- Build 1.1.3 Update - 22 September 2026
Added:Key binding mapping sub-menus in both the main menu settings menu and the HUD settings menu. Assignable single key mappings available for all controls, excluding the arrow keys (which are statically mapped to player movement)Fixed:Numerous quality adjustments and minor fixes
- Build 1.1.2 Update - 23 August 2026
Changed:Improved furniture, crafting machines, and storage container placement and interaction.Fixed:Carpenter's shop building menu adjustments.Sorting of item pickups received from livestock slot machines.Resident gift slot in dialogue UI not clearing correctly in certain cases.Hidden eggs prize message not showing correctly if loading a game save on the first day of Summer.Furniture, crafting machines, and storage containers sorting above the grass layers in the main exterior farm scene.
- Build 1.1.1 Update - 12 August 2026
Fixed:Crafting machine output and storage container inventory mixing/assignment errors (In-process crafting tasks running with machines attached to feeders or collectors may still be effected if build version updated before tasks are completed, as well as some existing storage collections as the collection IDs are reassigned)Escape key starting duplicate crafting bench tasks (and output items) if pressed while there is no active task runningRight-click placement/interaction error with storage objectsEscape key interaction with storage and crafting machine interfaces/placement bugException case arising from returning livestock to inventory during animal state changePlayer's house fireplace flame positionNext Up:Further placement, interaction and cosmetic work on furniture, storage, and crafting machines and benchesPerishable item sub-inventory overhaulOther quality and cosmetic fixes/adj…
- Build 1.1.0.2 Update - 8 August 2026
Version 1.1.0.2 addresses additional international OS formatting problems. This should fix some save/load data errors users have encountered. There still seems to be an issue with crafting machines and storage inventories swapping items which we are working on, as well as some other quality adjustments. We will be looking to update the beta testing branch every few days and should have a main branch update by the middle of next week. Thank you for your detailed bug reports and feedback! This always helps!
- Hotfix 1.1.0.1 - 7 August 2026
Hotfix v1.1.0.1 is now live! This patch should fix a leveling/experience error caused by differences in international operating system formatting that we missed during testing.These differences may have also introduced a few other minor issues, including problems with storage inventories saving correctly. We’re looking into those now and will get another patch out as soon as we can. Thanks for your patience!
- Reel Life is now out of Early Access! - 5 August 2026
We're out of Early Access but we're not done yet!Thanks for all of your support up to this point in Reel Life's life. We really, really appreciate it. But let's talk about what's to come next!First off, we'll be taking a month off of Reel Life to refresh ourselves a bit. Following that, however, we still have quite a bit of content left to add to the game - starting with keybindings.Beyond that, there will be several little updates to the game that we didn't have time to add before release. We'll go into more detail on those the closer we get to releasing them.We sincerely hope you enjoy Reel Life and we'll see you again soon!
- Build 1.0.30 Update - 31 July 2026
Added:Chances for gifts of food and other items, as well as amounts of gold and experience, are now included in mystery box slot winsIf player does not have enough gold for slot machine bet lines, on slot spin start and finish the HUD gold display will flash and an error sound will play to alert the player the slot lines will not return a matchIf player has a teleport token in their inventory and a teleport object is clicked, the map menu will open and the teleport map function will be activeChanged:Player begins new games with 500 gold, instead of 100Tokens won in active slot machines no longer are available or visible in slot machine UI until the machine is exited and the token is picked up to avoid confusion over actual amount of tokens wonFixed:Numerous quality adjustmentsAdditional missing or inconsistent SFXText not visible for rare wild game win display
- Build 1.0.29 Update - 20 July 2026
Added:Steam achievementsJournal page for achievementsFixed:Numerous quality adjustments and fixes
- Build 1.0.28 Update - 8 July 2026
Added:Daily vendors to Rosenvale City, Eastern Border and Southern Border scenesLarge range of new livestock colors, including rare cotton candy variantsDice button to livestock naming UI for generation of random nameChanged:Improved volume normalization and type organization of sound effects and ambienceUpdated Learn To Play menuUpdated livestock breeding chance board appearances and probabilitiesFixed:Numerous quality adjustments and fixesResident cutscene camera movement bugCoin machine win display auto-spin bugImproved memory management for livestock and housing/structure systems
- Reel Life Leaves EA August 05! - 8 July 2026
Hello again and hooray! We have big news to announce!🎉🎉Reel Life will exit Early Access on August 05!🎉🎉That's right, we'll be taking Reel Life out of Early Access next month. That means a stable build with lots for you to do. It also means we'll be continuing to add in features and QoL updates, so stay tuned after the release. 😊For now, let's look at the updates we've added this week and those that are still to come before the release.First up is a gaggle of new vendors to be found throughout Rosenvale. They'll sell you specialized goods (gems, foods, furniture, etc.) and rare finds!Also we've added a BUNCH of new color varieties for the livestock. Chickens, sheep, and cows all now have multiple rare colors to buy or breed, as well as a special ultra-rare cotton candy variant that can only be bred. If you like pink and blue chickens, sheep, and cows, get to breeding!We've had to su…
- Hotfix 1.0.27.5 - 31 May 2026
Reel Life v1.0.27.5 update pushed for main and beta branches to address issue with the slot machine returns display. A use case resulted with the slot winnings images and text effects not clearing properly on exiting the slot machine interface.
- New Demo Live Memorial Day Weekend - 20 May 2026
🌱 The Demo Has Been ReworkedWe’ve just released a major update to the Reel Life demo focused on making the early game faster, clearer, and more satisfying.If you’ve played before, it’s worth jumping back in.If you’re new, this is the best way to experience the game.🎰 A Better First 20 MinutesThe early game has been redesigned to:Get you into the core loop fasterDeliver more satisfying early winsIntroduce systems more naturallyReduce downtime and confusion⚙️ Smoother ProgressionProgression has been tuned so that:Upgrades feel more impactfulWins scale more clearlyYou unlock meaningful choices earlierThe game builds momentum instead of slowing down🔄 More Satisfying Gameplay LoopWe’ve improved the overall flow so that:Spins → rewards → upgrades feel tighterEvery action feeds into the nextThe game is easier to “get into” and stay in🌿 Try the Updated DemoThe updated demo is available now.…
- Build 1.0.27 Update - 6 May 2026
Hello again and hooray! The Romance Update is now live! Get ready to get romancing in this new update, as you can now woo (via presents) EVERY resident in Rosenvale. That’s right – even the married ones, though you’ll be breaking up their already happy situations if you do. But before we get there, let’s start from the beginning: Give new special romance items to residents to increase their Romance Level by 10, 20, up to 2000 points each. Mind you that the most effective item uses a SS Grade Diamond and costs more than 3 million gold! Once you have adequately wooed your partner-to-be, propose via a chance roulette to see if they will be yours forever. Of course, you can always test your luck and propose whenever the heck you feel like it! It’s up to you! (PS., remember to place a double bed in your house if you want to get married. They need to have a place to sleep!)If you propose to s…
- Dev Log 04.01.26 - 1 April 2026
Hello! Just a quick check-in to let you know where we are right now.We’re still hard at work on the romance update (will still take 2-4 weeks). However, we’ve made a couple of significant changes in the interim we want you to know about. GameplayThe first big change is that harvests now ‘pop out’ of the slot machine after you’ve won! We hope this will make the game a little more stimulating and visually interesting.Sometimes there’s lots of crops at once, so to make things easier in collecting them, press and hold the left mouse button then drag over the items to automatically pick them up!PricingWe’ve decided to adjust our pricing again to better suit our current progress and available gameplay. The Early Access price will now be $7.99 and the release price will be $9.99 - $12.99 (undecided).Okay! That’s it! Told you it would be quick. 😉 See you again soon!
- Build 1.0.25 Update - 10 March 2026
Adding festivals and implementing crafting, farming, and friendship changes.Added:2 festivals per seasonSouvenir objects to be purchased from festival vendorsSnow background and object layers appearance during and after snowy Winter weatherTooltips for active crafting machines to display remaining time for active processHidden eggs appear throughout the world during Spring to collect - find up to 30 to receive a prize on Summer 01Sewing bench available for purchase from Sasha in the carpenter's shopUpdated quantities and types of ingredients for several crafting machine recipesPresents received from met residents with a friendship level of one or higherPresents received on Player's birthday from met residents with a friendship level of one or higherLivestock pregnancy tokens available daily from HugoChanged:Reduced camera responsiveness to smooth player movementSmoothed camera zoom and…
- Dev Log 03.04.26 - 4 March 2026
Hello again, all! This week we’ll be looking at a few changes and adjustments we’ve decided to make during our Festival testing process. The Festival update is not quite ready to post yet but should be ready in a week or two. We’ve got the Romance update to follow, so we’ll likely be incommunicado for 1, 2, or 3 posts. Sorry, but we really want to focus on getting Romance out to you as quickly as possible! We’ve rebalanced crop and livestock reel formations to better help produce wins. This is an attempt to adjust things so that you can potentially play an entire game with only farming (or at least, very limited foraging). Right now, a lot of supplemental income comes from mushroom and Flower Temple foraging. From now on, you should experience wins of 50+ on a single roll, and if you’ve maxed your experience stats towards multipliers, upwards of 300+ on a single roll! Speaking of experi…
- Dev Log 02.04.26 - 4 February 2026
Welcome back to our preview of festivals! We’ll be looking at the final four festivals today (there are eight in total – the last devlog went over the first four). We’re still fine tuning things so we’re not quite ready to add them into the game yet. Additionally, because these festivals will take some additional time to test, our next devlog will be in four weeks instead of two. Okay! Onto the festivals! First up is the second Summer festival: Bonfire Night. Food and goodies are standard, of course, and as the newest resident of Rosenvale you get the honors of lighting the bonfire! Be careful with that torch, though! Next up we have Harvest’s Boon – a competitive festival where you can submit all kinds of things for prize money. Submit the best of your crops, livestock produce, fish, and gems to receive a prize of up to 1,000,000 Gold! Also, if you have the funds, there’s a tokenizer v…
- Dev Log 01.21.26 - 21 January 2026
Hello again! Hope you’re doing well. No update this week because we’re working hard on getting the festivals implemented. Not all of them are in yet, but we can give you a little preview of a few. First up are the Spring festivals – Spring Greetings and the Rose Carnival. Spring Greetings is the way Rosenvalians welcome Spring back into the world. Gather for food, drink, and some fun souvenirs as the Winter effigy is tossed into the river and done away with! Bye bye Winter! Be there from 8:00 to 6:00 PM on Spring 1 or you’ll miss the fun! The Rose Carnival lasts a full week – from Spring 20 to Spring 24 – and will change the layout of the City Center. Find a special selection of Rose-themed food and drink, as well as some decorative souvenirs to take home with you. The Day of Rest is a Summer festival that is celebrated by each resident in their own way. For some, that means visiting th…
- Build 1.0.24 Update - 7 January 2026
Updating with character customization, mail system, fossils and artifacts, and Flower Temple payout changes.Added:Mail system to send letters and gifts to met residents, as well as respond to received mail. (Open the interface to the mail system by clicking on mailbox outside of the player's house. Letters and gifts from met residents may be received periodically, based on current friendship level. An alert will be active when received mail is waiting, until the mailbox is opened for that day.)New cutscenes for all residents upon reaching friendship levels 3 and 4.Dirt piles now occasionally appear in many scenes which can be dug up when a shovel has been bought (available from Tessa). These piles contain artifacts and fossils, which when acquired now show up in the new journal pages.New slot machine token type use in the new slot machines found in the flower temple.New character custom…
- Dev Log 01.07.26 - 7 January 2026
Hello and Happy New Year! :)We've got a short update this time - just a mention of a couple new features that are dropping with today's update. We're gliding along with Phase 1 with these additions - only snow layers, festivals, and romance remaining!Today we're adding in an artifact/fossil system. After purchasing a shovel from Tessa, look closely at the ground in each scene - if you see a lonesome dirt pile, click to uncover a potentially valuable fossil or artifact! We have a museum planned for your collections in the future, but for now these finds are just extra pocket money.Next, we have a reworking of the Flower Temple (as mentioned in the 12.10.25 log). Now, instead of flowers of the world, you'll be able to win a multitude of items from the slot machines within. Rosenvalian clothes, gems, animals, tools, food, crops, and more are all available to be won!Some special temple-spec…
