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Steam News27 April 20262mo ago

Dev Diary: Steam visuals + Demo coming soon

Hi everyone, It's been a while since the last dev diary but that doesn't mean things have been quite behind the scenes. Quite the opposite actually.

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changedSTEAM VISUALS UPDATED🏝️First of all, you may have noticed that the Steam capsule and visuals have been updated!
addedSTEAM VISUALS UPDATED🏝️I wanted the new visuals to better show what Island Restoration is really about. The new capsule gives a stronger sense of the game's theme, mood and story.
addedNEW HUGE DEMO COMING SOON🎮This won't just be a small update. The new demo will include significant changes both in gameplay and visuals. A lot has changed since the previous demo and I'm really excited to finally start showing you what I've been building.
changedNEW HUGE DEMO COMING SOON🎮But I don't want to reveal everything here just yet. More of that will be shown in the gameplay trailer that I'm currently preparing!

Island Restoration changes

changedFirst of all, you may have noticed that the Steam capsule and visuals have been updated!
addedI wanted the new visuals to better show what Island Restoration is really about. The new capsule gives a stronger sense of the game's theme, mood and story.
addedThis won't just be a small update. The new demo will include significant changes both in gameplay and visuals. A lot has changed since the previous demo and I'm really excited to finally start showing you what I've been building.
changedBut I don't want to reveal everything here just yet. More of that will be shown in the gameplay trailer that I'm currently preparing!

Hi everyone,

It's been a while since the last dev diary but that doesn't mean things have been quite behind the scenes. Quite the opposite actually. I've been working really hard on preparing the next big step for the game along with everyone who has joined the Discord, as we shape the game together

STEAM VISUALS UPDATED🏝️

First of all, you may have noticed that the Steam capsule and visuals have been updated!

I wanted the new visuals to better show what Island Restoration is really about. The new capsule gives a stronger sense of the game's theme, mood and story.

BACKSTORY OF THE GAME🏭

The world of Island Restoration has been damaged, wildlife has been driven away and places that once felt like paradises have been left desolate. You set sail to restore what's been broken. That's the heart of the game. Cleaning, rebuilding and slowly bringing nature back to life one island at a time.

NEW HUGE DEMO COMING SOON🎮

As I said earlier, I've been working hard... and a big part of that work has been preparing the next HUGE demo.

This won't just be a small update. The new demo will include significant changes both in gameplay and visuals. A lot has changed since the previous demo and I'm really excited to finally start showing you what I've been building.

But I don't want to reveal everything here just yet. More of that will be shown in the gameplay trailer that I'm currently preparing!

Thank you for sticking around it really means a lot and keeps me motivated. More updates are coming soon.

EliteTheDev

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