Harvest Island price will increase from $15 to $20.
I'm struggling too much and forced to increase the price of the game. With over 20+ hours of content, bug free, and lots of content updates since release along with feedback and suggestions from the community, and a great story, I think it's worth this price. I've left the game's price at $15 for a few months to attract new potential fans to try a horror farming sim but the game is too niche and I'm really struggling. Sorry for the bad news. I wish more people would give Harvest Island a try and enjoy the story.
Onward to good news, I like to share some of the game's development I've been working on. It's called a Journey's End and it's inspired by spirited away. And you'll be able to work in the bath house just like in the movies! And 99% profits from Harvest Island is supporting this game.
Here are some screenshots!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2833430/A_Journeys_End/
And an update on the Harvest Island series. Currently, I'm not able to fund the Chains that bound me which is the prequel to Harvest island. It's designed to be an RPG, but It cost too much. It'll be in a new engine and requires a lot more art/programming which is out of my skillset to develop this solo. And even if I did, my ideas would be crippled, the development time would take too long, and I need a team of at least 3 to make this. A strong programmer, and a good artist. I can cover the rest.
As for the sequel, it's way off in the distance and the prequel needs to be finished first before the sequel. This requires a bigger team and Harvest Island needs to undergo V2.0 first to attract new fans but there is no budget for this. My only option is to just wait until the fan base grows or the success of my next game helps carve this series. But! Maybe I'll add a DLC. I have one idea that I can add called "Hell Farm" If there are gods, then there needs to be Hell, right? I don't know, leave a comment if this sounds interesting.
Right now, Yobob Games is a team of two that's working on A Journey's End. Harvest Island's small success has helped with this. I'm glad. No more solo development! And the game I'm working on is a higher budget than Harvest Island so I believe it'll have a bigger success because of it's iconic premise. I just need time to get to that stage of development of completing the Harvest Island story. Be patient. We will get there eventually. Rome wasn't built in a day.
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