Village Monsters

Devlog

• Villagers Monsters v1.11 + Steam Autumn Sale (Already???)
  November 22, 2023 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! I was genuinely taken by surprise when Itch alerted me that it was time to set holiday sale prices. Wasn't it just October...? Now it's Thanksgiving and nearly December? How did this... Continue reading
• Update on Apple version + Patch v1.11
  November 19, 2023 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! I hope everyone is enjoying v1.1 so far! If you've stumbled upon a bug or two or twenty then you aren't alone, though there do seem to be fewer bugs than I feared after unleashing suc... Continue reading
• Major Update & 66% Off: Village Monsters v1.1
  November 06, 2023 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Welcome to Village Monsters v1.1. It's been awhile! I'm eschewing from sharing traditional patch notes because they'd be too long and, frankly, not that useful. Instead, I've broken t... Continue reading
• State of the Village, vol. 5 - Holiday Harbor
  November 25, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! I'm not dead yet! Work continues on v1.1. I'll spare you the litany of excuses as to why every little thing is taking longer than promised. I'm sure you're as tired of hearing them as... Continue reading
• State of the Village, vol. 4 - Backed Up & Running
  September 22, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! I have mentioned before my terrible luck this past year, especially when it has coincided with Village Monsters stuff. So it wasn't surprising to me when my entire family came down wi... Continue reading
• State of the Village, vol. 3 - Precious Little Sleep
  August 19, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Hello again. It's been a while! If it's seemed like I dropped off the face of the earth for the last few months... that's because I did. In fact, I've barely left my own living room s... Continue reading
• State of the Village, vol. 2
  May 02, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Welcome to the 2nd State of the Village update, where I talk about how things are going with Village Monsters, as well as what's coming next. To summarize the past month: the launch o... Continue reading

  
• Village Monsters v1.06
  April 06, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Village Monsters v1.06 fixes one of the most annoying bugs I have ever been responsible for: the dreaded duplicating cutscenes. It also cleans up a number of other major and minor bug... Continue reading
• State of the Village
  March 29, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! It's been exactly one week since Village Monsters v1.0 was released. Village Monsters is my first ever creation. I am very proud of the work I did, and the many kind words I've receiv... Continue reading

  
• Village Monsters v1.05 + A Quick Note
  March 27, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hey Villagers Village Monsters v1.05 is now available, and it fixes exactly one bug. It's a terrible one, so I wanted to provide a longer explanation. The bug occurs during the Cool Stuff event in the... Continue reading
• Village Monsters v1.04 Patch Notes
  March 27, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Bugs Squashed MAJOR: Fixed further softlocks due to incorrect flags in the intro MAJOR: Fixed further crashes related to skipping cutscenes MAJOR: Fixed crash when talking to Mock in the first few wee... Continue reading
• Village Monsters v1.03 Patch Notes
  March 25, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Three patches in three days! ...I suppose that's not something I should be super proud of... I believe I've cracked the majority of the urgent bugs that crop up in the first few days of the game, so I... Continue reading
• Village Monsters v1.02 (and v1.01) patch notes
  March 23, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Village Monsters v1.02 Patch Notes Bugs Squashed MAJOR: Fixed common crash when digging up certain items (they would appear as just a red X) MAJOR: Fixed instances were skipping a cutscenes results in... Continue reading
• Village Monsters v1.0 - "The Big One" - is now available!
  March 22, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Humans! Sorry to keep you waiting! Village Monsters v1.0 - "The Big One" has launched! It is now available on all platforms What's New? Everything! Story & Progression The biggest change in v1.0... Continue reading

  
• Update on the Update on Village Monsters v1.0 Release
  March 20, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Humans! It's been a strange week! I began the week by sprinting confidently toward release, but just as I was about to cross the finish line I ran face-first into a brick wall . It sucked . A lo... Continue reading
• Update on Village Monsters v1.0 Release
  March 16, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers It's now 1:00 PM Pacific time and Village Monsters v1.0 still hasn't released. I wanted to explain what's going on. Late last night I encountered a very unexpected technical problem du... Continue reading
• Finishing a Village: Allow me to (re)introduce myself
  March 14, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Major Announcement, #Release

  Hello Humans! Village Monsters has been in development for 5 years and finally releases this Wednesday, March 16th. I figure now is as good a time as any to reveal what you actually do in Village Mons... Continue reading

  
• Village Monsters Release FAQs
  March 09, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Log, #Announcement, #The Big One, #v1.0, #Release

  Village Monsters is releasing March 16th. Let's answer some frequently asked questions! Hello Humans! Let's start with the most important thing: Village Monsters v1.0 is looking fantastic! This time l... Continue reading

  
• Important news about the release of Village Monsters v1.0
  February 11, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers Next Wednesday was supposed to be the release of Village Monsters v1.0 . Unfortunately, I still have too many things left to do, and not enough time to do them. This means I need to de... Continue reading

  
• Village Monsters Release Date Announcement Trailer
  January 19, 2022 by Josh Bossie

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  #Announcement, #Release Date, #Dev Log, #Trailer

  📢It's announcement time! After 5 years in development, Village Monsters has finally, mercifully , earned itself a release date. Please take a look! It's not easy to create a game, let alone finish... Continue reading
• Building a Village: Open Heart Development
  August 03, 2021 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! This week, I reached a very exciting milestone: there are now less than 200 items remaining on my "Required for v1.0" to-do list! There were once over 1,200 items on this list, so bei... Continue reading
• Patch notes for Village Monsters v0.90.6
  July 21, 2021 by Josh Bossie

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  #Release, #Patch

  Hello Villagers! It's been awhile since I've released an update, huh? I wonder if I still remember how... That's not entirely a joke! You see, my laptop of 6 years finally gave up the ghost last week... Continue reading
• An Honest & Obvious Update on Release Dates
  June 21, 2021 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Today I want to give everyone an update on the schedule of the upcoming Village Monsters version 1.0 update . I'm moving the release window from Spring 2021 to Summer 2021 . Given tha... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village: A Portrait is Worth a Thousand Words
  May 03, 2021 by Josh Bossie

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  Hiya Villagers! It's been awhile since I've done a proper devlog, so I want to start with something small. So small, in fact, that it's only 48x48 pixels: today I'm talking dialogue portraits! Portrai... Continue reading

  
• Patch notes for Village Monsters v0.90.5
  February 27, 2021 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello villagers! Village Monsters v0.90.5 is now live on all platforms. This is a small bugfix / feedback release, and will likely be the final update before work begins on the full release (v1.0) of... Continue reading

  
• Patch notes for Village Monsters v0.90.3
  February 23, 2021 by Josh Bossie

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  #Release, #Patch Release, #Dev Log

  Patch Notes for v0.90.3 Greatly improved performance on Linux and Mac Added several new odd jobs to the board listing Worked and added new story cutscenes to the start of the game (New Games only) Rew... Continue reading
• Village Monsters v0.90.0: The Living Lands Update + The Lunar New Year Sale!
  February 11, 2021 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! I am beyond excited to announce that Village Monsters v0.90 is finally done cooking. It's the biggest and tastiest update yet. (These notes are quite large, so I tried to focus mostly... Continue reading
• New Patch: Early Access v0.81.4
  December 21, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! This is a small technical update which upgrades the underlying engine of Village Monsters. This release doesn't include new features, but it should resolve a number of technical bugs... Continue reading
• New Patch: Early Access v0.81.1
  November 01, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! This is a small release that fixes a number of bugs reported in v0.81. As always, thank you to everyone who reported bugs on Twitter, email and Discord! Additions & Changes Fixed majo... Continue reading
• Village Monsters v0.81: Bright Bonfires + 25% off for Halloween Sale!
  October 30, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Halloween is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by staying inside and playing video games? Village Monsters v0.81.0 , also known as Bright Bonfires , is now available. It... Continue reading

  
• Upcoming updates, spooky surprises
  October 22, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! I have just a quick update for you today on the next couple releases. I've been hard at work on the Living Lands update, and lately I've realized that it's getting to be a bit... big... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village: The upcoming Living Lands Update
  October 08, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! The next major update coming to Village Monsters is already well underway, so I wanted to share a dev diary outlining some the cool stuff I'm working on. I'm calling this release the... Continue reading
• New Patch: Early Access v0.80.2
  September 19, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  This is another small patch update fixing some of the more urgent bugs found in v0.80. As always, thank you to everyone who reported bugs via email, Twitter and Discord ! Full Patch Notes Fixed maj... Continue reading
• New Patch: Early Access v0.80.1
  September 14, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  This is a small patch update fixing some of the more urgent bugs found in v0.80. As always, thank you to everyone who reported bugs via email, Twitter and Discord ! Full Patch Notes Players are now... Continue reading

  
• New Major Update: Part 1 of the Village Restoration Project (v0.80.0)
  September 10, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Release, #Major Update

  Hello Villagers! It's time for another major update! Welcome to Village Monsters v0.80, also known as Part 1 of the Village Restoration Project. This release is all about the village and how it can ch... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village - Village Restoration Project
  August 28, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Village Monsters, #Village Restoration Project

  Hello Villagers! Phew, it's been a while, huh? Seems like summer is already over. In today's dev diary, I'm going to talk about the most substantial update I've worked on so far: Village Monsters v80... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village - Roadmap to 1.0
  July 01, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Roadmap

  Hello Villagers! It’s now officially summer! Maybe for some of you it’s been summer for awhile already, but here in Seattle, summer always starts later than you’d hope. This is a very importan... Continue reading

  
• New Patch: Early Access v0.75.2
  June 27, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! A big release is always a magnet for new bugs, and yesterday's update was no different. Today's patch is a hotfix to address all the bugs that were reported (mostly cutscene related)... Continue reading
• The Foundations Update (v0.75)
  June 25, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Welcome to Village Monsters v0.75! This is a major update to Village Monsters - it's so big that I decided to call it The Foundations Update. This is because v0.75 lays the foun... Continue reading
• Building a Village - Have a Heart to Heart
  June 22, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary

  Hello Villagers! Let's talk friendship. There are 32 monster pals in Village Monsters that you can befriend, but until now there hasn't been much of a benefit beyond watching their little heart icons... Continue reading

  
• New Update: Early Access v0.72.7
  June 07, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Thanks to the huge influx of new players I've received dozens of helpful bug reports. This release fixes a number of the more urgent bugs that have been discovered. If you reported a... Continue reading

  
• Welcome new players of Village Monsters!
  June 06, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! As you have hopefully heard, Itch.io is currently running a bundle called the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality . I'm happy to say that Village Monsters is included in this bund... Continue reading

  
• New Update: Early Access v0.72.5b!
  May 28, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #New Release, #Update, #Dev Log, #Early Access

  Hello Villagers! Welcome to version 0.72! This release was originally going to focus only on home and village improvements, but I somewhat accidentally found myself hunting and destroying dozens of b... Continue reading

  
• The Gardening Update (v0.70) + 10% off!
  May 01, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! Happy May Day! Village Monsters v.0.70 is out now for all platforms. I had two goals with this release: completely overhauling the gardening hobby, and redoing how the game saves an... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village - Garden Variety
  April 22, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Gardening, #Dev Diary

  Hello Villagers! We all neglect things they really shouldn't. Maybe it's a hard task you don't know how to start. Maybe it's just cleaning your room. For me? It's the mushroom gardening hobby in Villa... Continue reading

  
• A Note on Save Compatibility
  April 08, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Log, #Early Access

  Hello Villagers! How're your gardens doing this year? My physical garden has been shamefully neglected (per the usual), but as for my virtual garden...? It's literally never been better! Since my last... Continue reading

  
• Building an Island 04/01/2020: Fresh Frontiers!
  April 01, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #April Fools, #Updated, #Wow, #Amazing, #Incredible

  Hello Villagers! For a very long time now - as far back as March 20th - I've wanted to make big, sweeping changes to Village Monsters . Well, today seemed as good of day as any to finally announce the... Continue reading

  
• New Major Update: Early Access v0.65.0
  March 17, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Major Update, #Early Access, #Release

  Hello Villagers! Well, there's no denying we're living in some strange times right now. I know some vague platitudes from a no-name indie dev won't do you much good, but I promise you that this isn't... Continue reading

  
• New Major Patch: Early Access 0.60.0
  February 15, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Devlog, #Release Notes

  Hello Villagers! Happy Day-After-Valentine's-Day, villagers! This is one of the best days around if you like discounted chocolate and red-and-pink colored tchotchkes. This is yet another big update ad... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village – My Cozy Valentine
  February 08, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Log

  Man, it’s been some time since I’ve written a dev log! Of course, this is because dev logs have evolved into patch notes (so many patch notes) since Village Monsters released into Early Access... Continue reading

  
• New Major Patch: Early Access 0.55.0!
  January 23, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Log, #Update, #Release

  Hello Villagers! Hello hello! Are you all having a good new year so far? Has anyone abandoned (or maybe completed?!) their resolutions yet? My 2020 has thus far been full of snow and sickness, though... Continue reading

  
• Village Monsters is on sale, but not for long!
  January 01, 2020 by Josh Bossie

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  #Sale, #Dev Log, #Early Access

  Village Monsters is currently enjoying a 10% discount in the Itch Holiday Sale. This sale ends in soon, so you don't have a lot of time to grab it - hurry before it's too late! (or until the next sale... Continue reading

  
• New Minor Patch: Early Access 0.51.5
  December 25, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Update, #Early Access, #Dev Log

  A small update before leaving for the holidays, but don't you cry - I'll be back again someday This is a small update - so tiny I thought about skipping notes entirely - but I suppose that's to be exp... Continue reading

  
• New Major Patch: Early Access 0.51.0
  December 13, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Major Update, #Release Notes

  Hello Villagers! Today (12/12) marks the one-month anniversary since Village Monsters was released! Thank you all so much for your support, bug reports, love, and feedback! This is still early on ou... Continue reading

  
• New Major Patch: Early Access 0.50.0!
  November 28, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Update, #Release, #Dev Log

  Hello villagers! Today marks the release of the first major update to Village Monsters. You'll notice the version number is now set to 0.5 - is this officially the halfway mark?! This update was gui... Continue reading

  
• New Minor Patch: Early Access 0.49.5
  November 22, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Patch, #Early Access, #Dev Log

  I was originally slating for an update this Friday, but I've seen quite a few bug reports that would be fixed by the version I'm currently working on. I figured there was no reason to wait - being in... Continue reading
• Village Monsters OUT NOW on Itch.io!
  November 18, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Log, #Release

  Greetings Villagers! It's finally time! Village Monsters is now officially out on Itch.io. Join a cozy community of monsters. Make friends, catch fish, watch TV, then mend the world! All copies are o... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village, 11/05/2019 - Talkin' Specifics
  November 05, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Early Access, #Dev Log

  Hello Villagers! Let's talk Early Access. One of the biggest flaws with Early Access is how broad of a classification it is. Some games in EA can barely be called tech demos, while others are practica... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village, 9/28/2019 – WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE
  September 28, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Release Announcement, #Dev Log

  Yes, all the rumors are true and the wait is very nearly over. Village Monsters will be hitting digital store shelves on November 12th, 2019! It's been three years nearly to the day since I decided t... Continue reading

  
• New update to Village Monsters demo now available
  August 18, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Demo, #Release, #Dev Diary

  Last week I released the first public Village Monsters demo in quite some time. The response has thus far been fantastic! As usual, the release of a new demo always seems to result in at least one upd... Continue reading
• Village Monsters gets a new DEMO!
  August 11, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Demo, #Release, #Dev Diary

  Holy smokes, it's the first new demo since January! You can download the demo right here on Itch.io. As with past demos it's limited to three in-game days (about one hour) and there's the usual cavea... Continue reading
• Village Monsters gets a new trailer!
  July 31, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Trailer, #Dev Diary

  Well! It's been * checks watch * hmm * checks calendar * hmmmmm * consults star maps * ah yes! As I was saying, it's been two years since the last trailer, so this updated trailer was long overdue. En... Continue reading
• Building a Village, Update 13 - Midsummer
  July 26, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Schedule

  Hello villagers! I often begin these updates with some superfluous comment about the weather, but that seems in poor taste given how much of the world is dealing with some dangerously hot days. My are... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village, 6/29/2019 - Making of Monsters
  June 29, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Developer Diary, #Game Design

  Hello Villagers! This dev log is sure to be my most game design-y one yet! Today I want to talk about monster design - ah, but of course with the obvious "twist" that in Village Monsters the monsters... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village, 6/18/2019 – Timeline(s)
  June 18, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Timeline, #Roadmap

  Hello Villagers! For this update we’re going for all killer no filler: it’s a short one focusing on the timeline leading up to launch. Road to Release As I’ve mentioned before, for the past yea... Continue reading
• Building a Village, 5/19/2019 – Treasure Mainland
  May 19, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Hobbies, #Game Design

  Hello Villagers! There are many hobbies to pursue in your time in the village, but if you like making money and learning lore there’s really only one hobby for you: Treasure Hunting ! If you get thi... Continue reading
• Building a Village, 04/03/2019 – Spring Cleaning
  April 04, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary

  Hello Villagers! I’m trying something a little different with today’s dev diary. Instead of featuring things I’ve added or improved I’ll be talking about things I’ve removed . I think it’... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village, 03/10/2019 – Song of Time
  March 10, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  Hello Villagers! I really love the passage of time in video games. Day / Night cycles, seasonal changes, NPC schedules, and so on – I eat that stuff up. There was a time in the late 90s and early... Continue reading
• Release: Village Monsters Beta 3.2 (Pumpkin Pie) is now available!
  January 14, 2019 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Log, #Demo, #Release

  A new feedback release is now available. As with all feedback releases, this one is based on the latest demo and contains fixes and improvements based on your feedback! Unlike previous releases this o... Continue reading

  
• Release: Village Monsters Beta 3 (Pumpkin Pie) is now available!
  December 02, 2018 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Release Notes, #Demo

  Hello Villagers! There's a new demo coming to town. It's nicknamed Pumpkin Pie and it's out today! It's silly for me to keep saying things like "this is the biggest and most full featured demo yet!"... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village, 11/24/2018 – Clash of the Cods
  November 27, 2018 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary

  Hello Villagers! There’s no way to actually prove this, but I’m pretty sure more people have played fishing mini-games than have actually gone fishing. You can fish in Zelda , in Nier , in Red... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village, 08/25/2018 – Trash Hog
  August 25, 2018 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary

  Hello Villagers! The past couple weeks were so focused on the demo release that I went on a developer diary hiatus – but we’re back today, baby! (Also, why not check out the demo if you haven’... Continue reading
• Release: Final Update for Summer Sherbert Demo is now available!
  August 15, 2018 by Josh Bossie

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  #Release, #Demo

  Hello Villagers! The final new version of the Summer Sherbert demo has been released. This is a small update containing mostly crash and display fixes. The next demo is due out in October . See you th... Continue reading
• Release: Update 2 for Summer Sherbert Demo is now available!
  August 13, 2018 by Josh Bossie

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  #Release, #Demo, #Beta

  A new version of the Summer Sherbert demo has been released. This is a small update containing a number of fixes and quick improvements based on your feedback. Improved More intelligent ‘blockers’... Continue reading
• Release: Summer Sherbert Demo is now available!
  August 08, 2018 by Josh Bossie

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  #Release, #Demo

  Hello Villagers! I’m very excited to announce that the latest Village Monsters demo – code named Summer Sherbert – has been released. It’s been about three months since the last demo, and as u... Continue reading
• Building a Village, 07/20/2018 - Words Words Words
  July 20, 2018 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary

  Hello Villagers! New demo coming July 30th I've got big news to share! The next demo of Village Monsters - code name Summer Sherbet - is coming out on July 30th. And for the first time since las... Continue reading
• Building a Village, 07/11/2018 – Invading Privacy
  July 11, 2018 by Josh Bossie#Dev Diary

  Hello Villagers! Welcome to another (slightly late) weekly developer diary of Village Monsters! Another productive week is under the belt and we’ve had so many of those in a row that our stomach is... Continue reading
• Building a Village, 07/01/2018 – Fishtincts
  July 03, 2018 by Josh Bossie

  Hello Villagers! Welcome to another weekly developer diary of Village Monsters. It’s been a productive week over here at Village Monsters HQ. Maybe it’s because my area has escaped the heat that... Continue reading
• Building a Village, 06/22/2018 – New / Improved
  June 24, 2018 by Josh Bossie

  Hello Villagers! It’s a partly sunny / partly cloudy day here at Village Monsters HQ, and it’s perfect weather to reflect back on a productive week of work. I’m trying something a bit new this w... Continue reading
• Building a Village – 06/15/2018
  June 17, 2018 by Josh Bossie

  Happy Summer, villagers! The days are getting longer and hotter here at Village Monsters HQ, and that makes it easy to tell I’m a game developer: all I want to do is spend my days inside working on... Continue reading
• Building a Village – 05/28/2018
  May 29, 2018 by Josh Bossie

  Hello Villagers! It’s a long weekend where I live and summer is about to start, though when you work all day in a dark room it’s not as different as you might expect. I’ve been busy at work on V... Continue reading
• Building a Village – 05/28/2018
  May 29, 2018 by Josh Bossie

  Hello Villagers! It’s a long weekend where I live and summer is about to start, though when you work all day in a dark room it’s not as different as you might expect. I’ve been busy at work on V... Continue reading
• Building a Village – 05/06/2018
  May 06, 2018 by Josh Bossie

  Hello villagers! This Building a Village will be a little different than usual. Instead of recapping the past week's work, I want to do a deep dive on the single most important feature of Village Mon... Continue reading
• Building a Village, 03/25/2018
  March 26, 2018 by Josh Bossie#Dev Log

  Welcome to another edition of Building a Village, the weekly dev log for Village Monsters . It’s wrap up time here at Village Monsters HQ. There’s an astronomically large demo coming down the pip... Continue reading
• Building a Village, 03/18/2018
  March 18, 2018 by Josh Bossie

  It's been too long, villagers, and that's entirely my fault. I mentioned last month that I was being unusually productive, and that has continued into March. This is, of course, a good thing! However,... Continue reading

  
• Building a Village, Update 4
  February 11, 2018 by Josh Bossie

  Hello villagers! Development of Village Monsters has really hit its stride in these early days of 2018. January was perhaps the most productive month of my entire life; it's no exaggeration to say t... Continue reading
• A productive and rainy January
  February 03, 2018 by Josh Bossie#Dev Log

  Hello villagers! What an insanely productive month January was! Toward the start of the week I took the time to sit down and analyze the primary game loops. I came away from this exercise with a much... Continue reading
• End of year Housecleaning!
  December 26, 2017 by Josh Bossie

  Ok, first up - Happy Halloween, Happy Thanksgiving, Happy Hanukkah, and Merry Christmas! It sure has been awhile since I’ve posted here. I’m not dead, and neither is Village Monsters! If you’ve... Continue reading
• Village Monsters Alpha 1.06 (Spooky) Demo – Out Now!
  October 10, 2017 by Josh Bossie

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  #Release, #Kickstarter, #Alpha, #Demo, #News

  The latest demo for Village Monsters, Alpha 1.06, is now out and ready to download. This is the final demo release of the Kickstarter campaign and contains a time shift to the Early Fall, even more fi... Continue reading
• One Week Left to back Village Monsters on Kickstarter!
  October 06, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Kickstarter, #News

  There is only one week left to back the Village Monsters Kickstarter . Are you ready to join the village? Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the world of an abandoned video game? What happe... Continue reading
• Village Monsters Alpha 1.05 Demo – Out Now!
  September 26, 2017 by Josh Bossie

  The latest demo for Village Monsters , Alpha 1.05, is now out and ready to download. This patch release contains many fixes and improvements received via feedback from the Kickstarter campaign. Additi... Continue reading

  
• News & Notes on Village Monsters
  September 19, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Kickstarter, #Alpha, #Devlog

  Hello Villagers! I seriously can't believe it’s only been a week since I launched the Village Monsters Kickstarter . It’s been a tremendous experience, and though there’s a long way to go I co... Continue reading
• Village Monsters has launched on Kickstarter!
  September 12, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Kickstarter, #Alpha, #Demo

  Today's the day! The Village Monsters Kickstarter has finally gone live, and you can start backing it right away ! Nearly 9 months to the day I quit my day job in order to work on Village Monsters fu... Continue reading
• Village Monsters Alpha 1.02 Demo – Out Now!
  September 12, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Kickstarter, #Demo, #Alpha

  Happy Waning Gibbous, Y'all No full moon? Big deal! I can release a new demo whenever I want, and that's exactly what I've done! Ok, so this is just Alpha 1.02 which still contains the core features... Continue reading

  
• Kickstarter, Cooking, and Quests: It’s the VMD3 for September 10th
  September 10, 2017 by Josh Bossie#VMD3, #Kickstarter, #Alpha1

  Hello monster friends! It's the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3) The marathon continues! This past week saw the release of the latest demo, and... Continue reading
• Village Monsters Alpha 1.01 Demo – Out Now!
  September 07, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Release, #Patch, #Demo, #Alpha

  A new version, Alpha 1.01, is ready to download. It fixes a crash bug related to thunderstorms. Beyond that, it's the same as Alpha 1, though you can bet that it won't be the last patch put up!... Continue reading
• Village Monsters Alpha 1 Demo – Out Now!
  September 06, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Release, #Alpha

  Happy Full Moon, Y’all A new full moon means a new version of Village Monsters for you to enjoy. I’m happy to announce that the latest demo, Alpha 1 , is now officially released. This is the fi... Continue reading
• No Time!: It’s the VMD3 for September 3rd
  September 04, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Kickstarter

  As 'promised', this week's edition of the VMD3 is late, and it'll be quite brief. I'm keeping descriptions to a minimum and instead focusing of a screenshot blitz. First up, some usual housekeeping: S... Continue reading
• Kickstarter, New Village Construction, and a Dynamic Camera: It’s the VMD3 for August 28th
  August 28, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Kickstarter, #Dev Diary

  Hello monster friends! It’s the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3) Today’s update is both late and briefer than usual, but I hope i have a goo... Continue reading
• Seasons, Village Changes, and the Compendium: It’s the VMD3 for August 20th
  August 20, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Dev Diary

  It's the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3) This edition is an extra-large one. I typically try to pick out the 3 most important things I worked... Continue reading
• Beaches, Ruins, and UI Improvements: It’s the VMD3 for August 13th
  August 13, 2017 by Josh Bossie

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  It's the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3) There is now less than a month to go until the version I'm working on releases for you all to play wit... Continue reading
• Pets, Hail, and UI Improvements: It’s the VMD3 for August 6th
  August 06, 2017 by Josh Bossie

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  It's the weekend, and that means another edition of the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest (VMD3)! Like last week I have a bit of housekeeping to do before diving in. Longtime followers know that I've... Continue reading
• It's the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest for July 30th, 2017
  July 30, 2017 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary, #Dev Digiest

  It's the weekend, so that means I get to share everything I worked on last week in yet another edition of the Developer Diary Digest ! Before I begin, I wanted to quickly plug something. You might no... Continue reading
• It's the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest for July 22nd, 2017
  July 22, 2017 by Josh Bossie

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  #Dev Diary

  It's the weekend, so that means I get to share all I worked on last week in another edition of the Developer Diary Digest! EVENT & HOLIDAY SYSTEM It seems like I've been putting off a holiday / event... Continue reading
• Minor patch release for the last demo
  July 19, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Patch, #Demo, #Pre-Alpha

  Hi all! A couple of easy-to-reproduce crashes were reported with the last demo, so I went ahead and fixed them up! Otherwise it's the same version as before. Enjoy@... Continue reading
• It's the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest for July 16th, 2017
  July 16, 2017 by Josh Bossie

  It's the weekend, so that means I get to share all I worked on last week in another edition of the Developer Diary Digest Since I released the demo on Sunday I've been working on experimental prototy... Continue reading
• The final Pre-Alpha for Village Monsters, v0.5, is out now! Rad!
  July 09, 2017 by Josh Bossie

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  It's been 6 months since I started Village Monsters, and this latest demo - code named Strawberry Thunder - represents the final Pre-Alpha version I'm releasing. The next demo you play will be the fir... Continue reading
• It's the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest for July 3rd, 2017
  July 03, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Dev Diary

  Another week has gone by, and that means another version of the Dev Diary Digest ! It's late again, but that's because I've been busting my butt off. Lots to share today, so let's go to it. One of th... Continue reading
• It's the Village Monsters Dev Diary Digest for June 26th, 2017
  June 26, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Dev Diary Digest

  Another week has gone by, and that means another version of the Dev Diary Digest! It's a bit late this time around, but hopefully you won't hold that against me. This week was a quiet one full of mos... Continue reading
• June 18th, 2017: It's the Dev Diary Digest!
  June 18, 2017 by Josh Bossie

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  #Developer Diary, #Dev Diary Digest

  Another week has gone by, and that means another version of the (newly renamed) Dev Diary Digest! Without really meaning to this week followed a consistent theme - ensuring that every day (in the game... Continue reading
• Developer Diary 05/27/2017: Creepy Crawlers
  May 26, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Dev Diary, #Hobbies

  In the previous developer diary I talked about Treasure Hunting, one of three hobbies you can partake in during your time in Village Monsters. Today I'm going to talk about another hobby - Critter C... Continue reading
• Developer Diary 05/16/2017: Dig Dog
  May 17, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Developer Diary, #Hobbies

  Developer Diary #1: Dig Dog There's a lot to do in an average day in Village Monsters - activities range from as the mundane, like shopping or talking with villagers, to multi-stage quests, odd jobs,... Continue reading

  
• Quick update to 0.4 Pre-Alpha
  May 13, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Pre-Alpha, #Patch, #Release, #Demo

  Hello to all village monsters & people, A nasty (and easily reproducible!) crash bug was discovered in the last release, so I went ahead and made a new version that fixes it. I also included some of t... Continue reading
• Pre-Alpha v0.4 for Village Monsters - out now! Cool!
  May 10, 2017 by Josh Bossie#Pre-Alpha, #Demo, #Release, #Were-Release

  Happy full moon, everybody! A new full moon means a new version of Village Monsters for you to have fun with. I'm happy to announce that the latest Were-Release ( what is this? ), code named " Flower... Continue reading