- New Bundle: Born of Bread x Hermit & Pig 🍞🐷 - 22 April 2026
We’ve teamed up with Born of Bread to bring you a new bundle featuring two quirky, Paper Mario–inspired RPG adventures.If you enjoy humorous, character-driven stories and lighthearted turn-based gameplay, this bundle brings together two offbeat worlds full of oddball encounters and playful writing.And now is a great time to jump in and save while the Steam Earth Appreciation Festival is still live! Thanks for all your support, and we hope you enjoy this collaboration!Get the bundle here:
- 🌍 Earth Appreciation Festival – 20% Off + Charity Support! - 19 April 2026
The Steam Earth Appreciation Festival is happening NOW (April 17–24).It’s about appreciating the wonders of the environment, and confronting the horrifying consequences of corporations doing whatever they want. 🏭🔥So naturally we're participating, and we're giving it our biggest discount yet - Hermit and Pig is now 20% off. PLUS - we're donating 10% of all sales during the festival to Cool Earth, who work with indigenous communities to protect rainforests (actual heroes, unlike us, who just made a game about saving the environment). So when you buy the game:🌱 Trees are helped🐖 Pig gets pets😬 Late-stage capitalism receives cringe damagef you’ve been waiting to pick up the game or recruit a friend into the anti-corporate pig resistance, now’s your moment:https://store.steampowered.com/sale/EarthAppreciationFestival2026Thanks for caring!Mason & Nathan
- The Bonnie & Pig Bundle Is Here 🐻🐷 - 26 March 2026
We’ve teamed up with Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime to put together a special bundle: Bonnie & Pig If you already own one of the games, you can complete the set and get an extra 10% off the other.Two strange worlds of adventure, in one super affordable bundle. If either game has been on your list, this is a good time to pick up both!
- Faster walking speed, update to missable trinkets, Mac third-party controllers - 4 March 2026
Happy Wednesday! Just uploaded a significant update!By popular demand, Hermit’s walking speed is now 30% faster! If you prefer a slower pace, you can change the speed in the settings menu.The two trinkets that were previously only available during Pig’s solo mission (and therefore missable) have been updated so that they are available to the player after Pig’s solo mission.The input/controller system has been given a major upgrade. For those that were having trouble with third-party controllers on Mac, it should (hopefully) be improved. We obviously can’t test every third party controller, but the root cause of the previous issues has been addressed. Wren no longer appears in her house after the battle with Skid Feebis. So you no longer have to sneak and aren’t restricted in her house when backtracking. The Morale special exploit has been closed (sorry!). Previously, you could just let…
- Steam screenshots and Steam cloud now available - 11 February 2026
Howdy folks! Another update for you. This time, we’ve added a few features requested by players:Steam screenshots should work now.Steam Cloud saving should work now, so you should be able to open your save file across devices. IMPORTANT NOTE: Because of how Steam handles transfers, whichever device you open first will overwrite the save files on any device you open afterward. So if your main file is on your Steam Deck and a second, less important file is on your PC, you should open the game on your Steam Deck first, then open it on your PC.On non-standard aspect ratios, you will now see a patterned border around battles and conversations. It was a design choice on our end to limit the battle/conversation aspect ratio to ensure animations and layouts are consistent. The old black border wasn’t a bug! With the patterned border, it should now be clearer that the size of battles and convers…
- Error at the end of the guards fight - 9 February 2026
For those that got this error following the last update, it should be fixed now! Make sure to restart Steam to ensure you get the latest version. Apologies for the inconvenience! ERROR in action number 1 of Step Event0 for object ob_transition: struct_get argument 1 incorrect type (undefined) expecting a Number (YYGI32) \
- February 9th Update - 9 February 2026
Howdy folks!Just published a new version with a bunch of fixes for errors and sticky spots that have been reported over the days since we released. If you run into any new issues, please report them in this form: https://forms.gle/hh2c66F7TPsAF8KU9Errors: most of these are edge cases that only happened to 1-2 of the hundreds of people that have been playing, but wanted to note them here in case any of you are reading through them!Step Event0 for object ob_player: Unable to find any instance for object index '-4' name ' 'Step Event1 for object TimerManager: argument is not a method, unable to callStep Event0 for object ob_player: Variable Index \ out of range \ - -1.109377(109377,1)Create Event for object ob_menu_helper: sprite_get_name argument 1 incorrect type (string) expecting a Number (YYGI32)Create Event for object ob_menu_save_load: sprite_get_name argument 1 incorrect type (strin…
- Hermit and Pig’s First Reviews Are In - 9 February 2026
Hermit and Pig launched on Steam last week, and we're really grateful for the thoughtful response from press so far.RPGFan: 95/100The A.V. Club: A- (91/100)Loot Level Chill: 9/10STWGames (Italy): 9/10So Many Games: 4.5/5Destructoid: 8/10Quest Daily: 8/10The Indie Game Café: 4/5“A heartfelt RPG that isn’t afraid to sit with discomfort.” — The A.V. Club“One of the most emotionally grounded indie RPGs in recent memory.” — RPGFanHermit and Pig has also been featured by Polygon, GameRant, and Good Game Lobby, with coverage exploring its themes of social anxiety, corporate forces, and stepping into discomfort.Steam player reviews make a huge difference for small indie games, so if you’ve been enjoying your time with Hermit and Pig, leaving a review really helps - especially this early on. Thank you to everyone who’s played, shared, or supported the game so far!Mason & Nathan
- Error when talking to pig is fixed! - 5 February 2026
For anyone experiencing the following error when you get to the end of the prologue and talk to pig, this has been fixed! Just restart Steam and you should get the update. Apologies for the inconvenience! ERROR in action number 1 of Create Event for object ob_convo_manager: Chatterbox: "pig.yarn" could not be parsed.
- Hermit and Pig is Out Now - 5 February 2026
If you’re looking for a story-rich, turn-based RPG with key-combo combat, dialogue-driven encounters, and a lot of mushrooms, you can pick up Hermit and Pig today with a 10% launch discount.We also have a couple of launch bundles available on the store page, including one with the original soundtrack.Thanks so much for the support — we hope you enjoy exploring the world.
- How to play Hermit and Pig your way - 1 February 2026
With four days until launch, we wanted to share a dev update on what we've worked on to let you play Hermit and Pig your way. From the start we knew we wanted Hermit and Pig to focus more on player skill growth than grinding over experience points. As development went on the idea expanded to give players more ways to tailor the game to how they like to play.Choose Easy, Normal, or Hard to change strength of attacks, base HP, and timer speeds, depending on if you want a more casual or challenging experience. Battle styles: Use key-combos that flex your memory and finger speed, switch to Simple mode that removes the combos, or choose Story mode where the best attacks are selected automatically and you focus on story progression. Timers: Disable timers entirely, or only in conversations, battles, or menus. Custom controls: Fully remap controls for both keyboard and controller setups. There…
- Hermit and Pig Releasing Feb 5 at 10am EST - 29 January 2026
We finally get to say it - Hermit and Pig launches one week from today!We’re putting the final touches on the game and getting ready for launch. Thanks so much for all the support along the way. We're almost there.More soon,Mason and Nathan
- Join us for a last round of playtesting and bug catching - 15 January 2026
We're officially three weeks out from launch! Our alpha testers are wrapping up their last play throughs and we've been shrinking down the to do list every day. We're opening a final round of shorter Steam playtesting to a larger group for a broad sweep of any remaining bugs. If you enjoy bug hunting on indie RPGs and want to help us polish the experience, we’d really appreciate it, but if you’re primarily excited about experiencing the story fresh, we recommend waiting for the full release. This playtesting would take you through about the first third of the game. Depending on sign-up numbers we may not be able to include everyone who expresses interest - but we'll try our best. If you’re interested, just let us know with this form and we’ll send keys around Monday, January 19. ALSO - this is the last chance to get an end-game credit in Hermit and Pig!
- Final weeks of development and an updated launch date - 1 January 2026
Happy New Year!Welcome to our first Hermit and Pig devlog of 2026, and one of our last before launch. It has been a minute since you've heard from us, but we're finally emerging from the deep dark development journey known as the final stretch, and things are looking very good if we do say so ourselves.Over the last month we've had an elite group of volunteers from our community doing alpha testing, and they're real crackerjack testers who have helped us a ton! While they're testing we've focused on fixing bugs, finalizing sound and music, and adding in a bunch of small details to really make Hermit and Pig feel complete. For a while we were feeling stuck on how exactly we wanted to bring the Hermit and Pig story to a close, but after many edits and iterations we sorted out the final ending and we are excited for you to see how the whole story goes. Over the next few weeks it's all abou…
- 🍄Special Demo Just Dropped for Next Fest Only🍄 - 14 October 2025
It's a Next Fest surprise! We just dropped an extended version of the Hermit and Pig demo on Steam for a limited time! Players will go beyond the prologue into the first full world of the game, venturing deeper into the plot of Hermit and Pig and experiencing Pig as a battle companion. We gave press and streamers early access to this secret edition last week, and now it's your turn! We're only sharing this demo version through the end of Next Fest (Oct 20) - so make sure to try it out while you can!
- 🍄Everything everywhere all at once for Hermit and Pig - Next Fest and beyond!🍄 - 9 October 2025
Howdy and happy October! Wow - we probably thought the gamedev journey couldn't get any busier, and then we entered this season. On the top of the list is Steam Next Fest - save the date! We've been prepping behind the scenes for a while now - polishing up the demo, reaching out to streamers, and planning a pretty cool surprise. Steam Next Fest runs October 13-20, and it's one of the best opportunities unreleased games have to get eyes on their game and get the Steam algorithm churning. The BIGGEST thing you can do to help us is wishlist Hermit and Pig from now through October 13 and ask your friends to do the same - it reallyyyy makes a difference!On the dev side of things - it's kind of hard to believe how quickly everything is coming together for Hermit and Pig now! We are on track to have this puppy (or piglet) feature complete by the end of the month. Then we'll begin an intensive…
- BIG NEWS for Hermit and Pig this week - 15 September 2025
Hello Steam friends! Wanted to give you a heads up that Hermit and Pig will be in the Six One Indie Showcase this Thursday, September 18. We’re revealing a Hermit and Pig trailer with all new, exclusive content - and a PRETTY BIG announcement - no spoilers! Pre-show starts 11:50am EDT, showcase is 12pm EDT - The main event page is here and you can watch via the Six One Indie YouTube and Twitch channels, IGN, or GameSpot. After the showcase the Steam event goes live and runs thru Sep 22. Make sure you check out the indie games on sale there. Alsooo - we are excited to return to Dreamhack Atlanta this year Oct 31 - Nov 2. If you or anyone you know wants to go, you can use the code HERMIT for 15% off ticket badges (we don’t get anything for this, we’re just spreading the news). We’d love to see anyone there. They've got some extra fun things happening with the Halloween overlap this year.…
- THE GAUNTLET: Hermit and Pig battle testing opportunity Aug 22-Sep 5 - 17 August 2025
Hiya! We've been focusing intensely on battles. So much so that we're ready for you to playtest (if you want!) what we're calling THE GUANTLET. This is primarily a testing environment for us, but for you it’s a roguelike-ish, arcade-y, self-contained “game” that focuses on battles. THE GAUNTLET will run August 22-September 5. To participate you'll just need to use this form to sign up, and then we'll email you a game link on the 22nd. You can play through THE GAUNTLET as many times as you’d like between August 22 - September 5. All participants will receive a credit in the game, a digital playtester badge (THE GAUNTLET edition), and have the chance to win PRIZES! Prizes include:$50 Steam gift card to the overall highest score*$25 Steam gift card to 2nd and 3rd overall highest scores*Hermit and Pig-style sprite of your choosing for achieving other in-game challenges we’ll reveal on Frida…
- Out of the woods! - 26 May 2025
Greetings! Well, we always knew this day would come. Hermit and Pig are actually gonna have to leave their woodland comfort zone if they want to find the Jumbo Fungo and help the townspeople. EXCITING! And we're finally ready to give you a sneak peak of what lies beyond the forest boundary. THRILLING! Mason has been grinding for a while now - first mapping out the rest of the game's areas, and then creating art for all these new places - and we wanted to show you a couple of them here. We don’t want to spoil any plot points, so we’ll let the gifs do the heavy lifting this update. But you can be sure they're filled to the brim with new enemies and awkward conversations to survive. This first scene is along the docks in the wetlands area. No trees to be found. FINALLY! And here's a shot from the bustling town area - notice Pig is sans Hermit, what could that mean??? INTRIGUING! Finally, a…
- Leveling and Customization - 10 March 2025
We’re implementing our ACTUAL leveling system in the game, which will include a new type of item: trinkets! These are mystical, mysterious, lucky objects that our heroes can equip to modify their abilities. As you level up you’ll be able to equip stronger trinkets. Ya know, like Paper Mario or Hollow Knight. Here are a couple of trinkets you’ll get to use: We’re excited to see your H&P trinket builds! What trinket/effect would you like to see in the game? P.S. These bad boys will be featured in the new demo update that we’re announcing soon. Keep your eyes peeled. P.P.S. “Keep your eyes peeled” is gross. Sorry we said that.
