As some of you might know, we’ve been hard at work on Strange Antiquities, the follow-up to Strange Horticulture! For this edition of the Undermere Herald, our monthly dev blog, we’ve come up with an exciting community activity to celebrate the upcoming release of the game!

While we’re incredibly excited to have you all explore the dusty shelves in the near future, the outside of Undermere’s antique shop remains shrouded in mystery. We want to know what you think it’d look like!

The Contest:

Using any medium — be it watercolor, wood carving, fabric, or something entirely unexpected — we invite you to design the storefront of Strange Antiquities. What do you imagine its facade would reveal about the secrets it keeps inside?

Send us your artistic creation at contest@badviking.com by November 15th. The winner will be announced at the end of November and, naturally, they’ll be rewarded with a secret, exclusive prize.

We’re excited to see what you come up with!

Rob & John

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We’re beyond excited to announce that we’ve reached over 10,000 reviews on Steam!
When Strange Horticulture released over two years ago, we never thought we'd make it to such a monumental milestone. And all that while continuing to stay Overwhelmingly Positive. This feels like a truly incredible achievement and we couldn’t have done it without you, our community.

We want to thank every single one of you for leaving reviews and sharing Strange Horticulture with the world. We’re more excited than ever to keep working on the follow-up to Strange Horticulture. We can’t wait to share more information about Strange Antiquities soon!

Once again, from the bottom of our hearts: Thank you!

John & Rob

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It’s now been 2 months since we’ve both introduced you to Jupiter and a wonderful store called ‘Strange Antiquities’.

As we are now fully immersed in the development process of the follow-up to Strange Horticulture, we’re eager to announce that we’ll be releasing a monthly newsletter for you - the “Undermere Herald” - over on the Strange Antiquities store page.

Every month, we’ll be delving into our inspirations, the development process behind Strange Antiquities, interesting bits of lore and much, much more. The Herald is the perfect place to stay up-to-date and learn more about all things Strange. If you’re keen to tag along on this journey, make sure to follow the game and be among the first to know!

The first edition, delving into the Thaumaturge Eli White and our trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum, is already live. You can read it by clicking on the newspaper below!

See you there!

Many thanks,
Rob and John

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Over the past few days, we gave you a little mystery to solve on the Strange Antiquities Store page to help you guess the name of Strange Antiquities’ store cat.

Reading everybody’s guesses was a delight! Some of you got very close; others less so. (Unfortunately, the cat’s name will not be Jon Bon Jovi).

But without further ado, let’s get to the most important part of this blog…



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Since the release of Strange Horticulture in 2022, you, the fans, have been itching to delve further into the mysterious town of Undermere, and the myriad of enigmatic characters that populate it. Well, the wait is over! We’ve tried our best to keep this under wraps, but now we can unveil a new store, a new occult mystery to unravel, and, of course, a new cat… Welcome to - Strange Antiquities!

https://gtm.you1.cn/storesteam/app/2885870/Strange_Antiquities/

Check out the Teaser Trailer for a sneak peek of what awaits you…

We are two brothers from the UK who have been making games together for over a decade. In 2022 we released our occult puzzle game Strange Horticulture, and the response has been incredible; from amazing reviews and award nominations to appearing in numerous best-of-the-year lists. Most importantly, it has been a joy to read the kind words left by so many of our players on Steam, where we are still rated Overwhelmingly Positive after almost 10,000 reviews!

We want to thank everyone who has played Strange Horticulture, left us a review, told their friends, or supported the game in any way. It has been an amazing journey and we can't wait to share the next chapter with you.

Please wishlist and follow Strange Antiquities here to stay up-to-date with the development and help us spread the word.

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As we’ve been tending to the plants in our shop these past few days, we’ve begun noticing some unusual things.

... but we can’t quite put our fingers on it yet. Things might clear up as we move towards the end of the week. Make sure to check back in on Thursday afternoon (3pm CEST).

You never know what can happen in this town,

John & Rob

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We're thrilled to announce an incredibly exciting piece of news with all of you! Undermere is spreading its roots to another console, as Strange Horticulture is out on PlayStation now!

To celebrate the release, we've put together a brand-new release trailer. Check it out below!

We hope you're as excited as we are for this announcement. With today’s release and the upcoming mobile version (which releases on March 26th), Strange Horticulture has made its way onto all major platforms — a feat we’re incredibly proud of.

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Hey everyone!

Join us on YouTube at 5pm CET on February 2nd for an insightful exploration of creativity in indie games with Rob, one of the developers behind Strange Horticulture at Bad Viking, & Mariona and Jordi, the developers behind CLeM at Mango Protocol!

We'll delve into various creative aspects of indie game development, discussing topics such as narrative, art style, sound design, music, and game design. Don't miss out on this captivating discussion!

Catch the session tomorrow on the link below!


https://youtu.be/BJ3X-ilqJxA
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Greetings Strange Horticulture Fans!

We’re very excited to soon be showcasing the demo at PAX East, from March 23-26 in Boston. If you're attending, make sure to stop by our booth, ring the bell, and say hello! We hope you’ll enjoy the rare chance to ask questions and experience the demo in-person.

In addition, you might have noticed that the demo for Strange Horticulture is back in bloom on our Steam page! We know not everyone can make the trek to live events, so we wanted you to have the chance to try out the game from your own cozy homes.

If you been thinking of buying Strange Horticulture but haven’t plucked it yet🌹 you can pique your curiosity with the demo, and take a short visit to the peculiar region of Undermere.

Download the demo on Steam now and start exploring the fascinating world of Strange Horticulture. And if you're attending PAX East, don't forget to come see us! Thank you for your continued support, and we hope to see you soon.

Thanks,

The Strange Horticulture Team


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