Hello everyone!
On March 6th, we launched our very first demo for Heidi's Legacy as part of the Women's Day Sale on Steam - and wow, what a response! Hundreds of you explored the mountains with Heidi, herded goats, and shared your thoughts with us.
We are incredibly grateful for every single review, comment, and piece of feedback. It truly means the world to a small team like ours. 💚
We read everything carefully, and today we are releasing an update to the demo that directly addresses the most common feedback we received. Here is what changed!
Smoother controls 🎮
Many of you pointed out that the game relied too heavily on long-press interactions, and that having them scattered across so many different actions made things feel awkward and slow. We heard you! We removed long-press interactions in several places, including when talking to NPCs, to make the experience feel more natural and responsive.
We also added improved mouse movement support: you can now move Heidi by holding down the left mouse button, which should make exploration feel a lot more comfortable for those of you who prefer mouse-driven controls.
To increase feedback, we also updated the cursor so that its shape now changes when hovering over an interactive element.
A brand new dairy mini-game 🧀
This one was a recurring piece of feedback: many players found it frustrating to only be able to produce one type of dairy product per morning, having to choose between bottled milk, butter, and cheese.
We agreed, and we went back to the drawing board entirely!
The dairy mini-game has been completely redesigned. You now slide tiles across a grid to form matching pairs. Each pair you complete produces one of the three dairy products, and the more pairs you form for a given product, the more of it you will make.
This means you can produce a mix of milk, butter, and cheese in a single session, giving you much more flexibility when it comes to crafting goods and helping the villagers.
We are really happy with how it turned out, and we hope you will enjoy it too!
Thank you 💚
Releasing our first demo was a big milestone for us, and your enthusiasm and honesty have already made Heidi's Legacy a better game. If you have not tried the demo yet, now is a great time to jump in! You can also join us on Discord for more direct feedback 🐐
And if you enjoy your time in the mountains, please consider leaving a review and adding the full game to your wishlist, it helps us more than you can imagine 🙏
See you on the mountain trail! 🏞️
Meli & Bloo