Finding something today growing in the tree hollow behind Jenny’s house. 🌱

(This is what cutscenes in Vivarium look like!)

Here's a quick run through of the house!

We've been building out the entire world with inter-connectivity, short cuts, and loops. Almost like a miniature Souls world, or a Zelda dungeon.

I think it makes Vivarium very satisfying to navigate this way.

Wandering around the town in the evening, I think the lighting looks really special here.

This demo track that plays in the evening in town -- my collaborator @trentmakesgames.bsky.social was messing with something that sounded a bit like Animal Crossing on 64/GameCube.

Trying to break open the door into the shed behind the house!

We're putting tons of little bespoke animations like these around the game world. It's a lot of work hand-drawing everything -- but I think it's going to be part of what makes Vivarium special.

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This morning in Vivarium, we find a letter slipped under the door. ✉️

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Here's some of the design work we did behind the scenes for the character Chef! 🧑‍🍳🪝

A while back my artist collaborator was helping me come up with characters. Her catfish guy jumped out to me right away! Felt like I instantly knew him.

I then sketched him to be more 70s/80s.

Let me introduce you guys to Chef, you'll find him fishing around the various ponds and streams in Vivarium 🎣

Chef is like...a catfish kaiju fisherman thing who likes chilling out, having a smoke, and listening to dub and reggae.

Chef knows secrets about the terrarium others have long forgotten...

Hey everyone, Vivarium is making its Bluesky debut! Check out our trailer from #TheGameAwards last year.

#Vivarium is a role-playing adventure set in the mysterious miniature world of an abandoned terrarium. All of the visuals are hand-drawn and painted, taking inspiration from 70s and 80s anime!