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Participating in Steam NextFest: June 10th - 17th!

Hello everyone,

We wanted to let everyone know that we are extremely thrilled to be in this June's Next Fest! Coming off of the back of Guerilla Collective and the WLG Showcase, we're happy to be participating ahead of next month's Early Access launch (July 23rd).

Our demo represents years of hard work and we hope you will all enjoy it! Please be sure to leave feedback on the forums, and also feel free to join the Discord to interact with the developer and leave more direct feedback and ask questions: https://discord.gg/jqfRH2ems3

The demo will remain live until June 17th! We also have 2 livestreams scheduled over the course of the next week, so keep an eye out for those!

Patch: Demo - Version 0.55

Patch: Demo - Version 0.55

Content:
- added a marker for players position to the map
- added red eye color in character creation
- added camera invert x and y axis in pause menu setting
- added animation to the button "Switch to Magical Storage" in the shipment box UI until clicking the button first time.

Bug fixes;
- fixed invisible wall near influencer couple NPC when near mine
- slightly reduced saturation of the turquoise hair color
- fixed some minor spelling an grammar issues

Early Access Coming July 23rd + Brand New Trailer!

After a long wait, Ova Magica is finally releasing on July 23 into Early Access๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ช!

We are so excited to finally share the game with everyone. Thank you ALL for your continued support and interest, especially in light of prior delays and development difficulties. The team is incredibly proud of what we've created, and cannot wait for you to all play Ova Magica!

Watch our brand new EA announcement trailer here:
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And don't forget:
Our limited DEMO is only available until the end of the Steam Next Fest (17th June)!
We are grateful for all feedback; it helps us to improve Ova Magica as much as possible for the EA launch๐Ÿ’š.

We will share more info about the development roadmap leading to the full game (1.0) soon!

EARLY ACCESS CONTENT

Though it is launching in Early Access, Ova Magica already comes jam-packed with tons of content! Hereโ€™s a brief overview of what you can expect from the Early Access, as well as some hints for whatโ€™s coming in the future!

[h3]GENERAL INFO[/h3]
  • ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ–ฑ๏ธ Playable with mouse+keyboard or controller. Fully playable on the Steam Deck.
  • ๐ŸŒŽ Language: English
    (Full 1.0 release will also include: German, French, Spanish, Simplified Chinese and Japanese)


[h3]FARMING + LIFE SIM FEATURES[/h3]
  • ๐Ÿ’‡โ€โ™€๏ธ Customize your own character with tons of options and unique hair styles!
  • ๐Ÿฅ• Grow a wide variety of crops and fruit trees on your farm, and decorate it to your liking!
  • ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ‚โ„๏ธ Play through all 3 seasons (Solis, Ceres, Frigus) with unique weather, crops, events and blobs!
  • ๐Ÿฐ๐ŸŽƒ๐ŸŽ„ Visit all 12 festivals in Clover Town with unique items, blobs, decorations and mini-games!
  • ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘ Meet 13 befriendable characters and learn their stories and personalities! (Marriage available for full 1.0 release).
  • ๐Ÿ’› Raise the Heart Level of each character and unlock Heart Events to obtain unique quests and buildings! Each character has 3-4 (out of 7) available Heart Events in Early Access.
  • โš’๏ธ Gather resources with upgradable tools to craft new furniture, decorations and buildings!
  • ๐Ÿ  Upgrade and decorate your house and farm, and unlock loads of craftable blueprints!
  • ๐ŸŽฃ๐Ÿฆ‹ Catch a variety of fish and bugs that change along with the time and seasons!
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Donate items to the Clover Town Museum to get unique rewards!
  • ๐Ÿšง๐ŸŽก Construct buildings to unlock new features like the Boutique, Beauty Salon, Spa, Theater, Ferris Wheel and more!
  • ๐Ÿณ Unlock tons of food recipes to cook for you and your blobs!
  • ๐Ÿ“ท Photograph every resident and their blobs for the Clover Town census!
  • ...And much more!


[h3]BLOB + ADVENTURE FEATURES[/h3]
  • ๐Ÿฅš Choose your starter blob! Pick one of three unique blobs to join you on your adventure!
  • ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’ฃ Use your blobs to help you with everyday tasks like fishing, watering crops, removing barriers and more!
  • ๐Ÿ„ Raise blobs in your own Blob Barn to produce items like milk, wool, and more!
  • ๐Ÿพ Collect up to 40 (out of 66) unique first-generation blobs, each with unique skills and appearances!
  • โค ๏ธ Breed your blobs to create even stronger blobs! Choose from thousands of combinations and create the blob thatโ€™s perfect for you!
  • ๐ŸŽพ Pet, feed, and play with your blobs to deepen your bond, and watch them grow even stronger!
  • ๐Ÿงญ Join the Adventurers' Club, and uncover the mysteries behind the ancient ruins!
  • ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Journey into the untamed Blob Worlds, teeming with wild blobs. Visit 3 (out of 7) worlds in Early Access, each with a unique theme, new blobs, and hidden treasure!
  • โš”๏ธ Travel with up to 3 blobs in your team and engage in strategic, turn-based battles with real-time action elements!
  • ๐ŸฅŠ Challenge anybody in Clover Town to a blob battle, or try your luck against wild blobs!
  • ๐Ÿ† Participate in the Clover Cup Tournament to compete against Clover Townโ€™s greatest blob trainers, and win the grand prize! (Up to IRON League in Early Access)
  • ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ Visit the Blob League Academy and take classes to learn more about blobs!
  • ...And much more!


Ease the wait for the EA launch by checking out our Publisher's other amazing indie titles: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/tophatstudios/

Thank you again everyone and see you soon!

Patch: Demo - Version 0.54

Patch: Demo - Version 0.54


Bug fixes:
- Fixed that crab blob of female waiter was getting unlocked in resident overview when photographing Nara,the deer blob, in the restaurant
- Fixed missing dialog for troublemaker kids trio in Clover Valley
- Fixed that in the blob abilities course the plant fields were watered automatic on a rainy day which caused the turtle Sprinkler step to be completed without actually doing it

Battle Balancing + Tweaks:
- cannot attack anymore own blobs in battle
- the exp after using a skill is now not always 10% but determined based on the enemy blob count and power level difference compared to own team
- improved enemy KI to not use non-stacking buffs or status effects several times
- status effects Silent, Sleep and Distract can now only be applied once per battle on a blob
- updated status effect Silent bubble to now displays how many rounds are left until it loses effect
- reduced miss chance when affected by the Blind status effect from 60% to now 40%


Hotfix: Demo - Version 0.532

Hotfix: Demo - Version 0.532

Bugfixes:
-Fixed the game freezing when placing the "colored egg" decoration via workbench and leaving farm or house.

Content:
- An additional message is now shown when out of energy and trying to use tools
- Reduced bug net energy costs from 10 to 5