Howdy Keepers!
How is it the end of July already?! We're over half way through the year...where did the time go?
Well, maybe it's not so surprising that July passed us by, with how huge a month it was for us. Shall we take a look at some of the things we got up to this month?
Release 🎉
Horticular has now officially fully launched! 3.5 years of love went into this game, and to see it out in the world, where it's being enjoyed by so many of you, has been a wonderful experience. Whether you played the demo when it first came out, or didn't discover us until launch day, we're so appreciative of each and every person who has taken time to play, provide feedback, or support us on our social media channels - as a solo dev and a small publishing team, every single piece of support means the world 💚
You can find out more about the full launch version of Horticular, including some of the new features, over in our launch post.
Launch Livestream
Of course, we had to celebrate the run-up to launch with a livestream! Fran, Mike, and John from Slug Disco were joined by Robert, the incredible solo developer of Horticular, for a pre-launch chat and some slightly chaotic gameplay. You can catch up above, or click here to watch the VOD on YouTube if you missed out!
Free Demo Update
With our demo having been out for a while, it only felt natural to give it a bumper update ahead of launch, so that those of you just discovering Horticular could still try it out before committing to buying the game. We added a new creature tool to help you build your habitats, made adjustments to the quests, animals, and decorations, and even gave our beloved Keepers some fancy upgrades.
You can read more about the changes here - the demo is still available, so if you haven't had a chance to try Horticular yet, you've got plenty of time to fall in love with it!
Community Creations
Since Horticular is now out in the world, we thought we'd share some of our favourite community gardens and habitats that you've been making with the full game!
This incredible garden comes from Aly on Steam - we're absolutely in love with the use of lighting and the amazing pathways!
Atweeds on our Discord channel shared this phenomenal garden - between the incredible vegetable patches and the stunning randomised flowers, we're sure they have plenty of happy creatures lurking!
Our final garden to share comes from ThePillowFortG on Twitter - we're in awe of how many creature habitats they've managed to create in one space!
We'll be sharing some of our favourite gardens every month in our round-up posts, so be sure to send us your screenshots on Twitter, Facebook, or Discord if you'd like the chance to be included!
That's everything we've got for July, but be sure to check back next month for more monthly round-up goodness!