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Back to 21NewsDemo Back Up! Version 0.5
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Demo Back Up! Version 0.5

Back to 21 · published 2 Sep 2026, 07:26 UTC

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The demo has been revamped and published once again! This version will match the Early Access experience for all the major features, with content available for the first in-game week.

New features:

  • A better quest system. The quest board can now hang on the side of your screen while you walk around and do things. The new set of quests offers guidance on where you might want to explore next. Nothing is mandatory, you can delete a quest if you don't want to go that direction.

  • A donations board. There is now a donations board outside of the community center. You can donate to a cause you support. This board might not be super relevant in the first week, but it will be there in the full game, and become more relevant later on in the game.

  • Changes to the plant yield. Plants now yield 10 flowers per seed. This is for later balancing reasons.

  • Better maps. Added some guidance on where to find the map (press M). Added map to all locations where needed.

  • A new font. A new font style has been applied to improve readability with longer pieces of text.

Things to note:

  • The save data for this demo will NOT be shared with the full game.

  • This version does not share data with the demo build published during 2026 June Next Fest (v0.3 and prior).

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