Hello-hello, lovely people! I hope youre doing well and youre as excited for the release as we are. This is going to be the last dev diary before launch, and its a chunky one So, lets dive right into it. For the past few weeks, weve been testing the game to make sure it runs well, and that no nasty bugs plague our launch Weve shared a build with a few folks, aaaaand well, I think Ill just show you what they made To say I feel inspired doesnt begin to express it - Im brimming with anticipation to see what yall're gonna build once the game is out
(Higher res version here) You might notice that the water in some of the screenshots looks a bit different. Thats because it slightly changes its appearance based on the glade you choose - and even turns into ice in Winter. Here is the same build in different glades. It really changes the mood :3
Speaking of mood, weve added camera filters to the photo mode They can drastically alter the tone, and turn a cutesy house into a sinister manor Heres just a few of them:

(build by Private117) In addition to the color filters, weve also added two artistic effects: painterly, which overlays brush strokes (similar to the main menu effect), and what we call a sculpture mode, which turns everything white, leaving only the interplay of geometric details and light.
Another thing weve been working on is Daily Themes Each theme is a short prompt and a starting build. Hopefully they will provide a fun little challenge, and inspire you to try something new. Weve already prepared 30 for the launch month
Right now, were making sure everything is ready for the release day, and ironing out as many kinks as we can. While were actively playtesting the full version, it is with a tiny group, and you never know what kinds of quirks can pop up in the wild. Weve been diligent with backporting engine changes to the demo version - so most of the big internal modifications will have been battle-tested by launch. Even then, during the launch week well be obsessively monitoring our crash database and bug reports, and actively patching the game (if you were around during the Steam Next Fest demo, were probably gonna have a similar patch cadence ^^). Once the first wave of patches is done, our next big step will be Steam Deck verification. While you can play Tiny Glade on the Deck at launch, we dont really recommend it yet. We dont have a proper control scheme, so unless youre using a mouse and a keyboard, it will be quite clunky Oh, and last but not least, were releasing the soundtrack for Tiny Glade It will be available on Steam on the 25th of September, and on Bandcamp on launch day, 23rd of September. Okie-dokie, I think this is it for now Im gonna go back to other launch preparations :3 Thank you for reading, and we look forward to seeing your creations! Much love, Ana & Tom