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Reel Life is now out of Early Access!
We're out of Early Access but we're not done yet! Thanks for all of your support up to this point in Reel Life's life. We really, really appreciate it. But let's talk about what's to come next! First off, we'll be takin…
Patch notes2 changesGameplay - Reel Life
Build 1.0.30 Update
Added: Chances for gifts of food and other items, as well as amounts of gold and experience, are now included in mystery box slot wins If player does not have enough gold for slot machine bet lines, on slot spin start a…
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Build 1.0.29 Update
Added: Steam achievements Journal page for achievements Fixed: Numerous quality adjustments and fixes
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Build 1.0.28 Update
Added: Daily vendors to Rosenvale City, Eastern Border and Southern Border scenes Large range of new livestock colors, including rare cotton candy variants Dice button to livestock naming UI for generation of random nam…
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Reel Life Leaves EA August 05!
Hello again and hooray! We have big news to announce! 🎉🎉Reel Life will exit Early Access on August 05!🎉🎉 That's right, we'll be taking Reel Life out of Early Access next month. That means a stable build with lots fo…
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Hotfix 1.0.27.5
Reel Life v1.0.27.5 update pushed for main and beta branches to address issue with the slot machine returns display. A use case resulted with the slot winnings images and text effects not clearing properly on exiting th…
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New Demo Live Memorial Day Weekend
🌱 The Demo Has Been Reworked We’ve just released a major update to the Reel Life demo focused on making the early game faster, clearer, and more satisfying. If you’ve played before, it’s worth jumping back in. If you’r…
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Build 1.0.27 Update
Hello again and hooray! The Romance Update is now live! Get ready to get romancing in this new update, as you can now woo (via presents) EVERY resident in Rosenvale. That’s right – even the married ones, though you’ll b…
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Dev Log 04.01.26
Hello! Just a quick check-in to let you know where we are right now. We’re still hard at work on the romance update (will still take 2-4 weeks). However, we’ve made a couple of significant changes in the interim we want…
Patch notes3 changesGameplayUI/audio - Reel Life
Build 1.0.25 Update
Adding festivals and implementing crafting, farming, and friendship changes. Added: 2 festivals per season Souvenir objects to be purchased from festival vendors Snow background and object layers appearance during and a…
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Dev Log 03.04.26
Hello again, all! This week we’ll be looking at a few changes and adjustments we’ve decided to make during our Festival testing process. The Festival update is not quite ready to post yet but should be ready in a week o…
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Dev Log 02.04.26
Welcome back to our preview of festivals! We’ll be looking at the final four festivals today (there are eight in total – the last devlog went over the first four). We’re still fine tuning things so we’re not quite ready…
Patch notes - Reel Life
Dev Log 01.21.26
Hello again! Hope you’re doing well. No update this week because we’re working hard on getting the festivals implemented. Not all of them are in yet, but we can give you a little preview of a few. First up are the Sprin…
Patch notes - Reel Life
Build 1.0.24 Update
Updating with character customization, mail system, fossils and artifacts, and Flower Temple payout changes. Added: Mail system to send letters and gifts to met residents, as well as respond to received mail. (Open the…
Store8 changesUI/audioGameplay - Reel Life
Dev Log 01.07.26
Hello and Happy New Year! :) We've got a short update this time - just a mention of a couple new features that are dropping with today's update. We're gliding along with Phase 1 with these additions - only snow layers,…
Store2 changesBalance - Reel Life
Dev Log 12.23.25
Hello and Happy Holidays! We hope that you're enjoying the holiday season and having lots of fun! We're still hard at work on a big update for you - friendship events, character customization, and the mail system! How a…
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