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Hi everyone, Bitter Harvest 1.5 is now available! This is one of the biggest updates to the game so far, introducing two major new additions: Full home decoration, with 62 furniture items and complete control over placing, moving, rotating, and storing furniture. Expanded mines,
Hi everyone, Bitter Harvest 1.5 launches on Monday, August 10. This update introduces two major new systems: complete home decoration and a substantial expansion of the mines. Build and Decorate Your Home The player home has been expanded and can now be fully customized. You will
Fixed a bug that caused Animal Feed and Grass to disappear from Brann's shop.
Hi everyone, Today, Bitter Harvest passed 1,000 copies sold. As a solo developer, that's a milestone I honestly wasn't sure I'd ever reach, and I wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank everyone who has supported the game over the past month. Whether you bought the game, left
Hi everyone, Bitter Harvest 1.4 is now live! This is the biggest update since launch and focuses on expanding the farming side of the game based directly on player feedback. Raise Animals Your farm can now be home to: Chickens Ducks Cows Goats Feed your animals, let them graze ou
Hi everyone, I'm excited to announce that Bitter Harvest 1.4 launches on June 25 alongside the Steam Summer Sale. This is the biggest update since launch and focuses almost entirely on expanding the farming side of the game. Animal Raising Players can now raise: Chickens Ducks Co
Hi everyone, I'm excited to share that Bitter Harvest is participating in Steam's Cozy Job Simulators Festival. If you're discovering the game for the first time, Bitter Harvest is a narrative-driven farming sim where someone else gets your dream farm before you arrive, leaving y
Hi everyone, First of all, thank you to everyone who has played Bitter Harvest, shared feedback, reported bugs, posted reviews, or simply taken the time to tell me what worked and what didn't. Since launch, I've released three major updates focused on player feedback. Those updat
Hi everyone, Bitter Harvest 1.3 is now available. This update focuses heavily on making the village feel more reactive, improving character depth, and adding more variety and atmosphere to the daily gameplay loop. Here is everything new in Version 1.3: NPCs Now React to Your Acti
Hi everyone, Bitter Harvest 1.2 is now available. This update focuses heavily on reducing repetition, improving gameplay variety, expanding village storytelling, and making daily life in the village feel more dynamic and reactive. Here is everything new in Version 1.2: Fishing Co
Hi everyone, Bitter Harvest 1.1 is now available. This is a major feedback-driven update focused on improving the core daily gameplay loop, adding more relationship depth, improving accessibility, and making progression feel more rewarding. Here is everything new in Version 1.1:
Patch Notes This update improves save reliability, fixes a dice gambling crash, adds more music variety, and resolves a crop growth issue. Save/Load Improvements Added a new save index repair system that helps restore missing save slots in the Load menu. If older save files exist
Hi everyone, Now that Bitter Harvest is out, I’m collecting player feedback to help prioritize future updates. I’d love to hear what you enjoyed, what you didn't like, and what you’d most like to see improved or expanded. If you’ve spent some time with the game, your feedback wou
Hi everyone, I'm excited to share that Bitter Harvest is now out! Bitter Harvest begins when your dream of owning a farm falls apart the moment you arrive in the village. The land has already been claimed, and with no money or status, the only job left is becoming the town’s garb
Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce that Bitter Harvest will be releasing on Friday, May 22. Bitter Harvest begins with a dream falling apart. You arrive in the village hoping to claim your farm, only to find that the land has already been taken. With no farm, no status, and no
Bitter Harvest will be part of Wholesome Kitchen Festival: Cooking, Brewing, and Serving. This cozy event brings together games centered around preparing food, crafting drinks, and serving a growing community. In Bitter Harvest, you will gather ingredients, cook meals, and turn s
Hi everyone! Based on your feedback, I’ve made a major round of improvements to the Bitter Harvest demo focused on clarity, stability, and overall quality of life. Here’s what’s new: Crafting Improvements The crafting menu is now clearer and easier to use. Ingredient icons are la
Major Visual Overhaul Now Live Based on player feedback, Bitter Harvest has undergone a massive graphical overhaul across the entire game. Environments, character visuals, UI elements, and overall presentation have been reworked to improve clarity, cohesion, and atmosphere. This
The Bitter Harvest demo launches Friday, February 6th. A huge thank you to the 200+ players who took part in the playtest and shared feedback. Your reports and playtime directly shaped this demo release. Based on the playtest, the following updates have been made: Improved contro
The playtest for Bitter Harvest is closing on Monday, February 1st . Thank you to the 200+ players who jumped in, played the build, and shared feedback. Your input has already helped shape upcoming changes and improvements. If you have been on the fence, this is your last chance