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After crash-landing on Fern Island, apprentice witch Abrill farms, crafts magical goods, helps villagers, and explores island mysteries.
Released 27 Feb 2024
Fly a Witch's Broom
Possess a Cat
Brew Cauldron Potions
Welcome to Fern Island! As Abrill, become immersed in the island’s culture, uncover its deepest secrets, and master magical trades. Overcome the challenges of the island to demonstrate your mastery of magic and become the most well known witch around!
Developed by Enjoy Studio S.A. · Published by indie.io
After an accident leaves Abrill on Fern Island, she takes up life in the former witch’s mansion and works toward becoming a capable witch. The island’s villagers and its history are tied to the mysteries she sets out to uncover.
Explore the island’s varied regions on foot, by mount, broom, or portal; gather ingredients and discoveries, solve magical puzzles, and investigate traces of earlier witches. You can also possess a cat to reach hidden places from its perspective.
Grow crops and herbs, care for unusual animals, and make potions, talismans, and handicrafts to sell to villagers. Study collected items, learn recipes, improve magical abilities through rituals, and build relationships by helping residents with their problems.
Players who enjoy the game often praise the freedom to explore Fern Island and collect its many resources, along with the mix of farming, crafting, and witch-themed activities. Some also appreciate the world’s scenery, broom travel, and relaxed pace. Reviews differ sharply on how enjoyable that pace is: recurring criticisms include unclear quest directions, slow seasonal progression, bugs, and villagers some players find flat.
Welcome to the mysterious Fern Island! The unfortunate accident that brought you here has become an opportunity for a change of plans. Before you lies the mysterious mansion of the former witch, available for you to take care of, along with an adjacent field.
To earn money, you must sell the witch's products: potions, talismans, and handicrafts. Who will buy them? The inhabitants of the nearby village! Become a part of the friendly community of Barrow End. Get to know lively people with real problems, many of which can only be solved by witchcraft.
Immerse yourself in the peaceful life of a witch: making elixirs, farming, decorating the mansion. Your new life will be filled with magic and great mysteries, waiting to be discovered at every turn. All you have to do is set out on the journey!
Discover a vast, open world full of diverse biomes: Steppes, a Sacred Grove, a Desert, Magical Marshes, Cliffs, Wreck Bay, and much more.
Traverse the wilderness on a mount, fly over the hills on a magical broom, teleport between portals, or possess a cat to get into the deepest corners from its perspective.
Find and collect hundreds of different ingredients, recipes, and interesting items.
Discover diverse, magical fauna, or catch some of of varied magical fish!
Commemorate your discoveries by taking pictures with the camera!
Fulfill the task set before you by the island's divine guardians!
Solve magical puzzles and uncover hidden places.
Find clues in the depths of the forgotten cellar in your home.
Combine the mysterious fragments scattered all around the island and piece together the story of the previous witches, which dates back to the myths of the ancient Kaoh culture!
Become an archaeologist: excavate ancient artifacts and donate them to the Barrow End museum!
Brew potions in a talking cauldron!
Perform magical rituals at the stone altar to improve your skills, protect your crops, or allow you to communicate with the Witch Academy.
Create magical amulets that enhance your abilities.
Extract magical essence using an extractor.
Pass through the gate to the spiritual dimension of Astra and explore the world's unknown side!
Complete magical rites with a crystal ball and become a graduate of the Blackthorn Manor!
The passage of time changes the environment with every season.
Grow vegetables, herbs, and mushrooms.
Plan your activities to grow the best quality plants, equip a high-quality sickle, and observe the phases of the moon!
Saturate your crops with essence to reveal their magical varieties!
Raise extraordinary animals: the mischievous Cuflows and the dignified Tzoru, or create new breeds!
Get yourself a helper: a magical scarecrow!
Become a citizen of Barrow End and gain recognition among the inhabitants.
Experience the cultures, traditions and beliefs of the Boran, Apatut, and Kuqkwa, and take part in their rituals and festivals.
Spend time with the locals and get to know their history and interests more intimately.
Extend a caring hand to help them with their problems and make lasting, positive changes in their lives.
Buy or sew and dye a witch's outfit to suit your tastes!
Choose your favorite hairstyle and express yourself!
Furnish your mansion with dozens of furniture options!
Choose your favorite farm decorations and make it a unique place!
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Steam Deck | Verified |
| Achievements | 48 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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