- Small fix for when the newest decorations disappear - 10 July 2026
Dear friend,This small build update adds a fix for when the newest decorations sometimes disappear from the journal in between saves. I also saw your reports and want to ask you once more to please include your save file so I can troubleshoot the problems. Thank you all for your wonderful birthday wishes!!!
- Build 70: A change of Seasons! - 9 July 2026
Dear friend,Time is a curious concept. I cannot quite believe it has been a year since I celebrated the Grand Opening of The Merry Fairy! At the same time, it feels like I just did that - like only yesterday was my birthday, and I pushed a little green button, thus launching this magical portal into my enchanted world. I don't truly count the time in days, months, or years. I count it in the number of new friends that have entered my life - many, many fairy hugs to you all! -, in the seasons that gently change in Fairyland, offering me countless days of awe and wonder, in the generosity of my garden and Fairyland, or in the endless number of projects that sometimes overwhelm me, while also exciting me to the max! But it has been a year, and I am turning 45 now, and The Merry Fairy is turning 1. Yay!I always celebrate my birthday with barefoot cherry picking, cherry cake, and dancing in…
- The Merry Fairy is 90% off during the Summer Sale - 25 June 2026
Dear friend,One year ago, I had the great joy to celebrate the Grand Opening of The Merry Fairy, my enchanted cottage deep in the forest of Fairyland. To many, this looks like a video game, an entertainment product designed to invoke escapism and imagined goals. But to the few that remained and returned as cherished guests in my home, I hope it became clear by now: The Merry Fairy is real, it is my home, and I truly am a Fairy living in Fairyland. I am so very happy to welcome you here!The Merry Fairy still feels like a new home to me, one year after I opened its doors on Steam. It still feels surreal that I built it, all by myself, and with the generous help of my friends and music from the artists that I so admire. True to what I have dreamed, The Merry Fairy feels very much like a sanctuary, a place where I can just be myself, and where I feel so glad to share and showcase my creativ…
- Build 69: The ASAP ritual, spring pictures and a little Redo feature - 1 June 2026
Dear friend,Once, I was in a constant rush and made all sorts of things as soon as possible. But when Fairyland found me, and I remembered my magic, everything slowed down. At first, I was simply too tired to accomplish anything. Then, I slowly started to build The Merry Fairy, guided by my tree friends, the forest, the garden, and so many little seeds and flowers. They are all teaching me patience, and the restful, powerful magic that comes with softly slowing down. What wants to bloom will bloom without a need to rush, without deadlines, and without stress. This is me now, and this is my cottage, The Merry Fairy. The focus of this small update is my recreated ASAP ritual, which often slows my pace as I walk in the forest, and grants me the serenity I need to let my creativity flow. May this ritual guide you, too!New decorations in build 69(and a tiny little Redo feature)Numbers are so…
- AMA about The Merry Fairy, my enchanted life and the future of my cottage - 24 April 2026
Dear friend,Since the grand opening that took place on July 9th, 2025, 1245 guests have been buying a ticket to visit The Merry Fairy. The gross revenues less returns, chargebacks, and taxes total as of now $6,759. In the video games industry, this is called a failure. But to me, this is a success, and I want to explain why.This year, I am turning 45 years old. For most of my life, I did not do what I really wanted to do. My life was mostly guided by obligation, fear, and shame, chasing fuzzy shoulds and trying to fit into other people's forcefully imposed realities. But at 40, awakened by the Covid situation, I decided to give myself a chance. I let go of everything I had and everyone I cared for, and moved closer to where my heart belonged. No one followed, and no one helped - nor did I ask, either. Everything untrue melted away, and I remained with nothing but myself. I remember the…
- Build 68: sacred mandalas, new Soul Candies & a cozy Pieced Together collab - 20 April 2026
Dear friend,For the past month or so, my focus was largely absorbed by the sacred geometry of mandalas. I have been fascinated by mandalas for as long as I can remember, but now that I finally gave myself permission to draw them to my hearts content, I understood their magic. For a very long time, mandalas have been used by various religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism as a form of meditation. The gentle exercise of composing a beautiful geometric structure, and then adding colour and details, feels a lot like a reverie, not at all unlike how it feels to take a stroll in my beloved forest. So the highlight of this content update is a spread in the Fairyland Book of Wonders dedicated to mandalas. I hope you will enjoy the decorations I prepared for you, in watercolour with a touch of lineart and pastels. While the mandalas are my favourite highlight, they are not the only new decoratio…
- What happiness is for fairies - 11 March 2026
Dear friend,These days, I feel a profound sense of happiness. I feel so incredibly wonderful, and there are no words to describe this accurately, but I want to try, because I suspect this feeling is catchy. Are you ready? Is your heart ready for this?You see, many think that fairies have wings like butterflies, and when they fly, they go up in the sky. And I reckon it kinda feels like that, only, it also doesn't. I suspect us fairies have some kind of butterfly-like wings in our hearts, and this lets us fly so very high in our inner worlds, experiencing frequent, abundant moments of extraordinary happiness, awe, gratitude, excitement, and joy. The sparks that tend to light such strong feelings are, for example:the way the air starts to feel and smell when Spring has finally arrived, even though she is still chatting with her sister, Winter, who is on her way out (but my fairy nose feels…
- Build 67 - Add your own decorations & 60% off during Women's Day Sale - 6 March 2026
Dear friend,I am so glad to tell you that I cleared up the drawer in my enchanted desk, so you can add your own pictures and decorations! I also wrote you a brand new letter, or better said, an instruction note describing everything that I am leaving on my desk for you to use. And I even made now one, but two videos explaining these new features myself! The first video is also made for the wonderful event called Women's Day Sale, which starts today and features many wonderful games made by women and other marginalized developers, such as, I guess, fairies like myself! This video will stream on The Merry Fairy Steam page. I am so happy that this new shiny update corresponds with this joyous celebration, so now The Merry Fairy has a 60% discount until the end of Women's Day Sale, on March 16th. The second video is a shorter one that I made to tell you that I got a new video camera!!! I re…
- Build 66 - new photos, bug fixes and a 30% discount - 19 January 2026
Dear friend,I made some tiny fixes in my cottage, and I wanted to use this update occasion to add a few more pictures of Fairyland. Besides, I am able to add a discount, so I am happy to carry out the magical strategy that I have described here! Some of the fixes that this build contains are:The Bold One achievement should now be obtained properly as per its descriptionSome backgrounds had annoying export artefacts, but I found the source files that I thought I forgot to save, so now they are fixed More typos have been corrected, though this by no way means that there aren't any typos left - please continue to report them, as without your help, I will never, ever spot themThis winter never ceases to amaze me. From knee-high snow to frozen wonderland, Fairyland's beauty mesmerizes me, and my little camera gives me a constant good reason to run outside and be awakened by the sharp frozen…
- Build 65 - Fairy's photo camera and Alan Watts' wisdom - 1 January 2026
Dear friend,When I released the winter update (build 64), I promised myself a little holiday. Most people would define that as "stay away from work", and I did my best to keep myself out of my serene office. That is, until I remembered that I am a fairy, and my definition of a holiday (or work, or office, for that matter) might not fit the common understanding. Several exciting things came out of this realisation:In my efforts to "have a holiday", I took my old camera for several walks in the forest and attempted to capture the beauty of Fairyland. I failed, of course - my home is far too magical and beautiful to be captured in a still image in a good enough way to highlight the essence of it - but some of the pictures I took are quite pleasing, and I made an experiment to see how they might look in my scrapbook journal. I found they can be used quite nicely as backdrops and decided to…
- Build 64 - A magical winter update - 19 December 2025
Dear friend,The Winter update for Fairyland is finally here!Here is what the cryptically named build 64 brings to my enchanted cottage:Snow! You can now choose to experience a snowy, magical winter Fairyland. You may choose the snow tight before entering my enchanted cottage, or switch the weather by using the Weather HouseYour choice of weather is now savedYou can now finally pet the fox! In truth, I told the fox a long time ago that many magical creatures who visit would love to hug and cuddle with him, but he is quite shy. However, when winter arrived, his heart softened, and now he simply cannot have enough cuddles, so please pet him as much as you can!❤️🦊❤️The Fairyland book, which is the third book on the shelf, now has a new page describing one of my most favorite rituals - my own version of "Rauhnächte" or "The 13 wishes". I am starting this ritual on the longest night of the y…
- Winter Sales discount and a tiny teaser - 18 December 2025
Dear friend,The Steam Winter Celebrations are starting today, and The Merry Fairy will be discounted by 20% until January 5th. I had been eagerly anticipating this day because I wanted to release a fresh new update on this occasion, but sadly, I cannot yet get a stable build. However, I am hopeful all the issues will be fixed rather soon, and until then, I made a little teaser for you:With the next update, I will be sharing a powerful ritual that I will do very soon. It's my own version of what is sometimes called "Rauhnächte" or "The 13 wishes", and I will initiate it on the Winter Solstice, which is happening during the longest night of the year, on December 21. Since I don't know when the new build will be ready for you, I want to share this enchanted ritual now, in case you might want to perform it yourself:Think about 13 wishes that you hope will come true in the year to come. Be c…
- New decorations, new features and 60% discount starting today - 1 December 2025
Dear friend,It is the 1st of December, a day filled with hope and anticipation for many of us. This is why I am very excited to share with you a fresh new update, together with some happy news!Build 63 - finally, lots of new decorationsA new update is finally here!As you might already expect from me, I did not write down precisely everything new and fixed with version 63. Notably, I want to mention that I am working on reorganizing the Decoration collection in a more useful way, and that this work can be seen in the first book of decorations on the shelf. The shiniest updates are:Bookmarks for the Decoration book, leading to several types of decorations; I added a Table of Contents with the color codes for each category, and please note that I will progressively sort and move all decorations here, so this is a work in progressSeveral new Decoration collections!New flowers!New trees - so…
- The Merry Fairy Discount Spells - 14 November 2025
Dear friend,Someone once asked me what is my relationship with money. The question really puzzled me - I did not know how to answer, and I thought about it for a very long time. That is, until I realised that the answer was so simple: I do not have a relationship with money. Money is not real. It is just an arbitrary number that too many of us still believe means value, and it is our belief that allows so many of us to play such funny games with each other. I learned these lessons through fear. But now that I am in Fairyland and can freely fly and experience what I call true value - love, friendship, belonging, kindness, generosity, joy, curiosity, and more! - I can play this money game my way. So, if you ever plan to buy a visiting ticket to my enchanted cottage, The Merry Fairy, listen up!Full PriceThe Merry Fairy costs 9,99 pebbles because my birthday is on July 9th and I never reall…
- Resize - a small, but mighty tool - 31 October 2025
Dear friend,It is with great joy that I announce this: the Resize spell is here! Any decoration you can gather can now be made bigger or smaller by using the newest Resize spells available in your enchanted journal. Please be aware that this small, but mighty spell has no limits - it is up to you and your creativity how to use it. This means that some small decorations will be pixelated if you choose to greatly increase their size; but pixel art is a playful medium as well, and I look forward to being inspired by your designs!The Resize spell has been a popular request, and I hope that it will bring joy to many of you. There are more new features on the way. I plan to collect them into a major update that will enchant the quiet journaling moments of the coming winter. Once more, I want to thank you for visiting my enchanted cottage and for leaving me valuable feedback. Your reports are…
- Quick Decorations save fix - 15 October 2025
Dear friend, Some of the new decorations were not properly saving in between game sessions. Hopefully this is fixed now!
- Improved sorting, The Abbess Garden and Halloween! - 14 October 2025
Dear friend,I fell in love!This always happens to me at the turn of the season, and this time I fell in love with Autumn! She painted my beloved forest in so many lovely, incredible colors, that I have a really hard time being inside. All I want is to go for a walk and gather a lot of leaves. I even learned that if you marinate lovely autumn leaves in a solution composed of 1/3 glycerin and 2/3 lukewarm water, the vibrant colors will last for a very long time. My leaves are still marinating, but I hope that in a few days, my office will look and feel just like the forest!Inspired by this beautiful Autumn, I fell in love once more with watercolor. It did not help at all that I visited a lovely arts and crafts store, which had All The Colors! Thankfully, my new watercolor palette kept me in my office for a bit, and it inspired me to paint a Halloween-themed decoration set. I hope the spoo…
- Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall - 4 October 2025
Dear friend,Of all the magic that exists, my favorite kind is the magic of hope. Hope is where every good thing can begin. To hope is to trust your dreams, to imagine something good and have the courage to summon it into reality. Without hope, I dare say no seed would ever be planted, no bread would ever be baked, no book would ever be written, and no cottage, or game would ever be done. And yet, hope is perhaps the hardest magic to yield, especially when the modern world seems so enchanted by the magic of destruction. This is why I mourn the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, whose wisdom and courage have been inspiring me for as long as I can remember. She spoke of hope, and dedicated her life to inspiring hope, because she loved this beautiful planet of ours. Her work started with a long and empathetic observation of the chimpanzees in the distant forest of Gombe, in Tanzania. There, she w…
- A heartfelt letter for you - 29 September 2025
Dear friend,Last night, my Caretaker picked bluebells for me and left them on my desk, so that I could start my day feeling loved and happy.But I did not notice them.I started my day focused on the latest update, impatiently checking the impact of the events The Merry Fairy takes part in. Spelkollektivet got 24 hours of front page featuring on Steam, and the Summer Postcard is such an amazingly well-planned event. Could these actions bring me more sales? Will I get more positive reviews and enough visibility so that my game becomes popular?These thoughts robbed me of the joy of noticing these beautiful flowers. And I caught myself on the verge of forgetting why I made The Merry Fairy in the first place. Many of us suffer, but we are not sick. We are misplaced. The magic of nature, including our very own nature, is denied. In a time when we can understand the abundance and enchantment of…
- Flip, Stamp and Celebrate! - 22 September 2025
Dear friend,Starting today, September 22nd, and until September 29th, The Merry Fairy takes place in not one, but two Steam fests: The Spelkollektivet 8th Anniversary Showcase and the Summer Postcard celebration! Sadly, I am unable to offer a discount on these wonderful occasions, so instead, I focused on releasing the biggest update I have ever done until now. Shiny New Things in The Merry Fairy Build 60You can now choose between a Simple or Realistic way of gathering decorations; the Simple way functions as a kind of stamp, allowing you to gather a decoration only once and then use it in your journal pages as many times as you wish. You may choose the style of scrapbooking in the Settings available through the Main MenuDecorations can now be flipped horizontally and vertically: an often-requested feature is now finally available, opening up fresh new possibilities to decorate your jou…
