Hey friends of Animalkind! It’s now been three months since Animalkind launched into Early Access on Steam and we’re as excited as ever to be working on this game thanks to your support. We enjoy hearing your stories, your feedback, and your wishes about the game. In these past few months we’ve released a number of updates to fix bugs, address feedback, and add quality of life improvements. We’…
We hope you’re enjoying summertime (or wintertime if you’re in the southern hemisphere)… and we also hope you’re enjoying these updates to Animalkind! We’re back with another small one, as we polish up some UX and address some bugs. We’re placing together a bigger update in the background though that we’ll try to share soon enough. In the meantime, let us know if you have any feedback or wishes…
It’s once again our favorite time of the week… that time where we get to release an update for Animalkind! Similar to 0.6.16, this update is much smaller in scope. We’re still working on some larger additions and changes that you’ll be seeing later. With this update we’re addressing some smaller issues we’ve seen with the game that we think get in the way of true coziness. Hope you enjoy! Summa…
It’s our favorite time of the week… that time where we get to release an update for Animalkind! With 0.6.14 and 0.6.15, we introduced a lot of changes to the game so this release is much smaller in scope. With this update we’re addressing some smaller issues we’ve seen with the game that we think get in the way of true coziness. Hope you enjoy! Summary of Changes · Network stability: we did a p…
This is a small update adding the Tackle Box feature to Animalkind. The Tackle Box allows players to more easily switch between bait types and their fishing rods while fishing. Good luck out there anglers! Bait Selection using the Tackle Box Any baits you have available will appear in the bait tab of the Tackle Box. Depending on the type of fish you're hoping to catch, you'll want to use the ba…
This is a larger update to Animalkind which includes changes and additions to a number of systems in the game. We dive deeply into each set of changes and additions below. For some of these changes we provide additional context and commentary around them. We hope you enjoy this update, and please let us know if you have any feedback or reactions in the Discord! Fishing While we’ve been happy wi…
It's update time for Animalkind! Version 0.6.13 is a smaller one, including an update to our game engine (Unity for the curious) and a some reworking of our Design Mode UX. We’ll be back soon enough with exciting additions and updates to other game systems and content. As always, thank you for being part of the community and for the feedback that helps us make this game better! Game Engine Upda…
Hey friends of Animalkind! This week we're happy to introduce some great new features to Animalkind, features that are just the beginning of a series of changes we have planned for the game. Steven introduces these features in the video above! Looking ahead, we're still cooking in the lab so we're not quite ready to share what else is coming for the game. But we've very excited and can't wait t…
It’s update time for Animalkind! That’s right, we’ve got a good one in version 0.6.12. With this update we’re adding some great improvements and features to the game, giving our villagers more to do and addressing some issues we’ve seen with performance and finding codex fragments. As always, thank you for being part of the community and providing the feedback that helps us improve this game. P…
Hold onto your tails, we’ve got a new update for Animalkind! This one focuses on tackling a handful of issues reported by the community (thank you!), as well as some issues we turned up in our own testing. We’re always grateful for your feedback and hope you’re continuing to enjoy your time in Animalkind! Summary of Changes · First pass on performance improvements! The game should run better no…
Paws for a moment… we've got another update for you! This one is focused on fixing some issues our community has reported, including a couple of pesky ones that could disrupt your gameplay. As always, we appreciate you and hope you're having a wonderful time in Animalkind! Summary of Changes · The Quest Log is updated to now include your quest history. Revel in all of the ways you’ve helped you…
Hey friends of Animalkind! It’s been two weeks since Animalkind launched into Steam Early Access and we’re so happy about finally reaching this phase of development. We’re at our best when people are playing our game and sharing their experiences with us. Seeing the reactions and feedback of our players inspires us and fills us energy! While people are enjoying the cute and cozy world of Animal…
Ahem, Barney might have influenced the last update notes a bit. He has been ushered back to the home island where he has lots of things to bob his head at. Isn’t he adorable?! Anyway, we’re closing this week out with another update aimed at improving the experience and addressing some issues we’ve seen. As always we appreciate you and hope you’re having a great time with Animalkind. Summary of…
Hoot hoot hooray, we’re back for another update. The list of changes is on the smaller side this time, as we are focused on addressing some decoration issues. Any hoot, as always we appreciate you and hope you’re having a great time with Animalkind. Summary of Changes · We told the mechs quite strongly to spawn near the portal rather than your tent or house. We understand that they like to be c…
It’s been a week since we launched Animalkind into Early Access, how time flies! We’re rolling out another update to catch some issues and further improve the game. Thank you to our awww-some community for reporting these issues and sharing information. Summary of Changes User Interface, User Experience, and Control Changes · Minor adjustment to the system messages related to the sales box. Pro…
We’re closing this week out strong with another patch that addresses a variety of issues and feedback we’ve received. Thanks again to our community for reporting these issues and sharing information. Summary of Changes User Interface, User Experience, and Control Changes · Addressed an issue with the watering can animation. Progression Issues and Small Content Changes · Addressed an issue where…
Our work on improving Animalkind continues, addressing issues as quickly as we can. Our community has been great at reporting these issues and we really appreciate this help. Thank you! We’re active in the Discord if you would like to get any help with the game or even just tips. This update will address some common and some pretty rare issues that players are encountering. **Summary of Changes…
We continue to work on improving Animalkind and addressing issues as quickly as possible. Thank you to everyone who is reporting issues to us in our Discord or through our in-game survey! This update will address some more common issues that players are likely to encounter. Summary of Changes User Interface, User Experience, and Control Changes · Addressing an issue where player inventories hav…
We’re very excited about launching Animalkind into Early Access this week! While many players are enjoying themselves, a few common issues are impacting the game right now and we want to address them as quickly as possible. This update should address some of the most common issues. Thank you to all of the players (and your friends) who reported bugs or issues. We appreciate you! Summary of Chan…
Hey friends of Animalkind! We’re very excited to share some news with you… we’re entering Early Access later this month on March 30th! Thank you to everyone who participated in our playtests or played the demo, you’ve helped shape the game and get us to this milestone. We’ll share more about what is coming with Animalkind’s upcoming release soon as well as what to look forward to during Early A…
Hello mechies & friends! As Steam Next Fest wraps up, we wanted to express our gratitude and celebrate the love and support for our demo! During this time, we added over 10,000 wishlists on Steam, and we loved seeing all the comments, feedback, and streams from our players! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for continuing to root for us! Your support makes Animalkind possible and fills u…
We’re back with another update for the Animalkind demo! This patch should address some of the most common issues. Thank you to all of the players (and your friends) who reported bugs or issues. We appreciate you! Here are the specific changes this update is bringing to Animalkind: · HUD quest tracker opens/closes properly, especially when coming back from closing a modal. · Storage box can be p…
The “co-op update” for the Animalkind demo has gone really well this week and we’ve been taking some time to enjoy Steam Next Fest (see our antics below). But as always we want to ensure that the game is in the best possible shape, so we are releasing a patch. The general theme of this update is addressing issues and bugs that are impacting demo players. We have also added support for Simplifie…
Hello mechies & friends! 👋🏽 The Uncommon team has been hard at work and we’re happy to announce that the Animalkind demo has been updated just in time for Steam Next Fest, starting Monday, February 23rd at 10am PT. This is a really big update so we wanted to share some details about what you can expect and what to look out for! If you have been enjoying the demo before this and want to contin…
Hi mechies and friends of Animalkind! A new year has dawned! It is time for us to come out of our cave and awaken from hibernation. Not really, we’ve actually been really busy. We took a brief break for the holidays and new years but we’re back and ready to share more about what’s been going on with Animalkind and what’s coming up next. We ended the year launching a new demo on Steam, in partne…
This demo has us very excited, we can't help ourselves so we just keep doing updates! This update, Update 0.4.3, continues to improve our controls for the Steam Deck and controllers. We've also added new UI elements that help illustrate the passage of time in the game as well as what happens when you complete quests or read recipes. And as usual, we also squashed some bugs. We hope you enjoy ve…
Two updates in one week, we've been busy! There are less changes in this release but there are some significant changes under the hood. As always, thank you for supporting Animalkind! · The game is now completely playable offline. Previously we had some multiplayer infrastructure being referenced but since the demo is single player, we took it out. You might notice your world names change after…
Thanks to everyone who has checked out the demo so far, we hope you enjoy this portion of Animalkind! We've made some updates based on your feedback and have also quashed a bunch of bugs. Please check out our Discord if you'd like to offer suggestions or need any help with the game! Settings · We've added more visual settings to the Settings menu to help people fine-tune the game to their needs…
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