- Hotfix Ver. 1.1.2 - 17 July 2026
- Fixed the Chinese font size
- Hotfix Ver. 1.1.1 - 7 June 2026
- Fixed a bug with the "Talk to Martha" quest
- Our THANKS and FUTURE PLANS! | PORTUGUESE support - 27 April 2026
First of all, a huge thank you to all of you! Your support means the world to us. We're so happy that you’re playing Shinehill. Thank you for leaving reviews, telling your friends about the game, and even creating content about it! All of this makes us genuinely happy! Once again, thank you so much. You are the main reason we keep moving forward! Update 1.1.0: And we'd like to share some wonderful news! We now have amazing volunteers who have translated the game into Portuguese! We're incredibly happy about this and truly grateful for their help. So now Shinehill is available in Portuguese as well! Future plans: We couldn't help but notice that many of you would love to see the main storyline expanded. And we've already started working on it! We're planning our first major update in September, which will continue the main story and include additional new content. In meantime, we're plan…
- Shinehill Full Release | Stream - 6 March 2026
We really hope you enjoy Shinehill! ː2019loveː
- Shinehill FULL RELEASE! Ver. 1.0 now available! - 6 March 2026
Today, the day has arrived, Shinehill is officially available in full release! Version 1.0 is now available, and we really hope you enjoy it! DESCRIPTION OF WHAT'S IN THE GAME: Welcome to the Shinehill Island, where an alien must blend in with villagers while building a new life! Main Story and Side Quests 107 exciting quests await you! Explore the main story and help the locals with their side quests! Friendship and Relationships with Villagers Meet 17 wonderful villagers and befriend them! Give gifts, talk to them, and get to know them better. Strike up a romance with one of 8 romantic characters (or even all of them!), get married, and become a happy family! Create Your Character Customize your alien’s appearance and change it at any time! Be unique with 9 color options (hairstyle, skin tone, sweater, overalls, etc.). Farming and Pets Become a farmer and grow a variety of crops! You…
- Ver. 1.0 Release DATE | TRAILER - 6 February 2026
Shinehill will be fully released on March 6th 2026! Thank you so much for being with us on this long journey and believing in us! Making this game was our dream. And the fact that so many wonderful people are supporting us is simply incredible. We hope you have a wonderful time in Shinehill Village! And we will be improving and supporting the game after release, because we truly love it. Version 1.0 will add weddings, improve relationships with NPCs, add new daily phrases, and be translated into all supported languages by our beloved volunteers! (Also more books about the island's lore and others). We started developing the game in May 2022. This is our first game, so we had a lot to learn! Perhaps because of this, some things weren't perfect, but we always tried to improve and really put our heart into it. And we will definitely continue to do so! Thank you all so much again! Your su…
- UPDATE Ver. 0.9.0 - 31 January 2026
Version 0.9 is out now! This means that version 1.0 is coming very soon, we will announce the release date in the next few days! What's new in version 0.9? Added 5 save slots Dossiers for each NPC with descriptions 11 new quests (for Sofia, Dr. Jack, William, Barbara, Boris, Galina, and Ben) Item images added to the quests section The Arcade machine in the tavern has started working Location names appear at the top of the screen Forest location optimization The ability to pet Chocolate The list of NPCs shows who can be romanced Changed sprites displaying friendship levels Font fix for NPC names Added a shop inside the tavern Fixed the sprite inside the chest Fixed a bug with recipes from Vince's house Reduced the price of sugar If your inventory is full, a notification appears when cooking Improved drag and drop in the chest Fixed a bug where the mouse interfered with the interactive me…
- Latin American Spanish! | Update Ver. 0.8.2 - 6 January 2026
Added Latin American Spanish!
- UPDATE Ver. 0.8.0 - 26 December 2025
Happy Holidays everyone! Have a wonderful time and be happy and healthy! Eat well and have fun! We love you all very much! The long-awaited update is out today! Main Features: Added a date quest with Brian Added a date quest with Vince Added a date quest with Martha Added a date quest with Stacy Added objects to NPC houses, allowing you to get to know them better Added a "no damage" mode, allowing you to play without worrying about combat Added a minigame skip feature Fixes: Fixed localization (in some languages, there was an error where all the text was replaced with Turkish) Fixed the "Blueprint" minigame not restarting after losing Fixed new item display Fixed Roo's dialogue Fixed Rudy's kiss sprite Fixed Crystal's room sprite Fixed a bug in the village Other fixes If you're a native Japanese or Chinese speaker and would like to contribute to the game's translation, please email us!…
- Character Customization | UPDATE Ver. 0.7.0 - 11 October 2025
Were you waiting for this? It's finally here! Character customization is now available! Now you can customize your alien in a variety of colors, making them unique. You can change your character's appearance at the start of the game and later at any time in the in-game menu! We hope this makes the game much more fun and colorful. Thank you for supporting us! Other fixes: Main menu updated Stacy's image fix Brian's image fix With love, Peach Bite
- GDoC Expo 2025 | UPDATE Ver. 0.6.0 - 16 September 2025
A year ago, during GDoC Expo 2024, Shinehill was released in early access! And today, at the wonderful Game Devs of Color Expo 2025, we are releasing an update! What's in this update? Key features: Endgame content 2 new quests with Stacy 2 new quests with Brian The recipe book now displays description and price of items Side quests are tracked automatically Other improvements: Added full inventory notification Turned off ticking of the clock during cutscenes Player running is enabled by default Changed displayed button for harvesting Friendship points added when kissing NPC Fixed music during fishing festival Berserk drink can be sold Extended wine effect Fruit cocktail is sold by the snail vendor Updated Helpinator 3000 design Updated teleport design Updated books design Fixed the main menu Fixed a bug with the achievement for the golden house Added a hint to Ben's quest Shortened fish…
- Hotfix Ver 0.5.3 - 7 August 2025
- Fixed a bug where NPCs did not speak their first dialogue. (Don't be surprised if some of your friends say their welcome dialogue :) )
- Update Ver. 0.5.2 - 3 August 2025
- Quick exits from caves - Added mini bosses when you defeat many enemies - Changed mini-game with bees and flowers - Increased hook speed in the story mini-game - The mayor gives you a chest in the quest “New Acquaintances” - Added a green lantern - Increased fish hooking time - Fixed decor placement calculations - Fixed sound for slime-peas - Fixed slime-peas image - Fixed bee image - Fixed favorite gift dishes - Fixed bat in the cave
- TINY TEAMS 2025 | DEMO | About the development - 2 August 2025
TINY TEAMS 2025 is just around the corner! August 7–14! We are so excited to tell you that Shinehill will be part of the Tiny Teams 2025 festival! A demo will be available during the festival, and the game will be 20% off. (We will share more details about the demo and the game’s development below) Tiny Teams is a great festival dedicated to games developed by tiny studios, and we’re thrilled to be part of it this year! Be sure to check out the Tiny Teams 2025 sale page, there will be tons of cool games from tiny teams! In the demo, you can: meet 16 residents of Shinehill; explore the village and its nearby surroundings; complete several side quests; grow crops; cook delicious meals; battle wild animals; and even play the beginning of the main story! Current state of the EA version of the game and what content does it include: During this time we have added many technical improvements t…
- Hotfix Ver. 0.5.1 - 25 June 2025
Bugfix: - bug with favorite NPCs dish - music bug on fishing festival - Ben's portrait bug in dialogues - typo correction
- UPDATE Ver. 0.5.0 - 15 June 2025
Hi everyone! The second major update was released today! Very excited to tell you more about it: New system of interacting with NPCs: Ability to hug/kiss NPCs You can gift NPCs any items You can acces the store through NPCs Friendship log Tracking of side quests Obstacle avoidance system for the player: We've been wanting to add this for a long time and we finally made it! The new collision detection and avoidance system will help you not to get stuck in objects. Your character will automatically walk around the obstacle from the nearest possible angle. It will be much more comfortable to play this way! New decoration system (just talk to the mayor): You can choose the color of the roof You can choose the color of the walls inside the house You can upgrade the furniture inside the house New items for decorating the farm Other updates: The first festival in Shinehill Added swordfish Adde…
- Update Ver. 0.4.0 - 25 March 2025
- added localization to Polish - added localization to Brazilian Portuguese - updated Turkish localization - updated Spanish localization Thank you so much to all the volunteers! You are awesome!
- HotFix #4 ver 0.3.1 - 2 March 2025
Fixed - game crash bug when opening a vending machine in the bunker
- FULL MOUSE SUPPORT! ver 0.3.0 - 28 February 2025
We know how many people wanted this and we hope you will enjoy it! Mouse control has now been added to Shinehill. We hope it will be more convenient to use inventory, quest list and other things. Also other updates: can't take more than 13 orders from the order board correct display of names in the recipe list new hints other minor bug fixes Also very happy to announce that Women’s Day Sale has begun! In honor of that, Shinehill is 20% off! If you have any questions, suggestions, or issues with the game, please contact us at Discord or [email protected] . Your emails, comments and discussions on Steam motivate us a lot!
- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! - 24 December 2024
May this festive season bring you joy, peace, and prosperity. Here’s to a wonderful year ahead filled with happiness and success! This year is special for us because the world got to see Shinehill - our first game. We believe 2025 will be even better! Thank you so much for being with us! You are the best! And we love you
