorial

Many of you said the game feels intuitive, but we still believe a small tutorial in Foxy’s notebook can help you feel more confident and not get lost.

It was such a pleasure to create these little pages. I really love how they turned out. Do you? 😄

Progress Bar

Last but not least, we added a progress bar so you always know how many pieces are still ahead of you.
We got inspired by real-life Lego sets. 🤭

If you’ve read this far, you’re definitely a Woodo fan, and we appreciate it so, so much! 💖

And if you’re new here, here are a few simple things you can do:

• Play the demo
• Let us know your thoughts
• Leave a comment on the demo page. We read them all
• Share the demo with friends. Maybe they’ll love it too

Thank you for being part of Woodo.

Stay safe and have a cozy day!

- Julia
Tiny Monks Tales

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19 Dec 2025Developer post

Who writes music for Woodo?

Hi, our lovely readers! Woodo you like to hear the story I promised last time? 😁 This one has a bit of Christmas fairytale magic in it. It’s the story about how our composer found his way to Woodo. Once upon a time, when I had just started sharing the very first Woodo concepts o

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Hi, our lovely readers!

Woodo you like to hear the story I promised last time? 😁

This one has a bit of Christmas fairytale magic in it. It’s the story about how our composer found his way to Woodo.

Once upon a time, when I had just started sharing the very first Woodo concepts on Instagram, a nice person made a short video about the first room I ever modeled for the game.

At that time, he was just beginning his journey in 3D art and was reposting scenes by other artists to learn from and to try making connections. It worked! He caught my attention, and that’s how our friendship began.

One day, I told him I was preparing a video for the Wholesome Games Showcase (a showcase for cozy games) and complained that I had no idea where to find music for it. Unexpectedly, he told me I could use a song he had written a long time ago, and it just so happened to be about nostalgia and childhood memories, just like Woodo!

I didn’t even know he was a composer! 😱

He explained that he used to compose music, but after burning out, he had stepped away and turned to 3D art instead. He wasn’t even sure if he ever wanted to make music again!

Anyway, this showcase video was the reason our publisher first noticed Woodo.

I asked him if he would ever consider being the composer for the game, but he said he wasn’t interested. This was 2020. Then several years passed…

In 2024, we finally signed a publishing contract, And Don finally became our composer! 😁

- But, hey Don, could you fill in some gaps?

Don:

- Sure!

Despite years of playing in a rock band as a teenager and my old bandmates making fun of me for being a “game music nerd”, I always knew from an early age that I wanted a life in music composition for games.

As the years went on, though, getting married and having kids, this higher priority to provide for my family was always there. But my love for music never stopped…

I created stock music tracks weekly. Built an online guitar teaching website on my weekends. I would even teach 1 on 1 private guitar lessons just before my ~OVERNIGHT~ shift as gas station manager. All with a growing family (And I wonder why I like coffee so much! 😅).

Then, after years of this type of “always grinding” non-stop schedule, the unthinkable happened.

I suddenly had no joy in music anymore. I was completely burned out and totally overloaded. Something finally had to give.

I spent the next several years trying new ways to fill the creative/music void in my life. Like Julia mentioned, one of these was 3D art, which was how we met.

Many years passed and after a very long break, I finally started to get my musical drive back. Julia asked me again to be the composer for the game, and I agreed. A childhood dream, finally come true!

So after all these years, our friendship has not only grown, but now, we are friends, making a game about friendship!

This is obviously a very condensed version of the last 25 years or so of my life, but, it just goes to show you that you never know what path will eventually lead you to your dreams!

- Thank you, Don, for your story!

Am I proud? Yes!

I'm proud that Woodo was the thing that finally helped him find his way back to what he loves, and we got such a good and passionate composer. I'm really grateful for the chain of events that led us both here.

I truly believe that these things are not accidental at all and that this magic will be converted into magic you can see, and hear, in the game.

Wish all of you who celebrate a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🥰🎄

Julia
Tiny Monks Tales

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17 Nov 2025Developer post

You asked us, and we added it!

Hey Woodo followers and Steam travelers! Today, we’re excited to present the Storybook. ✨📖✨ We’ve carefully read the comments you left in our survey after playing the demo (btw, we have 5,500+ responses now that's so awesome! ), and we noticed several types of players, many aski

Hey Woodo followers and Steam travelers!

Today, we’re excited to present the Storybook. ✨📖✨

We’ve carefully read the comments you left in our survey after playing the demo (btw, we have 5,500+ responses now that's so awesome!), and we noticed several types of players, many asking for an additional way to listen to the story unfold... and since this game is all about the story, we decided this update should meet the needs of as many players as possible.

This update for:

🙌 those who like the story but need to pause the game to read

🙌 those who miss lines because the subtitles move too fast

🙌 those who forget to read because they get too absorbed in the gameplay

🙌 those who prefer silence for an ASMR-like experience

❤️ We also wanted to keep the update exciting for those of you who already love everything about the game, so we added short stories about some of the villages. We now have 4 new stories in the demo, translated by excellent translators.

(I want to thank those of you who love the game! Your feedback makes me so smiley. 😊)

Summary:

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📖 You can now play without narration and still enjoy the story.

📖 You won’t miss any text lines – play without worry.

❤️ Bonus: learn more about our quirky characters.

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We have been doing this update for a few months, and it took more time than we expected. (I think this is the usual developer excuse.😆) Still, we are happy with where we ended up.

I want to share some behind-the-scenes screenshots for you:

Concept in Blender with 2 different color palettes.

It is just 2D assets. But we tried to make it look like 3D. At this stage all the simple parts were over. 😅

Implementing inside Unity—truly a headache! With different languages, we tried to ensure all the text was readable and looked good on the pages.

And the last part (most satisfying for me as an artist) - drawing illustrations on iPad.

+ Map Upgrade
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Almost all of you asked about this!
Finally, you can interact with villages on the map. 😁🙌

Thanks for reading, and we hope you will like this update. 😚
Tell us your opinion in the feedback form in the demo or write to us on the Woodo Discord to share your thoughts directly.

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In our next news, we’re going to share a fantastic story about how I met our composer and how we began working together. Every part of this story feels like pure magic to me, and I can’t wait to share this little fairy tale with you.

See you in Woodo! 🦊🌿

Julia
Tiny Monks Tales

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26 Aug 2025Developer post

Your Reviews Inspire Us! ✨

Hi, you most dearest of followers! 🤗 💛 Thank you so much for playing the demo and sharing tons of feedback with us. We’ve received more than 4,200 responses, and that’s huge! We’re truly grateful! Just see how many of you like the game: Reading your warm, supportive, and funny

07 Aug 2025Developer post

Our Woodo Demo is out now!

Greetings everyone, You can't believe how giddy we are - the little duckling in the picture already knows what's up: The Woodo demo is out today , and we're so excited to finally present (parts of) what we have been working on! ✨🥳 ✨ Whether you're joining us out of curiosity or

03 Aug 2025Developer post

Step into the World of Woodo on August 7!

Hello everyone! We're thrilled to share some incredibly exciting news with you: after months (and for some, even years!) of anticipation, you can finally play the Woodo demo - the boss of cozy games! 🥳💃🕺 Some of you have been waiting for this moment for years; thank you so muc

17 Oct 2024Developer post

Woodo Dev Diary #1

Hey there dear friends of coziness, We want to share with you the process of making Woodo! This is why we decided to introduce you to our Woodo Dev Diary where we plan to give you an insight into the changes and improvements during development. 🎉 Finally, We Can Share the Map! W

Hey there dear friends of coziness,

We want to share with you the process of making Woodo!
This is why we decided to introduce you to our Woodo Dev Diary where we plan to give you an insight into the changes and improvements during development.

🎉 Finally, We Can Share the Map!

We’re excited to show you the level selection map for our game — it’s visually close to being finished! The map itself is rendered as a static image, but to achieve the right shadows, we built a simple 3D structure underneath it. Since we’re using an orthographic camera, the shadows align perfectly with the 3D objects, creating the illusion that they’re cast over a flat 2D surface. 🗺️✨

🔍 How It Works in Unity

Here’s a GIF showing how it looks in Unity. We opted for this approach to optimize performance — a fully 3D scene would be too heavy, and we wouldn’t be able to reach this level of quality. However, the characters on the map will still be in 3D, so we can animate them later on. It was quite a challenge to get the 3D shadows to blend naturally with a 2D image, but we’re happy with the result! 😅👌

🐸 Adding Some Life to the Map

We haven’t implemented any animations yet, but we tested importing a few simple ones — like a frog 🐸 and a watermill 🌊 — to see how it would work. As you progress through the levels, the map will gradually fill with color 🎨, and the characters in that section will start animating. We hope this gives you an extra goal — a meta-objective — to complete every level and see the entire map come to life! ✨

🎮 Button Animations

We’ve also been working on button animations:

🔓 Unlocking new levels
🎯 Selecting a level
🚪 Transitioning to a level
For the large "Play" button, we plan to show your progress with a subtle ring around it. 🔄

🛠️ From Concept to Reality

And here’s a look at where it all started. It began as a simple blockout in Blender. I (because I handle the visuals 🎨) first sketched out the overall look, defined the main locations in the game, and then figured out how to reflect them on the map.

We hope you enjoyed hearing more about our process!
Let us know what you think! 🤗

There are exciting times ahead and we can't wait to share it with you!

Lots of cozy love,
Yullia Prohorova

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26 Sep 2024Developer post

Cute - Cozy - Console!

Dear friends of wholesome games! Long time no read! We've been a little quieter on social media in recent weeks, but of course there were good reasons for that. In the meantime, we, as a team of two, have been working non-stop on Woodo and we even have brought the demo to Gamesco

Updates & announcements

Daedalic Days - Late at Night

Woodo is like a childhood toy that’s been waiting to be hugged again.

New Languages!

Vibration 🎮

Achievements!

Hidden monks

How many levels?

Hey cozy villagers!

Camera panning

Zooming in on objects

Controls

Hint system

Expanded settings

New tutorial

Progress Bar

Don:

Hey Woodo followers and Steam travelers!

Greetings everyone,

Gamepad support is available!

Steam Deck status: early support

We'd love your feedback!

🎉 Finally, We Can Share the Map!

🔍 How It Works in Unity

🐸 Adding Some Life to the Map

🎮 Button Animations

🛠️ From Concept to Reality