2025-04-22 08:49 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello everyone, I wanted to let you all know about my next game Emerge which will be releasing on the 1st of May 2025. Emerge is a game I created during a deeply personal experience caring for my grandmother during her neurodegenerative decline. This game is an exploration of the nature of memories, and what is means to lose them. If you like the idea of losing yourself into a beautifully relaxing game, then you might enjoy Emerge. Emerge, is a reimagination of jigsaw puzzle games where each puzzle you complete is a chapter of Maya's forgotten story. As you help Maya remember her beautiful lif
2025-03-20 10:03 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, I'm excited to announce that PLAYNE for Mobile BETA has started! If you are Legendary-tier Kickstarter backers or above, you should have already received your invites to the BETA program for both iOS and Android. (yes you'll get access to both platforms) If you haven't received your invite, then please make sure you signed up to the BETA here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krishs/playne/posts/4330607 If you would like to get access then you can still back the project on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krishs/playne Thank you all for your continued s
2024-06-25 16:49 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Wow! We did it! Sensei Fox is coming to mobile! Thanks to your amazing support, we have successfully funded the Kickstarter campaign and I can now start working on bringing PLAYNE to mobile! Not only this, since we reached this goal by today, I will donate 1,000 copies of PLAYNE (mobile) to Mental Health Charities around the world who work with people who could benefit from mindfulness and meditation. Folks, this whole experience has really blown me away. I'm moved by the amount of people that got behind PLAYNE. 48 HOURS LEFT to hit our first stretch goal! I've just combined two stretch goals
2024-06-24 20:25 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, PLAYNE for Mobile is nearly 90% funded on Kickstarter! We are getting REALLY CLOSE to getting this funded but we only have 3 days left to reach our goal! Your support is crucial in these final hours. Every pledge, no matter the size, brings us closer to our goal of making PLAYNE Mobile a reality. If you've been thinking about pre-ordering Playne for mobile, now is the time! Not only will you help me to fund the development of this meaningful game, you'll also get super exclusive backer rewards that are only available on Kickstarter. > Please Back PLAYNE on Kickstarter
2024-06-13 16:32 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, Huge thanks to the 200 backers who have raised over 40% of our funding goal to bring PLAYNE to Mobile. From what I'm seeing, most of the backers are from the PLAYNE community, which is incredible. I'm truly grateful to all of you for getting behind this! But sadly with Kickstarter, if the campaign doesn't hit the goal, we lose all the money raised so far. This means that if we don't succeed, the chances are that I won't be able to develop PLAYNE for mobile .. which really sucks .. BUT we have another two week. If you want to back, but have never used Kickstater Kickstarter is a
2024-05-29 11:16 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends! I’m really excited to announce that the Kickstarter campaign to bring Playne to Mobile is now LIVE! 🥳 PLAYNE FOR MOBILE - Grow a vibrant, lush sanctuary with your meditations on iOS and Android - Create deeply relaxing nature soundscapes for your meditations - Meditations for daily living, helping with personal growth, emotional regulation, impulse control, and managing anxiety KICKSTARTER ONLY BENEFITS: 🤩 Lifetime access to PLAYNE Mobile only on Kickstarter 🌟 Exclusive Kickstarter-only visual assets and physical rewards 🦊 Baby Dragon and Cat avatars for Fox 🌳 Cherry blosso
2024-05-22 12:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, I'm really excited to let you all know that the crowdfunding campaign to bring PLAYNE to Mobile will launch on Kickstarter next week, 28th of May There will be Kickstarter only benefits and limited early bird discounts, so make sure you follow the campaign to know when it goes live, so you can take advantage of the limited early bird benefits. You can easily follow the project using this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krishs/playne PLAYNE for Mobile, like the PC version will help you build a daily habit of meditation as you grow a beautiful island. More details comin
2024-02-06 16:05 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, Over the years, many of you have asked me for a mobile version of Playne, and I'm totally on board! but the challenges of developing a mobile version are very real. 1) funding its development, and 2) navigating the crowded mobile market, which as a solo developer, is very intimidating. But it might be possible to create Playne for Mobile with your help. Would you back a crowdfunding campaign for Playne Mobile? With a Kickstarter campaign, by pre-purchasing Playne for Mobile, you could help fund the project and make Playne for Mobile a reality! Playne for Mobile Features More peo
2023-11-03 14:49 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, If you have played Playne, could you spare three minutes to provide me with some feedback? Feedback Form It's mind-boggling to think that nearly five years have flown by since I started working on Playne's. It's an incredible journey you've all been on together, with you all meditating for over half a million hours — a milestone that fills me with gratitude, The Playne you've come to love is in a lot of ways, your own creation. Your input and feedback have been the reason for the 50+ patches and updates I've rolled out. I'm exploring a few ideas for Playne (and Inward) and your
2023-08-16 17:07 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
We’re supporting War Child UK in the Game Action Sale! Between 16-23 August, we’ll donate a portion of sales to War Child UK. Make sure to grab your discounted copy, gift one to a friend or let them know about the sale. This year’s Game Action is once again bringing together the gaming industry to highlight the importance of protecting, educating, and standing up for the rights of children living in war zones. War Child work in the hardest to reach places to support those who are hardest hit, to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children, when they need them most. By purchasing a
2022-12-21 09:45 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, Just a small patch with the following fixes: You no longer hear campfire everywhere in Evolve mode. The languages menu indicates that translations are incomplete Streak total count is no longer displayed in the meditation summary Linking fixed, and wording updates Introducing Inward :D Engine driver updates + other very minor fixes Thanks, Krish.
2022-07-01 10:25 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, here is a quick overview of how you create and grow trees in Inward. Straight to it! Here is the video: Grow and Create your Own Tree Species You can create your own tree species by selecting a variety of elements, such as the type of leaves and the bark material. At launch, the tree system will have over 75,000 tree species to be discovered and grown. Discover Trees Together Inward’s trees will be grown together by the community of players. If you are the first to discover a tree species, then that type of tree will forever be linked to you, and other players will see this link
2022-06-24 09:08 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, To celebrate the 300 players who completed Playne recently by unlocking evolve mode, I'll be planting 300 trees in Wilthire, UK through OneTreePlanted. Since launch, we have completed nearly half a million days of meditation and we've planted nearly 2,000 trees. That's a small forest that reflects our growth, spread all across the globe. :D :D :D The last three years have been a massive learning curve for me personally, but reading the reviews of the positive impact Playne is having on your lives makes it all worthwhile. Inward - My next game Inward is the spiritual successor to
2021-11-26 17:11 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Hello Friends, It's time for Steam awards again. For a small title like Playne, these events are massively important. It's been over a year now since Playne came out of early access, so Playne is getting a bit older! But I'm hoping the VR and Biomes update I released this year are still keeping things interesting for you! Since Playne is now over a year old, it's only eligible for the Labour of Love award. If you think Playne is worthy, then please do give it a vote. Thank you all, Much Love, Krish.
2021-09-06 16:28 UTC · Community Announcements · Krish
Friends, Big thanks to everyone who got Playne during the World Nature Conservation Day Sale Event. As part of this event, Playne will be planting over a 1,000 trees in Bizkaia, Spain through One Tree Planted. Planting season in Spain occurs from October through March and over 35 species tends to be planted including Quercus robur, Betula alba, Taxus baccata and Castanea sativa. Our trees will be one of these species. This is just a drop in the ocean compared to the millions of trees we are losing daily, but hopefully this drop is just the start of something more. Thanks again to all of you fo
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