Horticular News

Restore a garden back to life in Horticular coming in July

Developer inDirection Games announced their cute looking gardening game Horticular is now set to arrive on July 11th. Here you are summoned by a bunch of mysterious gnomes, given the task of breathing new life into a long-lost garden, abandoned by its previous caretaker.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/restore-a-garden-back-to-life-in-horticular-coming-in-july

Horticular has a launch date (and it’s soon!)

We're very excited to announce that Horticular will be launching into 1.0 July 11th 2024! To celebrate, we've released a brand new trailer for the game!

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If you're new here Horticular is a cozy garden-builder in which you have been magically summoned by mysterious gnomes to restore a long-lost garden. You’ll be tasked with attracting adorable animals, building a lush environment, and utilising ancient magic to keep your garden thriving and fight off looming corruption.

The full release of Horticular on 11th July 2024 will also include new features for the game, including full mod support and Twitch integration.

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Complete Story: Launching straight to 1.0 - Through the course of the game you will receive letters from The Council, a collection of garden gnomes that will guide the player and allow them to defeat a mysterious entity known only as The Nemesis.
Varied Game Modes: Alongside the main story mode the game will feature a story mode with 3 different difficulty balance settings as well as a storyless sandbox mode with a further 3 play styles such as Storyless, Peaceful and Creative.
Controller Support: Full controller support means that you can sit back, relax, and experience the game from start to finish without needing to touch your keyboard and mouse - perfect for those lazy TV days. This means it also plays great with the Steam Deck!
Twitch Integration: Streamers and content creators can now incorporate their community into their Horticular gameplay like never before. Viewers will be able to use Bits to add their name to the naming pool for all incoming creatures and Keepers to the garden, as well as sending mail for the streamer to receive in-game.
Mod Support: Horticular will feature full mod support on launch via an included editor, allowing the community to contribute their own additions to the game. Steam Workshop is also fully integrated, meaning installing mods will be quick and easy.

If you haven't already be sure to wishlist the game to be notified when the game goes live!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928540/Horticular/

We're taking part in Games for Waves 2024!

Today (8th June) is World Oceans Day, which catalyzes collective action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate. That's why we're pleased to share that Horticular is taking part in Games for Waves, to help support Whale and Dolphin Conservation!

Games for Waves features over 100 games, and all purchases made during the event will help to support Whale and Dolphin Conservation's vital conservation work to create safer seas for whales and dolphins, so make sure you check out the full line-up of demos and games available here!

May Round-Up 💚

Hey again Keepers!

It's time...for another monthly round-up! We hope May treated you well, wherever in the world you are 💚

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Livestreams

Robert, our wonderful developer, managed to stream twice this month, creating even more incredible pixel art for Horticular. You can check out one of these above, but can watch the rest over on our YouTube channel if you missed them - don't forget to subscribe if you want to be able to watch 'em live!

Froggy Friends Club
If you follow us on Twitter, you might have seen that we joined in on Valley Peaks' Froggy Friends Club - can you spot our Horticular frog in the above image? 👀

That's everything we have for you for May, but be sure to check back next month!
Want to be featured in our next round-up? Be sure to send us your screenshots on Twitter, Facebook, or Discord if you'd like the chance to be included!

April Round-Up 💚

Hey Keepers!

April was a lovely month full of Horticular magic, so we're bringing you a little round-up of some of the things we got up to!

Earth Appreciation Fesitval 2024 & WASD London

Horticular was part of not one, but two events in April! We took part in Earth Appreciation Festival 2024 to help celebrate the incredible eco-diversity of our planet, and headed to WASD in London, where our latest demo update was available to play.
Whether you've just discovered us recently, or have been on this journey with us for a while, we appreciate each and every wishlist & demo download!

Livestreams
Our lovely developer, Robert, did another one of his fantastic pixel art streams recently - if you didn't get the chance to watch, you can do so below, and don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can get notified when the next one is happening!

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That's everything we have for you for April, but be sure to check back at the end of this month for another round-up!
We'll be featuring some of your creations in our next round-up, so be sure to send us your screenshots on Twitter, Facebook, or Discord if you'd like the chance to be included!