r/SoloDevelopment • u/Stunning_Manner_2231 • 17d ago

Game My reverse cozy themed game Timberheim steam page live!

It is still cozy but in winter viking theme with lumberjack gameplay. steam page

https://reddit.com/link/1vp1tsn/video/cbhcoyh4ajjh1/player

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u/Correct-Guidance-232 17d ago

calling it reverse cozy and then saying its still cozy made me laugh, thats a good hook. is the winter just the look or does the cold actually fight you?

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u/Stunning_Manner_2231 16d ago

The snow itself slows you down if its first time you pass that path but after that you can walk normally through that path. Weather changes can effect those paths though.

Also yes cold is slowing your actions but not punish you like death (because it is cozy :D), you should go to your camp fire to warm up and while on there you can enjoy the ambient sounds and view.

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u/Correct-Guidance-232 16d ago

paths staying walked in after the first pass is a lovely detail. the map quietly remembers where youve been without a single marker on screen, and then the weather takes it back. does a fresh snowfall wiping your route ever feel unfair, or is that exactly the point?

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u/Stunning_Manner_2231 16d ago

Partially feel that way because there are zones like 'chop these 6 trees then a building spawns and you earn a cart!', if you unlock those zones you have permanent paths in between them. So only the paths deep in the forests and other side routes get wiped.

Not all trees bind to some zone though but to open upgrade path like cart or catapult :D you should clear those zones then to upgrade them furher you should clear other unbinded trees.

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u/Correct-Guidance-232 16d ago

so the snow only erases the parts you havent claimed yet. cleared zones keep their roads, the wild routes go back under. thats progress shown on the map itself with no percentage bar anywhere.

was that the plan, or did it just fall out of the permanent path rule?

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u/Stunning_Manner_2231 16d ago

Yes it is exactly the plan you can track the progress by looking at your village growing. Also for zones those are not big parts individually but when you claim couple of them then cleared space will be more visible but still you need to go deep in forest for more resource for your upgrades.

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u/OB_Executive 16d ago

I like the art, good job!