Hello Villagers! Today I want to give everyone an update on the schedule of the upcoming Village Monsters version 1.0 update. I’m moving the release window from Spring 2021 to Summer 2021. Given that I’m posting this on the literal summer solstice… well, it’s probably not a surprise. The game is in very good shape, and this decision wasn’t easy to […]
Building a Village: A Portrait is Worth a Thousand Words
Hiya Villagers! It’s been awhile since I’ve done a proper devlog, so I want to start with something small. So small, in fact, that it’s only 48×48 pixels: today I’m talking dialogue portraits! Portraits are an important part of any game with a lot of dialogue text, but for a solo project like Village Monsters […]
Playtesters needed!
Hiya villagers! Village Monsters v1.0 is right on track. In fact, even as we speak the hype train is barreling down said track at over 400 miles per hour. Don’t worry, I have been repeatedly assured by the conductor that this is all perfectly safe. I’m now ready to recruit volunteers to help playtest the […]
Patch notes for Village Monsters v0.90.X
Patch Notes for v0.90.1 Fixed crash when talking with the Clam Before The Storm Fixed crash when attempting to change your name on Three Wall Island Stopped villagers from referring to you as “Josh” Fixed incorrect placement for the skill exp bars in some resolutions Fixed mail keys from not working properly Added the option […]
Village Monsters v0.90.0: The Living Lands Update + The Lunar New Year Sale!
Hello Villagers! I am beyond excited to announce that Village Monsters v0.90 is finally done cooking. It’s the biggest and tastiest update yet. (These notes are quite large, so I tried to focus mostly on the highlights. If you want the full scoop then I got you covered at the bottom.) To celebrate this release, […]
The Steam Winter Sale + The Next Big Thing
Hello Villagers! We’re little over halfway through the Steam Winter Sale! You can still grab Village Monsters for 20% OFF between now and January 5th. If it seems like there has been an endless stream of sales lately… well, that’s because there have been. This is the 3rd major sale Village Monsters has been a part of since October. However, […]
New Patch: Early Access v0.81.4
Hello Villagers! This is a small technical update which upgrades the underlying engine of Village Monsters. This release doesn’t include new features, but it should resolve a number of technical bugs and other oddities that have been discovered since the major release back in October. Of particular note on users on Linux and Mac. An […]