17 June 2026 10:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Dear Wonderful Players of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar,All the game's recent DLC releases are now discounted 50% off for midsummer!Lifecycles mode bugfixed for Praying Mantis "Golden Black Huntress"This update also fixes the Lifecycles mode for the Praying Mantis "Golden Black Huntress" skin.Now the skin properly gets applied to the first instar when you emerge from the Oothecae.Appreciate the patience of players who purchased this skin and were unable to use it in Lifecycles mode thusfar.Please try it again now :)Thank youThanks to the game's wonderful players for your love, kindness and i
19 April 2026 07:42 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Dear Butterfly Lovers, this one is for you!Featuring four new skins including Monarch Butterfly Remastered, a "Violet-Blue" theme for Common Blue Butterfly, a "Joyful Mimic" Viceroy skin and finally a "Fair Golden Bee" Solitary Bee skin, now enjoy a vastly enriched visual and emotional experience of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar!Read on below to dive into all of the bright colors, curious patterns and joyful musings! Get the Butterfly Skins pack today! Monarch Butterfly - "Monarch Classic Remaster"The centerpiece of this update: a complete remaster of the game's original Monarch Butterfly sk
27 March 2026 11:09 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
New Predator Skins Released!Relive your favorite predator experiences now donning (no pun intended!) flamboyant new Predator Skins! What's included This update includes 4 new skins for the following species: Praying Mantis Golden Black Huntress Skin Ladybug Flaming Red Ladybird Skin Tiger Beetle Crystal Tiger Skin Dragonfly Amber Hawk Skin How can I use the new Skins? Tip: Feel free to skip the section below and jump back to it later for longer reading!New skins can be used in a variety of ways by game mode or by context. The game's original skins are now shown as "Classic Skin" while new skin
20 March 2026 17:18 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
This update brings some highly useful improvements to camera for Common Blue Butterfly and Praying Mantis, as well as important bugfixes.Here's a visual overview!Jumping Spider players do note that "Flipping Over" across leaves as an adult - a frequently reported issue by players, has now been fixed at last!Happy flipping, as both the large Regal Jumping Spider and as the smaller Peacock Jumping Spider! ;)Also, "Dragonfly Domination" Lifeycycles quest - has now been fixed to allow players who are full on bodyfat to still successfully complete this quest! This finally fixes a longstanding issue
27 February 2026 04:52 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Relive your DoN's Jumping Spider experiences - now as a tiny Peacock Jumping Spider!Grow from a tiny egg to mature adult in Lifecycles mode, saunter through the glades in Survival mode, or simply hop onto Sandbox mode and create custom game scenarios of your own!Purchase the Peacock Jumping Spider DLC now!Support DoN's Further Development by purchasing this DLC!Your purchase will directly support the game's ongoing development of the game along multiple fronts.Multiplayer, Android cross-play, New Worlds with Big Animals and more are already in the works, hence the large size of this update - w
8 December 2025 02:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Dear Players, This is a major foundation update for Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar.This update essentially paves the way for the entire range of major features and expansions that have been long awaited for the game, by first providing the technical foundation and engine upgrades necessary to do so. Hence the large size of this update :) That's not all though! This update finally brings full 3D delicious golden nectar blobs for the game's beloved Butterflies, Bees & Wasps, thus making "Nectaring" gameplay a far more interactive and blissful experience.DirectX 12 support is now here with this
26 October 2025 18:43 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Dear wonderful players of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar! It's now easier, more fun and beautiful than ever to play with this update! Bringing a vastly improved camera, controls and movement across all species, a new graphics renderer that brings smoothness & clarity and an exciting new mode: "Free Exploration & Mating", this update is an absolute must play for you!Enough with words!May colorful images of Nature now grace your beautiful eyes! :)Visual Improvements!Visual improvements such as proper resolution of Butterfly Courtship have been made! Improved Game Controls!Caterpillars That Turn
27 April 2025 02:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Dear players! It is time to celebrate! A Beautiful New Blue Butterfly is in your midst! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26742086/b67311f8e5b15b2f0daa46af440c0345749c6965.jpg The Common Blue Butterfly species has arrived, the first of the game's New Species Content Updates for 2025! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26742086/a0154332c19e0ffaa61035adc37140587ac9b624.jpg Immerse yourself into beautiful & fun Courtship & Mating experiences! Featuring Full Lifecycle from Caterpillar to Pupa to Adult, including Mating & Courtship, this update is a must play for the game's wonderful players! Read on to learn more! :) Common Blu
24 March 2025 05:41 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Dear Wonderful Players! A new 2025 trailer is out for Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar, do check it out below! Read further on to learn about the game's 2025 roadmap as well :) 2025 Trailer for Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar 2025 Roadmap: What's next for the game New Content: Subspecies, Plants, Environment This update will add more varieties of each major species (Butterfly, Mantis, Jumping Spider, etc) for giving players greater variety, color and interesting experiences. Alongside fauna, more plants and trees will also be added, giving players a more interesting and beautiful environment in
1 March 2025 19:41 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Dear Players, This update brings key Steam features that have been requested for by the game's wonderful players for long now! Steam Achievements, Cards, Stats and Cloud Save have all been added! Along with these comes several key improvements to the game itself, to help make your experience of enjoying these Steam features much better! Steam Achievements Complete all 16 achievements today! The Life Of a Monarch" Achievement! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26742086/5a4667bd4920c20281d213ba5493e531b1b0a1be.jpg Complete the Monarch Butterfly Male & Female Lifecycles (both of which are different!), "Mantis M
14 February 2025 02:40 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Four are the Rivulets of DoN, Manifold are their forms within! To Play Survival / Casual / Fantasy / Design is Fun, Come now, give these a quick spin! Dear Players, this is the biggest Presentation Update for Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar yet! Featuring a new 3D Menu World at the centre, this update brings DoN's various game modes under a single cloud (or four of them to be precise!), with clear guidance for new players. Survival, Casual, Fantasy and Design are the Four Quadrants of DoN's new 3D Menu World. New players will now find it much easier to gain a quick overview of what the game ha
27 November 2024 19:10 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Relive your favorite experiences! A major graphics update has been released for Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar! Significantly improved visuals for all game modes and species come with this update, so be sure to give it a try! Aside from graphics, various gameplay improvements have been made as well, read on for complete details! Release Video! Be sure to watch this short 1 minute video for the improved visuals :) Visual Improvements Lighting & Colors Overall lighting has been improved to make longer playtimes more comfortable for your eyes. The new lighting is more consistent and should signi
29 October 2024 16:58 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Linux Gets Latest Content, Vulkan Graphics {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26742086/2e097ccd5bc1fb62a151ce5e3f1951498e632f73.jpg Good news for DoN's Linux players! The Linux build has been updated with the game's latest spectacles and now also runs on a new graphics renderer - Vulkan Graphics API. It's a lot faster, smoother and more fun now to play! Steam Deck Feedback Request This is a request for Steam Deck owners to try out DoN's new Linux build and provide your feedback! The game's previous Steam Deck build was based on OpenGL, while this new "Vulkan" version should be a much better experience graphic
25 October 2024 16:47 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar's 2024 Trailer Dear players, The 2024 video trailer for DoN is now out! This video summarizes the key offerings of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar as of today. The Monarch Butterfly Lifecycle, Praying Mantis Lifecycle and Jumping Spider Lifecycle are the key highlights. While DoN's lesser known game modes like "Face Off", "Free Exploration" are not featured in this particular trailer, they will be emphasized in upcoming videos along with game updates that will focus on helping players to get the most of out of these modes. For now, I hope you enjoy the trailer!
21 September 2024 22:08 UTC · Community Announcements · Venugopalan Sreedharan
Dear Wonderful Players of Nature & Life - Drunk On Nectar! Patch #3 for the Praying Mantis Lifecycles is out! Bringing Gender selection, Locomotion improvements & lots more, this update is a must-play for every fan of DoN! What's New Mantis Male / Female Gender Selection Players can now choose Gender for the Mantis at the outset. Similar to other species in the game, the Female's gameplay includes Oviposition, while the male is allowed to proceed directly to Gen 2 after Mating (via the "Skip To End Of Life" option in the Main Menu). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/26742086/b7be6f0630f05149283a79b00f619eb6e
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