Crocus Field - Elliott Demo

After giving away your coat in the dead of winter, you head over to your friend's house for some warmth and shelter. You find that not only in his cabin, but in Elliott himself. 

What it is:

Crocus Field is a short romantic slice-of-life Stardew Valley visual novel fangame initiated during Winter VN Jam 2021. 

The game is still in development, with about three routes of twelve mostly done. The full game takes place in winter over a few days, with a run-in with each bachelor and bachelorette.  There is an option to have a romantic or platonic encounter with them.

For this Winter VN Jam 2022 submission, here is Elliott's route. 

Stardew Valley: This is a fangame for Stardew Valley, a farming simulator video game. Much like a Christmas movie rom-com, you come from the big city and fall in love with small town life with small town people. Elliott is a writer who came to Pelican Town to hunker down and finish his novel.

Heads-up: The common route has some wine sipping, the romantic option has a touch of spice, while the platonic option has a helping of winter blues. 

Credits:

Zoe wrote, created portraits and exterior backgrounds, and coded this game. 

Kat Tuesday is a multitalented comic artist with a special eye for life's details. She not only provided feedback for this route, but created all the bedrooms, kitchens, and fireplace backgrounds in the full game! Do your eyes and heart a favor and check out her stuff at kattuesday.com.

Melissa Sayen gave a final proofread to make sure everything is A-OK.

Beautiful GUI kit purchased at Winter RenPy GUI Kit by NovelKit (itch.io)

A big, hearty thank you to all my friends and family who supported me, inspired me, and cheered me on along the way! Special shout out to my local comic artist group for your excitement and encouragement, and DevTalk Discord server for many nights spent chatting and working together. I hope to show you the final game in 2023!