Happy New Year!

Harvest Island will undergo Version 2.0. The game engine Harvest Island uses is called RPG Maker and it is extremely limited in what features I can add to the game.

Players have voiced their problems when playing Harvest Island and it's something I'm having difficult fixing because of the current engine. It is out of my current development power.
-Bad UI
-Grid based movement
-Noi Minimap
-Non traditional farming UI
-Clunky gameplay
This is all inherent based on the engine.
(playing on the controller is a lot better)

So, I will be porting the game from RPG Maker to Godot. This will allow the game to be extremely smooth to run with added features. Like watering in a 5x5 space with a charge effect.
Features that I plan to add with this new powerful engine.
-Porting to ps5 and switch
-Overhaul UI
-Overhaul Character Movements
-Overhaul Game Mechanics
-Better performance
-Voice acting Jap & Eng
-Traditional farming UI elements and features
-More Animations/higher framed animations
-And more game mechanic features

But this will be a side project for me. So expect development time to be 1-2 years or so (Could be more). The reason is I have to remake this entire game in a new engine. And that takes serious time. I'm also going to be working on a new game, so this V 2.0 is going to really be a side project.

Harvest Island will drop in base price from $25 to $15 for Harvest Island V 1.0. Once V2.0 comes out, the price will jump back up to $25. Price take effect after the Winter Sale. So, getting the game now during the winter sale is a very great deal, especially if you want to try it. And also purchases will help fund 2.0. If more sales happen, then the development time will become shorter as I will prioritize getting V 2.0 out.

The reason I'm dropping the price is because it might be too expensive to a lot of people for this indie game. And I just want people to play the game and enjoy the storyline. I can't stress enough how great the story is.

Because the game will drop in price to $15, some of you who bought the game before the base price might be a little upset and could've waited another 3 months in buying Harvest Island. But! Your early purchased really helped the game out a lot. You guys are the sole contributors that helped Harvest Island be better than when it was first released. I was able to add a lot more content to the game because of that extra funding. I was able to add that Extended ending and commission a few more illustration for a proper ending. I was also able to add a Story B to the game to help bring more tension to the early parts of the game, and I was able to add more content, specifically more horror content to the game. And many many bug fixes as well! I sincerely thank those early contributors. Those early purchases helped elevate Harvest Island to a new level of polish.

It's very worth the game to try and to experience the main story line. And! Leave a review if you liked the game!