Ova Magica - An adorable farming and monster taming game!
Created by ClaudiaTheDev
Inspired by Stardew Valley, Slime Rancher and beloved classics like Harvest Moon and Pokémon! For PC, Switch, XB1/SX and PS4/5.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
NEW MAJOR CONTENT UPDATE (0.8)!
about 1 year ago
– Thu, Jan 23, 2025 at 03:12:15 AM
The second major content update is available 🎉
Below are the update notes and updated roadmap. But first we want to share some words with our console Kickstarter backers: We are working hard on finishing the full 1.0 version and make the console version as soon as possible available in 2025. Ova Magica is a massive game and we want to thank you for your continued patience and support ♥ !
UPDATE NOTES
Note: Make sure to update to the 0.805 version. If Steam doesn't update automatic, restart Steam. On Steam Deck games sometimes do not launch after updates, in this case restart your Steam Deck.
⚠️Important Note: Control/Button remapping settings: With progressing Early-Access development, we had to rework some of the code to make it future-proof. As a result, the old button remappings no longer work after this update. If you have previously changed the default controls, you will sadly have to redo them once. We apologize to all players affected by this. (The save data or any other settings are not affected. Only the key/button remapping in the pause menu settings.)
NEW ROADMAP CONTENT
First we want to share the updated roadmap with you! The current update is the 0.8 version.
⚠️Attention: Below the roadmap pic are descriptions with SPOILERS of the new content! Stop reading after the roadmap if you do not want to be spoilered.
Important note for transparency: The 7th blob world which was initially not planned but added as Kickstarter stretchgoal was for now sadly removed from the roadmap to not delay the 1.0 release further. One of the main reasons is that we just need more time to polish the 6 main blob worlds and add still missing features to them. We plan adding the 7th blob world in an update after full release also based on your ideas and feedback for possible new blobs + quests. We want to apologize for the change and hope for your understanding.
NEW BLOB WORLD: BAMBOO TEMPLE 🐼⛩️
In the new blob world you can find several new blobs like the Tiger, Red Panda, Peacock and more. It also comes with new resources, like the Mithril ore vein, and the greenhouse blueprint.
GREENHOUSE 🌱
In the greenhouse you can grow different crops all year round. Comes with a sprinkler and a thermostat to set the season.
CAVE BEHIND THE WATERFALL
Inside are signs of volcanic activity. This could also explain the hot spring that Garnet discovered and that powers the Spa. In the cave you can find new blobs, coal resources and the very rare Emberpetal which can revive a fainted blob in battle.
Progress Flint's friendship to unlock the new building "Blob Paradise".
You can leave a blob in the Blob Paradise to train it. The maximum possible level is determined by your tournament rank.
The Blob Paradise you can also purchase blueprints for devices which can train your blob stats. These are the blob wheel (Speed), trampoline (Defense) and training target (Attack).
NEW ITEMS: HEALTH + ENERGY BOOSTER Boosters permanently increase a blob's health or energy which helps to level up your blobs. This items are rare and can be found mainly in blob world chests.
MITHRIL CUP TOURNAMENT 🏆
Test your blob trainer skills in the Mithril Cup tournament! (unlocked with all NPCs friendship being level 4)
IMPROVEMENTS
Improved Farming Tool Controls Can now hold the key/button for most farming actions instead having to press the key again. Affected actions: watering crops, planting seeds, hoeing ground, harvesting crops
Dropped items+crops do not disappear when leaving area Crops and other items(for example dropped in the shooting start event or by wild blobs) do now not disappear when leaving an area. You can go inside your blob barn and return to the farm without worrying about the items being gone like before. Not collected items are still removed on the next day.
UI for Blob Placing can now also access blobs from the barn Mainly the auto-petter and new blob training devices are affected. When in a blob barn you can now access blobs of your barn and team. This avoids having to put a blob in your team when you want to place it on an Auto-Petter or training device in the barn.
BUG FIXES 🐞
fixed that photographing MJ at the Sleigh Swap didn’t count as resident
fixed reward egg of Game of Love festival was not identified/tagged
fixed panda blob ears not being black (blob league cafeteria)
fixed not being able to buy from Doctor after Opal event 04 and library not being built yet
fixed some resident descriptions
fixed some typos + dialog texts
BALANCING
removed buying orange trees from Emerald -> available in fourth blob world
slightly increased strength of Candy Kingdom duo bosses
balanced some blob world chest rewards
balanced several wild blob drop items and their drop rates
Happy Holidays 🎄 and see you in 2025!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 02:22:52 AM
Just want to say goodbye for 2024 to all Backers and wish you a wonderful Christmas time🎄!
You can also expect the next huge roadmap content update (0.8) in mid/end January and for this i will post a bigger dev update + more news! So stay tuned!
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First Major Content Update available!
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 06:10:22 AM
The wait is over! The first major Early Access content update is available on Steam 🎉
It does ot only come with the planned roadmap progress, but also with several improvements and smaller new features based on our communities feedback💪
WORDS FROM THE DEVS TO OUR KICKSTARTER BACKERS
With Ova Magica currently being still in Early Access on Steam the update is only available there.
But our main priority is to progress the roadmap updates the following months leading up to the 1.0 version so also our console backers can play hopefully in 2025 soon 💚 !
I (Claudia) made a summary of the new content below and it's pretty long. So before i want to share some news of my dear dev friends, Gentle Troll, so it's not buried at the very bottom:
Here’s a bit of extra information about what to expect:
One and a half years after the events of Tavern Talk, young detective Melina finds a mysterious mechanism and breaks it, accidentally unleashing the chaotic spirit trapped inside. Melina and her friends must now race to stop a Primordial storm from wreaking havoc on their freshly saved world!
And you can also currently support the Tavern Talk Kickstarter campaign for super cute and beautiful stickers!
It's time to give the characters of Tavern Talk a special place in your life. Maybe on your laptop, your stickerbook, or even on your bathroom mirror! 🤩 Whatever suits you best. 💜
Treat yourself to this glittering collection of colorful stickers or give it to a beloved friend as a thoughtful and unique gift. If you liked our game Tavern Talk or are just a fan of cool fantasy designs then you are in the right place. 💯
And now lets continue with the Ova Magica update!
NEW ROADMAP CONTENT First we want to share the updated roadmap with you!
Side note: we moved the 6th blob world from the 0.9 to the 1.0 version because we want the time between 0.8 and 0.9 shorter an it feels more balanced with each update leading to 1.0 having one new blob world.
⚠️Attention: Below the roadmap pic are descriptions with SPOILERS of the new content! Stop reading here if you do not want to be spoilered.
NEW BLOB WORLD: CANDY KINGDOM🍬 The adventurers Cenx and Redigit need your help to get their blobs back who stayed behind in the Candy Kingdom blob world. The new blob world comes with several unique rewards like cute furniture, cherry tree seeds and an auto-petter blueprint.
SEWERS The sewers come with new blobs and also an upgrade for your return wand.
With the new Homeward Wand you can now teleport to your house from any location, and not only use the wand to leave the blob worlds.
NEW BLOBS + ABILITIES You can collect 7 new "base blobs" coming with 4 new abilities in the 0.7 version. Here are the new abilities:
Candy Blob: Produce Candy (Passive)
Poop Blob: Fertilizer: Progresses the growth of crops by 1 day (only once per day per crop
Dog Blob - Plant Seeds: Plant several seeds from the player's bag at once (Multi-Planting)
Queen Blob: Petting Chain (Passive) - When petted it affects all blobs in the same barn and team. A blob with this ablity can be placed on the new Auto-Petter (blueprint), which will pet all blobs in the barn overnight.
BLOB DYE CENTER You can comission Charoi to build the building. In it you can recolor your blobs in exchange for color powder to your liking.
Buildings: Beachside Eatery (Saphir), Library (Opal) Note: The Library is similar to the Theater (Citrine) still WIP and will get more features for the 1.0 version or in one of the next updates.
BEACHSIDE EATERY Progress Saphir's friendship to unlock the new building "Beachside Eatery". It comes with several new dishes (seasonal variety) and learnable recipes.
HOUSE UPGRADE Comes with more place and most important a new fast travel point on your farm!
GOLD CUP TOURNAMENT Test your blob trainer skills in the Gold Cup tournament! (unlocked with all NPCs friendship being level 3)
IMPROVEMENTS + SMALLER NEW FEATURES + BALANCING
FAST TRAVEL REVAMP The fast travel target location is now selected via the map and not like before via dialog Fast travel is now also possible on festival day Added new fast travel location "Train Station" near the museum/train station area 1st house upgrade comes with the "Farm" fast travel location (see above)
FLINT BLOB STORAGE Instead of giving blobs up for adoption you can now store up to 256 blobs at Flint and get them back anytime. The usual "give blob for adoption" is now a 2nd step.
Note: All blobs given up for adoption before the 0.7 version are in the "Flint Storage". When a player has given up more then 256 blobs for adoption the oldest are permanently removed from the game.
STORAGE CONTAINER/CHEST BLUEPRINT Can be placed on your farm, home or blob barn and store 16 items. Recolorable.
VARIOUS - Added "Stack Transfer" to the magical storage and shipment box. Holding the "Transfer (Single)" button for a short time will open a dialog box in which you can enter the exact number of items you wish to transfer. - A "Breeding/Searching for partner" icon is now shown in the blob barn UI on blobs (to avoid moving blobs which are currently breeding) - Added a magical storage to the ruin - Wild blobs in the mine now stop chasing you after some distance - Confirming escape in battle is only asked when not other blob is already trying to escape (avoid having to confirm 3 times) - Added a "Cancel" choice for the thermostat in the blob barn (when accidently interacting with it) - Reduced all blob rune prices (vendor: Harold - Adventurers' Club) - Reduced the material costs of several buildings (Charoi) - Changed type of the Sheep blob from Storm to Forest - Changed type of Kookies Dessert blob from Magma to Storm
BUG FIXES - Fixed missing fish in the Ceres season for the lake near the mine/train station area. - Fixed hills in the Clover Valley area having wrong seasonal grass texture in Ceres and Frigus - Fixed using fertilizer on flowers which were at stage 2/4 instantly progressed them to 4/4 - Fixed missing movement collider for the table blueprint available at the Sleigh Swap festival - Fixed right+left stick deadzone being not active on Steam Deck which caused camera rotation being too sensitive (rotated vertical too when wanting only horizontal) - Fixed reordering blob skills didn't work correct for skills at the right and bottom position
Early Access Release Day
over 1 year ago
– Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 05:08:54 AM
Today Ova Magica launches in Early Access on Steam! Today's updates contains following sections:
EARLY ACCESS DETAILS
INFO FOR CONSOLE BACKERS
HOW-TO ACCESS AND ACTIVATE YOUR STEAM KEY
SHOUTOUT: TINY GARDEN
IMPORTANT NOTE : The release day and week is especially busy for our small team. We apologize ahead if we need some time to get back to messages and provide support. We try to process requests asap during this week - but we ask to be patient in case it takes some more time ♥
EARLY ACCESS DETAILS
We want to say a huge thank you to all our backers for making this day possible and us finally releasing - even when it's still Early Access ♥ !
On the Steam Page is a rough overview of the already available features (when expanding the "Early Access" section).
We continue working hard towards the full game version (1.0) in 2025 which will release on consoles. We created a rough roadmap for you. We will post from now on a Kickstarter update for every of the "main version releases" (the future updates will be timed on our Early Access progress).
INFO FOR CONSOLE BACKERS
If you do not want to wait until full 1.0 release in 2025 to play: You can request a change of the platform of your digital key to Steam. Just reach out to us here via DM or via Discord. The option to change the platform from console to Steam is available any time until full game release 1.0 in 2025.
Additional info: Ova Magica is 100% playable on the Steam Deck
Memo: The physical edition came with an additional digital key. You can have a Switch physical and still select Steam as platform for your digital key.
Note: Switching the platform from Steam to console is no longer possible after the EA launch and the Steam keys being distributed.
HOW-TO ACCESS AND ACTIVATE YOUR STEAM KEY
Step 1) Log in into your Backerkit account and select Ova Magica. If your reward has a Steam key you can access it via the "Get Your Digital Downloads" button.
Step 2) Copy the key and open the Steam Client. Click in the lower right corner on "Add a game" and then "Activate a Product on Steam". Enter the key and Ova Magica should be added to your library. NOTE: You can download the game as soon as it is released public on Steam which is: 23rd July 10am EST / 2pm UTC / 7am PDT / 4pm MESZ
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We have a Steam and Nintendo Switch key available in our Kickstarter campaign, among many other rewards such as an artbook, the relaxing lo-fi OST from our game and even you can put your name on the bottom of the toy, like Andy in Toy Story.
You can check out our campaign here! See you in the tiny garden!
Little Heads-Up Before Tomorrow: Steam Early Access Launch
over 1 year ago
– Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 02:12:08 AM
Just wanted to leave a quick heads-up before the Early Access Steam launch tomorrow. I will post another update tomorrow ♥.
In our last Kickstarter update, we announced the Early Access Steam launch and also the possibility for console backers to swap the platform of your digital keys to Steam if you don't want to wait until the full release in 2025.
(Note: Switching back from Steam to console is not possible after the Steam keys have been distributed tomorrow.)
STEAM KEY ACCESS FOR LAUNCH TOMORROW
You can download your Steam key tomorrow in your BackerKit account. The keys will be available shortly before or after (plus/minus 10 min) the game launch time (10 am EST / 2 pm UTC / 7 am PDT / 4 pm MESZ).
As soon as the Kickstarter update goes live tomorrow, the keys will be available for download. I will also include a "How-To access your key" tutorial for BackerKit in the update. ♥
