The Golden Pine is a game made by a team of 5 people in 4 months. The game is set in an old timey, or you could even say medieval fantasy world, where you are hired by a shady cloaked goat, who is the manager of the tavern you will be working at. Your goal is to gather as much profit as you can to buy your dream summer cabin in the end. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

What is it? 

Our game can be described as a cozy tavern simulator combined with a fast-paced cooking system, and the hand drawn chibi-style is supposed to draw in players who enjoy games like Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley. Finland being the land of lakes and rivers, we wanted to add a pike customer, since they are very common fish here, and since the winters are long and harsh, we had to add a tiny gnome to withstand the cold environment. Who wouldn’t want a steaming hot pint of coffee in that weather?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

The Goal

This game was made as a school project to learn how to code and work with others in game production. We wanted to gain visibility for traditional finnish foods and culture through our project and pushed that idea in many parts of the game, including the customers, the food you make, and some easter eggs around the tavern.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

CREDITS

Main programmers: Varpu Korkala, Sampo Luukkonen 

Other programmers: Daniil Klimenko, Sami Määttä 

Graphics designer and implementer: Lumi Luttinen 

Animator: Lumi Luttinen 

Sound designer and implementer: Sami Määttä 

Level designers: Sampo Luukkonen, Lumi Luttinen