Monastery: Ora et Labora Early Access Launching September 24th
Dear Abbots and Abbesses, mark your calendars, because our Early Access release date is set for September 24th! 🎉 🛠️ Why Early Access? Our goal is to create a charming, and deeply enjoyable medieval monastery management game. Launching in Early Access allows us to work directly with you, our community, to gather feedback, refine gameplay, and expand the game based on what you find most fun. �…
Dear Abbots and Abbesses! The Steam Next Fest is officially here, and we are thrilled to announce that Monastery: Ora et Labora is taking part in the event! If you are discovering our game for the first time through the festival: Welcome! Monastery: Ora et Labora is a medieval management game where you are tasked with building and running your own monastery. You will need to balance the daily l…
Dear Abbots and Abbesses! A new update for Monastery: Ora et Labora demo is now available! We want to begin by thanking our amazing community for playing the demo and sharing their thoughts. Your feedback, ideas, and bug reports have played a crucial role in guiding our development efforts. Keep it coming! This update brings new features to test your management skills, new ways to decorate your…
Game Balances · Added a tutorial for the Monk Priorities panel. UX/UI · Added more information to the Monk Priorities panel. · Added a button in the workplace selection menu to open Monk Priorities panel. Bug fix · Fixed incorrect room warming values shown for objects under construction.
Improvements · Changed how workplace priorities are sorted: they are now ordered by category instead of globally. · Added quality levels to beverages. Fixes · Fixed an issue where walls blocked worshippers from entering the monastery. · Fixed incorrect assignment of monk descriptions to their skills and traits. · Fixed an issue preventing monks from drinking mead. · Fixed the tooltip text for t…
Dear Abbots and Abbesses! We are incredibly excited to announce that the demo for Monastery: Ora et Labora is officially live and ready for you to play right now! Over the past few months, we ran two playtests to see how the game was shaping up. Firstly: a massive THANK YOU to everyone who participated! Your feedback, bug reports, and suggestions were incredibly helpful and directly shaped the…
Greetings, Abbots and Abbesses! We are incredibly excited to announce that on April 15th , the gates to the cloister will open with the release of the Monastery: Ora et Labora Demo . Your support during the last two playtests was vital. Thanks to your feedback, we’ve polished the gameplay and introduced several completely new features to help you manage your monks and your resources effectively…
The current playtest will end on February 9 , so these are the last few days to play. But this is far from the end. We’re working hard on a demo , with many changes and improvements based directly on the feedback you shared with us. Here are some numbers from the latest playtest 👇 · 1,537+ unique players · 200+ feedback forms submitted · Median playtime: 1h 15m · Average playtime: 2h 20m · 16…
Dear Abbesses and Abbots, Our Second Playtest is officially live right now , and everyone is invited to take part. This new playtest includes several improvements, polish passes, and new features based on the incredible feedback we received during our first testing phase. We can’t wait to hear what you think this time around! 👉 If you need details on how the playtest works , check out our prev…
We are incredibly proud to announce that Monastery: Ora et Labora has been selected to participate in the Games in Italy 2025 Sale Event ! This event is a celebration of the creativity, passion, and craftsmanship of the Italian game development industry, and we are honored to stand alongside so many talented studios from our home country. If you haven't already, now is a great time to Wishlist…
Dear Abbots and Abbesses, We are excited to announce that the second public playtest for Monastery: Ora et Labora is almost here! Starting today, you can request access directly on our Steam page using the green “Request Access” button. Access will be granted in one week , so make sure to sign up early! Changes Gameplay & Systems · Reworked the Monastic Rule. · Reworked Monks Need. · Reworked t…
Hello Abbesses and Abbots, Our very first public playtest has officially come to an end, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. A huge thank you to everyone who joined, played, and shared feedback with us!🙏 📊 Here’s a look at the playtest in numbers: · 380+ players joined the playtest. · Our most dedicated testers logged 200+ minutes of gameplay (some couldn’t stop playing 😅) · The gam…
Great news Abbots and Abbesses! Our game Monastery: Ora et Labora has been selected for the DevGAMM Awards 2025 – Community Vote ! Help us win! Voting is quick and simple: · Go to · Log in with your email. · Find Monastery: Ora et Labora in the list and submit your vote. You can also share the link with friends to help spread the word. Please note : one vote per email, and voting closes on Octo…
Dear Abbots and Abbesses, The wait is over – our public playtest is now LIVE! This is your chance to step inside your very own medieval monastery, manage the monks, and experience life in a world where prayer and labor go hand in hand. 🎮What’s in the Playtest? · Manage your monks’ daily schedule between prayer, work, and rest. · Produce goods like wheat, honey, manuscripts and beer. · Build up…
Dear Abbots and Abbesses, We are excited to announce that the first public playtest for Monastery: Ora et Labora is almost here! Starting today, you can request access directly on our Steam page using the green “Request Access” button. Access will be granted in one week , so make sure to sign up early! 🛠️ How to Join the Playtest · Head over to our steam page · Click the “Request Access” butto…
Greetings, Abbesses and Abbots! We’re excited to announce that Monastery: Ora et Labora is officially featured in Debut Festival 2025 thanks to the team of Gamedev.ist ! 🥳 It’s a huge honor to be showcased alongside so many incredible games, and we can’t wait for more players to discover the peaceful (and sometimes unpredictable) life inside a medieval monastery. But that’s not all, we’re also…
Hello everyone! From July 3rd to 5th , we had the incredible opportunity to present a preview demo of Monastery: Ora et Labora at Ortigia Comics & Games , one of Sicily’s events for comics, games, and geek culture! We were thrilled to meet so many passionate players and creators. Watching people get their hands on the game for the first time, managing their own medieval monastery was both excit…
Dragonkin Studios is excited to announce its newest title, Monastery: Ora et Labora, a monastery management game that puts you in the role of an abbot tasked with guiding a monastic community through the trials and triumphs of medieval life. Lead your monks in prayer and labor to build a thriving medieval monastery. Manage resources, brew ale, craft manuscripts, and face trials like war and wea…
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