hello! i just played this game for the first time tonight and i had a lovely time. played from the beginning all the way through what i think is the end(??) with mystery of the frost. i have to say, i really enjoyed it! i was a bit confused though, i never seemed to be able to find the last planting spot to plant the seed of hope? is this something im just missing or maybe an intentional game design thing that i somehow missed the dialogue queue about? either way, please let me know. otherwise, absolutely lovely game. wonderful atmosphere, beautiful art, relaxing and cozy to play, with a great story and meaningful message. easily one of my favorite games of all time. well worth what i donated. i sincerely hope you continue to make games, and that in the future i have the pleasure of playing them!
also worth mentioning that i took about 3 hours to play this game, which is definitely more than the "about half an hour" average session. however, that mostly is because i have a terrible sense of direction and took a while to solve a few of the puzzles, since it *is* nearly 1:30am when i am finishing this game. this is obviously not a flaw in the game itself, just thought it was worth mentioning :)
thank you so much for playing & donating!! the seed of hope is not meant to be planted, but to be kept with you (emotionally anyway) when you leave the game. i hope that makes sense! as for new games, i will be releasing cavern of dreams soon and it has many similarities to forest's secret despite the different genre (helping out funny characters, solving little puzzles, filling the world with nature, etc.) so i hope people will enjoy it too!