- New Demo Update! - 23 May 2023
Welp, since the day I announced my delay, a lot of progress has been made. A lot of polishing has been made and a lot of balancing as well. There's even a fast travel! Check that out! This past two weeks has been hectic for me that I forgot to post a new demo for the indie fest. So, I've uploaded a new polished demo for you guys to take a look and play! Hopefully I'm not too late. I'll also upload a broadcast sometime soon this week as well for those of you that just want to quickly glance at the game and check out how it is. I'll talk about the game development in my broadcast. As for the game update and how it's going. I would say it's 95% complete. I just need to wait on a bit more art, make a bit more music, and have a few more testers to play the final version of the game one last time. Very very very close to being done. In my next post, I'll give you a confirm release date of whe…
- Bugs Crash Fix - 19 January 2023
-Fixed a bug where game crash as map transitions -Fixed a lot of grammar issues/Improved dialogue
- The Cute Chimera-Dragon VTuber Kaimeriss Plays Harvest Island - 4 October 2022
Head over to the Main store page to watch Kaimeriss! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1292500/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…
- The Game's Release Date - 12 September 2022
The steam festival is coming up in 1 month and I'll be doing a stream of my game through this page! I've been on the steam festival before but it still hasn't gotten the recognition this game deserves so I'm hoping things will change since a lot has changed from the last years I've participated. Been working on this game for 4 years so of course things changed a lot. I've even added a bit new mechanics to the game to help keep the game fun like changing the weather! I did a dev log about it in a humorous way to help with the attention on youtube. This'll tell the algorithm that my content is good. Hopefully... 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 programmi…
- It's not a dating game! - 11 August 2022
Hi Everyone! 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!
- Harvest Island vs Stardew Valley - 6 August 2022
I get this question a lot. What makes my game so different from Stardew Valley? Sometimes they're genuine and other times, it's a toxic question if it's worded wrongly. So I'm here to answer that question! 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 - 17 July 2022
Lot's of things has changed over the past month. One, I've updated the demo, It's a lot longer. There are tides. The story is a bit further as well. Two, I'm dropping the translation because it's becoming not worth it as the game doesn't have a lot of overseas players. It's better to focus on english than spending another 3 months on translations. I do plan on translating the game after the release depending the success of the game. Or maybe I'll change my mind at the very last minute. Alright, that's pretty much it. I hope to see youtube video! Enjoy the 30-45 min of content!
- I made a music video of a meme - 24 June 2022
So I spent 4 days and all my hours to create this video meme that I wanted to do when Genshin Impact content creators made a meme of a music called Dancin. Yup, that's it. To promote my game, I made a music video of a meme.
- Potato farming in Indie Game Sucks - 30 May 2022
Hi, It's been a while but I have good news! I'm seriously starting a youtube channel to help promote Harvest Island more. This is a good thing for you because I'll be making Harvest Island Content! So, some of these content will reveal new areas in Harvest Island, but it's purely comical. Sometimes I'll post developer progress but most of the time, I just want to make you laugh. It's something I can do while developing Harvest Island at the same time since I know you guys have been waiting for this game for a long time. If you followed me in the super early stages, that's 2 years! As you may have read the title, potato farming in indie game sucks. Not really haha. It's the title of my youtube video that I'm showing you! I hope you enjoyed that video! And I really encourage you to follow me on youtube. Like and subscribe too! I've got a stockpile of videos that'll last me for two months…
- Harvest Island: Beginnings Demo Update - 19 October 2021
I've added an updated demo to harvest island which reflects almost the final version of the game. If anyone played the game during the steam festival, this won't be new, but for new people who just started following Harvest Island, this is a big update. The game is still roughly 15min long but I've added new UI interface when interacting with the god statue. I've also added translations to the game as well. Which I had promised international players a while back that I was lacking budget and time to get this done. It's finished now. If anyone hasn't seen the new Harvest Island Trailer, give it a watch. As for the game development in general, it's a long journey and I thank you guys for patiently waiting for the release. I've been pushing the release of the game, but it keeps getting delay. Mostly because I'm a solo developer doing 20 jobs at once. I just don't have the dedicated time to…
- Harvest Island Demo is out! - 1 October 2021
The demo is out to play! It's been a long time since I showed you the last demo and a lot has changed! Enjoy playing it! I've decided to do an email list of Harvest Island specifically and the process of developing it. You'll learn about my development journey through these emails. Sign up!
- Harvest Island Steam Festival - 1 September 2021
Harvest Island will be in the October steam festival. It's been nearly 2 years since I started developing Harvest Island and I can safely say that the game will be released sometime early next year. So, to all my fans who have been keeping up with my twitter and following me on discord, thank you! With this upcoming October Steam Festival, you guys will get to play an improved version of Harvest Island since it's last Steam Festival release which was 1 year ago! A new trailer which will be coming out soon, signaling it's release date and more screen shots from instagram to get you pumped up for the steam festival! How do you play the October steam festival? It's easy and simple! There is a demo button you can download right on the Harvest Island steam front page. And that's it! I look forward to watching your youtube videos! And as always, the game is always changing, so what you play i…
- Harvest Island Rollback - 12 August 2021
I have good news and I have bad news. Let's start with the bad news. I have to revert Harvest Island before the big demo version update. Which was released a few months ago. Which means, you'll be playing Harvest Island Beginnings from when I first initially designed the game without the community feedback. Why? Because that version had all the translations to my game. I cannot translate the new demo version because I do not have the time or budget for it, currently, and because the game won't be released until another while. And I don't want to prevent international players to not enjoy Harvest Island to some degree. Another reason is that the new version is undergoing a lot of changes, again. For the better! So, if I keep updating the demo, it'll be extremely confusing to existing players to understand the story. There's just too many revisions I have gone through in the background. L…
- Fixed Major Bug with Demo Ending - 6 June 2021
-Fixed a bug where it was difficult to get the true ending of the demo. -Added a feature where you can feed livestock animals. -Added a feature where you can buy materials.
- Small Bugs fixed - 24 May 2021
I've uploaded a slightly small patch where I fixed the game's bugs. -Adjusted respawn time of items -fixed some graphical issues near the end of the demo when offering to the gods
- New Harvest Island Demo is Live (No Translations) - 23 April 2021
Enjoy the new demo! But, unfortunately, I can not translate the game's demo as of right now because my budget isn't there and I do plan on editing the story a tad bit. For those international players, I'm sorry I couldn't translate the game for you. You'll have to bear with it for a couple of months before the final release of the game comes out. In the meantime, please report any bugs and any suggestions you'll like on discord!
- Harvest Island Demo Update - 17 April 2021
It's been 4 months since the closed demo and I will soon upload a new demo, for free and open! It's coming soon this month after some testing and bug fixing, but this demo will replace Harvest Island Beginnings demo. It'll expand from 15-30min to 1-2hours long. A lot has changed since the closed beta demo as it was designed to get feedback from players. I think you'll like the updates to this new demo a lot more. There is a blog I have written to get a better idea of what the new demo has. Be prepared for a demo release this month! https://yobobgames.com/harvest-island-demo-widescreen/
- Lucky 10% Beta Access Or Join Discord - 17 January 2021
Harvest Island has a lot of work before it gets released. There's so much to do and the only person working on it all is the developer: Me. Especially marketing. So, I am opening a closed beta demo until Feb 15th to play the game! With whatever I have worked on will be playable on Jan 31st. It's not perfect, but it's more than enough to enjoy the game. A lot more than the demo. Like 2-4+ hours more. And that's not even half the planned content I have in store for Harvest Island. There will be missing content, possible bugs, and a cliff hanger. So please join Discord in order to report them! Let's get back to the topic of the lucky 10% beta access. Yeah, only 10% of you will be able to play Harvest Island Beta. Starting now until Jan 31st, steam will track the amount of signups and I'll only allow 10% to play the game. So that's two weeks you have to click on the "request access" and wai…
- Bugs fixed - 9 January 2021
Bugs fixed for Harvest Island Translation Fixes -Added missing translation for Italian, Korean, and Turkish -Fixed Samantha's Korean Name -Fixes to Korean Translation -Minor Fixes to Polish Translation (Translation of Bless) Game Story Fixes -Fixed a small dialogue between Will and Samantha when catching the raccoon -Changed twitter to @yobobgames at the end of demo Game Mechanic Fixes -Fixed the default keys of WASD
- Leave A Review! - 19 December 2020
If you just finished the game, thank you for playing! It means a lot to me as a developer to have you play my game. It was a lot of work developing harvest island and pushing out a demo for it. The toughest work of all is the translations. That took many days to import into the game. I hope the translations are accurate haha. Let me know how it is for each of the countries! Aside from that, I'm hoping that you guys will leave a review for the game. It helps a lot to give this game demo credibility that this game is fun and enjoyable. Lots of positive reviews means that new timers will download and play! I'm very much hoping for that! Look forward to the full release of Harvest Island and be sure to join discord. I always like talking to my fans! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1292500/Harvest_Island/
