Hello everyone, gamescom changed a lot for VIVID:

After seeing how players experienced the game, we decided to skip Early Access for now and release a free demo instead! ✨

For the first time, we put the game into the hands of players and got to see how people actually play, experiment and react to the world we’ve been building.

And honestly? We learned a lot.

💚 Players loved the hand-drawn visuals and animations, the cozy atmosphere, our sound design and the freedom to experiment with different skilltree paths, metabolism-settings and skills.

🌿 We were especially surprised by how many different kinds of players connected with VIVID. Cozy gamers, simulation fans, min-maxers, biologists, forest rangers and even younger players all found their own way to enjoy the game.

🧪 And despite players trying all kinds of combinations, nobody managed to break the game. Our Technical Director Melbin is understandably pretty happy about that!

But gamescom wasn’t just about hearing what players liked. It also showed us where VIVID can become better.

🔧 We’re reworking the tutorial to make it more interactive and accessible.

📊 Resource reservoirs will become easier to understand and will be visible directly during gameplay, including new indicators for their expected behaviour.

🌍 We’re also working on main menu improvements and localization, making VIVID more accessible to players around the world.

🌱 And yes, we heard you: seeds need to become fully functional. We’re excited about what this could mean for experimenting with different seed modifiers in New Game Plus.

All of this brings us to the big news:

🎉 VIVID's Demo will be released on Wednesday, September 30!

This will be our first official public demo on Steam, and we can’t wait to see what you make of it.

And now we have one question for you:

🌻 What plant would you want to be?

Sunflowers? Roses? Orchids?

Or, surprisingly enough, moss? 👀

We’re looking at which plants our community would love to see next, and yes, even moss could be fully gamified within VIVID’s current framework.

Support VIVID

If you'd like to support the project, adding VIVID to your Steam Wishlist helps us tremendously as we continue development.

You can also join our community and follow our journey here:

Discord – https://discord.gg/dMWDuvA8j

All Socials – https://linktr.ee/teamnavagames

Change Perspective. Be A Plant. 🌱