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Moonlight In Garland

Move in to your brand new apartment, make friends, take jobs, and decorate your home - all while working with your local community to improve the neighbourhood. City life is calling, and you're gonna love it here! *Apartment quality may vary. Loving it not guaranteed…

All Reviews:

Very Positive (52) - 88% of the 52 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Oct 23, 2023

Developer:

Violet LeBeaux

Publisher:

Winters Group Estate

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Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Early Access gives me time to focus on small details, reflect the community in Garland so it feels like a real city, adjust play based on feedback, find tricky bugs and experiment with new features in a way that is sustainable. This is my first game project so while I know what I want to achieve and how I want it to come together, I really value being able to work with the Garland community to make something really special together! <3 Violet”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“I am targeting around 9 months but this timeline will be flexible based around community input and feedback.

Update Schedule:

Hotfixes / major bug fixes - as required.
Minor bug fixes - fortnightly
Minor content drops - monthly
Major content drops - quarterly (starting early 2024)

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How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“During Early Access I will be doing multiple stages of Content Drops, which will allow me time to polish and adjust things bit by bit and keep things going at a sustainable development pace.

In addition to the content included in Early Access, the full version aims to have the following:

Polish and balance for existing gameplay.
2 x additional friendship events + 3 x romantic events per NPC.
Special occasion events (birthdays, weddings, commitment ceremonies).
More apartment customization options (move buildings or expand).
More part time jobs and tool progressions.
More seasonal festivals.
Pets.

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What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Currently available game play includes:

Full progression of the main building story lines (6 events x 4 buildings).
Welcome quests and tutorials.
Daily errands and recycling tasks.
3 x relationship progression events for 22 NPCs (2 platonic, 1 romantic choice).
3 x rotating Private Detective part time job quests.
Gardening, cleaning and photography progression.
Character customization and basic apartment customization.
Seasonal character interactions, music, mail and level design.
Festival of Petals - Spring festival.

Please keep in mind that during Early Access planned features and gameplay may change as Garland evolves and adjusts to feedback. All efforts will be made to make sure save files are compatible throughout the process but there may be times where manual adjustments or conversions are required.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“During Early Access Moonlight in Garland will be offered at a heavily discounted rate to reflect the evolving content, bug fixes, and incorporation of community feedback. Once Garland leaves Early Access the cost will move to full price.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“I am very involved with Garland’s community through our Discord server and weekly streaming on Twitch. We hold regular community nights, Q and As and I when possible make adjustments to game builds based on feedback received. All of Garland’s updates and patches come with comprehensive notes and I aim to be as transparent as possible”

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About This Game

Moonlight in Garland is a cozy, open-ended life sim set in the bustling metropolis of Garland. Whether you’re growing houseplants or helping out your new neighbours, every day brings fun, friendships and the weird side of city life.

📦 Unpack your boxes, find your people, and make Garland your home.

Of course, every city has its challenges…

Can you handle the thrilling, edge-of-your-seat excitement of attending a monthly resident committee meeting?
Will you forge life long friendships through mildly questionable but well intentioned crimes?
Are you ready to better your local community by showing kindness and making small changes: to the extreme!?!
Do you like trains? Or anthropomorphic recycling bins?

💌 City life is calling, and you're going to love it here!*

*Apartment quality may vary. Loving it not guaranteed…

Authorised by the Garland City Council Tourism Department.

🛠️ Moonlight in Garland is a solo dev project made with love and tea. It's still in active development and your feedback helps shape the future of the city.

Check out the roadmap for more info! 🛠️

🌆 Move in!

Choose from four apartment buildings to match your vibe. Each building has it’s own unique storyline, apartment layouts, problems quirks and community events. As your life in Garland grows, let Ryan at Quality Real Estate help you upgrade to a bigger space or a different building… for a very reasonable fee.

💼 Get to work!

You’re gonna need a way to fund your new extravagant lifestyle, so consider taking on part-time jobs. Join the gig-economy as a delivery person, track down suspects as an ethically challenged private investigator or dabble in stock trading. If you have some spare time you can always sign up to the Council’s Recycling or Initiatives programs to earn cash for bigger community projects.

💖 Build deep connections!

City life can get lonely so befriend or romance a diverse cast of 22 residents through relationship events and watch their stories unfold. Nothing brings people closer together than accidentally stealing a helicopter together, right? With 18 romancable characters, customisable commitment and break up options (dump someone via sky writing!!) there’s heaps of ways to connect… or disconnect.

🌿 Get involved!

Your local community is what you make of it. Clean up trash, scrub graffiti, pick wild herbs and gather pebbles to polish into crystals to keep your neighbourhood beautiful. Someone’s gotta do it!

⏰ Balance your time and energy!

Manage both physical and mental energy to get the most out of every day. Feeling tired? Try one of Dr Hannah’s specially formulated Buffins for that extra pep in your step! Feeling mentally drained? Take some time out to relax at your window and just watch the world go by.

🎨 Decorate your space!

Forget worrying about your security deposit in Garland! Grow houseplants, change your wallpaper, rearrange furniture and make your apartment feel like home!

🎉 Live that life!

Enjoy seasonal festivals, fish, photograph wildlife, contribute to the museum or just take life one day at a time. Cities grow and change, so as development continues you’ll find more things to love around every corner.

💖 See you in Garland!

<3 Violet

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Gameplay includes depictions, mentions or implied descriptions of:
- Mild violence.
- Mild swearing.
- Mild implied sexual themes.
- Mild alcohol use.

Gameplay also has mentions or storylines including:
- Weapons (including guns).
- Death/murder.
- Character injury (broken bones, insect stings, motorcycle accidents).
- Unhealthy relationship dynamics, including financial/emotional abuse.
- Break ups/make ups/ex relationship dynamics.
- Law enforcement, private investigators, the court systems, and lawbreaking.