Harvest To Hearth

Inspiration

I live in a small farming community and grow up playing farm simulation games. I also enjoy games such as RuneScape and Brighter Shores which rewards mastery of skills.

What it does

A simple farming simulator where the player must harvest wheat. This wheat must then be milled into flour so the player can turn it into dough. This dough can be baked in an oven to produce baked bread which can be sold for money.

The player can use this money to plant new wheat plants and after they are watered will grow into harvestable wheat plants restating the cycle.

Challenges I ran into

The biggest challenge was developing the game loop for VR, Desktop and Mobile players. Desktop and Mobile have buttons that display on screen to inform the player of new interactions the player can make. VR players do not have this so an in-world UI was developed to convey this information.

What I learned

Just like any other project I have worked on, trying new things and even doing similar things leads to a better understanding of the engine and the languages used during development.

What's next for Harvest To Hearth

If Harvest to Hearth takes off, I plan to add purchasable skins for all of the tools and different types of baked goods that can be sold for even higher profit.