We are so proud to announce that Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker is part of this year's Cozy Quest!

Cozy Quest 2025 begins at 18:00 GMT today with an opening Showcase. You can watch an exclusive Trailer with Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker - the prequel of Tavern Talk. So, keep an eye out! 👀 We'll introduce you to an old friend. 💜

To the showcase!

And the annual Cozy Quest Awards will return on Thursday, 20 November, where players can vote for their favorite games. We keep fingers crossed and hope for a lot of votes for our cozy visual novel. 😉

During the celebration a lot of incredible and cozy games will have great discounts including Tavern Talk and its DLCs. Check our last news for more information on our newest costume DLC "Pirate Palooza":

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2076140/view/563639634283724926?l=english

Check out Cozy Quest right now!

Don't forget, you can still follow our Kickstarter for Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker. Following the pre-campaign early on ensures that you won't miss the launch date and will get notice when to grab some early bee offers! 💯

And with our campaign's social achievements, you can already help collect points to unlock more goodies at the end! This way you have the chance to get more free stuff while supporting our game in the long run!

Follow the Kickstarter!

Let's go big with the Kickstarter and even bigger with Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker!

Your Gentle Troll Team!

Today, we’re excited to present the Storybook. ✨📖✨

We’ve carefully read the comments you left in our survey after playing the demo (btw, we have 5,500+ responses now that's so awesome!), and we noticed several types of players, many asking for an additional way to listen to the story unfold... and since this game is all about the story, we decided this update should meet the needs of as many players as possible.

This update for:

🙌 those who like the story but need to pause the game to read

🙌 those who miss lines because the subtitles move too fast

🙌 those who forget to read because they get too absorbed in the gameplay

🙌 those who prefer silence for an ASMR-like experience


❤️ We also wanted to keep the update exciting for those of you who already love everything about the game, so we added short stories about some of the villages. We now have 4 new stories in the demo, translated by excellent translators.

(I want to thank those of you who love the game! Your feedback makes me so smiley. 😊)

Summary:

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📖 You can now play without narration and still enjoy the story.

📖 You won’t miss any text lines – play without worry.

❤️ Bonus: learn more about our quirky characters.

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We have been doing this update for a few months, and it took more time than we expected. (I think this is the usual developer excuse.😆) Still, we are happy with where we ended up.

I want to share some behind-the-scenes screenshots for you:

Concept in Blender with 2 different color palettes.

It is just 2D assets. But we tried to make it look like 3D. At this stage all the simple parts were over. 😅



Implementing inside Unity—truly a headache! With different languages, we tried to ensure all the text was readable and looked good on the pages.


And the last part (most satisfying for me as an artist) - drawing illustrations on iPad.


+ Map Upgrade
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Almost all of you asked about this!
Finally, you can interact with villages on the map. 😁🙌




Thanks for reading, and we hope you will like this update. 😚
Tell us your opinion in the feedback form in the demo or write to us on the Woodo Discord to share your thoughts directly.

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In our next news, we’re going to share a fantastic story about how I met our composer and how we began working together. Every part of this story feels like pure magic to me, and I can’t wait to share this little fairy tale with you.

See you in Woodo! 🦊🌿

Julia
Tiny Monks Tales

Hey everyone!

We’re really excited to share that we’ll be part of Cozy Quest 2025, running November 17–20.
This year’s event is the biggest Cozy Quest yet, with almost 300 cozy games joining in, so grab something warm to sip and settle in for a seriously comfy weekend of streams, showcases, and good vibes.

To celebrate Cozy Quest, our game will be 40% off for the duration of the event!https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536090/Echoes_of_the_Plum_Grove/🎥Developer Broadcast🎥

We also had the chance to join a Developer Panel for the event, chatting about our game along with some amazing fellow devs. Keep an eye out for us in the Simulation broadcast stream during the event! There will be a Let's Play Feature on our game, and right after, you can find us in the "Making it On Our Own" Panel. We had a great time recording for the panel, and we can’t wait for you to see it.

We also wanted to take a moment and share some exciting news with you all!

In true Echoes of the Plum Grove fashion, we’ve expanded our family tree in real life, and we’re welcoming a little girl! 🍼💮

We’ll be taking a short hiatus from active development and community presence while we adjust to life as new parents. This game means the world to us, and so does this community. You’ve always been so supportive and kind, and we’re deeply grateful for all the encouragement you’ve given us. 💜

We’ll be back once things settle down a bit. In the meantime, here’s what’s still on the roadmap:

🧷 Pinning

 🛠️Better Modding Support

 🎮 Control Improvements

 😠NPC Moods

💖 Better Favorites

Thank you for understanding, everyone! 💜

Bloody Mary:

Wow, you lot are sure are HILARIOUS, HAHAHAHA.
I've read all of your tea, and now it's time to spill on my favorite bits from your dirty, dirty laundry.
Here are your winners, picked by me:

Deadborg on Discord:

"I make cartoons about animals. One tip I received to improve my craft was to "get inside the animals". On my drive back home, I encountered a dead deer and decided to cut it open and wear it's skin while running all over the road until I eventually saw a large truck heading right towards me and instead of getting out of the way, I just screamed and was hit. The driver checked up on me and was horrified at the sight of me covered in deer blood and flesh. I told him I wasn't expecting that and just walked away. I think he liked me."

Yog-Sototh on Discord

"I had a strange dream, locked between my other "lovely night visions of chaos". I think I was a soldier dressed in black (I'm playing a lot of video games :p), walking along other warriors in a dark city in flames, during a strangely peaceful night enlightened by the stars. Of course, when they were visible through the smoke.

I was a bit behind, with my gun in hand. Back from a fight. Suddenly, I felt something behind me and before I could utter a word: a strong hand clamped itself over my mouth. Feminine, yet strong and great. Also sweaty and tasting like salt. At the same time, I saw a glowing piece of metal close to my eyes, lowering itself to my neck. Followed by a venomous yet hypnotizing "shhh, a word and I slit your throat."

Then the dream fractionated into different scenes: being dragged forcefully behind my friends, repeating "Hush, not a sound" like a mantra printing itself in my head. Then I got pinned against a wall and I saw her. My size more or less, very short hair, a white full face mask and with daggers in the eyes, a golden tanned skin and quite toned too. I struggled until I realized that in fact, I didn't really want to fight. Even though I sensed that my resistance was fueling her desires and inner demons-and that was the best reason to keep fighting.

Then-fraction.

Me and her fighting in the streets, in the middle of total chaos. Sometimes I took the upper hand, sometimes she took it back. But the best for me was the following: fighting alongside her. Against our enemies. Slaughtering, killing, destroying and worse. Two demons unleashed into hell: our own home. And hunting the ones who didn't belong here. A carnival of agony and...delights.

And ultimately: a short moment of peace.

Her coldness melted. Her Eyes sparkling—passion? Love?

I reached for her mask, lifted it slowly…

Then I woke up. Tear on my face.

I don't know who this demoness was. But if you hear my call : Come join me in the shadows."

Alucard on Instagram

"I once unplugged someone’s phone at 2% just to charge my own. He had a business meeting later that day, he never got the call i wonder why.

(side note can we put evil geoff in the torture chamber once tormentor comes out)"

@enrico_uccastrog on Instagram

"#confesstomary Short sad story: one day my girlfriend was marinating some chicken and put in the fridge. That night I was looking for dinner, alone and desperate, found the chicken, toasted some bread, put on the chicken and ate ( i was sure it was cooked, it wasn't.)"

Bloody Mary:I will see you all next Stream, look forward to tomorrow! Slice you later!

Oh, what's this? Wishlist Tormentor now?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1493440/TORMENTOR/

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Hey dear Guardians!

The sea awakens again for this month as new community challenges are here! The Crablings are on board to face this new mission and they're waiting for you to join the party.

We're also having a huge 60% sale for the Cozy Quest event, celebrating the best of relaxing and cute games!

Sea you in the corals!

-The Crab God team-

JOIN OUR DISCORD!

C

Dear Scavengers,

Offer lasts for 2 weeks until December 1st 10AM PT

We're excited to take part in this wholesome event, along with hundreds of other cozy titles!

With the next major update just around the corner, we believe this is the perfect time to grab your copies right now, if you haven't already :)

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/61937

Meanwhile, we're so happy to be able to partner with another super cozy, casual pixel art housekeeping title Whipser of the House to create the Town & Tidy Bundle!

Get an additional 10% off on top of the existing discount when grabbing Doloc Town and Whisper of the House together!

• 6 unique levels

• 6 drivable vehicles

• 60+ vehicle upgrades

• 60+ obstacle types

• And zombies, lots of zombies

Something happened and now the world is full of zombies. You are the only survivor. At least, you haven't seen another.

To celebrate the launch of Forestrike, the Forestrike X Sifu bundle is now available for those who enjoys martial arts action games!

Check it out now 👊

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/61122/Forestrike_x_Sifu/

We are super stoked to be part of Cozy Quest this year and wanted to share some of our favourite upcoming cozy games from the event with you ✨These are most definitely on our wishlist and maybe they are a good fit for yours as well!

We are already starting strong with Memento, where you can channel your inner decorator and in doing so also impact the storyline. Check out the demo now! 🧸

Momento is a cozy room decorator with a twist: the choices you make play out over the course of a lifetime! Decorate your room, choose which items are important to you, and discover how the objects you choose will alter the course of the story, in a winding ode to the power of everyday things.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474770/Momento/

You love making an impact, but want to do so on an even larger scale? The Regreening let's you accomplish just that. I mean, the studio is literally called 'Positive Impact Games' 🍀

The Regreening is a cozy simulation game about restoring nature in a soilpunk fairytale. Grow plants to create living ecosystems, become friends with ancient spirits, make your own upcycling hub, and hug ALL the animals! 🌱

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3419080/The_Regreening/

If The Regreening didn't have enough plants for you, don't worry! The ultimate plant nerd game Leafy Corner is here to fulfill your needs 🌿

Run a cute little plant shop in this cozy shop management game. Grow, sell, and care for a variety of real-life plants, help customers find their dream plants, complete orders, and customize your cozy shop just the way you like!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3558600/Leafy_Corner/

Looking for something more puzzly, but still love plants? Then the adorable little flower puzzle game Floramino should be right up your alley 🌺

Discover new flowers and puzzle out the best way to arrange your garden in this cozy tile-based puzzle game. As a traveling florist, explore beautiful biomes, keep pesky weeds at bay, and find the best strategy to grow your budding business and save the magic of springtime!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3999350/Floramino/

If any of these games speak to you, add them to your wishlist to support the devs and so you don't miss any updates and their release! Also head over to the Cozy Quest steam event and check out the upcoming broadcasts for even more cool news. Don't forget to vote for your favourite games ✨