- Patch Notes for 1.6.4 - 15 July 2026
Hello keepers, I hope you are well! In the heat, I've put together a small update that adds some language polish for Korean and Japanese. Improved hangul fonts. Added a missing character for hiragana and katakana. Also, some mod support improvements were added: Made snow blockers configurable. Added poison immune flag. Improved editor cloning. Added custom item and ground tags. Fixed bug where any fuel would be used to power an item.
- Horticular is OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch! - 30 April 2026
Hey keepers, exciting news...YOU CAN NOW GARDEN ON THE GOYou can check out the launch trailer here:It's really exciting to be able to finally say the game is out now on Nintendo Switch. As with here on Steam, both the Base Game and Frozen Frontier are available for purchase, either separately or in the Complete Edition bundle!Thank you for being on this journey with us, if you decide to pick up the game on Switch we really hope you have a great time with the game. Of course all the work done getting it up and running on Switch also benefited the PC version with lots of improvements to controller support and UI optimisations on the Steam Deck.
- Patch Notes for 1.6.3 - 16 April 2026
Hello Keepers! Here comes another minor update to make life slightly easier for you. Changes Minor balance pass, making more corrupted nectar available to buy when there is less or no corrupted in the game mode. Fixes Fixed minor memory leak on returning to main menu. Fixed bug where store menu audio could persist forever if exiting to main menu fast enough. Modding Added suport for items requiring power to perform their drops.
- Horticular is coming to Nintendo Switch! - 19 March 2026
Horticular is coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop on April 30th 2026!We are delighted to be able to bring the cozy garden-building experience that is Horticular to a new platform. Whether you're an experienced Keeper who wants to bring their garden on the go, or a fresh-faced green thumb, we hope you enjoy playing Horticular in this new, exciting dimension.The Frozen Frontier DLC will also be releasing simultaneously on Switch, and will be available both as a separate purchase as well as in a bundle, for our Keepers who want to brave the cold!To celebrate this occasion, we've created a new trailer, which you can watch below.Thank you for supporting Horticular!
- February Round-Up ❄️ - 4 March 2026
Hello Keepers!March is here, and with it, we have a few news to share with you!Featured Mod Release: Sea AdventuresWe've previously mentioned other mods by Anubscorpiak in our updates, and we've actually been working with the man himself to enable one of his more ambitious projects, which released at the end of last month!Sea Adventures is a complete overhaul of the Horticular experience, which lets you raise volcanic islands from the sea and create a garden around them! With a brand new story, brand new characters, 130+ animals and over 700 items, this mod is the perfect dose of tropical vibes if summer still seems too far away!To download it, all you have to do is visit the workshop page for the mod and subscribe:Steam Workshop :: Sea AdventuresAlternatively, you can use the in-game mod browser, and filter by "Overhaul".Please note that this mod requires the Frozen Frontier DLC, and i…
- Patch Notes for 1.6.2 - 19 February 2026
Good afternoon/morning/evening keepers! This is just a tiny patch to fix a couple of issues for mods, in anticipation of an upcoming mod by Anubscorpiak! Mod browser now defaults to trending (instead of all time votes). Fixed selling plots not using the correct revert ground. Fix bug that would happen when gnomes collecting stuff was part of a quest condition.
- Patch Notes for 1.6.1 - 29 December 2025
Hello, I hope you're doing well! This is just a minor update that fixes an issue with the error reporter that prevented you from sending reports in some cases. Should there be any error reporting issues from now on, it will also give you an error code. Let us know the code if that happens! Unfortunately, we won't build an automatic error reporter error reporter to let you error report error reporting errors with the error reporter.
- Patch Notes for 1.6.0 - 12 December 2025
Hello again, fellow keepers! Before ending the year, we're doing a larger improvements-and-fixes patch. It wouldn't warrant its own major release number, as additions are few, but the sheer amount of little things fixed in the game and its backend makes it a rather big update. So here is 1.6.0! In addition to improvements, the update also contains some neat modding functionality, required for an upcoming mod that we're keeping our eyes on. Additions Browse album files button in the album menu. Added UI tutorial for skipping the first night. Added UI tutorial for making a habitat. Added spellcaster cheat. Added upgraded cheat. Improvements Major performance improvements all over the board. This includes some speed-ups for some more expensive UI components. Item catalogue groups are now sorted the same in the preview as in the group. Animated items are now animated in the item selector. U…
- November Round-Up ❄️ - 10 December 2025
Greetings again Keepers!We’re in December and the holidays are near! This year, the Keepers will be enjoying a white Christmas thanks to the winter biomes in Frozen Frontier. Look at them building a wonderful in the snow! Now let’s have a quick recap of November: the Keepers were once again on the road! DreamHackThe Keepers went to DreamHack Stockholm this year to show off what they’ve been working on. As always, our critters were delighted to meet everyone IRL. We even had an event-exclusive demo on display! Community GardensIt’s been a while since we showcased a player-made garden, so here’s one from SapphireDragon#0122. They made a sprawling arctic world using Anubscorpiak’s Tiny Frozen World mod filled with pine trees and snowmen! You might wonder what the “special demo” that we showed at events might be. While we can’t talk about it (yet), the time to reveal everything is getting c…
- October Round-Up 🍂 - 3 November 2025
Hi Keepers!Winter is fast-approaching – are you ready for the cold? One thing I’d recommend for everyone is to stay indoors and enjoy some pixelated gardening of Horticular. You can even enjoy the sight of snowfall early with Frozen Frontier in the warmth of your own home!Here’s a picture of Dan from Slug Disco's marketing team playing Horticular in cozy blankets and the company of a good boy.Ignore the blur, though. Definitely not something you should pay attention to. And no, I can’t talk about it, yet. 😳Mod StreamRecently I’ve been checking out more mods on stream, and I've been really enjoying Tiny Magic by the amazing Anubscorpiak.This fantasy and RPG-themed mod has a wide variety of colorful biomes, ranging from the spooky graveyard to the whimsical candy land. There are tons of unique items, animals and tiles to experiment with, and you should try it out too!Thanks for checking…
- September Round-Up ✈️ - 4 October 2025
Hey Keepers!Welcome back to our community update! September has been hectic for Horticular – a packed schedule with Steam events and Tokyo Game Show right after! Let’s quickly go through what we’ve been up to last month! Tokyo Game Show 2025Yep, we are back in Japan once again, this time at one of the largest gaming events in Asia – Tokyo Game Show 2025! At our publisher Slug Disco’s booth, the Keepers were showing off the whimsical magic of Horticular far away from home with a demo specially prepared for this wonderful gaming event. It is something that has been in the works for a long time, and we can’t wait to reveal it to you in the near future. Before then, please keep an eye on our socials, and check out some photos of our Keepers in Tokyo:Steam EventsOur Keepers were extra active online as well. Not only were they part of the TGS 2025 Steam event, they also joined several other S…
- August Round-Up ☀️ - 4 September 2025
Greetings Keepers!Can’t believe summer is already over! Where did all the time go? In this monthly round-up we'll have a quick recap on August and a tiny teaser for September. Let us dive in! Debut FestivalEarlier in August, Horticular took part in the Debut Festival organised by GameDev.ist as the first title released by inDirection Games. You can find many awesome debut games and promising upcoming projects from numerous indie developers. If you want to discover and support more new indie titles like Horticular, this is the perfect event!Development StreamsHave you ever wondered what's going on behind all the colorful flora and fauna of Horticular? Robert has been doing development streams on YouTube to give everyone a sneak peek behind the scenes. In the latest stream he has been experimenting with some of the animals and controls. Check it out if you're interested in game developmen…
- July Round-Up ☀️ - 4 August 2025
Greetings Keepers! How’s everyone doing? Are your plants prospering in the summer heat, or have you decided to escape to the freezing Glacialis instead? The Keepers were also away for a short while to visit Japan, and they can’t wait to share this news with you in our July round-up!Return to BitSummit!Horticular was back at BitSummit, the largest indie game festival in Japan! With the event highlighting Yokais/folklore creatures, our Keepers were pumped to be back in Kyoto to meet some fellow magical beings and gamers intrigued by their mysterious presence. Of course, seeing so many players enjoying Horticular certainly put the Keepers and our critters in an excellent mood. A big shoutout to our helpers and BitSummit’s organiser for making this amazing event happen!New Patches!A couple new patches just hit Horticular in July with QoL improvements, fixes and even a new plant variant! The…
- Patch Notes for 1.5.3 - 23 July 2025
It seems Nemesis has been busy... Firstly, it appears that I broke the initial loading screen a while back, which led to random sound and texture loading issues for some of you. Secondly, our Discord community member Anubscorpiak dug around in the official game files and found an unused asset—an asset I haven't even seen before! All very mysterious, but here is a patch to fix the loading issues and give you a consolation bonus item! AdditionsAdded an unreleased second variant of the Escargot plant. FixesFixed texture and sound effect loading issues leading to purple textures and high-pitched, screeching sound effects.
- Patch Notes for 1.5.2 - 14 July 2025
Good evening keepers! Just a minor update to fix a couple of things. Improvements Creatures now show their hearts when at less than full health. Fixes Game would crash in rare instances of having boatloads of creatures. In particular, when fast-forwarding. Creatures without a favourite weather would not auto-heal when sheltering at home. Modding Banisher routine got new settings (damage, cast time, and cast distance)
- June Round-Up 🌴 - 3 July 2025
Hi Keepers! How's everyone doing? I hope your gardens are thriving in the summer heat. July has started and it's time for another monthly round-up! New Key ArtWe’ve received a lot of feedback about the old key art not properly conveying Horticular’s animal/Viva-Piñata-inspired elements. That’s why we’ve decided to refresh our key art and highlight our adorable critters (I love the hedgehog. The cheeky snail, too). What do you think of our new key art? Saturation SettingsHorticular has a very bright and colorful art style, though it can be a bit overwhelming for some players. To improve accessibility, we have added a saturation slider to Horticular’s graphics settings. You can now adjust saturation in the game according to your needs. Developer Mod StreamsWant to explore our mod library but not sure where to start? Robert, Horticular’s solo developer, has been streaming on YouTube and sh…
- May Round-Up 🌻 - 3 June 2025
Greetings Keepers! Summer is here, and the Keepers are kicking off the season with an exciting update and awesome events. Shall we see what they are about? 1.5 Update – Creative Mode Unlocked! Our 1.5 Update was released last week, with an exciting change – the Creative Mode is now immediately available. That’s right, under popular requests, we have decided to remove the unlocking condition for the game mode. Now you can sit back, relax, and build your garden to your heart’s desire without worrying about resources or corruption! There are also a myriad of fixes and optimizations introduced in this patch. You can see here for the full patch notes. Indie Assemble At the start of May, Horticular was in the Indie Assemble event from May 5 to May 11, which more than 600 development studios took part to showcase over 1,000 upcoming or released titles. The Keepers were thrilled to join such a…
- Patch Notes for 1.5.1 - 30 May 2025
Tiny hotfix to rectify a crash with the editor when cloning surface entries.
- Patch Notes for 1.5.0 - 29 May 2025
Salutations keepers! It's been a couple of months since the previous major update, but today we have one that addresses some pain points and bugs. NOTE: This update disables channel point rewards for Twitch integration as that particular feature relies on an unavailable API. We aim to get this back at some point in the future. That said, below is the full changelog! Frozen Frontier Skis from a previous development live-stream added to the nectar store. Two more upgrade levels added to Vent Whisperer. Additions Setting for which monitor to play the game on. Setting for Contrast. Setting for Saturation. An additional simple font. An alert for when having a negative income. Improvements Load speeds have been greatly improved, especially on lower frame rates. Creative mode is now unlocked from the get-go, without having to complete the story. Sandbox modes now start with pond as well. Sunny…
- April Round-Up 🌼 - 30 April 2025
Hi Keepers! Welcome to our April Community Update! It’s been a month of events, and our Keepers were taking part in Steam events one after the other. Here’s a quick summary of everything they’ve shown up this month! Earth Appreciation Festival To celebrate Earth Day, the Keepers once again joined the Earth Appreciation Festival to display our work alongside many incredible titles. Just like Horticular, every game in the event shares the same passion and love for nature. ICYMI, here’s the showcase video where Robert shows off Frozen Frontier and a few mod recommendations: https://youtu.be/z1pSMFm_FQY London Games Festival The Keepers went to London (digitally) and took part in the London Games Festival 2025. There were many amazing titles, both released and upcoming. And our Keepers felt very honoured to be part of this amazing event! Lovecraftian Days This definitely came as a surprise…
