Hey everyone, happy new year!
We are hyped to go into 2026 with Cozy Beach - it's been really fun to develop and hearing community feedback has been awesome. We took part in a lot of curated festivals and a couple showcases, and we recently made it onto Steam's Popular Upcoming list! It's a super exciting milestone for us, so thank you for your support for Cozy Beach, we appreciate it so much!
We also just updated the Cozy Beach demo-
New Things
-Fast swimming!
-You can now cast a line and fish if you're high up on a cliff or in a tree, cause it's fun
-New UI for interacting with NPCs & objects. You can now identify what/who you can interact with as you approach, with a button indicator that changes for different controllers and mapping.
-Advanced NPC dialog - we brought Capy's dialog system to Razzy & Snarky so you can chat with them a bit too, instead of just getting a quick line.
-You can no longer cast a line until you're close enough to the water
-Improved the progress bar for reeling so it is easier to understand
-Added scrolling for the multiplayer chat window
Bug Fixes
-Capy Quest bugs fixed. Players will no longer be trapped in a conversation with Capy, and the final stamp will register successfully, triggering the final prize.
-The changing tent had a couple oddnesses with multiplayer that have been smoothed out
-Mis-aligned clothing in the character creator should be fixed now
-Some Steam Deck compatibility improvements
-A few other bugs here and there
Known Issues
-Sometimes it is tricky to dance on another player's head. We are working on this.
-If you are in multiplayer and someone swims fast, you may not see the other player's splashes in the water.
Next Up
-Localization & tutorial
-More quests! We have a few really fun ideas for quests around the island.
-More environmental interactions
-A couple more features/systems - the inventory, tool switching, treasure maps, shops, and a map to see where you & your friends are
That's it for now. Thanks so much for checking out the game! If you've played the demo, we'd love if you left a review with your feedback! If you haven't yet, then go play the updated demo! (then let us know what you think!)
If you have any questions or spot any bugs, let us know on the Steam discussion boards or join our Discord to let us know.
Thanks again and have a tropical day!
