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News | Announcing the Research Story Demo!

[h2]Calling all Researchers![/h2]

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be participating in the upcoming Steam NextFest on 21-28 Feb 2022! We’re extremely excited to share a Demo with everyone during the event 🎉



[h2]Should you play the Demo? YES! If you…[/h2]
  • Wish to get an early experience of the game
  • Are interested in learning its core mechanics
  • Want to tame creatures, grow crops, and meet NPCs (including our beloved Kipp)!
  • Want to provide suggestions & bug reports, and help shape the development of Research Story

[h2]In the Demo, you’ll be able to:[/h2]
  • 📖 Play as a researcher while observing the plants and creatures that have been appearing around Shimmerbrook. Record your findings for 6 different plants and 5 different creatures!
  • 🔶 Experience the start of the main questline - it's just the beginning!
  • 💜 Meet some of our NPCs in the game - there are currently 5 confirmed NPCs that will be appearing in the Demo!
  • 🌿 Build your farm the way you want to, while meeting the needs of your crops and creatures!
  • ⭐️ Customise your researcher! A limited set of options will be available.




This is truly an important milestone for us, as we’ll be getting your feedback on what’s the most engaging parts of the game, what’s not so fun, and things like that! These are valuable insights that would help us make a game that players would enjoy.

Finally, as always, thank you for your kind and continued support! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us wherever you wish (Steam, email, socials). See you very soon for the January progress update!

- Mikixen