- Demo Update | Patch Notes #2 - 11 June 2026
Demo Update | Patch Notes #2 This update reworks how you carry resources, adds a demolition tool, a new Giant request, and clears out a batch of long-standing annoyances. Carrying, reworked Resources now stick to your hand: click once to grab them, no need to keep the button held.Grab a pile and nearby resources of the same type are scooped up along with it.While carrying: a quick tap drops one unit, a tap on another pile of the same type adds it to your hand, and holding the click drops everything.The chest and the storehouse use the same system: click a slot to take one item, hold to scoop up the whole stack, and release over a storage window to put it all away. No more dropping things on the ground in between. Demolish buildings New tool in the build menu: arm it, click a building (or an unfinished blueprint) and it's gone, the ground is freed for something better.Right-click to put…
- Demo Update | Patch Notes #1 - 31 May 2026
New Objective, Reworked Rewards & BalancingThis update brings a new run objective, a reworked Giant reward system, an expanded tutorial, and several balance adjustments.New run objectiveNo more collecting 200 gold coins: you now have to keep the Altar's fire burning until daybreak. Last until dawn, and the Giants pay your rent.Runs are shorter (~20 minutes) for a more intense experience. Reworked Giant rewardsWhen you unlock a reward, a screen now appears directly with three bonus cards, one per Giant. (No more notification to click, no camera pullback, no dialogue.)Pick a card: the others vanish and the bonus applies immediately.The game pauses while you choose, no pressure.Every Giant makes you an offer, even the unhappy ones.Safety net: if you have fewer than 4 children left, a card will always offer you a new one, so you're never stuck.Cards respond to hover for better readability.…
- 🔥 Our first demo is out! - 27 May 2026
Hello,We're very happy to share a very first demo of Feed the Giants!Demo content:3 giants with different personalities30 modifiers to discover20+ resources to gather or create10+ buildings to construct, from the tent to the kitchen garden1 biome Please note that this is still a very early version of Feed the Giants. We're a small team developing this project alongside our other activities. We hope you enjoy the demo! We welcome your feedback, so feel free to join us on Discord to share your thoughts and suggestions! Love
- Bye bye Childwood! - 15 May 2026
Hi everyone!We are NOT sad to announce that Childwood will no longer exist.Say hello to...Feed the GiantsWhy this change???As French developers, we didn’t realize that 'wood' can be used as English slang. We had no idea that Childwood could be perceived as problematic. Thankfully, many of you warned us on Reddit and helped us make the decision to change the game’s name. We chose Feed the Giants for several reasons: Avoid any problematic interpretationBetter reflect the game’s objectiveEmphasize the streaming metaphor with the word 'Feed' We also redesigned the logo to move away from the Burton-esque / Don’t Starve-inspired style and give it a more threatening identity: What do you think? Do you like it?Meet us at Indie Game LyonAlso, we'll be participating in Indie Game Lyon this week-end. If you’re around, come playtest the demo in preview and meet the team! We’ll be waiting for you!Se…
- Play Childwood's demo on May 27! - 25 April 2026
Hi everyone!After working several weeks on the game, we are very happy to announce that our demo will be released on May 27!Demo content:3 giants with different personalities 30 modifiers to discover 20+ resources to gather or create 10+ buildings to construct, from the tent to the chicken coop 1 biome, the swampIf you already know Childwood, you may have noticed that the visual style of the game has evolved... It’s not finished yet! We are looking forward to sharing this first demo with you and getting your feedback on it!See you soon!The Oneiric Tales team
- Say hello to the child Merchant! - 27 February 2026
Today we present to you 🔥 The child Merchant 🔥She is a traveling merchant who moves around in her dreadful wagon. Thanks to her, you’ll be able to spice up your sessions by carefully selecting the children who will have the honor of taking part in your game. The merchant’s children have unique characteristics that could help you progress in your dreadful game.Here’s a draft of what the shop screen might look like (made by Marvin the developer, please don’t judge)And here is the concept for her wagon:About the game’s developmentBuildings such as the resource warehouse and the charcoal furnace have been implementedWork on water and grass special effects is progressing wellA new biome, the swamp, is currently in preparationWe’re working on the interaction system with the giants, and we’ll tell you more about it soonWe’ll also soon be taking part in various events, and we can’t wait to te…
- We want names! - 24 January 2026
Hi!We’ve passed 2,000 wishlists, thank you so much!Many of you are coming from Reddit, partly thanks to our ads (let’s be honest!) and our posts about the giants. We know you like them… and that they also unsettle you. Either way, you care about them. We know it 👀Which brings us to an important question: what are their names?!We’ve been asking you for a few days now, and your ideas have been very inspiring:If you’d like to keep the discussion going, feel free to share your suggestions in the comments or join us directly on our Discord server!In the meantime, Marilou is reworking the giants’ designs to give them a more realistic look (still a WIP):Work on the demo is moving forward, and we can’t wait to show you more. Until then, here’s a look at some lighting work done by our VFX artist, Dorian:See you soon!The Oneiric Tales team
- We're working on the demo! - 20 December 2025
Hi!It’s been two months since we shared our new project, Childwood! Here’s an update on the development of our demo.ErgonomicsWe received a lot of feedback regarding Childwood’s ergonomics and overall clarity. We’re currently working on improving the game’s affordance:The red-eyed creatures have been removed; only darkness remainsAn outline has been added to interactive objectsClearer information about the children’s feeding system Improvements to fire and child managementYou will now start each run with only one childChildren’s deaths will no longer result in a game over; the goal is to keep the fire burningWe’re working on a feature that will allow you to create custom childrenArtMarilou is currently working on additional character designs for the children.Children’s animations are being created using traditional animation techniques.NarrativeTwo narrative designers have joined the te…
- Welcome to Childwood! - 18 November 2025
Hello!It’s now been two weeks since the Steam page for Childwood went live, and we’ve already passed 1000 wishlists. That’s crazy in such a short time!Your interest in Childwood truly warms our hearts. A huge thank you, it’s an incredible boost of motivation for us!For those of you who don’t know us yet, we are Oneiric Tales, a small independent French studio. You can count the team on one hand, and we are committed to putting creativity and imagination at the core of our approach, with a strong taste for dark worlds, as Childwood shows, as well as our first game Path of Ra. We can’t wait to reveal more about the world of Childwood, its inspirations, its lore, and also a behind-the-scenes look at its creation.What’s next?We were at Paris Games Week last month, where we had people play a very early version of Childwood. The game was very well received, and we’re taking all your feedback…
