Hello, future farmers!
While you wait for Cozy Farm, we'd like to share what we've been working on behind the scenes. This week, we've focused on connecting the community, making the controls feel smoother, and bringing more life to the farm.
Here's a look at our latest development progress!
CONNECT WITH OTHER FARMERS
We've added global chat alongside village chat, so you'll have more ways to meet fellow farmers and share your adventures.
The chat interface now features a warm wooden design, emojis and stickers, unread message counters, and message reporting tools. We've also improved message layouts, including support for Arabic and longer conversations.
DISCOVER THE COMMUNITY'S FAVORITE VILLAGES
A new village leaderboard highlights the most-liked villages. A board displays the top 5, while the full list lets you explore the top 15.
We've also improved the camera view when visiting farms and made liking a village feel more responsive.
SMOOTHER MOVEMENT & CAMERA CONTROLS
We've been refining movement, turning, and transitions between three camera perspectives.
You'll be able to switch views with V and move the third-person camera to either side with Q and E. We've also improved how the camera behaves near walls and added helpful control hints.
MORE LIFE ON THE FARM
Small details can make the farm feel more alive:
• Your character's hands follow the tractor's steering wheel.
• Farm gates swing open and return to their closed position.
• Ducks and ducklings move more smoothly through the water.
• The plane overhead has a softer sound, a subtle trail, and a more relaxed flying speed.
• Tree rotations are more varied for a natural appearance.
CLEARER EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS
We've added a savings indicator to help you track your progress toward a tractor, refined the merchant's interaction icon, and made opening animal shops a simple left click.
We've also adjusted equipment purchasing so owning a tractor is no longer required to buy farm equipment, while level requirements still apply.
PERSONAL TOUCHES & UI POLISH
We've improved the appearance of chat themes and gifts, made previews more consistent with their in-game appearance, and refined theme selection.
The pause menu also includes a character preview that you can rotate.
PREPARING FOR LAUNCH
Alongside these additions, we've been fixing issues with tutorial progression, daily task scrolling, village joining, chat behavior, and Steam login handling.
Cozy Farm is still in development, and we're continuing to test and refine these systems as we work toward launch.
Thank you for following the journey and waiting for Cozy Farm. We're excited to see the farms you'll create!
Which part are you most looking forward to? Tell us in the comments, and wishlist Cozy Farm to follow along as we get closer to release.