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Press release:
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 14 June 2022.
The Rotterdam-based (The Netherlands) indie games publisher/developer SOEDESCO and the Berlin-based (Germany) indie games developer FreetimeStudio, today announced that they have just joined a partnership deal for the upcoming farm-life RPG “Garden Witch Life” (the game will now be published by SOEDESCO for PC via Steam sometime in the future).

On June 11, 2022, the partnership was announced during the Wholesome Direct 2022, where the trailer showcased a new feature of the game as well as the partnership between SOEDESCO and FreetimeStudio.

It’s all about the balance
In Garden Witch Life, players build their own garden to cultivate crops for their potions and spells, build friendships with the townsfolk, and discover the town’s magical secrets. The new feature and collaboration trailer highlights a new unique feature where players have to keep their plants’ stats in balance to keep them thriving. Plants will have stats, buffs, and debuffs depending on where they are planted and with which companion plants, as well as factors like sun and shade come into play.

Storytellers on a quest to tell diverse and enchanting stories
FreetimeStudio is a developer in the clouds with a small team of passionate people from around the world. Working on their second title they strive to tell diverse and enchanting stories in beautifully crafted worlds. “We are more than excited to partner up with SOEDESCO’s lovely team for our new game Garden Witch Life! We feel that together we can grow stronger and have the opportunity to really be ourselves while creating what we love!”

About Garden Witch Life
After losing your job you end up in a small town far away from home. As luck would have it you get to stay in a vacant witch’s house and start building your new life. Build your own garden, grow plants for your potions and spells and build friendships with the town’s folk.

Build your garden, improve the house, and pet all the critters
Restore and reinvent an old magical garden. Grow peculiar plants and ingredients for potions and make it home to all manner of critters and spirits. Work towards fixing up an old witching place and clean, repair and upgrade the vacant house and make it your own cozy space.

Mental balance
Be a positive influence on your surroundings and yourself. As you settle into your new life and get to know the people around you, they will gradually open up to you.

Improve skills and tools brew potions & cook
Go about your magic research and brew potion experiments in a cauldron embraced by an ancient tree. Starting out your tools aren’t exactly high quality and there is much to learn. With time and effort, you will become an expert and gather equipment you can be proud of.

Become part of the community and explore a mysterious history
Take part in the festivals and life on the island with the loving residents. Build friendships and support each other through the seasons. The island is full of secrets, hidden passageways and ancient texts. Investigate the past of a broken world.

About SOEDESCO
SOEDESCO is an independent video game developer, publisher and distributor founded in 2002 by Soedesh Chauthi with its headquarters in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and offices in Madrid, Spain & Pilsen, Czech Republic. We deliver creative content across multiple genres and platforms for a worldwide audience in physical and digital formats.

Our portfolio consists of titles such as Petit Island, Lemon Cake, Bunny Park, Airoheart, Monster Crown, Owlboy, Saint Kotar, Monstrum, and Among the Sleep, as well as original SOEDESCO IPs Truck Driver®, Adam’s Venture®, Real Farm and Dollhouse.

About FreetimeStudio
We are a smol team in the clouds striving to tell diverse and enchanting stories in beautifully crafted worlds. We hope you will join us in our adventures!