I'm happy to announce that the game's release date is April 14th, 2023. There's just a handful of work left to be done and I think it's the right time to reveal the date.
Harvest Island
New Trailer and A Release Date!
I'm happy to announce that the game's release date is April 14th, 2023. There's just a handful of work left to be done and I think it's the right time to reveal the date.
A new Trailer with a release date!
Once the trailer comes out, you'll be super surprised and shocked! And also super excited to play the full game!
It's been almost 3 years since I worked on Harvest Island and I have to say, this has been a long journey I can't wait for it to end. There isn't that much work in finishing Harvest Island. All I have to do is finish programming the ending which is roughly about 20min of gameplay, make a lot of music with a together total music of 1 hour, and play test the game for bugs/balancing/polishing. Plus ironing out the lore of the game. Not that much.
There's going to be a lot more character portraits in the game! Here's a screenshot of what you can expect in the trailer! Exciting, isn't it?
Be sure to follow me on youtube because I'll be posting the trailer there! But just incase, I'll make another announcement of the release trailer!
I look forward to your reactions!!!!
Yobob
What's plan B if Harvest Island doesn't work out?
Wanted to give you another update. So far the progress of Harvest Island is going well. I'm at the end of my game development phase where I just need to program the game's ending and polish a few things here and there while fixing a lot of bugs. The list is small but it's still a lot of work. Once I feel comfortable that the work is so little, I'll release a date when Harvest Island will be released. With probably a brand new trailer. Or maybe a little tiktok video. Who knows.
Also, the steam festival is over and I have officially closed the extended demo. I hope you enjoyed it! There may be a few bugs here and there when I revert the demo to its the previous months, so I'll be fixing those behind the scenes and possibly update the demo with the bugs fixes later on.
As for plan B... if Harvest Island doesn't work out... well, Let's hope it doesn't come to that. I've worked really hard on this game and I know you guys will like it once it's releases.
Bugs V 3.1
- Harvest Island Extended Demo bug Fixes
- Fixed Infinite coconut spawn
- Fixed Key items Tool deletions
- Added goat sleep animation
- Fixed transitions fails from map to map at low tide
- Optimized dialogue cutscenes
- Balanced game start of usage of Fatigue/Stamina consumption
- Fixed sheep Wool collecting
- Fixed carrot farming transforming to Onions
- Fixed texture lag from enter farm/exiting inventory
- Force cutscene when trying to offer 5 crabs to statue (Helps progress story)
- Added multiple eating instead of eating 1 item at a time
- Rebalance food system (Subject to change again)
- Locked extended demo and reduce content
The Cute Chimera-Dragon VTuber Kaimeriss Plays Harvest Island
I have taken over this blue page and as such, I, the cute chimera VTuber
will play Harvest Island. You may call me the lovely Kaimeriss.
What makes me happiest is spending time on Twitch and YouTube,
hanging out and playing games with my chat! They are precious to me.
Rawr! Talk to me and I'll give you lots of love and a warm place to hang out.
I like to play Final Fantasy XIV and I love-love-love to play cozy games.
Sometimes I like to play things that are... chaotic. That's when things get dark,
and a little... well, you'll see what happens when my chimera instincts take over.
But, if I'm super happy, I'll play anything!!
Oh! I love to draw too! I love drawing, it is the most fun thing in the universe.
So visit with me and watch me draw! Did I ever tell you I'm a super good drawer?
I'm very good. Very professional indeed. You'll be surprised!
My 34% dragon instincts tells me that you like to collect 'treasures.'
I like to collect treasures. You look like a treasure to me.
Join my big pile of shiny treasures!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo - Love ya!
The Cute Chimera-Dragon Kaimeress
Socials
Twitch - https://kaimeriss.hopp.to/twitch
Youtube - http://youtube.com/c/kaimeriss
Vtuber Twitter - @kaimeriss
Arti Twitter - @TastyPeach_INC
The Game's Release Date
Anyways, the game is very close to competition and I just need a few more months to release it. I'll give an exact release date once my game enters 95% completion since currently right now it's at around 70-75% done. Maybe 80%. I just need to add a bit more music, finish programming the story, and bug test the game. Not a lot to do in terms of list, but a lot of work since it requires tons of hours to implement. It's safe to say that I can finish this game early next year.
I've also been updating the demo a lot and making sure that the gameplay is smooth and fun to play with lots of objects that isn't fetch quest. A lot of the time to make this game comes from design, so I hope you guys enjoy what I created when the game gets released. I can say that this farming game is very different from the farming games other indie devs make. It just branches off from the traditional design of the other farming games. Hopefully you guys will like it and I'm very excited for you guys to play it! Anyways, look forward to the stream as I'll play beyond what the demo restricts you to play. I'll show you guys the buildings, fishing, and even a little bit more of the story!
The Cute Chimera-Dragon VTuber Kaimeriss Plays Harvest Island
I have taken over this blue page and as such, I, the cute chimera VTuber
will play Harvest Island. You may call me the lovely Kaimeriss.
What makes me happiest is spending time on Twitch and YouTube,
hanging out and playing games with my chat! They are precious to me.
Rawr! Talk to me and I'll give you lots of love and a warm place to hang out.
I like to play Final Fantasy XIV and I love-love-love to play cozy games.
Sometimes I like to play things that are... chaotic. That's when things get dark,
and a little... well, you'll see what happens when my chimera instincts take over.
But, if I'm super happy, I'll play anything!!
Oh! I love to draw too! I love drawing, it is the most fun thing in the universe.
So visit with me and watch me draw! Did I ever tell you I'm a super good drawer?
I'm very good. Very professional indeed. You'll be surprised!
My 34% dragon instincts tells me that you like to collect 'treasures.'
I like to collect treasures. You look like a treasure to me.
Join my big pile of shiny treasures!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo - Love ya!
The Cute Chimera-Dragon Kaimeress
Socials
Twitch - https://kaimeriss.hopp.to/twitch
Youtube - http://youtube.com/c/kaimeriss
Vtuber Twitter - @kaimeriss
Arti Twitter - @TastyPeach_INC
It's not a dating game!
2 months before the steam festival and I'm starting to transition from game development to marketing. I'm doing this because I'm a solo developer and the game still needs more awareness. I'm still working on the game, but not as much until the steam festival is over. It's going to take a lot of time for my game to be on the front page of steam so planning ahead and producing content will help me get there. This will probably sacrifice my development time but I think it's worth it since it'll help me in the long run.
Here's another video about how my game is different from the other farming genres I've seen. Enjoy!
Stardew Valley vs Harvest Island
I wrote a blog about it here
And a video here.
Also, I'll be in the steam October festival so look forward to that!
Harvest Island Demo Big Update
Alright, that's pretty much it. I hope to see youtube video! Enjoy the 30-45 min of content!