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Everything that happened at Day Of The Devs 2021


Indies! It's nice to see the littler games take the spotlight during all the E3 festivities, a pleasant break from Ubisoft trying to make me care about Watch Dogs or something. This years' Day Of The Devs stream took place during the Summer Game Fest kickoff, giving some fresh glimpses at games like Axiom Verge 2, Unbeatable, The Wandering Village and more. If you missed the stream, fear not, here's a big list of everything shown at the Day Of The Devs showcase.


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Trailer Debut & Official Release Window Announcement

[h3]We're proud to announce that today, during the Day of the Devs event, we debuted a new Garden Story trailer AND revealed the official release window for the game![/h3]

[h2]You can expect to visit the Grove, and help its delightful denizens, in Summer 2021! [/h2]

[h3]And if you missed our announcement during Day of the Devs, don't worry! You can watch the trailer below, on our Steam page, or on Youtube! [/h3]

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[h3]Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or join the Rose City Games' Discord to stay in touch! And, if you haven't wishlisted Garden Story yet, now's the time to do so ~ it'll make sure you get the notification for when the game is officially launched and ready to play!
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- The Garden Story Team -

Day of the Devs & the Wholesome Direct

The sun’s out and shining, and we wanted to take a moment to share some Garden Story news and progress with you!

[h2]Tune in to Day of the Devs on Thursday! [/h2]



The Summer Game Fest will be kicking off with all sorts of fun events, and Garden Story gets to be a part of it! Tune in on Thursday at 10:30 AM PST to watch the Day of the Devs, a showcase of upcoming indie games, and hear some Garden Story news!

Watch the event at:
You can also join us in the Rose City Games Discord, as we'll be watching the event together live!

[h2]Snuggle up with Wholesome Games on Saturday! [/h2]



We'll also be a part of the wonderfully cozy Wholesome Direct, and you don't want to miss that event either -- over 70 whimsical and wholesome games will be sharing announcements, new footage, and more! Visit wholesomegames.com to find out more!

[h2]Town Progression[/h2]

And what about Garden Story's development? We wanted to share a bit more about town progression!

One of the main systems of Garden Story -- the ability to improve life in the Grove through helpful acts -- is also making great progress. Here’s a sample of how, as Concord goes to bed each evening, you’ll see a recap of how the day went, and what to anticipate for the next morning.



[h2]Talk soon![/h2]

If you haven’t already, please be sure to follow us on Twitter and wishlist the game here on Steam to stay in touch!

- The Garden Story Team

A New Character + Song Reveal

Before we leave for the holidays, we wanted to introduce you to another citizen of the Grove, share a new song, as well as celebrate our fundraiser for No Kid Hungry!


[h3]👋Introducing Plum[/h3]



You’ve heard about Concord and how they’re stepping into the role of Guardian for their community, but do you ever wonder who will teach them what that entails? 

Rana and Elderberry -- along with other helpers like Fuji and Maraschino -- will absolutely assist Concord, but in addition to neighbors and friends, there are other guardians! Introducing Concord's mentor: Plum.



Concord wishes they could spend more time with Plum, but for now, Plum's days are filled with learning more about the increasing Rot, and town repairs must take precedence!


[h3]Get Your Headphones Ready 🎧[/h3]

As a little bonus, we also wanted to share a brand-new song from an area we haven’t shown very much of so far: Winter Glade

Like Autumn Town and Summer Bar, Winter Glade has also found itself disconnected and in a state of disrepair. 

To accompany the new track from our wonderful composer, Grahm Nesbitt, we also have the first ever peek at Winter Glade’s library and its mayor, Ledidi. We hope you enjoy it!

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[h3]🎉 Fundraiser Success[/h3]

Thanks to everyone’s help and generosity, the fundraiser for No Kid Hungry was a roaring success: we surpassed our initial goal of $300 to raise a whopping $560.42! YAY!



Because we made it beyond our stretch goal, we’ve got a special celebratory stream to kick off the new year! 

On Wednesday, January 6th starting at 3 PM PDT, the Garden Story and Rose City Games team will be playing Among Us. Tune in on Twitch to see who’s the most suspicious on our team…


[h3] Happy Holidays 💜[/h3]

2020 has been a challenging year in so many ways, but being able to develop Garden Story and interact with all of you has kept our spirits up -- whether on social media, in Discord, and now in our livestreams

As always, please let us know if you have any questions about Garden Story.
We’ll see you in the new year!

💖 Jenny & the Garden Story team

Garden Story Fundraiser for No Kid Hungry

A core belief of the Garden Story team is that a sense of community is central to our well-being, and that positive and impactful actions we take within our communities can help them thrive. We’re proud to announce one action we’re taking is to fundraise for No Kid Hungry throughout the month of December!



No Kid Hungry provides food to kids through free meal programs and food skills education to families. Whether it’s supporting kids through free meals during the summer or providing food education for families: we appreciate No Kid Hungry’s mission, and we think the fruits, veggies, and fungi of the Grove would too!

We also won’t be fundraising alone! We're teaming up with Streamline Media Group, and the No Kid Hungry ambassador streamers to showcase a bevvy of food-focused and family-friendly indie titles throughout the month of December! Every dollar donated is the equivalent of supporting a kid for 10 meals. We'd love it if you could join us, whether it's helping spread the word, hanging out in the stream, or through a financial contribution!


[h2]Kicking Things Off: Giving Tuesday (December 2nd)[/h2]

Giving Tuesday (Dec 01st) is the first day of our fundraising festivities, and you can find all of the fun on Twitch!

The celebration will begin at 3 PM PDT when we play the adorable demo for Toasty, a charming game that’s currently in development, and then putting our match-3 fighting skills to the test with some Battle Chef Brigade!

At 5:30 PM PDT, we’ll join the wonderful ladies of GPTV on their channel as they play the Garden Story demo! You’ll definitely want to tune in: in addition to playing the demo, there will be some fun giveaways. (Stickers, anyone?)

[h2]The fun doesn’t stop when Giving Tuesday is done![/h2]



For the following three Wednesdays (Dec 2,9, and 16), we’ll be bringing back the weekly Rose City Games' livestreams and showcasing even more indies as we continue our fundraising efforts.

In keeping with the theme, we’ll be playing indie game demos and released titles that all have to do with food and community ~ be sure to follow us on Twitch to get the notifications when we’re live, and see what games we have in store! (Psssst! There will also be giveaways of the released games that we're playing! You don't wanna miss it!)

If you’re wanting -- and able -- to support our fundraising, feel free to use this link to donate and help us meet our channel goal of $300!


[h2]Talk soon![/h2]

We'll be back with lots of fun updates on what’s been going on in the Grove! As always, please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any questions about Garden Story: we’ll do our best to answer them!

Cheers,

🌱Jenny + the Garden Story Team