- Catch us in Wholesome Games Celebration on Steam! - 7 August 2025
Hello gourdies,Just dropping by to let you know Gourdlets and Gourdlets Together are in the Wholesome Celebration on Steam, with Gourdlets on sale at 25% off! I’m super excited to be included in this lovely event as I’m such a big fan of wholesome and all they do! The celebration is running from now until the 14th, so be sure to check it out! 💜Hope you’ve all been having great summers - I’ve also been taking some much-needed time to vacation and see family, which has been amazing! Stay tuned for more Gourdlets related news soon 🌞Also look:This is Toffee, a bunny-ear wearing bunny 🙂Talk soon!Preethi Vaidyanathan
- [1.0.2g] follow-up to corrupt savefile fix - 16 June 2025
Follow up to: https://steamcommunity.com/games/2013730/announcements/detail/810198487112095153 Just addressing more edge cases reported by gourdlets players in discord
- [1.0.2f] Certain types of corrupt savefiles will now load - 15 June 2025
This is a quick follow-up to my previous patch: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2013730/view/810198487112095150 In that patch, I solved an issue that arose when a gourdlet who was on a building’s guest list was deleted, but anyone who ran into that issue prior to my fix would have ended up with a corrupted savefile. In this patch, I wrote an update that fixes those corrupted savefiles. With this patch, no action is needed by the user, and the previously corrupted savefile should just work!
- [1.0.2e] Ability to delete gourdlets: fixed an edge case bug - 15 June 2025
Issues fixed: Ghost gourdlet named "Null" In my previous patch, I added the ability to delete gourdlets. I did not realize that an issue would arise when you try to delete a gourdlet that is already included in a building's guest list. This patch fixes the issue. If anyone ran into this issue and got to a corrupt savefile, please feel free to reach out to me directly on discord and I will try to salvage your savefile!
- [1.0.2d] You can now delete little guys on your island! + visual bugfixes - 9 June 2025
Ability to delete gourdlets!! Paintings change size when being moved Be able to move rug even if there is furniture on top of it Wall hangings flip on cam rotate Visual glitch on backs of paintings / wall hangings Deleting gourdlets has been requested since release, because if you invite too many guys over, the game starts to stutter. I wanted to spend a bunch of time testing this to make sure it doesn't corrupt existing savefiles, and I'm pretty happy with this solution!I wonder where they get sent when they're deleted? Thanks to everyone who has reported bugs or given me feedback, and please reach out in the discord if you run into problems! Thanks for being patient with the cadence of my updates, it takes a while as this game is being developed by just 1 person! I plan to keep updating this game through development and release of Gourdlets Together, the multiplayer game that I just a…
- [1.0.2c]: Fixes to Japanese + Chinese fonts - 4 February 2025
1. The Chinese and Japanese fonts had a lot of missing characters- that should now be fixed. Apologies to any players who experienced problems in these languages 2. Did a lot of coding changes that are not going to be visible to players, but makes it much easier for me to fix other bugs in future patches. Thanks again to everyone who has taken the time to report bugs!
- [1.0.2b] Small patch - mostly visual fixes - 14 January 2025
A small patch to fix some small bugs. Just little things that people have reported, nothing crazy. glitch if pressing (esc) during season change moving a house erases the name Building names keep resetting every time I close and open the game Smoke from Chimney unaligned at certain angle
- [1.0.2a] Big fix for broken savefiles, LED desks & more! - 10 January 2025
I have been hard at work fixing the most reported / biggest issues that still exist in Gourdlets. Thank you so much to everyone who reported bugs and sent me savefiles! Note: if you want to report a bug, I try to read steam comments, but I am much more responsive in the gourdlets discord. I wish I could check steam comments regularly, but I am just 1 person and I am always trying to find the right balance between responsiveness and actually programming bugfixes! Fixes for broken savefiles, gray screen, vanished gourdlets, and "Null" errors Half of town disappeared (gourdlets are now swimming) Interiors reset and population goes back down to 0 Missing Gourdlets, Gray screen when entering houses. Cannot Save/Exit Game. LED desks some tables have a dark blue line in every color variant One style of desk had blue lines running through it, which was a mistake, but some users liked the idea o…
- [1.0.1i] Extremely tiny patch - wall decor now saves and loads properly - 19 November 2024
Wall decor was disappearing when loading a savefile! This will now work going forward- it may or may not reload wall decor that was saved prior to this patch, but will will properly save and load going forward! https://trello.com/c/lHM7m7jH/75-wall-decorations-disappear-after-reloading-the-save
- First big update & first sale in Cozy Quest! - 14 November 2024
Hello gourd gang, I’m super excited to share what I’ve been working on for this next content update! The gourdlets may not have long arms (or any…) but that shouldn’t stop them from hanging up sweet wall decor! What’s new: 💜Windows are back! Let the sun shine in on your cozy lil buildings☀️ 💜Mirrors for your veggie friends so they can check themselves out 😎 💜Posters and paintings so the gourds can appreciate the fine arts at home 🏡 💜Major fix to a big save-file related bug 🐛 If you’ve not yet added Gourdlets to your library, now would be a great time as it’s on sale for the first time since launch, as part of Cozy Quest this week 🎉 Be sure to check out the other lovely titles featured in the event! As always, thank you for the support! We recently hit over 1000 reviews on Steam (amazing!!!) but if you haven’t left a review, that would mean a lot to me. I appreciate all the feedb…
- Spooky Content Update available now! - 22 October 2024
Hello! What a crazy few weeks since launch! I’ve been very focused on squashing bugs and doing small updates to improve the experience - thank you to everyone for all your feedback and suggestions! They have been super helpful 💖 Now onto this new update! 🎃 Well, it is the season of gourds after all… With this new update, you can embrace the fall season with new items and accessories for your gourds! These items are a permanent addition so you can celebrate the spooky season all year round if you wish 😁 Pumpkin Patch Notes (Spoilers incoming!!!) What’s new: 1 new building 5 new costumes (horns, halo, pumpkin, cheese head, ghost) 5 new indoor items (bed, dresser, fireplace, table, cauldron) 3 new outdoor items (scarecrow, jack-o-lantern, pumpkin) 3 new indoor floors Twitch integration: when you reload a savefile in twitch, chat members' gourdlets persist (bug tracker link) Fixes a bug…
- [1.0.1d1] Patch notes - 17 September 2024
I tackled quite a few bugs in this one! bugs - Fix the line edit popup on steamdeck bug tracker link - Putting certain letters in your twitch username no longer makes the menu cycle bug tracker link - add a pause before saving is done bug tracker link (I'm uncertain whether this is the actual fix, so I'll keep an eye on this one- at worst my solution shouldn't affect gameplay) art / visual - update large dollhouse artwork (to fix a visual issue with rotation) bug tracker link - fix some house rotation directions bug tracker link - fix typewriter animations bug tracker link and bug tracker link - Increase some font sizes (for easier visibility on steam deck) localization - fix some german localizations bug tracker link - fix one chinese localization bug tracker link
- [1.0.1c] Fix crashes on initial load - 6 September 2024
This should fix the issue that a small percent of users were experiencing, where the initial loading screen would fill up partway and then the game would crash. It seemed to mostly impact users with AMD graphics, and or people with older model macbooks. The cause of the issue was that the asset textures took up too much memory, which caused the VRAM to spike past the capacity of certain computers. This patch reduces the size of the asset textures, and has a couple other small optimizations to slightly reduce lag. The changes should not noticeably impact gameplay for anyone who was previously able to play the game without any problems.
- [1.0.0f] More clear labelling for mouse mode vs controller mode - 27 August 2024
Added small changes to make it more clear when a controller was detected. Some people are inadvertently playing in controller mode with their mouse an keyboard (which is a pretty terrible ui experience) because it isn't clear in the game when a controller is autodetected. This patch adds a small label to the town creator screen saying whether the game is in mouse or controller mode, and a button that jumps straight to the settings page to change modes. Also stopped setting the mouse cursor to invisible whenever a controller is detected- it’s just too annoying when the player doesn’t realize they have a controller plugged in and want to use their mouse! Note that I am still spending 90% of my time working on the issue where the game crashes on startup for some players. I just saw a lot of reports regarding this issue and decided to implement this change because it was a quick fix! Link t…
- An aerospace engineer quit her job to make this cozy city builder full of adorable gourd people - 22 August 2024
Chill building games are having a bit of a moment right now and the cozy game enjoyers are eating good. With that Tiny Glade release date looming next month, I'm so glad that I didn't get swept away and miss out on the adorable pastel city builder Gourdlets . Folks, you can decorate the inside of the buildings. I'm going to be stuck in this game forever. It's so much more detailed than I remember from the demo I tried last year, which makes total sense now that I know a rocket scientist quit her job to make it... Read more.
- [1.0.0e] Patch notes - 21 August 2024
Optimizations on the load screen- there are a small minority of players whos games crash on the splash screen or the load screen (once you start a new game), this should help that, though some of those players may still experience crashing.
- Design little towns for adorable vegetable people in this cute sandbox - 19 August 2024
cute little building game released this week called Gourdlets, all about designing cozy towns for little vegetable people to walk around and enjoy themselves in. Made by solo designer AuntyGames, we first saw a simple demo of it back in 2022 , but this full release is way richer with stuff to build and quality of life delights... Read more.
- Gourdlets is OUT NOW!!! - 15 August 2024
Hello there, Did you hear? Gourdlets is out now!!! It has been an absolute pleasure creating this game with help from your feedback and I really hope you enjoy this silly little world of ours 💜 https://youtu.be/gyiVTDMpiGk A big thank you to the Wholesome team for including Gourdlets in their Wholesome Steam Celebration, be sure to check out all the other cool titles featured in this fest! As always you can join our Discord server here to share your thoughts with me! You can help inspire future updates and share your creations with me as I love to see them!☺️ Anyway, I won’t keep you any longer. Have fun, get gourdy and stay cozy ☀️ - Preethi Vaidyanathan Oh and one more thing... Happy 0th birthday to Gourdlets !!!
- Release Date Reveal!!! - 1 August 2024
Hey folks! I am super excited to be writing to you all today, as I have BIG NEWS… Gourdlets can be yours on August 15th!! 🎉 It's so cool to be able to finally say that! Over the last couple months I’ve made some really exciting additions to the game, like a new ‘town ledger’ feature which includes names and photos of all your gourdy residents, you can now watch the world you’ve created change with the seasons, and fill your island with tons of items and activities to keep your gourdlets happy (including a Ferris Wheel whaaat?!)💜 Thank you!! I want to say a big big thank you to everyone who has played the demo, sent feedback and expressed their interest in my first ever game, it’s all contributed so much to the process, which I hope you’ll be able to see when you play. I’m so excited to finally bring the full game to you all! If you’re new here, welcome 💜 Hope you like adorable little…
- Watch the dev play Gourdlets! - 16 June 2024
Hey folks! Gourdlets has a brand new Next Fest demo available that you can check out, with heaps of new updates, including a new "idle window mode" inspired by the wonderful Rusty's Retirement, and a new Parcel Train that brings special gifts to your gourdlets! Check it out now: steampowered.com/app/2013730 Gourdlets is an easygoing sandbox game about building towns for cute vegetable folks. Create your perfect community then watch as the gourdlets make themselves at home. No objectives, no points, just good vibes. Play in full screen, or let your gourdlets hang out at the bottom of your screen!
