Liverpool, England - 14th June 2024 – Publisher Slug Disco Studios and developer Robert Kaufmann, founder of inDirection Games, are pleased to announce the launch date for upcoming cozy garden builder game, Horticular, as 11th July 2024.
Horticular - Launch Date Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwcse4m5sYk
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.
Full Release Highlights:
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Complete Story: 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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
Key Features of Horticular:
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Creative Freedom: Build and expand the garden of your dreams with hundreds of unlockable surface types and items. You set the pace and what to do next, whether it be developing a new vegetable area, progressing a lucrative story arc, or just sitting back and admiring your creation. Your horticultural creation will be unique to you!
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Animal Ecosystem: Create and preserve animal habitats to attract adorable creatures. Each species has its own requirements to fulfill before they pay you a visit, so you have to plan ahead if you want them all. Should you not take proper care of your inhabitants, they may leave you in pursuit of better luck elsewhere!
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Immersive World: Immerse yourself in your personal horticultural garden diorama, complete with a day-night cycle and weather effects. But while a rainy and lantern-lit evening may be cozy, it is not just for show! You will find that darkness attracts unsavory characters, some animals prefer specific weather conditions, and lightning strikes loom under stormy skies.
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Maintaining Magic: Nurture your garden with magic. Over time, you will have to deal with unhappy animals, garden decay, and strange corrupted agents sent by your nemesis. But with a combination of helpful gnomes and your own magical gardening gloves, you are sure to keep an everblooming environment.
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Garden Upgrades: Choose how your gardening journey develops by upgrading abilities to suit your play-style and investing in new items to rebuild with. Since you make the decision, every playthrough is personal.
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Pen Pals: Encounter multiple quirky characters writing you letters throughout the story. Each individual has their own specialty, and they frequently give you tasks to carry out in exchange for a reward. What you decide to pursue is completely up to you, and there is always something waiting to be done.
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Horticular launches on 11th July 2024, if you’re a content creator or member of the press, and you’d like an advanced copy, please get in touch using the details below.
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For press enquiries, such as interview access, follow up questions, and queries about advanced access, please email: press@slugdisco.com
Horticular Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928540/Horticular/
Horticular Social Profiles:
Twitter: https://x.com/HorticularGame
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Horticular
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@horticulargame
Discord: https://discord.gg/6ZbfDNSzKV