Mika and The Witch's Mountain News

Hello dear players!

It may come as a bit of a surprise, but it will make the wait a little shorter: Mika and the Witch's Mountain launches on January 22nd!🎉🎉🎉

This includes all platforms: PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series, and it marks the end of the Early Access period.

The game inspired by Kiki’s Delivery Service was launched on Early Access on Steam and Nintendo Switch last August 21st, and has sold 60,000 copies so far, with a very positive reception from players.

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To encourage everyone to join this special event and enjoy the adventures of Mika, the delivery witch, we’ll be hosting a 30% launch discount on Steam.

And what about the promised content still to be added? Don't worry, we haven't forgotten✨ The Zelda-like dungeons are in the final stages of development and will be added shortly after launch.



During these 4 months, the team has taken the opportunity to listen to the community's opinion and developed more content into the game for free. Thank you so much for being part of this!

2 of the 3 Content Patches planned, beyond bug fixing and improving performance, are now available and add:

• Fishing Minigame.
  
• Churro Express racing minigame.
  
• Save the Kitten minigame.
  
• Pet companion.
  
• New languages.
  
• New cosmetics.
  
• More achievements.
  

If you want to know more about all this new content, check First Content Patch Update and Second Content Patch Update.

The “Into the Mont Gaun” Third Content Patch, will come in the following weeks, including 3 dungeons to explore the depths of the island where the adventure takes place, with a very similar vibe to the dungeons of The Legend of Zelda games.

This Third Content Patch will be the last one, completing all the content planned for the game before the successful Kickstarter campaign in 2023, and providing around 8 hours of gameplay.

Can’t wait to celebrate this extremely exciting event with you all, see you next week!✨

Hello deliverers! How are your flights across the Isle of the Winds going?

We have important news for you, as the Roadmap published at the beginning of the Early Access has suffered a slight modification - but it has an explanation!

We have received many messages from the community suggesting changes and improvements to make the game experience better, but there is one of them that has stood out above all others: the addition of the minimap.

What's going to happen to the planned content?
Nothing bad! Just that now, instead of 2 Content Patches, there will be 3. So in this second Content Patch it will be included:

• Fishing minigame
  
• Minimap
  
• New language: Valencian
  

Take a look to the trailer!
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The Third Content Patch will include the Dungeons, and we have to confess that we’re very proud of how their design and development is progressing!

[h3]Minimap[/h3]
Although it has been difficult to find the balance between a clean interface and the addition of a useful minimap, we have succeeded!



You will now have the help of a minimap in the upper right corner of the screen, which you can make a little bigger by pressing the right arrow key.

[h3]Fishing Minigame[/h3]
As you know, old seawolf O'Vel is nostalgic for the days when he sailed the seas, and fish are a nice reminder of those times.



In this minigame you can bring him back the joy by bringing him some of the fish that roam the waters of Mont Gaun, but don't think it will be easy!

We had a lot of fun designing this minigame and creating these little friends, so hope you like it.

[h3]New language: Valencian[/h3]
Like all our previous games, Mika and the Witch's Mountain had to include Valencian among its languages.



We know that very few people will play in this language, but we are very proud of our land and language!

[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
We have also added some small performance improvements and minor bugs:

• Improved fire effects
  
• Fixed various occlusion artifacts across the island
  

[h3]Extra: discount to celebrate the Second Content Patch![/h3]
If you haven't yet decided to play Mika and the Witch's Mountain, we have prepared a week's discount for you to get the game and enjoy this experience until the arrival of the latest content patch.

Enjoy!

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The end of Early Access is near, which means that you won't have to wait long to enjoy the Third Content Patch.

As always, thank you very much for your support and for helping us to make Mika and the Witch's Mountain a better game.

Fly High!

- Fishing minigame
- Minimap feature
- New language: Valencian
- Improved fire effects
- Fixed various occlusion artifacts across the island

Here we go with a new small patch to improve the performance and experience of playing Mika and the Witch’s Mountain! This is now available on Steam, but it will take a few days to be added on Nintendo Switch.

Check the Patch Notes:

[h3]COLLISIONS[/h3]

• (BOTH) Fixed various missing collisions.
  

[h3]FUNCTIONALITY[/h3]

• (STEAM) Added Configurable Resolution to Display Settings.
  

[h3]GAMEPLAY[/h3]

• (BOTH) All content related to the Churros & Cats Free Content Update.
  
• (STEAM) Added a setting to disable depth occlusion culling. This is not shown ingame but can be modified directly by editing the save file (SaveGraphics).
  

[h3]PERFORMANCE[/h3]

• (STEAM) Fixed a memory leak that caused the game to crash after pausing many times.
  
• (NINTENDO SWITCH) Improved realtime shadow performance.
  
• (NINTENDO SWITCH) Improved resolution in handheld mode.
  

[h3]UI/UX[/h3]

• Small Prompts added for extra info/guidance.
  

You can also check the previous Patch Notes we added in the last months:

• Patch Notes 0.9.0
• Patch Notes 0.8.02

Remember you can share your experience in our Discord server or just here, whatever is easier for you!

[h3]Our First Free Content Patch is now available on Steam! [/h3]
Here's the official trailer to highlight the new quests/minigames, features and cosmetics you'll find in your delivery adventure

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Also, the Mika and the Witch’s Mountain + OST bundle is now available at special price

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/44215/Mika_Collection/


[h2]Churro Express minigame[/h2]
Awan, the Ank, has come to Orilla Town to set up his chocolate & churro business.



He wants to try an innovative home delivery service, but he needs someone who can do it at the right time so that the chocolate doesn't get cold.

In this minigame you will have to complete 7 circuits scattered all over The Island of the Winds in a given time to demonstrate your skills with the magic broom. Have you mastered the twists and turns and the air currents?



Churro Express minigame is unlocked after the delivery of the drone invoice package (Andros and twins) and completing it successfully will give you the Mika Churrera skin and the keychain of the toy.



Note: for those of you who have played previous Chibig adventures, such as Summer in Mara, yes! Awan appears in other games.

[h2]Save the Kitties minigame[/h2]
Kitty and cute animal lovers, we need you!

5 kittens have come to Orilla Town for shelter, but they are very hungry — could you feed them (please say yes)?



Collect the cans of food that you can get at the Amazing Deliveries office and find each kitten to feed them.

This mini-game will be available after completing Act 3.

[h2]The Pet Companion[/h2]
After completing the special training that Miss Olagari had prepared for you, many things have changed.



One of the first rewards you have earned is the Companion, Edgar The Crow, who will now fly with you every time you get on your broom.

Note: you must be equipped with the Raven keychain for Edgar to appear.

[h2]New cosmetics and achievements[/h2]
This First Free Content Patch also includes 2 new outfits: Churrera and Magical Girl and 4 new keychains to the marketplace: cat, crow, star and toy.



The Napopo statues and coins will be readjusted for you to purchase them successfully, no worries!

Also , related to the new minigames, there are 2 new achievements: one for the Churro Express and other for the Save the Kittens - you will have to fly around the magical Island of the Winds again if you want to get the 100%!


[h3]Now What?[/h3]
Well, there are still some languages to be added and the development of the Second Content Patch has already started.

In addition, since launch we have been able to fix and improve many other aspects of the game, in part, thanks to your feedback here and on Discord. We hope we can continue to count on your support to keep doing so in the coming months.

Fly high!