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This is just a small hotfix to fix a security vulnerability of the unity engine.
Niche - a genetics survival game
Stray Fawn Studio · Stray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames
- Released
- Sep 21, 2017
- Platforms
- Last updated
Updates & announcements
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- Developer post
Bearyena Plush
Dear pack It’s been a while and we hope you have been doing well :) We have some exciting news to share with you today 🎉 We teamed up with Makeship to produce more cute new Niche merch. Is it a bear? Is it a hyena? Even worse, it's a Bearyena! Who among us has not hasn't fallen
Original postDear pack
It’s been a while and we hope you have been doing well :)
We have some exciting news to share with you today 🎉
We teamed up with Makeship to produce more cute new Niche merch.
Is it a bear? Is it a hyena? Even worse, it's a Bearyena!
Who among us has not hasn't fallen prey to them on our adventures?
Luckily this one's still a baby, so we should be safe (for now).We might actually be safe for good, because these plushies will only be produced if at least 200 people order one until December 3rd. So if you want to help unleash the Bearyena calamity on the world, please make sure to order yours asap ❤️
https://www.makeship.com/products/bearyena-plush
Cheers & Thanks,
Stray Fawn StudioPS: Check out this video if you're interested in the plushie's creation process :)
Watch on YouTube - Developer post
Niche Plush & Merch Kickstarter
Dear pack We wanted to give you a quick heads-up that we launched a Kickstarter campaign for an Adam plush and lots of other Niche merch :D Many of the rewards have been created by Niche community members. We're already close to reaching our funding goal, with stretch goals waiti
Original postDear pack
We wanted to give you a quick heads-up that we launched a Kickstarter campaign for an Adam plush and lots of other Niche merch :D
Many of the rewards have been created by Niche community members.
We're already close to reaching our funding goal, with stretch goals waiting to be unlocked 😸Please make sure to take a look 💖
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/strayfawnstudio/adam-plushiesCheers & Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio - Developer post
Updated news section
Updated news section with Niche merch Kickstarter
Original postUpdated news section with Niche merch Kickstarter
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Out now: New game 'Niche - Breed and Evolve' on iOS/Android & Niche on Xbox
Dear pack We have two exciting news to share with you :D First: Niche has been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X! You can check it out here . Second: Our first ever mobile game, Niche - Breed and Evolve was just released on iOS and Android ! It took us a lot longer than we
Original postDear pack
We have two exciting news to share with you :D
First: Niche has been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X!
You can check it out here.Second: Our first ever mobile game, Niche - Breed and Evolve was just released on iOS and Android!
It took us a lot longer than we imagined to finish Breed and Evolve. It was planned to be a tiny project but in the end we worked on it over the course of two years! But now that it’s done, we really love how it turned out. It’s quite different from the original Niche. This time the focus is fully on the breeding mechanics and not on survival. It’s a chill casual game about building up your own pack, adapting to the world to unlock new islands and collecting all the genes. (Plus you can pet your Nichelings now ^^)
It’s a premium game and costs $2.99.Watch on YouTube If that sounds interesting to you it would be AWESOME if you could support us once again by spreading the word and/or buying the game and writing a review asap ❤️
There are also some giveaways happening on Facebook and Twitter.Cheers & Thanks,
Larissa, Philomena and the Stray Fawn team - Developer post
Niche News & How to recover lost save files on Mac
Hi Pack! First of all, we wanted to give you a quick heads-up about all the things that are currently happening in the Niche universe :) - We are porting Niche to Xbox1 and PS4. - We will soon release 'Niche - Breed and Evolve' (a new Niche game for mobile that focuses mostly on
Original postHi Pack!
First of all, we wanted to give you a quick heads-up about all the things that are currently happening in the Niche universe :)
- We are porting Niche to Xbox1 and PS4.
- We will soon release 'Niche - Breed and Evolve' (a new Niche game for mobile that focuses mostly on breeding and less on survival)
- We are soon running a Kickstarter for Adam plushies (and they turned out super cute!)
- We are writing a draft for a book with an author about the story of Adam's sister Nara
(though this is still very WIP and we're not sure what will happen with it)
- And Philomena (Niche's lead game designer) started programming a new Niche-related prototype and is documenting it in our forums ^^Come join us in the forums or our Discord if you want to chat about any of these :D
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The second topic for today's community news is a bug we had with save files on MacOSX:
Since December 17th Niche is using a new folder for the save files on MacOSX. Unfortunately this caused problems with the Steam Cloud sync and it did not sync the files anymore. The Cloud Sync should now be fixed and work again. You might get a popup asking if you want to download the old saves or upload the new ones when you start the game.To recover old save files that were created before the 17th of December you have to copy them into the new save folder.
Here is how you can do that:
- Open the Finder
- Click on Go in the top bar, hold the Option Button so you can see the Library Folder
- Then click on Library
- In Library/Application Support are two Niche folders:
unity.Team Niche.Niche - a genetics survival game/Saves <- This folder is not used anymore and contains the save files before December 17th.
com.strayfawnstudio.niche/Saves <- This is the new folder which contains the saves made after December 17th.
- Copy the old save file that you want to play from unity.Team Niche.Niche - a genetics survival game/Saves to com.strayfawnstudio.niche/Saves
- If there already is an new save for the same slot, it will be overwritten. So make sure to make a backup copy of a save before overwriting it, if you want to keep it.¨
We are sorry for the problems that this change caused.
Hopefully this guide helps you to recover your old saves. If you still have trouble write us an email to [email protected] and we can help you.Cheers & Thanks
Stray Fawn Studio - Developer post
Simplified Chinese Update and Winter Sale
Dear pack, Today we released a new update for Niche: a completely new Simplified Chinese localization done by our partner WhisperGames. We also fixed a bug where status effects were no longer visible when the Nicheling is underwater. To celebrate, the game will have a -60% discou
Original postDear pack,
Today we released a new update for Niche: a completely new Simplified Chinese localization done by our partner WhisperGames. We also fixed a bug where status effects were no longer visible when the Nicheling is underwater.
To celebrate, the game will have a -60% discount during Steam Winter festival.
We wish you all happy holidays and a great start into 2021 :)Cheers!
Stray Fawn Studio - Developer post
Our friends from Slug Disco just released their game Beetle Uprising
Dear pack As indie developers it's very important to support fellow devs when they finally launch their game after many years of work :) So we want to go ahead and give a shoutout to our friends from Slug Disco who just released their game pet/strategy/genetics simulator Beetle U
Original postDear pack
As indie developers it's very important to support fellow devs when they finally launch their game after many years of work :)
So we want to go ahead and give a shoutout to our friends from Slug Disco who just released their game pet/strategy/genetics simulator Beetle Uprising from Early Access to Full Release on Steam today. It didn’t do too great at launch in 2017 and they’re trying to breathe new life into it.
There have been some big changes for this release so if you’re into beetles, pet games, Real Time Tactics, or if you happen to be in the market for a really quite in-depth genetics simulator (which I'm pretty sure you are ;)), then check it out.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/662680/Beetle_Uprising/And here is the new release celebration trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLwrxRcdAyU
Cheers & Thanks
Stray Fawn Studio - Developer post
Our new game The Wandering Village just launched on Kickstarter!
Dear pack, We just launched the Kickstarter campaign for our next game: The Wandering Village ! The Wandering Village is a brand-new city-building simulation game where you build a settlement on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Have a look at our trailer to get a feeling
Original postDear pack,
We just launched the Kickstarter campaign for our next game: The Wandering Village!
The Wandering Village is a brand-new city-building simulation game where you build a settlement on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Have a look at our trailer to get a feeling what the game is about:Watch on YouTube About the game
Mysterious plants are spreading all over the earth, emitting toxic spores as they grow.
A group of people seeks shelter on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Becoming their leader, players build both their settlement and a symbiotic relationship with the gentle beast to survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world that now surrounds them.For more information about the game please visit the Steam page and don't forget to wishlist it <3
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121640/The_Wandering_Village/
Kickstarter
Like we did with our other games Niche and Nimbatus we are launching a Kickstarter campaign for The Wandering Village where you can support us and get some awesome rewards in return! The campaign will be live for the next 30 days, please make sure to check it out :)
We also set up a new Discord server for the game. Come and join us to share your ideas about the game, chat with us and meet other fans!
Cheers & Thanks
Stray Fawn Studio - Developer post
Loyalty discount for Wingspan
Our good friends over at Monster Couch have released their digital edition of Wingspan today, and we've teamed up with them to offer a special 10% discount for all Niche owners on top of their launch offer. If you've not heard of it before, Wingspan is a relaxing strategy card ga
Original postOur good friends over at Monster Couch have released their digital edition of Wingspan today, and we've teamed up with them to offer a special 10% discount for all Niche owners on top of their launch offer.
If you've not heard of it before, Wingspan is a relaxing strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each beautiful bird that you add to your preserve makes you better at laying eggs, drawing cards, or gathering food. Many of the 170 unique birds have powers that echo real life: your hawks will hunt, your pelicans will fish, and your geese will form a flock.
Check out their trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNmg0sJRn_IAnd you can find it on Steam here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054490/Wingspan/
Cheers & Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio - Developer post
Niche is out now on Nintendo Switch!
Dear pack Today is the day, Niche has just been released on Nintendo Switch ! It would be amazing if you could help us spread the word about the launch. And as a little thanks all of these options also include a Switch key raffle! Retweet the announcement tweet Share the Facebook
Original postDear pack
Today is the day, Niche has just been released on Nintendo Switch!
Watch on YouTube It would be amazing if you could help us spread the word about the launch.
And as a little thanks all of these options also include a Switch key raffle!- Retweet the announcement tweet
- Share the Facebook announcement
- Comment & like our announcement on Instagram
- Join our Discord and leave a comment in the #giveaway channel
Thanks for your support,
The Stray Fawn Team - Developer post
Niche coming to Switch celebration sale
Dear pack Did you know that we’re currently porting Niche to Switch :D? And we now finally have a release date: September 3rd 2020! This took so much more work and time than we expected. Reworking the UI, adding controller support, making it run smoothly. But we have finally arri
Original postDear pack
Did you know that we’re currently porting Niche to Switch :D?
And we now finally have a release date: September 3rd 2020!
This took so much more work and time than we expected. Reworking the UI, adding controller support, making it run smoothly. But we have finally arrived at a version that we enjoy playing on Switch just as much as on PC. And we hope you will like it too :)In case you are interested to buy Niche on Switch: You get a 10% discount if you pre-order on the Nintendo eShop before the game launches on September 3rd!
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/niche-a-genetics-survival-game-switch/
To celebrate the occasion Niche is 45% off until September 4th, 10:00am PST.
On other news, we’re also hard at work on a brand-new Niche mobile game and are hoping to run a Kickstarter for an Adam plushie early/mid next year ^_^
Thanks for your support,
The Stray Fawn Team - Developer post
Our second game Nimbatus just launched on Steam!
Dear pack Our studio has just released its second game on Steam :D It’s called Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor Here is a gameplay overview video we put together: Nimbatus is a game about building your own drones and sending them out on missions. While the setting (space) i
Original postDear pack
Our studio has just released its second game on Steam :D
It’s called Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructorhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/383840/Nimbatus__The_Space_Drone_Constructor/
Here is a gameplay overview video we put together:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWlxelXCrgNimbatus is a game about building your own drones and sending them out on missions. While the setting (space) is quite different from Niche, they share quite a few gameplay aspects and genres. If you own Niche on Steam, you get 10% off Nimbatus during the next 2 weeks, loyalty discount. Together with the launch week discount, that means 35% off!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn StudioPS: To celebrate the occasion, Niche is currently 50% off :)
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Get Stardew Valley plus six more games for less than a tenner in the Sweet Farm Humble Bundle
Pack your bags, reader, we’re sending you to live a simpler life in one the many farm games Humble are offering in their new Sweet Farm bundle. Okay, so not all of the games involved in the bundle strictly revolve around farms, but the best one does and it completely works with t
Original postPack your bags, reader, we’re sending you to live a simpler life in one the many farm games Humble are offering in their new Sweet Farm bundle. Okay, so not all of the games involved in the bundle strictly revolve around farms, but the best one does and it completely works with that “simpler life” thing because that’s exactly what the game is about.
That’s right, it’s Stardew Valley! As well as six other vaguely farm/garden/animal-related games that you can get for just $10 (about 7.69).
- Developer post
Achievement Hotfix
Dear pack, We just uploaded a hotfix to fix the steam achievements. It seems like the last update broke the achievements. They should now work again. Unfortunately you have to redo the required actions for some achievements to trigger. Thanks for reporting these issues! The Stray
Original postDear pack,
We just uploaded a hotfix to fix the steam achievements.
It seems like the last update broke the achievements. They should now work again. Unfortunately you have to redo the required actions for some achievements to trigger.
Thanks for reporting these issues!
The Stray Fawn team
- Developer post
Niche 3rd Birthday - Sale and Awesome News
Dear pack Niche just turned 3 years old! And we have some special news to share with you today. We're currently porting Niche to Nintendo Switch. AND! we're working on a brand-new Niche mobile game! Both are planned to be released in 2020 :D Want to chat about the these awesome n
Original postDear pack
Niche just turned 3 years old!
And we have some special news to share with you today.- We're currently porting Niche to Nintendo Switch.
- AND! we're working on a brand-new Niche mobile game!
Both are planned to be released in 2020 :D
Want to chat about the these awesome news with us and other players?
Come visit us in our forums.To celebrate the birthday, Niche is now 30% off!
Also, in case you missed it, Niche is now available for schools for free!Thanks for your support,
The Stray Fawn Team - Developer post
Niche is now free for schools & teachers!
Dear pack Niche is now available for schools and teachers for free! When the game was released, we started receiving requests from teachers about buying educational licences. After considering all the options we decided to give them the game for free instead. This is our way of s
Original postDear pack
Niche is now available for schools and teachers for free!
When the game was released, we started receiving requests from teachers about buying educational licences. After considering all the options we decided to give them the game for free instead. This is our way of saying thank you for all the support we received along the way. Niche wouldn't exist without its Kickstarter and without the people who trusted us enough to buy it during early access. Thank you all for making this possible :)
All infos can be found here: https://niche-game.com/for-schools/Want to help us spreading the word?
Like + share this post on Facebook
Cheers and Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio - Developer post
Hotfix 1.2.1
Hey folks We just uploaded a hotfix (1.2.1) to fix the Japanese Tutorial texts. Thanks for reporting this bug! Cheers and Thanks, Stray Fawn Studio
Original postHey folks
We just uploaded a hotfix (1.2.1) to fix the Japanese Tutorial texts.
Thanks for reporting this bug!Cheers and Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio - Developer post
New free update - Sandbox Settings is out!
Dear pack The sandbox settings update is now available to play for everybody! A huge thanks to all of you who helped us with the testing and reported bugs. This update is all about changing the sandbox mode according to your preferences: Deciding how old your animals can get, des
Original postDear pack
The sandbox settings update is now available to play for everybody!
A huge thanks to all of you who helped us with the testing and reported bugs.
This update is all about changing the sandbox mode according to your preferences: Deciding how old your animals can get, designing your starter animals, setting your own goals, etc.
All important new features can be seen in this update video on Youtube.
But there is plenty more! The complete patch notes can be found in our forums.Another important addition: Niche is now also available in Japanese and Polish.
To celebrate the occasion we're running a sale: Niche is currently 30% off
If you don’t own the game yet or want to win a Steam key for a friend:
We’re running a giveaway in our forums
(and also on Facebook and Twitter)We hope you all enjoy this new version ^^
It would be great if you help us to spread the word!Cheers and Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio - Announcement
Daily Deal - Niche - a genetics survival game, 66% Off
Today's Deal: Save 66% on Niche - a genetics survival game !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
Original postToday's Deal: Save 66% on Niche - a genetics survival game!*
Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are!
*Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time