Playdate Farming Sim Demo

I'm currently recreating the pulp prototype in  the playdate sdk, which allows for more flexibility and more detailed art work! I post updates of what I'm working on on the playdate squad discord server and here on itch.io! Let me know what you think of the project and if you would be interested to play a farming game on the playdate! 💛

LOOKING FOR PLAYTESTERS FOR MY VERY EARLY DEMO PROTOTYPE

Hello all! I'm looking for playtesters for a (very very early) demo of my cozy farming game! I'm aware there is not much here in terms of gameplay yet, but I built a small framework and I would like to get some feedback before I keep building on top of it. I very much hope you like my little game! Thank you if you take the time to try it! If you tried the demo I'd be grateful if you take a few minutes to let me know what you think!

UPDATE (June 2025)

I finally put together a new demo for playtesting!

New content:

- I finally added animals to the game! They can be bought from the farmer to the east of the players farm.

- Right now there are three types of animals: Cows, sheep and chickens. There is no mechanic to feed them yet, but you can pet them and they will produce items daily as long as they are happy

- I also added collectible items that can be sold through the shipping box

- There is now a screen showing how much money has been earned through the shipping box at the end of each day

Controls:

- Use the D-Pad to move

- Use the crank to switch tools

- Press A to perform actions, use tools or place items from the inventory to your quick slot

- Press B to close menus 

Notes

- You can only sleep at night, other than that the time of day doesn't have any effects right now. Time passes very quickly in the demo, this will be changed later

Roadmap

- New NPCs and characters

- More character animations

- Larger map with village and forest

- Deeper mechanics (feeding animals, eating food items to regain stamina)

- Mini games (fishing and cooking)

- Story elements

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Here is a little sneak peek of what I have made so far:

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Tiny sheperd (pulp prototype):

Tiny shepherd is my first game made for the playdate with pulp.  It's a small cozy farming game where you can grow flowers, gather resources and of course buy animals. I made this for fun while waiting for my playdate to arrive and I hope you like the game.

CONTROLS

B: Inventory

A: Sow seeds or pet animals

Crank: Eat berries to regain stamina

Also, if you want to make your own game with pulp, you can download the json file and play around with the project.

It includes all the tiles, sounds and music and the source code for this game.

You can use and modify it in any way you like, I hope you have fun with it and find it useful.