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Little Shop of Horrors: Creating An Occult Game About Plants, Cats, and Witches

Join us as we spend an hour chatting about the wonderful world of Strange Horticulture.

We're talking plants, some vague non-spoiler nuggets about the story, replayability, and more! For instance, did you know that the map in Strange Horticulture is based on the real life UK lake district? All these fun facts and more, in our panel chat.



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Little Shop of Horrors: Creating An Occult Game About Plants, Cats, and Witches

Join us as we spend an hour chatting about the wonderful world of Strange Horticulture.

We're talking plants, some vague non-spoiler nuggets about the story, replayability, and more! For instance, did you know that the map in Strange Horticulture is based on the real life UK lake district? All these fun facts and more, in our panel chat.



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NEW Trailer + Steam Next Fest Demo Update!

Dear Horticulturists,

We're happy to see that many of you have been enjoying our demo so far. We've been tinkering away at the game, and have some exciting new things to share.

First, a proper introduction to Undermere and the story of Strange Horticulture through an all-new trailer! What does the Horticulturist do exactly, and what is happening in and around Undermere?

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Proper spooky. We hope you enjoyed that as much as we do!

[h2]Steam Next Fest - Demo Update[/h2]
And that's not all. We've updated our demo with some features and tweaks that were suggested by those of you who gave the previous demo a try.

Changelog

  • More clues to find the correct plants early on, making it easier to identify them.
  • Added an intro page to the encyclopedia to explain what it is and how it should be used.
  • Reworked the 'game over' state. The day no longer fully resets upon getting 3 plants wrong. Instead, you will be given a simple puzzle to solve, after which you'll be back to your last checkpoint.
  • Added more hints. For example, if you haven't explored yet by the time you need a certain plant, a hint will pop up.
  • You can now drag labels to the plants as well as the other way around.
  • You can now enable auto-labeling in the settings. This will label any plant you've identified.




There were a few more small changes, but these are the highlights. Thank you for all of your feedback, it's been invaluable!

Also, keep your eye on our store page if you're interested in a little panel where we chat about the game for about an hour -- it's worth the watch!

And of course, if you have any more feedback, feel free to post it on the Steam forums, or join us on Discord!



Bad Viking Iceberg Interactive

Introducing Strange Horticulture - Gamescom 2021

Welcome, Horticulturists.

We are Bad Viking, the team behind Strange Horticulture, an adventure puzzle game that thrusts you into an occult mystery. We are very excited to reveal our game at Gamescom 2021 together with Iceberg Interactive!

Armed with little more than the will to explore and a collection of rare plants, can you unravel the dark secrets of Undermere?

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[h2]Play the demo![/h2]
Below we will go into further detail about what Strange Horticulture is all about, but why read that when you can experience it yourself? We've prepared a lovely little demo that lets you experience the first two days of Strange Horticulture!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574580/Strange_Horticulture/

[h2]Welcome To Undermere[/h2]
A quaint, unassuming town surrounded by hag-filled forests and rugged mountains, Undermere is where your shop is located. The denizens of Undermere look to you to provide them with assistance in matters that often border on the occult. Some hear whispers emanating from empty rooms, others have trouble sleeping as their nightmares grow more vivid. Only your plants can help them.



Identify the correct plant by using your trusty encyclopedia to help your customers and learn more about the strange happenings in Undermere.


[h2]The Lands Beyond[/h2]
Explore the lands beyond your store to find new plants, but be careful! The dark woods and lakes are not always friendly to a simple herbalist. You might discover powers beyond your wildest dreams - or lose your mind completely. Use context clues to determine which places to visit, and which to avoid!




[h2]Pet Your Cat[/h2]
You have a cat. You should pet it often.



That is all from us for now. Make sure you try out the demo, and let us know what you think!

Bad Viking Iceberg Interactive