- World Ocean Day Event! - 4 June 2026
We are so proud to be participating in this year's World Ocean Day event on Steam running from June 4th to the 11th! During the event, a portion of all sales for Boardwalk Builders will be donated to help save whales in Norway.From the organizers: "This year’s event will focus on our campaign to end whaling in Norway through our Norway for Whales campaign, mobilising a wave of change within Norway to bring an end to the brutal hunts."The game will be streamed during the event on Twitch, so catch it wherever you see streamers participating in World Ocean Day! We would have loved to help further by discounting the game during the event, but due to Valve's discount cool-down rules we aren't able to with being so soon after launch. It's a perfect time to buy the game if you've been thinking about it. And if you've already bought it, maybe gift to a friend to help the cause! -Joel
- "Hit the Limit" Achievement Hotfix - 13 May 2026
Hey all! Some players let me know of a bug where you couldn't get the "Hit the Limit" achievement by maxing out the visit rate. I've updated the game and it should be obtainable now. Thanks for the bug report, keep the feedback coming! -Joel
- Boardwalk Builders is Released! - 11 May 2026
BUILDERS!THE GAME IS OUT! Please leave a review for the game! It's the single biggest thing you can do to support the launch! Thanks so much all for the support, testing help, wishlsits and everything else you've done to help me get the game to this point! Your help has been HUGE and I'm so grateful!-Joel
- Launch Stream Broadcast - 11 May 2026
Hey all! Nothing to show here, just a placeholder event for streaming gameplay. -Joel
- Launching in One Week! - 4 May 2026
Boardwalk Builders is finally coming in just 7 days! I've been hard at work polishing the game for release, fixing any last minute bugs and doing some balancing. A few things to expect for the game: What is Boardwalk Builders? A game where you focus on creating a beautiful seaside shopping and entertainment destination. You do this by building shops and scaling up to larger buildings that hold more visitors and earn more money. How long is the game? A typical play through from start to unlocking and building all buildings will take about 4-6 hours. What is different about the game? Boardwalk Builders lets you combine shops to create bigger ones. Each new shop has it's own unique recipe which has to be learned during game play.What about the management aspect? Each building has it's own stats. You can control product price, which dictates how expensive the products are that each shop sel…
- Boardwalk Builders is Launching May 11th! - 20 April 2026
BUILDERS! IT'S HAPPENING! Mark your calendars, May 11th is the day! It'll be a day of glory and goodness :) :) :) So excited for you all to try the finished product! -Joel
- Demo Bug Fixes! - 8 March 2026
Hey builders, just a quick note that I've gone in and fixed an issue I noticed after uploading the new demo release. Namely: You can now unlock the pretzel and baseball stands (opening up more combinations!)That's it, hope you're having a great weekend! -Joel
- Demo Update With Tons of Stuff! - 5 March 2026
Hey Builders! Big news tonight! A new version of the demo is out! Try it now for a totally refreshed and improved experience with Boardwalk Builders! Here's hoping you enjoy it! Launch announcement is coming soon. Just have to fix a few more issues with the retail version and polish up some stuff. You guys are awesome for waiting - I hope you'll love the full game as much as I do. -Joel
- Boardwalk Builders Playtest Weekend! - 19 February 2026
It's time for another playtest weekend!I've made a bunch of awesome bug fixes and updates to the game and I'm ready for some feedback!Come join in the fun and give the game a shot, and tell me what I can do to make it better!Happening Feb 20th 5pm - Feb 22nd 5pm MST!-Joel
- Boardwalk Builders Playtest Weekend! - 7 January 2026
Playtest weekend starts on Friday! This will be totally open to the public - anyone can try the game! Come play the game and give us feedback. We would love to hear what you think of Boardwalk Builders. Starts Friday at 2pm MST, ends Sunday at 2pm MST. Be there! -Joel
- Content Completion, and Release Delays - 6 January 2026
Hey Builders! I've been quiet for a while, but I wanted to come let you know the game has made incredible progress over the last few months! Looking at the roadmap: I have blown past all of the milestones except for final balancing and QA! This means release is nearly here! Sadly, though, I've ran into a few issues in the QA stage that are going to need more love. This means my previously announced release date will have to be postponed until I've fixed them. I know this news is not fun for anyone, but I really want to deliver a game that you all can enjoy on day one the way it's intended. And to that end, my publisher Liminal Pendulum and I need your help! Announcing the Open Beta Weekend!We will be running a play test this weekend for anyone wanting to try the full version of the game. It'll be playable from Friday until Sunday. This won't be the first time we'll do this either. I'll…
- Cozy Quest 2025 Broadcast! - 17 November 2025
We're participating in the Cozy Quest 2025 Steam event and will be broadcasting the game!
- Fixing a Few Bugs and Balancing - 30 August 2025
Hey all! Just a short update today to fix some save bugs and balance some of the repair mechanics. I realized playing the game that repairs were needed too frequently, so I have scaled them back quite a bit from before. With this update, we have completely finished the demo! Thanks to everyone who has helped test it and for all of the feedback! I'll probably add a few QOL changes here and there as I continue to finish up the main game. -Joel
- New Shop, Hire Entertainers and Maintenance Workers! - 11 August 2025
Hey Builders!I've got a HUGE update for you today with bunch of fresh new content for the game! There's a ton to get into so I'm just going to get to it!Fame PointsFirst off, I added a new system of Fame Points. Fame points are earned by combining buildings, and can be used to unlock and upgrade stuff. For this update, two new unique buildings can be unlocked and upgraded using fame points! The fame points are visible now on the main game menu: Building MaintenanceSecond, I wanted to challenge you guys more. I made a system where buildings get worn down, and you have to hire maintenance people fix them. If you don't, it starts to detract from your glorious visit rate. You have to build this little guy first using fame points: Then you can hire a maintenance worker here: EntertainersNext, I wanted to add more fun and life to the boardwalk. For this update, I've added a feature to hire an…
- New visit rate mechanics, and some balances! - 12 July 2025
Hey builders! Just a small update today on the game, I've changed the way the visit rate mechanic works for entertainment buildings. You'll notice a new icon on inspection menus: This little number means that every hour, the visit rate for your boardwalk will go up by this amount. I've also added a button below on the inspection menu that will let you upgrade this by a bit. It's a big change to how visit rates work in the game, and we'll see how it goes. Let me know what you think about it. One of the big reasons I felt the need to do this, is because with the addition of sliders in the last update, the entertainment buildings needed a fourth stat that adjusts along with the others. Hopefully this will give players more freedom and flexibility in building their boardwalk. Full changes notes below: 0.4.03Updated Visit Rate Increase Mechanics from Entertainment BuildingsEntertainment buil…
- Better Inspection Menus (Demo Version 0.4.02) - 1 July 2025
Hey Boardwalkers!Soooo I wanted a better way to customize products for BB. In fact, I've been playing around with this idea that you can customize each shop's product for a while now. So I finally added it. Each shop's slider will modify the shop's product quality and thereby it's stats. This allows players to dial in the shop depending on what you need. Too much capacity? Up the quality and charge more. Too much demand? Dial quality back and get people through quicker. It's up to you! The ride and games inspection menu has been updated with a slider as well: For rides and games, you set the "thrill level" instead of the product quality. You'll notice that each menu has a small image on the mid left under "Business Controls". This image will change depending on the product quality/thrill level, just as an indicator for easy read. It's a step forward on the development roadmap to give yo…
- Demo version 0.4.01 out now! - 23 June 2025
Hey all! Just a small update today. A new build of the game has been uploaded with a new feature that will hopefully make life easier. I was noticing that a lot of players are missing messages from Erica, so I added a message history menu where you can see the last 10 messages she has said to you along with the helper icons:This menu can be accessed by the lower left button on the main UI next to Erica's portrait: Clicking on it will bring up the menu, then you can either hover over the up and down arrows to scroll the menu, or use the mousewheel. A full list of changes is below: 0.4.01⦁ Created a notification history menu to show previous notification messages. The notification message history is accessible by clicking the Notification History button on the bottom left of the main UI. The notification menu is scrollable by hovering over the up and down scroll buttons on the notificatio…
- Version 0.4.0 Out Now! - 20 June 2025
Hey builders! I've just launched version 0.4.0 this morning, and with it comes some awesome new changes to the game. All of these changes are live in the demo, and you can check them out now! New Combine MenuI wanted more readability for the combine function, and to make it more "fun". This adds a marquee-style light for the combine menu, and makes it a bit cleaner. More build freedomFrom the start of a new game, you'll be able to build any of the starting 7 tier 1 buildings instead of waiting to unlock them. I'm hoping this will keep players more engaged. Full Change Notes: 0.4.00⦁ Adjusted starting money to 1500 instead of 800⦁ Enabled building all tier 1 shops from the start of a new game⦁ Fixed an issue where reward cards wouldn't move out of the way when a bonus was selected to apply to a business⦁ Added new reward cards: ⦁ Ride & attraction cost reduction⦁ Boardwalk visit rate inc…
- Announcing the Development Roadmap - 9 June 2025
Hey Builders! I hope you're having fun with the demo. We've already got over 100 people that have tried the game! That is huge for me that so many of you have been interested in my little idler game. I really hope you've enjoyed it, and there will be much more to come! Demo Release ResponseIt's been awesome to watch the videos and livestreams of the demo, and read the article reviews. There have been about five YouTube videos created for the demo, and about seven streamers have picked it up and showed it off on Twitch. In addition, I was able to find four online articles written about the demo release! The game was featured in the OTK pre-show, and is currently being featured as part of Clemmy's Best Indie Games summer showcase. This is a way bigger response than I saw for Attack of the Karens, so thank you to all the content creators and promoters that have chosen to feature the game.…
- Boardwalk Builders Demo Available Now! - 3 June 2025
Hey builders! After one year of development, Boardwalk Builders is finally has a demo! I'm showing off a brand new trailer and announcing the demo today as part of Clemmy's Big Summer Showcase 2025! You can catch my demo announcement trailer here: It is an honor to be selected to participate in an event put on by such a big indie supporter! The demo provides a bunch of awesome content, including building the first seven Tier 1 buildings, and combining those to create the first set of Tier 2 buildings! You'll have to run marketing campaigns and manage your shops through weather and local economic events to succeed. The full game will have a TON more content than the demo, but this is just to get your appetites wet for the main course! I really hope you enjoy the demo as much as I have enjoyed making it! Now go play it and leave a review! PLAY THE DEMO NOW Happy building! -Joel P.S. - if…
