- Announcing The Undermere Collection & Our Strange Antiquities Makeship Campaign - 28 October 2025
Dear Horticulturists, You’ve asked and you shall receive: You can now indulge yourselves in a double helping of the strange and dark with the Undermere Collection bundle! This bundle includes both Strange Horticulture and the follow-up, Strange Antiquities, letting you explore the full breadth of our dark, handcrafted world. Whether you are delving into the dark arts for the very first time, have been meaning to finally pick up the sequel, or want to drag a friend down into the depths with you, this bundle will serve you very well.And did we mention that you will receive a 10% discount for your trouble? Feline Cuddly?In other news: We’ve partnered up with our friends at Makeship to bring Jupiter (Strange Antiquities’ store cat; Hellebore’s co-conspirator) to life! This is your one chance to bring home an official, one-of-a-kind keepsake of your (second) favourite store cat. You can read…
- Strange Antiquities: The Sequel is OUT NOW! - 17 September 2025
The wait for your return to Undermere is finally over… Strange Antiquities, the sequel to Strange Horticulture, is out now!You can watch our brand-new launch trailer below:After 3 years of tinkering, puzzling, and more than a few nights spent burning the candle at both ends, we are thrilled to welcome you back to Undermere. Step into your new role as apprentice Thaumaturge, running an occult curiosity shop that is cosy, mysterious, and full of secrets waiting to be discovered.To celebrate our return to Undermere, we’re launching with a 10% discount for the first week.Share your thoughtsWe’re just two brothers making these strange little games, and your feedback means a lot to us. If you’ve already spent some time in the new shop, please consider leaving us a review! It’s one of the best ways to support small indie teams. Reviews not only help us understand how you’re finding the game, t…
- One of the best detective games of the decade is free to keep on Epic this week - 24 August 2025
Put down your trowel, stop smelling the roses, and listen to me for a second. Strange Horticulture , a narrative puzzler about running a plant shop that also happens to be one of the best detective games around, is free to keep on Epic this week ... Read more.
- Strange Antiquities: Return to Undermere on September 17th! - 7 August 2025
Dear Horticulturists,Something stirs their slumber… Judgment is coming… Strange Antiquities, the long-awaited sequel to Strange Horticulture releases on September 17th, 2025! Watch our date announcement trailer here: Finally having a release date that we can share with all of you feels surreal. We have poured a lot of love into Strange Antiquities and we’re very proud of what we have made. We’ve taken all the lessons we learned from Strange Horticulture, and made something more ambitious, intricate, and with more depth to it. We wanted to make a game in which players feel like real investigators of the occult, poring over manuscripts and reference materials by candlelight while the rain beats down outside. We've made a game that trusts you to piece things together for yourselves – to delve into the details, to follow the breadcrumbs, and to notice what matters.We’re excited for you to p…
- The Strange Antiquities Demo is OUT: Catch our Dev Q&A! - 5 June 2025
The wait is over - the standalone sequel to Strange Horticulture finally has a demo! The Strange Antiquities Demo will be live throughout all of Steam Next Fest! To celebrate the release of the Demo, the Strange Horticulture devs John & Rob sat down to answer some of your most burning questions. The Q&A will be live on the Strange Antiquities store page and Iceberg Interactive's YouTube channel. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bad Viking Twitter Bluesky Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter TikTok Facebook YouTube Steam Publisher Page
- Play the Demo for Strange Horticulture's Sequel Right Now! - 5 June 2025
Dear Horticulturists, After months & months of tinkering, we’ll be finally opening the doors to our standalone sequel to Strange Horticulture... The Strange Antiquities demo is OUT NOW! Want to get a first glance before you dive into the shadow-drenched streets of Undermere? Watch the demo announcement trailer: In this demo for the standalone sequel, you’ll get to play Strange Antiquities’ first two days. We’ll show you some (un)familiar faces and you’ll get a taste of the mechanics and mystery that lies at the core of this new adventure in Undermere. It’s hard to put into words how excited we are that you finally get to play Strange Antiquities. We’ve been staring at our screens and racking our brains for so long and now we’ll finally get to share it with you all! We’ll be looking forward to all of your content, comments, and crazy theories. If you want to support the demo during Next…
- Strange Antiquities Has Hit 100.000 Wishlists! - 28 February 2025
Dear Horticulturists, Today, we’re thrilled to celebrate another remarkable milestone: Strange Antiquities has reached 100,000 wishlists on Steam! That’s an amazing milestone and seeing you all so excited for Undermere’s next chapter has helped keep us more motivated than ever to deliver something special. We’re proud of the game we’re making and we can’t wait to share it with you. Thank you for being an essential part of our story. Here’s to 100,000 wishlists, three wonderful years of Strange Horticulture, and the thrilling adventures that await us in Strange Antiquities! With heartfelt appreciation, John & Rob -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bad Viking Twitter Bluesky Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter TikTok Facebook YouTube Steam Publisher Page
- Blooming Good Deal: Strange Horticulture is 70% Off! - 12 February 2025
Dear Horticulturists, If you, like us, can’t wait for the plants to start bursting through the cold outside, then now is the perfect opportunity to open your flower shop in Undermere! We’ve got a Daily Deal, meaning that from February 12th to February 26th, Strange Horticulture will be 70% off! If you - or your friend, or sibling, or cat - have been wanting to pick up Strange Horticulture, this is the perfect moment to do so. As you all probably know by now, we’ve been working hard on the sequel, Strange Antiquities! So, if you’ve been planning on delving into our first adventure in Undermere, this might be your shot. See you in the store, John & Rob Bad Viking Bluesky Twitter Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter Bluesky TikTok Facebook YouTube Steam Publisher Page
- Three Years of Strange Horticulture! - 21 January 2025
Hello, everyone! As we celebrate the third anniversary of Strange Horticulture, we want to take a moment to reflect on this incredible journey and share our heartfelt gratitude. When we first started developing a game about a little plant shop nestled in the mysterious town of Undermere, we couldn’t have imagined how deeply it would connect with all of you. Your support, curiosity, and passion have made these three years unforgettable. It’s been truly humbling to see Strange Horticulture grow, finding its way to new platforms and players around the world. From PC to the Nintendo Switch, to Xbox and PlayStation, to eventually even making its way to mobile, the game has reached a wider audience than we ever dreamed of. Along the way, it’s been recognized with kind words from critics and players alike, and the stories you’ve shared with us mean so much. Whether it was playing along with a…
- Happy Holidays from Bad Viking! - 19 December 2024
Dear Horticulturists, What an exciting year we’ve had! We definitely hit some Bad Viking milestones in 2024 and we’re incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved this year. We brought Strange Horticulture to a few new platforms – you can now identify plants and help the residents of Undermere on the go and on your couch – and worked hard on watering the seeds of our return to dark and eerie Undermere. And it’s exhilarating to see your enthusiasm and excitement about the sequel. From the teasers back in June, to the art contest, to the gameplay reveal trailer we released last week, working on Strange Antiquities has been an electrifying experience. We cannot wait to show you more in 2025. For now, we’ll settle down for a bit – enjoy the end of the year and celebrate with the family. We’re wishing you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year. 2025 is going to be a good one. John & Rob Bad Viking B…
- Strange Antiquities: Catch a First Look at the Sequel’s Gameplay! - 11 December 2024
Dear Horticulturists, After teasing you all a few weeks ago, we’re beyond excited to share the first in-depth look at the gameplay of Strange Horticulture’s upcoming sequel, Strange Antiquities. A few weeks ago, we got together in an old candle-lit cottage and tried to recreate some of the atmosphere from the game – rustic shelves, old maps, and as many strange-looking antiques as we could find (as well as a soft toy of Hellebore!) to talk about what you can expect from the standalone sequel. In this gameplay reveal trailer, you’ll get a first in-depth look at the mechanics in the standalone sequel. It’ll still feel like Undermere with its cosy rain-soaked atmosphere and darkly mysterious undercurrent – but with new challenges, new puzzles, and new approaches. What new feature are you most excited about? We hope you’re as excited to return to the streets of Undermere as we are, John & R…
- Strange Antiquities: Something is coming... - 29 November 2024
Dear Horticulturists, We've been tinkering on a little something that will be sprouting in the world of Strange Antiquities soon. We hope you’re excited! EMBED The reveal will be this December, and no, it’s not a release date just yet. A Steep Discount! We also want to point out that Strange Horticulture is currently 70% off. If you’ve been tempted to find out what mysteries lie beneath the soil of Undermere, this is your moment. Intrigue, wonder, and perhaps a touch of magic await you. Not only will this give access to the first story in the world of Undermere, but it will also help you get excited for Strange Antiquities. Stay tuned for more, and make sure to wishlist Strange Antiquities to stay up to date! Rob & John Bad Viking Bluesky Twitter Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter Bluesky TikTok Facebook YouTube Steam Publisher Page
- Strange Horticulture x Potion Craft: The Herbalists Bundle is now live! - 29 October 2024
Dear Horticulturists, We’ve collaborated with the folks over at TinyBuild and we’re excited to announce that the Herbalists Bundle is now available! Bundling up with Potion Craft just made sense to us. In both games, you run a shop helping locals with their supernatural needs. Potion Craft is an alchemist simulation game where you engage hands-on with tools and ingredients to create potions to help the population of your small town. You manage every aspect of the shop from inventing unique recipes to drawing in customers! The potions you brew pair perfectly with the dark mysteries you’ll encounter in Strange Horticulture, our occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries. Grab t…
- We're Running An Art Contest! - 1 October 2024
Dear Horticulturists, As some of you might know, we’ve been hard at work on Strange Antiquities, the follow-up to Strange Horticulture! For this edition of the Undermere Herald, our monthly dev blog, we’ve come up with an exciting community activity to celebrate the upcoming release of the game! While we’re incredibly excited to have you all explore the dusty shelves in the near future, the outside of Undermere’s antique shop remains shrouded in mystery. We want to know what you think it’d look like! The Contest: Using any medium — be it watercolor, wood carving, fabric, or something entirely unexpected — we invite you to design the storefront of Strange Antiquities. What do you imagine its facade would reveal about the secrets it keeps inside? Send us your artistic creation at [email protected] by November 15th. The winner will be announced at the end of November and, naturally, th…
- Thank You For 10.000 Reviews and Two Amazing Years - 6 August 2024
Dear Horticulturists, We’re beyond excited to announce that we’ve reached over 10,000 reviews on Steam! When Strange Horticulture released over two years ago, we never thought we'd make it to such a monumental milestone. And all that while continuing to stay Overwhelmingly Positive. This feels like a truly incredible achievement and we couldn’t have done it without you, our community. We want to thank every single one of you for leaving reviews and sharing Strange Horticulture with the world. We’re more excited than ever to keep working on the follow-up to Strange Horticulture. We can’t wait to share more information about Strange Antiquities soon! Once again, from the bottom of our hearts: Thank you! John & Rob Bad Viking Twitter Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter TikTok Facebook YouTube Steam Publisher Page
- The Undermere Herald: Our Monthly Developer Log - 31 July 2024
Dear Horticulturists, It’s now been 2 months since we’ve both introduced you to Jupiter and a wonderful store called ‘Strange Antiquities’. As we are now fully immersed in the development process of the follow-up to Strange Horticulture, we’re eager to announce that we’ll be releasing a monthly newsletter for you - the “Undermere Herald” - over on the Strange Antiquities store page. Every month, we’ll be delving into our inspirations, the development process behind Strange Antiquities, interesting bits of lore and much, much more. The Herald is the perfect place to stay up-to-date and learn more about all things Strange. If you’re keen to tag along on this journey, make sure to follow the game and be among the first to know! The first edition, delving into the Thaumaturge Eli White and our trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum, is already live. You can read it by clicking on the newspaper belo…
- Meet Jupiter! - 13 June 2024
Dear Horticulturists, Over the past few days, we gave you a little mystery to solve on the Strange Antiquities Store page to help you guess the name of Strange Antiquities’ store cat. Reading everybody’s guesses was a delight! Some of you got very close; others less so. (Unfortunately, the cat’s name will not be Jon Bon Jovi). But without further ado, let’s get to the most important part of this blog… Meet Jupiter, the store cat of Undermere’s eerie antiques store! John & Rob --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/Strange_Antiquities/ Bad Viking Twitter Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter Facebook YouTube Steam Publisher Page
- Breaking News: Get excited for a new kind of Strange… - 23 May 2024
Since the release of Strange Horticulture in 2022, you, the fans, have been itching to delve further into the mysterious town of Undermere, and the myriad of enigmatic characters that populate it. Well, the wait is over! We’ve tried our best to keep this under wraps, but now we can unveil a new store, a new occult mystery to unravel, and, of course, a new cat… Welcome to - Strange Antiquities! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/Strange_Antiquities/ Check out the Teaser Trailer for a sneak peek of what awaits you… We are two brothers from the UK who have been making games together for over a decade. In 2022 we released our occult puzzle game Strange Horticulture, and the response has been incredible; from amazing reviews and award nominations to appearing in numerous best-of-the-year lists. Most importantly, it has been a joy to read the kind words left by so many of our players…
- Strange Events have returned to Undermere... - 21 May 2024
Dear Horticulturists, As we’ve been tending to the plants in our shop these past few days, we’ve begun noticing some unusual things. ... but we can’t quite put our fingers on it yet. Things might clear up as we move towards the end of the week. Make sure to check back in on Thursday afternoon (3pm CEST). You never know what can happen in this town, John & Rob Bad Viking Twitter Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter Facebook YouTube Steam Publisher Page
- Strange Horticulture - Out Now On PlayStation! - 23 February 2024
Dear Horticulturists, We're thrilled to announce an incredibly exciting piece of news with all of you! Undermere is spreading its roots to another console, as Strange Horticulture is out on PlayStation now! To celebrate the release, we've put together a brand-new release trailer. Check it out below! We hope you're as excited as we are for this announcement. With today’s release and the upcoming mobile version (which releases on March 26th), Strange Horticulture has made its way onto all major platforms — a feat we’re incredibly proud of. Bad Viking Twitter Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter Facebook YouTube Steam Publisher Page
