There are always new games being released which hope to break into the cozy market, and the latest isCritter Cove. The 3D animal-based game takes inspiration from all of the usual titles, and was released into early access on September 10.
Before the game was even available to play, developer Gentleman Rat Studio revealed some of the updates which have already happened due to player feedback from the demo. It alsorevealed a roadmapfor the game’s first two major updates, set to arrive at some point during early access.
If you’re hoping to dive intoCritter Coveand have previously played the demo, you’ll be happy to know that your save file from the demo can carry over into the full game. This is something that the dev team hopes to continue with future updates, although it has been acknowledged that there may be issues with this moving forward.
Updates to the demo
If you played the demo, you’ll know that there were some pretty standard features which were missing from it. However, the devs have put a ton of effort in to improvingCritter Covein time for the early access launch, with a lot of improvements and adjustments coming as a direct result of player feedback:
*Gentleman Rat Studio revealed onTwitterthat its has removed the Fishing minigame from the early access build for the moment, due to ‘accessibility issues’. You can still fish, just without the minigame aspect.
First major update
The first major update, which doesn’t have an estimated date of arrival as of yet, will increase the size ofCritter Coveby a third, while also introducing further quest lines and other game play features.
Gentleman Rat Studio has said that while this is the planned course of updates over the coming months, there is a possibility that things will change depending on player feedback and priorities as the game goes through early access.
Here’s everything we can expect in the first major update:
Second major update
Again, there is no ballpark date for when to expect this second update, but it will add a lot of basic features toCritter Cove, as well as new areas to explore:
