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The Abbess Garden's Devlog 11: Updates & spy festival!
The release is now behind us, so I finally have the time to write this news :) I want to say a big thank you to every player who supported and bought the game!!! It means a lot to us :) Spy rendez-vous! The Spy Video Ga…
Small update 1.1.6: action cursors!
Hi, The cursors update is here :) Now, you'll have a different cursor when watering, planting a seed, walking, etc. or when no action is selected! This was often requested, so I hope this quality of life update will off…
Small update 1.1.5: small UI/UX improvements
Hi, While working on the cursors update, I noticed a few issues I wanted to address quickly. Issues with the arrow keys (now the down key effectively goes down) The seeds submenu is now properly centred The maximum spee…
Small update 1.1.4: plants table of content in the book & seeds UI
Dear players, I am running a survey to know what updates players are most interested in. The most requested small improvement was a table of contents for the plants in the book! It has now be added! Seeds UI Making the…
Small update 1.1.3: fixes and small additions
Dear players, Here is a small update, made especially to correct a bug reported by 2 players that occurred when moving marigolds in October 1643, preventing them from becoming mature and providing seeds. Each plant has…
Mac Os compatibility for version 1.1.2
I just built the game for MacOs (same version as the PC one)
The Abbess Garden's Devlog 10: Release, Port-Royal & what's next!
Dear players, That's it! The game is out in the wild Many thanks to the team, everyone who supported us in the journey, and to the players who bought the game already! 💖 If you played, we would particularly appreciate…
Small update 1.1.2
Dear players, Here is the first small update after launch! Achievements Fixed Achievements Solomon's Seal and Rose of Provins, which were preventing players to get to 100%. Proofreading Integrated a lot of corrections t…
The Abbess Garden's Devlog 09: Steam Deck & polish
Dear players, We are in the final week before the game release! We recently had the good news that the game was reviewed as Playable on Steam Deck :) It's not verified as some text are a bit small, but every one who tes…
Announcements: release date & new partnership with indie.io!!!
New partnership with indie.io I have been interested in games for natural & cultural heritage for a while. When I created MD Studio in 2024, I decided that my first game would be a gardening game with real plants set in…
The Abbess Garden's Devlog 08: livestream, public playtest and more flowers!
Dear players, I was invited to the Utopiales festival recently. It was initially mostly about sci-fi, but it has become more open to fiction in general. There is a video game area, and the professional gamedev associati…
The Abbess Garden's Devlog 07: New demo & soil system
Dear players! The new demo is out!!! Yay!!! It includes a lot of improvements, new content, and a new gardening system, which I want to introduce to you today! To make the gardening complexity progressive, there are onl…
The Abbess Garden's Devlog 06: Back to school festival!
Hi! The last devlog was about the demo release! It went pretty well and we are happy :) 359 players tried it so far, and 29 answered our demo survey (very useful, thank you!!!) There weren't too many bugs, but I still h…
The Abbess Garden's Devlog 05: The demo is here!
This morning, I clicked on the "Released Demo" button, it was a scary and exciting moment! :) And now, the demo is here! It has improved UI, new character animations, new music and sounds effects... (+ a lot of bugfixes…
The Abbess Garden's Devlog 04: Closed beta results and last day to try!
Many thanks to the playtesters who registered for our beta test! (more than 400!!!). The feedback allowed us to understand what the most pressure issues were patch the game 5 times :) They were all related to what playt…
The Abbess Garden's Devlog 03: The closed beta has begun!
Recently, we have been busy adding content to the game and fixing bugs to get the closed beta ready! To apply, click on the big green “Request Access” button on our Steam page! Then I’ll be adding playtesters regularly…
The Abbess Garden's Dev log 02: spies and marigold!
Hi! This week's news is that The Abbess Garden is part of the Steam festival called " Spy Video Game Rendezvous ". As you can expect, it's the only gardening game on that fest, but there are still other cozy games, and…
The Abbess Garden's Dev log 01
Hi! Recently, I've been working on the "examine" panel, which used to be very rough and unclear. This panel opens when you use the magnifying glass on a plant to see if it's happy and what it needs. It's still not perfe…
New alpha test version and next newsletter is coming soon!
Alpha tests The Abbess Garden's alpha test began in December 2024. I just invited a new wave our testers so they can test our new save system. This update includes a few UI and UX improvements based on previous playtest…
The Abbess Garden will be in the Dames4Games Showcase!
We are very proud to announce that the Abbess Garden has been among the 25 games selected for the Dames4Games Spring 2025 Showcase 🎉 This event is hosted by IGN on their YouTube and Twitch channels on March 5th at 12 P…
