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New Demo v3.0 is now live with new levels, features and more!

Hi everyone!

We are back with another update from our development team, that has been working hard on new features and content, coming up with some exciting ideas in the meantime. Let's go through some of the most important highlights.

[h3]New Difficulty Modes[/h3]

Watching you play and experience our wholesome puzzler during EGX gaves us priceless feedback on how you play, what you enjoy the most and what kind of puzzles are most challenging and engaging. For the first time, we are introducing difficulty modes - Easy, Medium and Hard - so that more experienced players get a more challenging experience, while puzzle newbies and players not acquainted with genre get a pleasant onboarding.



[h3]New Mini Games - Spot & Memorize Objects[/h3]

While tile-based gameplay remains the heart of Harmony's Odyssey, we are still improving existing mini games & adding more outstanding types. We are greatly influenced by riddles and offline puzzle games from our past - Rubik's cubes, memorization and spot-the-difference games available in old paper magazines from our youth. Two new mini games available in this new demo are just about that with one exception - a photo is now a living fantasy diorama filled with treasures to find and puzzles to solve.



[h3]Harmony is here![/h3]

We added Harmony to appear in certain levels and react to players actions and the way he is solving a level. She would frown or smile and react in different ways accordingly and is surely helpful if you get stuck in this tangled, fantastic world!



[h3]Gameplay changes and quality of life tweaks [/h3]

We are constantly working on level design in our action adventure mini games - Cats Delivery Service and Dragonmice Dungeons. The idea is to make the gameplay challenging but at the same time we want to present players with different types of traversal, collecting treasures and discovering new ways to better your records. One of the new tweaks is the rediscovered bascule bridge presented below:



Improving the overall experience and making gameplay pleasant, relaxing and as enjoyable as possible is the ultimate goal for us. Harmony's Odyssey features rich, colorful dioramas and one of the newest additions are.. curtains! That's right - now each completed level is accompanied by possibly one of the cutest animations of all time - a dragonmice together with his bat-bud dragging these red Hollywood-like curtains! Check it out here:




Full v3.0 demo patch updates:
    Content
  • Two new mini games: Spot Objects and Memorize Objects
  • New difficulty modes: Each level will now be playable on Easy, Medium and Hard
  • New tile type: Locked tiles that are placed correctly from the start and impossible to swap
  • Introducing traps to Dragonmice Dungeons Mini Game

    Visuals
  • Improved visuals, outline and tile animations
  • Improved tile presentation and visuals that no longer impact colors that much
  • Added HDR support

    UI & gameplay tweaks
  • New UI for more advanced scenarios in Cat's Delivery Service mini game
  • Improved UI to showcase new difficulty settings
  • Cutscene icon added after the level is completed
  • Added river transport and bascule bridge to Cat's Delivery Service mini game
  • Harmony now reacts to some user actions while solving levels


Last but not least, we'd like to give you a glimpse of Harmony's Garden, another exciting feature that we showcase in details soon. It is yet another addition to Harmony's Home, that we revealed in one of the recent announcements. You can feel the earie evening atmosphere in the air..



That's it for now! As usual, best way to support our journey is to follow us on Steam here and of course add Harmony's Odyssey to your wishlists if by any chance you didn't ;)

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Development Update with New Demo v3.0 Coming Soon!

Hi everyone!

We are excited to share our newest development & community update with a breakdown of what's cooking in Harmony's kitchen! Last months were full of great events, both online and live, that presented us with lots of valuable feedback from you - the players. You can check them out in our Community Hub.

Moving on to the new stuff to be revealed in our upcoming demo! ːsteamhappyː

[h3]Detective Mummy is on the lookout[/h3]

Our fan-favorite mini game, Detective Mummy, is getting some major tweaks to improve players experience. For the starters, we are adding more things to find and collect as we noticed that some players with more experience in spot-the-difference games were able to complete these levels faster than we expected. Other gameplay updates consist of:

  • Improved camera work with more seamless rotation and zooming
  • More animated elements to make dioramas lively and eye-catching
  • More elements to spot (even up to 15 per scene!)
  • Icons of things to collect are now shown in the upper right corner
  • QoL tweaks improving responsiveness, tutorials and progression
New work-in-progress screenshot from Detective Mummy with element icon showcase


[h3]Exploring new routes in Cats Delivery Service[/h3]

Based on your feedback, we decided to make our biggest and most complex mini game even bigger and richer with content. We also focused on balancing time, improving routes that you can choose and traverse the levels in different ways. Adding draw bridge and dragon train fast travel was just the beginning so make sure to keep a close eye on this one!

New traversal routes and items to deliver for our rowdy cat

[h3]Collectibles Shelf[/h3]

We love collecting stuff - games, trophies, magic wands - you name it! In our most recent development update we introduced you to Harmony's Home - a cozy place where our adventure begin. Now, we are excited to reveal the Collectibles Shelf - an organised section in Harmony's living room that will slowly fill itself with all the things you collect & unlock. Here is a first look at the work-in-progress presentation of this orderly feature:

Work-in-progress collectibles (with playable mini TV!)

That is all for the moment but keep an eye on Harmony's Odyssey new demo that will be launching around next week! In the meantime, we would be beyond thankful for your support - whether its adding our upcoming game to your wishlists or simply following us on your social/ community platform of choice:

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Vote for Harmony's Odyssey at Dev.Play 2021 and watch the stream with devs!

Hello everyone!

We are delighted to keep on sharing amazing news with our audience - all thanks to you, our mighty fans! This time, we are taking part in Dev.Play 2021 - The Game Dev Conference For Eastern Europe. This great event features a voting poll, in which you can cast your votes via simple google form, available here.

Alongside the compeition, we are having a livestream hosted by the great Bobospider, that will be happening at 16:30 CET . Here is the full, updated schedule for tomorrow below:



We recently updated the demo with new content, features, updates & tweaks, looking to bring a bigger challenge to the mini games and improve the overall experience with jigsaw dioramas and facades. You can check the full details on the recent patch here.

While we continue to work on Harmony's Odyssey, all your feedback is very welcome so if you have any thoughts and ideas to share, make sure to do it in our Steam Discussions. Last but not least, adding a wholesome and cute adventure puzzle game never hurt anyone*

(*and these guys below would be happy)

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Harmony's Home: A Cozy Game Feature Reveal

Hello everyone!

Hope you are well and can't wait for another news about possibly the cutest and most wholesome upcoming adventure puzzler! ːsteamhappyː While we were busy with all the great events, including the most recent EGX 2021 in London, we know that you're mostly looking forward to see more of the game itself. This time, we are delighted to showcase one of them.



Harmony's Home is the place where our mythical adventure begins. It is the place where our magical plot is defined. It is also the central 'hub' where everything you unlock during the main story is showcased. Unlockables include:


  • Trophies
  • Mini game cartridges
  • Special puzzles
  • Custom equipment (like different magic wands)
  • Miniature dioramas
  • Artworks
  • ..and more!

Harmony's Home is a place where you can relax and enjoy a mindful moment listening to the enchanting tunes composed by our mighty talented Maciej Biernacki, who is also the main composer behind our award-winning Hexologic. To give you a glimpse of what's to come, here is a sneak peek into the music of Harmony's Odyssey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOYpZkbs2wo

We want to make Harmony's Home a place that you look forward to visit, interact with its elements and simply enjoy a chillout atmosphere. It will be a home-museum filled with collectibles, miniatures and other magical treasures! Keep an eye out on our social media and community platforms and of course, add Harmony's Odyssey to your wishlists to be updated with all upcoming announcements!

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Meet us in London during EGX and check out the new, updated demo v2.0!

Hi everyone! ːsteamhappyː

Another day, another event one could say! After a very warm reception Harmony's Odyssey received during Tokyo Game Show 2021, we are back and this time - with a new, updated demo with loads of tweaks, updated levels and more - especially for EGX 2021!

Thanks to the mighty Polish Indie Games Foundation, we are going to showcase Harmony's Odyssey in EGX Rezzed zone - feel free to visit our booth for some of the most exciting indie games coming from Poland!

Full changelog on the demo v2.0:


  • 3 new levels for Cats Delivery Service mini game
  • Improved and redesigned cars behavoir with updated routes and making corners
  • It is now possible to view solved levels before the menu screen pops up
  • Animations of solved dioramas are now skippable
  • Improved navigation in the menus
  • Improved outline behavior on numerous levels
  • After solving some levels and getting back to the menu, the new level will be marked as the next one
  • In spot-the-difference mini game, clicking on the background no longer causes player to loose 1 star
  • In spot-the-difference mini game, first click is no longer the drag
  • Clicking the pause button during loading screen no longer restarts the level
  • D-pad support added in mini games
  • In Cats Delivery Service mini game, players can now switch carried objects
  • Foes can now follow the players until the end of route in Dragonmice Dungeons
  • Dragontrain now bends correctly before making turns
  • Cars should now stop before eachother, also while being squashed by Bulls
  • Car engines no longer roar if the mini game is paused
  • UI now shows what the cat is carrying in Cats Deliver Service mini game
  • Ability to turn the drawbridge on/off at any given moment, jumping from it


We also prepared couple new screenshots to showcase the most vital changes. Watch out, they're straight from the oven!









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