Spirittea News

Hey everyone, it's that time again!

Last week's update really was massive for us, we've (I've) been waiting for what feels like FOREVER to tell you a little bit about the notice board! It's made such a big change to the game and really driven all of us as we've played it to seek out as many of the Spirits and their stories as possible! We really hope it brings you as close to the world as it does us!

This week, I wanted to touch on two more ways we're helping to integrate players with the world. It's always a really hard task to marry up what we know we'd like people to experience, and guide them towards it thoughtfully. No one wants naggy companions or to be thoroughly clueless, but sometimes that balance can be tough!

The feeling throughout, we think is that there should be help where you need it, without feeling super weighed down, and this applies everywhere! In the bathhouse, for example, we want to make sure you know what's going on throughout so you can better plan, but there's a fair bit to keep track of. We figured that by doing more things around town, you should be rewarded, so for completing one of the Spirit Quests you will take on the help of MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE UNIT. If your main fire has died, you'll hear a crow throughout the bathhouse letting you know - what a lovely, helpful bean this spirit is!



Around town, there'll be a lot to keep track of in regards to helping the spirits - luckily as a writer, you're pretty proficient with a notebook and pen, so you'll be taking all manner of notes as you get to know the town and its problems! Wonyan might even be able to help you with some spirit insider knowledge if you end up getting a bit stuck!



All in all, it's a difficult balance to strike, but know Spirittea is looking more and more player friendly every day! There's real care and thought going into each aspect, and we can't wait for you to dive in! The question is, are you a hint type of person, or do you prefer to puzzle your way through things directly? Let us know, and we'll see you next week!

Hey there everyone! - it's time for a lovely long update! We will return to posting more regular updates soon - keep your eyes peeled!

Are you sitting comfortably? I hope you are, because we've got some stories to tell! We're so excited to finally shine a little spotlight on a feature that's still being worked on, but has become a fast favourite of ours over at No More Robots - the town now has:

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As you'll know from seeing our updates and playing the demo, the local spirits have forgotten themselves and are causing mischief throughout the town. Whenever spirits cause someone a tough time, that person will post a little note asking for help! Each person has their own way of writing and style of note so you'll get to learn a little bit about each one just through their requests!



Alongside your routine of opening the bathhouse, hanging out with the locals and seeing what the shops have to offer, you'll be able to drop by the board and see if there are any new spooky goings-on for you to investigate, ranging from missing tools and sleeping in to vandals and worse!



Each note comes with the face of the person who posted it, so you'll find it easy to find them on the map and track them down even if you've not spent much time with them before (sorry Clarence!). Once you've chatted to them and their friends about their issue, you'll be able to investigate to your heart's content, as long as you don't run out of Spirittea!

We wanted to make sure you always had lots of things to choose from in game to do, and you could easily make a choice based on what you like, and who you like throughout the town - this board will highlight new options for you and give you lots of inspiration for your novel along the way!

We hope you're excited to jump into some spirit showdowns alongside Wonyan, who is so keen to bring the mountain back into balance later this year!

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Hey everyone! I'm here with another Spirittea update, that kind of leads on from the last video we did - I've filled my house with mice!

If you're not sure what I'm talking about, head back to our collectables video to find out where all these cute little dudes have come from - but I realised we haven't spoken much about the house, and the bits and pieces you can do inside it!

You'll be welcomed to the house when you first arrive by lovely Amelia, but she notices you're missing a desk to write at - a pretty key bit of furniture for a writer! Thankfully, there's a bunch of furniture at the shop, let's quickly hop over there and grab some extra bits... Hmm, I wonder what else I can buy?

Throughout the game, you'll be able to find and buy a whole host of pieces of furniture, decorations, rugs for floors and wallpapers! Not all of them will be as easy to grab as these, but you'll be able to decorate your house as you like it - our houses in No More Robots are all very different! Originally you could only put big pieces of furniture down, but you can now do things like add these decorations to the walls! I like putting my tea sets out here in the side room and - OH! I should show you how you place furniture!

In your house there's a little table here at the front - it'll list all your furniture and decorations so you can put them out, put them away or move them around!

You can also fill your house with trinkets! From our little mouse friends, we gathered last week to some of the nice trinkets hanging around the town, feel free to decorate your house with whatever you pick up - even if it's a pair of slippers you've taken a liking to!

I'm hoping you'll have lots of fun decorating and comparing your houses, but don't forget that's not all they're good for! This screen up here JUST got finished! Would anyone like to do some cooking?

We can't WAIT to welcome you home later this year - the question is, what will you fill yours with? Let us know in the comments and we'll see you next week!

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Hey everyone, it's time for another little Spirittea update! This week I made a list of all the features going into the game, all the people and their hobbies and it very quickly became a massive collection!! That of course got me thinking, what if I showed you one of the neat collectables in the game?

You will have seen this pamphlet in a previous video that shows you all of the spirits, songs and various other things in the spirittea world, but I also wanted to show you these four screens. We've shown the big tree before, and I bet you can guess what goes in here, but I wanted to share this scene with you, and the collectables that go in it! Can you guess what they are? Let's see if we can get some so I can show you!

To collect up these adorable statues and fill out this scene, you'll need to head up to the capsule or gacha machine here in town! Some of the figures are common, others uncommon and there are a few rare ones too, so if you're looking to complete the set you'll need to pop by whenever you've got a spare coin or two (don't tell Wonyan!!).

Some of the figures are so rare, you'll have to find them around the world - there are so many secrets in Spirittea that I won't spoil any of them here, but needless to say, you'll have to explore, dig and help out as many people as you can to get them though!

For now, let's turn the crank and see what we get! Oh, a little druid! Maybe just one more? A barbarian!

These little critter statues can now be placed in our home or around the town, but they also fill in this mousey fantasy town scene in our collections! They're adorable!

We look forwards to seeing all your houses filled with cute mice (the good kind, thankfully!) soon! Are these going to be your first collectable goal, or do you have another goal in mind already? Let us know in the comments, and we'll see you next week!

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Hey everyone, it's time for another little Spirittea update! With Winter giving us one last snow before the Spring, I figured I'd show you a little of how time passes in the game, and what that means for your character, the town, the townspeople and the spirits!

If you've played our demo, you'll know that the lovely clock in the top right-hand corner tells you the time and date, as well as what season it currently is. As you sleep each day, the days will tick on and eventually you'll hit summer, autumn and winter. We showed a little of these seasons in our music video, but here's a quick look at what you can expect, alongside different things growing and different critters hanging around town!

It wouldn't be a slice-of-life game without a lovely day-night cycle, and in Spirittea you'll see a lovely dawn, midday sun (as long as it's not cloudy, raining or storming), dusk and night-time, as well as a lovely drawn reminder of the clocks turning midnight! You'll even notice the difference in the bathhouse, where each time of day sets a different atmosphere!

But that's not the only difference! Each NPC has their own routine - some of the folks work at the school and the various buildings downtown so will take time in their day to head out to work, as well as engage with hobbies, meet with friends or just take some time out to relax. No matter what time of day you head out into town, there'll always be someone up to something!

As well as the townspeople, the spirits also have their own routines - they like to cause chaos when they can, some of them waiting until the relevant humans have left for work, others waiting for their humans to come home to best annoy them! On top of this, they're also tied to the seasons as you'll have seen in our previous videos - you'll need to be flexible with your own schedule in order to meet and help them all!

That being said, if you're a night owl, there'll be things for you to do and discover at night just like in the day! This is your new town and your new life - it's totally up to you how you spend it!

So, will you be a night owl headed out for karaoke or some late-night drinks, or an early bird looking to make the most of the daylight? Let us know in the comments and we'll see you next week!