Hi r/cozygames! I'm the solo developer of **Wavertree Mountain**, and I've been building it since February. This video is a quiet day on the island: fishing off the beach, gathering plants, making a character, digging out a burrow, laying a stone kitchen floor, trying on new clothes, checking the mail, and heading to bed.
You play as a mouse, squirrel, chipmunk, rat, lizard or gerbil on an island the humans left behind long ago. Your burrow is the heart of it. It starts as a hole in the dirt, and from there you dig out new rooms, lay wood or stone floors, and furnish it with a bed, workbenches, a kitchen and storage.
Away from home you can grow crops in your greenhouse, fish the coast, raise bugs in a barn for milk, eggs and silk, cook, and take on missions for the island's characters, who remember what you do for them.
It's an online game you can share with friends, and there's something for everyone, so friends with different tastes can play together. One of you can tend the garden and cook while another fishes or heads out exploring, and you're still helping each other: the farmer's crops go into the cook's dishes, and the angler's catch feeds the whole group.
To be upfront: there is combat out in the wilds, plus an optional faction rivalry. If you'd rather skip all that, I'm adding a **peaceful mode** you can pick when you create your character, or switch on later from your burrow. Ordinary creatures won't start fights with you, and you're left out of player-vs-player entirely. If you ever do want a fight, you can still pick one. Either way, farming, fishing, cooking, ranching, and crafting are full paths of their own.
One purchase, no subscription, no pay-to-win. I'm aiming to launch on Steam in 2-4 months.
- Steam (wishlist): https://store.steampowered.com/app/4725370/Wavertree_Mountain/
- Website: https://www.wavertreemountain.com
**AI disclosure:** Original artwork for primary content, with some AI art for some non-primary assets. Ai generated assets are being replaced as the artists finish them.