1. Overview

Title: Gatherlight

Genre: Cozy Voxel Sandbox / Farming Adventure

Platform: PC (Steam)

Monetization: 1 time sale

Engine: Unity (using Voxel Play 3 and Pirates of Voxel Play)

Visual Style: 16x voxel textures, warm but muted palette, handcrafted feel

Target Audience: Fans of Minecraft, Stardew Valley, A Short Hike—players who enjoy calm, creative, emotionally resonant games

 

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2. Core Concept

The player washes ashore on a quiet, overgrown island. A magical cat finds them. The world is haunting but beautiful.

Your job is not to conquer it—but to nurture it back to life.

 

There are:

• Overgrown thorns that must be healed

• Undead colonizers to defend against

• Spirits of colonizers that must be released

• Wild creatures (like boars) to navigate or defend against

• Ruins of an older culture awaiting restoration

 

 

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3. Gameplay Features (MVP Scope)

Player Actions:

• Break blocks (trees, rocks, dirt)

• Inventory system for collecting and placing items

• Crafting more complex objects from less complex (Clay to bricks, etc)

• Building a simple shelter

• Farming via planting and harvesting

• Light combat with boars and ghost-like enemies

• Basic UI and settings

• Saving and loading game state

 

NPCs / Creatures:

• Goats and chickens (with taming & water trough mechanics)

• Undead (hostile zombies, when killed, turn into spirits)
• Spirits (non-lethal ghosts, need to be released)
• Wild boars (hostile)
• Magical cat companion (follows player)

 

Atmosphere Goals:

• Soft fog, breeze, sunsets

• Ambient sounds (wind, insects, rain)

• Light music: warm, mysterious, organic

• No HUD clutter, no combat urgency—emotionally grounded and gentle

 

 

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4. World & Narrative

 World Design:

• Handcrafted island, ~500x500 blocks

• Limited verticality (Y axis from -32 to +96)

• Not procedurally generated (for MVP)

• Ruins: fisher’s hut, witch’s hut, blacksmith, temple

 

Backstory (Implied, not told):

• Original inhabitants lived in harmony

• Colonizers arrived, extracted resources, disrupted balance

• Spirits remain unrested; player’s task is to heal, not dominate

• No written lore, all environmental storytelling

 

 

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5. Tools & Assets

More Detail

• Voxel Engine: Voxel Play 3 (Kronnect)

• Prototype Game Logic: Pirates of Voxel Play

• Optional Add-ons: Kronnect’s lighting, weather, fog tools

• Custom Assets Provided: Textures, music, sounds, UI art

 

 

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6. Technical Notes

• Single Player only (Multiplayer in future)

• No infinite terrain, no procedural generation (for now)

• No marketplace/store systems

• Intended for Steam Early Access launch in early 2026

• Needs clean, expandable codebase

 

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7. Development Status