Dear Abbots and Abbesses!
First of all, a huge welcome to all the new players who have recently discovered Monastery: Ora et Labora through Steam! Seeing so many of you jump into the demo and share your thoughts over the past few days has been incredible.
With our Early Access launch locked in for September 24th, we are officially entering the final stretch.
As we get closer to release day, the demo period is coming to a close, and the free demo will be taken down on Monday, September 14th.
If you haven’t tried it yet or want to get a feel for the game before release, this weekend is your last chance to take it for a spin!
Price & Launch Discount
The game will launch at $14.99 / 14,99€ (with regional pricing applied worldwide), along with a 20% launch discount for the first two weeks.
Beyond the Demo: What’s New in the Early Access Release?
For those who played the demo, here are the main mechanics and additions arriving on September 24th:
🏥 The Infirmary & Medicine: Guests from the local community will ask for support to be treated at the monastery. Build dedicated healing rooms with medical beds, craft medicines at the apothecary workbench, and nurse patients back to health.
🍺 Advanced Brewing & Agriculture: Cultivate Hops Fields and Herb Gardens to craft traditional Hoppy and Gruit Ales, and fulfill requests from neighboring communities.
⛪ Expanded Monastery Progression: The Monastery Progression has been heavily expanded up to Node 40, letting you upgrade mechanics and unlock new items and decorations.
🧠 Deeper Monk Management: Monks now have skill-based task success rates (with real-time floating feedback) along with a new trait Careless (-5% Task success chance).
⛈ Crops Infestation: Treat the crops before the infestation destroys them.
🛠️ Quality of Life & Performance: Faster and more stable saves, customizable new game settings and smarter pathfinding!
This Early Access release is just the beginning of the journey, and we can’t wait to continue shaping the game alongside you.
If you’d like to support us, adding the game to your Wishlist really helps a small team like ours and ensures you won’t miss the launch discount.
Feel free to join our our Discord community or post here in the Steam Community Hub if you have questions or feedback!
Thank you all for the support, and see you on September 24th!
Dragonkin Studios
