Garden of Witches News

[p]Greetings from Team Tapas![/p][p][/p][p]As always, we are grateful to everyone who has enjoyed and supported Garden of Witches until now.[/p][p][/p][p]Ahead of the official 0.8.1 update, we are running another beta test to get your feedback. Your voice has always helped us move the game in a better direction, so we kindly ask for your participation once again.[/p][p][/p][p]※ Instructions on how to participate in the beta test can be found here.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Improved the visibility of the UI that shows the remaining time in the Epilogue 1 boss battle.[/p]
• [p]The following achievements can now also be earned in Epilogue 1:[/p]
  • [p]Reach n Cumulative Boss Battle Clear(s) (n increases once per boss defeated)[/p]
  • [p]Reach n Cumulative Normal Battle Clear(s) (n increases once per boss defeated)[/p]
  • [p]Defeat Boss n time(s) using `Giant Scissors` (n increases once per boss defeated)[/p]
  • [p]Defeat Boss n time(s) using `Magic Scissors` (n increases once per boss defeated)[/p]
  • [p]Defeat Boss n time(s) using `Broken Scissors` (n increases once per boss defeated)[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the Leech Ring artifact caused abnormal damage scaling on the Leech spell.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in some challenge modes where the Difficulty Selection UI would not close with the ESC key. [/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where the time limit gauge would not appear under certain conditions in some of the side missions.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the scissors used in a side mission were forcibly equipped after playing the side mission and returning to another chapter.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where some of the attack patterns of the final boss in Epilogue 1 did not deal damage.[/p]
• [p]Fixed various text and UI errors.[/p]

[p][/p][p]After playtesting the beta, please share your feedback in the Beta Test channel on our official Garden of Witches Discord server. We encourage you to freely share your thoughts regardless of how trivial they may seem to be. We will look over and consider all feedback left in the channel and do our best to apply them to the official update. [/p][p][/p][p]We sincerely thank you for always loving and supporting Garden of Witches. We will do our very best to deliver a more polished and complete game.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you.[/p]

[p]Greetings from Team Tapas!

Thank you, as always, for supporting us and patiently waiting for our next update.

Version 0.8.0 will add the first main content expansion (an epilogue chapter) for Garden of Witches, introducing a new witch and a new area. It features a different progression style from the other chapters, offering a fresh gameplay experience.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Nahatra’s growth has caused side effects that are shaking up the Garden. To stabilize the Garden, help the troubled Swamp Witch, Maydel, solve her problem and invite her to the tea party. Of course, like other domains in the Garden, Maydel’s swamp won’t be particularly friendly to Sil.[/p][p][/p][h3]Gameplay[/h3][p]Unlike previous chapters, this epilogue is structured as a single map. Countless waves of enemies and successive mid-bosses will block Sil’s path. Defeat enemies within the time limit to earn greater rewards, and complete your build to take down the main boss![/p][p][/p][h3]New Weapon: Singing Scissors[/h3][p]After helping Maydel solve her problem, she will gift Sil with a new weapon, Singing Scissors, as a token of gratitude. When activated, Singing Scissors will perform ranged attacks for a set duration. We hope this will inspire new build combinations.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Special Ability[/h3][p]In Maydel’s swamp domain, a special ability powered by Maydel becomes available. It can be used via a new action button and enhances Sil’s abilities in various ways. This ability is a unique system available only in Maydel’s swamp domain.[/p][p][/p][p]※ When updating to version 0.8.0, any ongoing runs will be reset.[/p][p][/p][h2]New Content[/h2][p]We have added a new epilogue chapter.[/p][p][/p][p]※ After updating the game, if you continue with existing save data where you have cleared Chapter 5, you can interact with the book in Sil’s House to open the Chapter Selection UI and proceed from there.[/p][p][/p][h2]Balance Changes[/h2][p]We found that completing Dual Synergies was too difficult, so we have reduced the tag requirement from 8 to 7. As a result, the maximum level of passive traits for the five attributes has been lowered from 5 to 4.

We also found that building up the Thread, Flower, and Crow passive attributes was a bit difficult, so we increased their early-game damage and adjusted their growth rate. Overall, Thread, Flower, and Crow damage has increased by about 37% at 6 tags, and by about 12% at their maximum tag count (previously 8, now 7).[/p][p][/p][h3]Attributes[/h3]

• [p]Thread[/p]
  • [p]Base Damage: 30% → 60%[/p]
  • [p]Passive Trait: 30% → 10% (per level)[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Flower[/p]
  • [p]Base Damage: 100% → 200%[/p]
  • [p]Passive Trait: 30% → 10% (per level)[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Crow[/p]
  • [p]Base Damage: 30% → 50%[/p]
  • [p]Passive Trait: 30% → 10% (per level)[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Blood[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Fire[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Dual Synergies[/p]
  • [p]Tag Requirement: 8 → 7[/p]

[p][/p][h2]System Changes[/h2][h3]Shortcut Buttons[/h3]

• [p]Added a hotkey to change magic slot positions[/p]
  • [p]Keyboard: R[/p]
  • [p]Controller: D-pad →[/p]
• [p]Added a new hotkey for the epilogue special ability[/p]
  • [p]The new key will be available only in Epilogue Chapter 1[/p]
  • [p]Keyboard: Shift[/p]
  • [p]Controller: RB / LB (both triggers work)[/p]
• [p]Added alternative normal attack hotkeys[/p]
  • [p]Controller: RT / LT (both triggers work)[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• [p]Fixed various text errors.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Until our official 1.0 release, we plan to continue expanding Garden of Witches in various ways, starting with this epilogue chapter. Please look forward to the new witches and stories to come.

As always, thank you for appreciating what we have made with Garden of Witches and continuing to be patient with us. We will do our best to repay your support with an even more polished game.

Thank you.[/p]

[p]Greetings from Team Tapas![/p][p][/p][p]Our three-day journey at BIC in Busan has successfully come to an end. During the event, we had the opportunity to meet our precious fans who visited the Team Tapas booth and to directly connect with other wonderful developers who’ve created fresh and exciting games. [/p][p][/p][p]It was very meaningful for us, and we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. Despite the scorching summer heat, many of you visited our booth and shared your valuable feedback and warm encouragement for Garden of Witches. Every single conversation we shared with you has become a great source of inspiration and motivation for our development team.[/p][p][/p][p]To share some of the joyful moments we experienced at BIC, we’ve prepared a few photos for you. We hope you can feel the lively atmosphere of the event through them![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We will use the valuable feedback and support you’ve given us at BIC as another building block for our game and will continue to do our best to deliver even better game experiences. We also promise to keep striving tirelessly to live up to your expectations as Team Tapas.[/p][p][/p][p]Once again, we sincerely thank everyone who has continuously shown love and support for Team Tapas and Garden of Witches. We look forward to meeting you again with even better work in the future![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you.[/p]

[p]Greetings from Team Tapas![/p][p]
Thank you, as always, for supporting us and patiently waiting for our next update.[/p][p][/p][p]Before the official release of 0.8.0, we will be conducting a beta test to hear your feedback. We hope many of you will participate as we listen closely to your feedback to make the game even better![/p][p]
※ For instructions on how to join the beta test, please check \[this link].[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Nahatra’s growth has caused side effects that are shaking up the Garden. To stabilize the Garden, help the troubled Swamp Witch, Maydel, solve her problem and invite her to the tea party. Of course, like other domains in the Garden, Maydel’s swamp won’t be particularly friendly to Sil.[/p][p][/p][h3]Gameplay[/h3][p]Unlike previous chapters, this epilogue is structured as a single map. Countless waves of enemies and successive mid-bosses will block Sil’s path. Defeat enemies within the time limit to earn greater rewards, and complete your build to take down the main boss![/p][p][/p][h3]New Weapon: Singing Scissors[/h3][p]After helping Maydel solve her problem, she will gift Sil with a new weapon, Singing Scissors, as a token of gratitude. When activated, Singing Scissors will perform ranged attacks for a set duration. We hope this will inspire new build combinations.[/p][p][/p][h3]New Special Ability[/h3][p]In Maydel’s swamp domain, a special ability powered by Maydel becomes available. It can be used via a new action button and enhances Sil’s abilities in various ways. This ability is a unique system available only in Maydel’s swamp domain.[/p][p][/p][p]※ When updating to version 0.8.0, any ongoing runs will be reset.[/p][p][/p][h2]New Content[/h2][p]We have added a new epilogue chapter.[/p][p][/p][p]※ After updating the game, if you continue with existing save data where you have cleared Chapter 5, you can interact with the book in Sil’s House to open the Chapter Selection UI and proceed from there.[/p][p][/p][h2]Balance Changes[/h2][p]We found that completing Dual Synergies was too difficult, so we have reduced the tag requirement from 8 to 7. As a result, the maximum level of passive traits for the five attributes has been lowered from 5 to 4.[/p][p][/p][p]We also found that building up the Thread, Flower, and Crow passive attributes was a bit difficult, so we increased their early-game damage and adjusted their growth rate. Overall, Thread, Flower, and Crow damage has increased by about 37% at 6 tags, and by about 12% at their maximum tag count (previously 8, now 7).[/p][p][/p][h3]Attributes[/h3]

• [p]Thread[/p]
  • [p]Base Damage: 30% → 60%[/p]
  • [p]Passive Trait: 30% → 10% (per level)[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Flower[/p]
  • [p]Base Damage: 100% → 200%[/p]
  • [p]Passive Trait: 30% → 10% (per level)[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Crow[/p]
  • [p]Base Damage: 30% → 60%[/p]
  • [p]Passive Trait: 30% → 10% (per level)[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Blood[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Fire[/p]
  • [p]Max Passive Level: 5 → 4[/p]
• [p]Dual Synergies[/p]
  • [p]Tag Requirements: 8 → 7[/p]

[p][/p][h2]System Changes[/h2][h3]Shortcut Buttons[/h3]

• [p]Added a hotkey to change magic slot positions[/p]
  • [p]Keyboard: R[/p]
  • [p]Controller: D-pad →[/p]
• [p]Added a new hotkey for the epilogue special ability[/p]
  • [p]The new key will be available only in Epilogue Chapter 1[/p]
  • [p]Keyboard: Shift[/p]
  • [p]Controller: RB[/p]
• [p]Added alternative normal attack hotkeys[/p]
  • [p]Controller: RT / LT (both triggers work)[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2][p]Fixed various text errors.[/p][p][/p][p]Please share your beta test feedback in the Beta Test channel on our official Garden of Witches Discord server. We hope you will share and exchange your thoughts freely. Your suggestions will be reviewed and may be implemented in the official update.[/p][p][/p][p]As always, thank you for appreciating what we have made with Garden of Witches and continuing to be patient with us. We will do our best to repay your support with an even more polished game.[/p][p]
Thank you.[/p]

[p]Greetings from Team Tapas![/p][p][/p][p]We would like to sincerely thank you for your continued support and love for Garden of Witches.[/p][p][/p][p]Version 0.8.0 will be Garden of Witches’ first major content expansion, adding an epilogue chapter that introduces a new witch and a new area. The flow of the gameplay will also be different from previous chapters, which will offer a fresh gameplay experience.[/p][p][/p][p]Before the official release, we will be holding a beta test to gather your valuable feedback.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Beta Test Starting Date: August 14, 2025 (Thursday)[/p]
• [p]Official Update: After the beta test ends (scheduled sometime during the 3rd week of August)[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Ahead of the 0.8.0 official release, we will have a special discount event. So if you haven’t gotten your hands on Garden of Witches yet, now is the perfect time![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We are deeply grateful for all the love and support you have given to Garden of Witches. We will continue working hard to deliver a more polished and complete game experience.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you.[/p][p]
[/p][h2]※ Updated on Aug 14, 2025[/h2][p]Due to an operational oversight, the special discount event was delayed, and the discount period has been adjusted. The discount will now be applied normally from August 15 (Fri) 08:00 PDT and will end on August 29 (Thu) 07:59 PDT. We sincerely apologize once again for the inconvenience and will take greater care to ensure that such issues do not occur in the future.[/p]