- Daily Deal starts today!!! - 15 May 2026
Hey everyone, Just popping by to say SUMMERHOUSE’s daily deal starts today, so you can buy the game for half the price until May 29th! You may also have seen that SUMMERHOUSE has launched on consoles today 🎮 So you can also play on PS5, Switch and Xbox Play Anywhere!Thanks for your support, always ♥️ Talk soon,Friedemann
- Announcing my next game - Slots & Daggers! - 24 July 2025
Hey guys, Friedemann here 👋 As Summerhouse fans, I wanted to share my next game with you... Slots & Daggers!After SUMMERHOUSE, I wanted to make something radically different. Something faster, with numbers, fights and goblins! The result is this, a strange little blend of slot machine and fantasy RPG. To make this game I combined a lot of things I deeply love – weird fantasy worlds, crude drawings of strange little guys, old school crunchy hiphop drum machines and addictive arcade games that go “PLING PLING PLING” as they spit out little coins – with classic roguelike mechanics. What to look forward to:🎰 Fun slot machine🌍 Weird fantasy world🧌 Crude drawings of strange little guys🖥️ Retro visuals🎹 Crunchy hip hop drum machines🎶 Addictive arcade gameplay that goes “pling” a lot‼️ Numbers! Fights! Goblins! A big shoutout and thank you to ‘Games Forged in Germany’ Steam Event who col…
- Bug Fixes & QoL Improvements - 11 April 2024
First Update! Hi SUMMERHOUSE players! First of all: Thank you! The launch of this game has been an incredible experience, thanks for playing my little game, thanks for telling your friends about it and thanks for sharing your creations with me and other players! I'm really grateful for how positive and friendly the community around this game has been and I'm happy to see that the majority of you seem to be having a good time with SUMMERHOUSE. Making a game by yourself is a pretty exhausting project and I've taken some time off to recover, but here's the first SUMMERHOUSE update! There's going to be new building blocks in future updates, but that's still going to take a moment, so thanks for being patient with me! Here are the change notes: Added cross plattform Steam Cloud Save support, including for Steam Deck (users might get a one time cloud-save conflict, sorry about that, it's unfo…
- Hotfix for resolution bug - 9 March 2024
There was a bug that caused the game to switch to an unplayable 1x1px resolution on changing any settings. This should fix it. Please let me know if the issue persists for anyone! Thanks for your support and being patient!
- A beautiful new indie sandbox game just hit Steam, and I'm mesmerized - 9 March 2024
Every once in a while, a game comes along that's so beautiful it stops you in your tracks. Sometimes it's for sheer visual fidelity; the likes of Crysis, Skyrim, Final Fantasy, and Red Dead Redemption 2 all come to mind for their jaw-dropping looks at launch. Other times, it's all in the art style; Tunic, Outer Wilds, The Witness, Hollow Knight - and now Summerhouse , a bite-size building game all about perfecting pretty properties, made by just one person and out now on Steam. Even just the first images caught my eye, but seeing it in motion is really something special. Read the rest of the story...
- SUMMERHOUSE is out now! - 8 March 2024
Hi Summer Lovers! SUMMERHOUSE is finally here and out NOW! It's time to cosy up and build tiny neighbourhoods, bask in the nostalgia of long lost summer days and enjoy the atmosphere. Thank you all for the love and support you've shown my little game over the last few months, really meant the world and kept me going during development! I really hope you enjoy the experience of SUMMERHOUSE, and I can't wait to see what you create in it ❤️ All the best Friedemann
- Watch the dev play! - 7 February 2024
Hi folks! Since SUMMERHOUSE is doing the Next Fest thing, I thought I'd set up one of these fancy scheduled streams, since they should help get extra eyes on my little game! Watch along from 11pm CET to see SUMMERHOUSE in action, and if you haven't already, please try out the demo! It shows off a nice little slice of what's to come when the game launches next month on March 8th! If you've only just found SUMMERHOUSE through the Next Fest page - welcome! Here's a trailer to show you what it's all about: Thank you so much for your support so far - it really means the world to me
- This teeny tiny townbuilder is the pint-sized Townscaper I've been waiting for - 24 January 2024
As much as I love looking at and admiring sandbox citybuilders like Townscaper , I am terrible at actually playing them . I get the same kind of blank canvas choice paralysis I do in games like Minecraft, or anything where there's no real clear objective for what I'm meant to be building. I sit there with a big toybox of lovely things to stick together, but always end up deflated and disappointed with my own lack of imagination. But Summerhouse , the sandbox citybuilder (or townbuilder, more like) from solo developer Friedemann is just teeny-tiny enough to give me a sense of creative satisfaction. I've been playing its gorgeous little demo this week in between Palworld sessions, and yes, more of this please, this is utterly delightful. Happily, we don't have to wait too long for the final game now either, as it's coming to Steam on March 8th. Read more
- Summerhouse arrives on March 8th! - 23 January 2024
Hello Summer Lovers! Exciting news! I’m happy to say I finally have a release date for SUMMERHOUSE: the game will launch via Steam on March 8th! Thank you for everything so far As you may know, SUMMERHOUSE is my first ever project as a solo indie developer. Going in, I thought this would be a tiny project in between bigger team efforts as a sort of creative palette cleanser, but the love and support you have shown for my little game went above and beyond all my expectations. Thank you so much for your encouragement and patience during the final stretch to launch. I’m really excited to share the finished game with you all in a couple weeks!
- Thank You & Update - 20 December 2023
Hello there, fellow architects! First of all: Thank you so much for the amazing response to this demo so far. I'm overwhelmed by how many of you have shared their amazing creations with me and have taken time to write feedback and suggestions. Honestly: Thank you so much, you make this whole process worth all the effort! I'm excited to share with you the first major update for the SUMMERHOUSE demo! This update is a blend of your suggestions and some bug fixes, that will hopefully make your time with SUMMERHOUSE even more enjoyable. New Features: Eye-dropper tool: Press "i" or hold "alt" or "shift" on your keyboard to quickly pick a building block that you've placed before. Reworked Placement Gridl: Many of you have asked for the ability to place smaller objects in finer increments. I've reworked the placement system to allow for exactly that: the smaller an object is, that finer the gri…
- SUMMERHOUSE demo is out now! - 6 December 2023
Hello builders and dreamers! I'm thrilled to announce that the playable demo of SUMMERHOUSE is now available as part of the Wholesome Snack: TGA edition! In this little slice of the game, you'll get a taste of the atmosphere and creative freedom that SUMMERHOUSE offers. Build Beautiful, Lived-In Houses: Let your imagination roam free as you create cosy, gorgeous homes. No Pressure, Just Pleasure: There are no rules, no scores, and no competition. This is your personal canvas to paint as you wish. Soak in the Atmosphere: Lose yourself in the warmth of summer afternoons and the soothing sounds of your surroundings. Since this game is still in active development, your feedback and thoughts are invaluable as I continue to shape this experience. So please share your creations, ideas, and impressions with me. I can't wait to see what you all come up with! Happy building, hope you enjoy SUMMER…
