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:
November Dev Update
over 4 years ago
– Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 10:20:55 PM
I hope you had a nice November! The year is now slowly coming to an end.... I don't know about you, but right now as I write this it's snowing! I use this occasion to give you a little impression of the winter season "Frigus" in Ova Magica:
On some quiet Frigus days, the aurora shows itself in its full glory!
Wedding Outfits WIP
Our artist IchigoRanch has worked on some more beautiful wedding outfit potraits of the romanceable characters. Of course, we don't want to spoil the big moment in the game for you and so there is only a small teaser of the outfits♥!
Swimwear Outfits WIP
Also almost all the girls' swim outfits are ready. Only Opal is still missing. For all those who ask themselves "Where are the male outfits?": They are still in work and as soon as they are ready we will show them to you of course.
Do you already have a fav outfit? From Left To Right:
Charoi, Citrine, Jade, Ruby, Garnet, Lazuli
Egg Hatching
We regularly try to improve the game and have added the following feature for you:
Until now, if you found a new blob egg, you had to return to your farm in the blob barn and hatch it there.
Now, if your team is not yet full, you can hatch the egg at any time! Especially at the beginning of the game you are very excited when you find your first egg and don't want to wait so long. Plus, your extra companion can immediately give you a battle advantage in the dangerous blob worlds!
Side NPCs
Behind the scenes, we worked a lot on planning, creating the supporting characters and their dialogs. For this purpose we have hired a new team member! In the coming updates there will be more about this and the first results in the game!
Character Customization
We added some additional items to the customization!
Like a head scarf...
...and medical mask!
In Discord we also asked you which hair colors you miss! Most answers were a very light or platinum blonde and a reddish brown! We have added these colors for you!
In-Game Events
We spent also time on adding in-game events and new content! Here are a few impressions for you.
The kids can't await Coral return from her expedition!
Entering the ruin for the first time...
Some Lapis merch:
Bugs of the month
The good news is that the intro and farming tutorial is done! The bad: Our starter Blob had a different opinion. It was cheeky and escaped the tutorial bounds!
For some it is a bug. But in reality Achira, the cheetah blob, just moves faster than the blink of an eye;-)
(Fortunately, we have already fixed both bugs).
Blob Advent Calendar
Are you excited about this year's Blob Advent Calendar? Tomorrow it already starts;-)
Last year it was very well received. If you click (best right click and open in new tab) on the picture, you can see the one from last time.
I'll (Claudia) be opening the doors of this year's calendar on Discord and Twitterregularly!
We wish you a wonderful holiday season!
October Dev Update
over 4 years ago
– Mon, Nov 01, 2021 at 01:20:26 AM
Happy Halloween!
The Spooky Moon Festival
Today is an eerily beautiful day and we are excited to tell you about our October progress! Our protagonist has also been busy and started preparing his farm for the spooky day of the season!
Last Reminder: Surveys on Backerkit will be closed on November 23
Until then you can add addons and change your rewards on Backerkit. After that, no more changes will be possible. Also keep in mind that your credit card will be then charged with the additional amount on backerkit.
Important: Closing the survey does not affect your address! You can change your address at any time until shortly before the items are shipped.
Please fill out your survey if you haven't already:
We are working hard to bring a variety of different blobs already in the Beta. In October, these three new blobs have been created: Hog Blob, Dessert Blob and Beach Blob.
Which one is your fav♥?
Hog blobs roaming around
Dessert Blob
Beach blob enjoying the sun
Our artist Ichigo has also finished the portrait for Coral! Coral is Pearl's younger sister. She is the leader of the adventurers club and has a strong and fierce personality!
Coral and her cheetah blob!
We also worked on the adventurers club interior which is also an orphanage! The members are one big family and the children love to listen to the stories of the adventurers.
Character Creation
We finally got around to pulling the character creation interface out of prototype status! The base UI is ready, but we are still working on adding more colors, outfits, accessories and styles for hair, eyes and beard. There will also be an option to choose your own color and not only the preset ones!
In the video below you can get a first impression of the character creation. And don't worry all the options are not gender locked! Also the current colors are a small selection for testing, there will be of course more colors available♥
(The confirm dialog at the end will of course get a proper text too:) ).
When you have any ideas or wishes for a hair styles or outfits, please let us know in the comments♥!
We also try to offer also a variety of hair styles for textured hair! Here are some of them:
Game Intro
Until now, you were dropped into the middle of the story in the game. In October we worked mainly on the game intro! You arrive in Clover Town and of course you get to choose your first Blob! Here are a few impressions (but we do not want to spoil too much, so there is only a small insight)!
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September Update - News on Beta Access and Release Date
over 4 years ago
– Sun, Oct 03, 2021 at 07:32:00 AM
Surveys will be closed on November 23
This is the first announcement that surveys on Backerkit will close on November 23. Until then you can add addons and change your rewards on Backerkit. After that, no more changes will be possible. Also keep in mind that your credit card will be then charged with the additional amount on backerkit.
Important: Closing the survey does not affect your address! You can change your address at any time until shortly before the items are shipped.
Also a gentle reminder: Please fill out your survey if you haven't already (there are still over 160 open surveys):
(Info: The reason why the surveys will be closed this year is the complicated taxes in Germany. It is much easier to regard the amounts for Kickstarter and the addons on Backerkit in one tax year. The Backerkit Preoder Store is not affected by this and will remain open.)
Backer's Beta access and release date update
Your support that has been shown to the project is phenomenal. In return the team has been working really hard to meet that support - and show frequently the kinds of things being worked on and progress. So we hope you've enjoyed all the update posts made so far, and these will, of course, continue♥!
However, it's just true that sometimes things need longer to be worked on, in order to create the best game that respects your dedication to the idea. While the scope of the game hasn't increased dramatically from what was planned - the development schedule was drawn up to accommodate the fact these could be implemented - it's become clear that there was a miscalculation on the amount of time it would take. Contributing to this has, not least been the fall-out of events from the past 2 years which has disrupted a lot of life and the nature of working, but also the need to respect the fact that the team working on the game just shouldn't be subjected to crunch. There's been several noteworthy disastrous game launches over the past year - the results of crunched developers and over-committed deadlines - and Ova Magica will not join those ranks.
Given the amount of content being made, from a current "bird's eye perspective", a more realistic timeframe for the launch of the beta test and backer's builds will be in the second half of 2022, instead of the first quarter. This also means the full release of the game will most likely also be in 2023, in order to account for the new schedule and timeline of things.
While we understand that this may be disappointing, it's necessary in order to deliver the best game possible to all of you who have backed the campaign. Rest assured that substantial progress and content updates will be brought to you regularly as you've already seen, so you know the extra time is being used for working hard on Ova Magica!
So now to the more pleasant things♥:
New Blob World Preview
We started working on the stone age and desert inspired blob world. It's still empty, but we'll share with you the first impressions and a new blob that you can get there!
Fossil Blob
First Swimwear Potraits created
Thanks to you we reached the pool stretchgoal and so all romanceable characters get a potrait in swimwear! Our artist Ichigoranch was diligent the last weeks and has drawn the first potraits!
From Left to Right: Charoi, Jade, Ruby, Lazuli
Romanceable character Events
Together with Renkka, our writer, we continued to work on some events of the romanceable characters. Here you can see short impressions of Emerlad and Carnelian!
Our 2d artist ichigoranch has created two more beautiful wedding potraits. Can you guess the characters?
Toolbar Improvement
Not only is new content being worked on, but things that are already built in are often reworked to give you the best possible game experience. That's why I've (Claudia) rebuild the controls of the toolbar!
Again with the reference above to the delay: Our top priority is to create a good game for you and so we also sometimes decide to invest time to improve things that were already "finished".
Old:
To assign an item to the toolbar, you had to open the inventory, navigate to the item, and assign it via a button press. Thus, only 10 items were quickly available via the toolbar. Constantly opening the inventory quickly made the process tedious.
New:
The toolbar now reflects your inventory. Items do not need to be assigned to the toolbar. You can quickly change the column (1-10) but now also the row (1-4) by a button! So you have comfortable quick access to all 40 item slots and the inventory does not have to be opened again and again.
First Backer 3d Models
The first characters have been created! Here is a small preview (their blobs will be chosen later):
From left to right: Jesti, Frumpy, Brendan, Amélie, Vitas Varnas, Moonstone
All design tiers have been conatced via email, however, we have not received a response from all of you yet. We know how busy life can be so another reminder email will be send by the end of October. But you can also contact us at any time at the following email address: ovamagicahelp [at] gmail.com
Discover the planet of Ankora in a single-player survival adventure with exploration and crafting. A tale about growing up, relying on others to overcome challenges and connect with nature.
Some of you may already know the developers, Chibig, and that they make wonderful games! The masterpiece Summer of Mara was made by them!
Also the developers are very selfless and helped during our Ova Magica campaign! This is absolutely not common for developers who are already famous and successful to help smaller unknown indie devs: Some of you probably only knew about Ova Magica thanks to Chibig!
August Dev Update
over 4 years ago
– Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 03:26:49 AM
This update is a bigone! That's why I start with the most exciting part!
First of all, I want to thank you backers again! Because this was only possible thanks to your generous support💚! As some of you know I (Claudia) am not a native english speaker and I am also not gifted with words. Therefore, I am even more excited to share this news with you, as it is the best thing that could have happened to Ova Magica.
Ova Magica now has a professional writer🥳 - Meet Renkka!
Renkka is a writer who specializes in visual novels and character-driven narratives. She's worked on games such as BTS Universe Story, Bistro Days, and Mizari Loves Company.
Renkka enjoys writing about anything from coffee shop romances to thrilling paranormal adventures, and, now, about the wonderful, colorful world of Ova Magica!
Her creative inspirations (and all-time favorite titles) include Pokemon, Ace Attorney, Danganronpa, and The House in Fata Morgana.
For your (in-game )birthday you will get this special blob🎁
Lotus Blob
These blobs live in the pond and do not like to be disturbed. They are not necessarily the strongest but the fight with them should not be underestimated. Due to their special skill "Healing Lotus" they are especially dangerous in groups. (You can see more about the lotus blob below under "Fishing").
These blobs are spotted near Clover Towns's beach, especially during the winter season "Frigus".
Many wished for a shark blob but there will be none base blob in the game. However, you can breed the orca and tiger blob relatively easily into a tiger shark themed blob. Here is an example:
Our artist Ichigoranch has started drawing the first wedding outfits. Thanks again for helping us reach the wedding stretch goal, as it made this financially possible💚!
I don't want to spoil the special moment for you, so I'll show you only small teasers of the outfits. But I can assure you, they are gorgeous!
Can you guess the character?
Fishing
Some time ago I asked you for ideas and feedback for the fishing system. Most of you wanted a simple system and no complicated mini game. Thanks to your feedback I could now finish the base and I present you here the new mechanics!
1. Watch where you throw your bait!
These water lilies look suspicious...
Blobs don't like to be disturbed and can get angry when something hits them in the head!
In the video below you can see that the color of the exclamation mark changes. If you press at the "right" moment (black) then you catch a fish (or sth else). If you press in the "wrong" (red) a battle starts. So watch the bait well! I have intentionally chosen that you can see when a blob bites so that you can avoid the fights. However, through the battles you also have the possibility to get some blob eggs... so what will you hunt - fish or blobs?
(The octopus in the video is just a placeholder. I am still adding fish to the pond😂)
You can now challenge characters to battle with a simple button press instead of a tedious dialog selection! The test video below shows you how it looks.
The next month I will take a week or two off to spend time with family. But I will contact all the design tiers so we can start working on your in-game characters💚!
Please remember to fill out your survey on Backerkit if you haven't already, so I know how best to reach you!
There are only 10 days left and the campaign could use your support! If you can't support the project financially, sharing it on social media or telling your friends about it will help a lot💚!
By the way, the devs don't know that I write about it in my update, so if you back the project feel free to write in the comments that you came from Ova Magica😜
I'm all about supporting indie devs and these guys look really nice and are from Germany too. I wish them very much that their dream comes true and with your help they can still make it💪!
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