Hello Gourd community! Im so excited to share this news with you Its been hard to keep this one to myself, but I can finally tell you that Gourdlets will be yours this SUMMER!! It feels good to get that off my chest. Keep your eyes peeled for more updates on this Demo update! In preparation for the Cozy & Family Friendly Steam event (not to mention the upcoming Steam Next Fest in June), I have been perfecting every cute and goofy corner of this game to bring you the best new Demo that I can, which is available for you to play for free right now! Theres heaps of new stuff in there, and your Gourdlets can now sleep, do laundry and make toast, among many other things! Its a tricky balance trying to give you plenty to play and create with, whilst wanting to hold back plenty of cool stuff for the full release, but hopefully Ive managed that. Ill most likely be giving the demo another update in a couple of weeks ahead of the Next Fest too!
A cool new feature Im excited for you to try is idle window mode! This is where the gourdlets can keep playing at the bottom (or side) of your screen while you dip in and out, browsing the internet or doing important tasks as you go Its very much inspired by the fantastic Rustys Retirement by Mister Morris Games, which Im a huge fan of - check it out if you havent already!
I cant wait to see what you all come up with, and if you do have any feedback you can join our Discord server here. I will try my best to take everything on [strike]gourd[/strike] board! Enjoy and speak soon. - Preethi Vaidyanathan