Farming Camp Steam Playtest Opens July 17: Rotterdam Studio’s Hand-Drawn Cozy Farm Adventure

Rotterdam-based publisher SOEDESCO and developer Innerfire Studios are opening a Steam playtest for Farming Camp on July 17 (9:00 AM CEST), running through August 2. Players interested in participating can request access through the Steam page.

The game positions itself within the cozy farming genre with a specific emphasis that distinguishes it from pure agricultural simulation: the 15-20 hours of story content and the cast of residents with individual backstories and personalities are described as the game’s central experience, with farming activities serving as the daily framework around which character relationships develop.

The hand-drawn 2D top-down visual style — producing what the developers describe as a picture-book aesthetic — gives Farming Camp immediate visual personality distinct from the pixel art that dominates the farming sim genre. Seasonal landscape changes, detailed environmental elements (trees, fences, crop rows), and character designs that read as distinctively illustrated rather than generically stylized contribute to the cohesive visual identity.

The no-pressure, no-timer design philosophy is consistent with the genre’s healing game orientation. Seasonal cycles, resident interactions, and light minigames provide daily variety without competitive or time-based anxiety.

SOEDESCO has been publishing games since 2002 and brings distribution infrastructure and platform relationships that smaller studios benefit from. The playtest period through August 2 gives the team several weeks of player feedback before any confirmed release date.

The July 17 playtest is open to anyone who requests access via Steam. For players interested in cozy farming games with narrative emphasis and hand-drawn aesthetics, this is worth adding to the calendar.

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