The Witch of Fern Island — patch notes and updates
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| The Witch of Fern Island: Hello Witches | 2026-10-01 | Hello witches, Abrill turns up on Fern Island knowing almost nothing, and the island is in no particular hurry to help her out with that. So you learn the trades properly. Brewing, foraging, crafting, a whole magical apprenticeship taken at whatever pace suits you. Get to know the people, work out what the island isn't saying and become somebody it's pleased to have around. The Witch of Fern Island is on sale during the Steam Autumn Sale, October 1 to October 8. Thanks for your support, and see you on Fern Island. Come and say hello: Discord Facebook X TikTok Instagram |
| The Witch of Fern Island: Cozy Witchy Life Sim, 60% Off | 2026-06-25 | Step onto Fern Island as Abrill, a young witch with a lot to learn. Forage and farm, brew potions, tame curious creatures, and weave yourself into the island's culture as you uncover its deepest secrets.Master a handful of magical trades at your own pace and grow into the most renowned witch around, all in a warm, witchy life sim full of charm and small mysteries.The Witch of Fern Island is 60% off in the Steam Summer Sale, June 25 to July 9.Grab your copy and make sure to check out other great indie games on sale during the Summer Sale to add them to your collection. |
| The Witch of Fern Island is on sale! | 2025-06-26 | If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the indie.io Summer Sale! Catch the game on sale from today until July 10th.Check out other great indies on sale during the indie.io Summer Sale to add them to your collection. |
| The Witch of Fern Island is on sale! | 2025-04-11 | If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the indie.io Publisher Sale! Catch the game on sale from April 11th through April 25th. Check out other great indies on sale during the indie.io Publisher Sale to add them to your collection. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1550010/The_Witch_of_Fern_Island/ |
| A new season, a new deal! | 2025-03-13 | If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Spring Sale! Catch the game on sale from March 13th through the 20th. Make sure to check out other great indie games on sale during the Spring Sale to add them to your collection. |
| Celebrate the season with a great deal! | 2024-12-19 | If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Winter Sale! Catch the game on sale from December 19th until January 2nd! Make sure to check out other great indie games on sale during the Winter Sale to add them to your collection. |
| Hotfix 1.0.4a | 2024-11-13 | Hello witches, We're deploying a hotfix to resolve some issues that popped up after the latest patch. Patch notes: - Added missing quest marker to Witowir during "Proof of Existence" quest - Crafting a Master Quality item will no longer cause the game to crash - "Protect the Flame" quest can now be continued without issues Additionally, we have updated quest marker icon, so that it's more visible on the map. Best Regards, Enjoy Studio team |
| Patch 19 is now live! | 2024-11-12 | Hello witches, Patch 19 is finally here! It not only brings important fixes, but also new features that we’re sure you’ll Enjoy. So without further ado, here are the patch notes: BUGFIXES Fixed an issue that could prevent Patrice’s quest from continuing Fixed an issue that could prevent the completion of Long Wished Deliverance quest Fixed an issue that caused Cat to occasionally not speak with you during the Cat’s Quest “What about my apprenticeship” quest can now be completed Multiple UI fixes FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS: As announced in the recent sneak peek, we are introducing quest markers! We would like to state yet again that we are agains |
| Patch 19 sneak peek! | 2024-10-07 | Hello witches, With Patch 19 coming soon to a Fern Island near you, we wanted to showcase its most important feature - quest markers. Our game was always supposed to provide an experience that rewards exploration and doesn’t babysit the player, letting them discover everything on their own. We do, however, realize that our approach to this might’ve been a little too hardcore, and as such, we will ease up a bit. You received a quest, managed to get the required items, but don’t remember where the NPC was? Now you can simply consult your map. Struggling to find a location where you can obtain quest items? Is the quest description not enough? Or |
| Spooky Bay - a new upcoming project from Enjoy Studio! | 2024-08-08 | |
| Kick off your summer gaming with savings! | 2024-06-27 | Hello witches, If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Summer Sale! From June 27th until July 11th, the game will be on sale for 40% off! Make sure to check out other great indie games on sale during the Summer Sale to add them to your collection. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1550010/The_Witch_of_Fern_Island/ |
| Spooky Witch Pack is now available! | 2024-06-27 | Hello witches, We are delighted to announce that Spooky Witch Pack DLC is now available! Upgrade Abrill's wardrobe with a new, unique outfit and try to find some place in your house for a new set of themed furniture. For more information, check out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2997350/The_Witch_of_Fern_Island__Spooky_Witch_Pack/ We hope you Enjoy! Best Regards, Enjoy Studio |
| Patch 18 | 2024-06-24 | Hello witches, Today, we bring you another major patch, which includes important bugfixes and many fantastic improvements, that will surely make your stay on Fern Island more enjoyable. The patch notes are as follows: BUGFIXES: Patrice quest can now be progressed correctly. “Protect the Flame” quest cutscene will now play correctly. Fixed dialogue with your cat next to an altar. Cuflows no longer change genders after adding them to a coop. Yellow Paffti no longer become invisible. Fixed bed edit prompt. Visual improvements for wild plants. Furniture is no longer misaligned when you place it. IMPROVEMENTS: Implemented optimization, mostly focu |
| Coming soon to a Fern Island near you! | 2024-06-11 | Hello witches, We have some news for you about an upcoming patch for The Witch of Fern Island. Here’s what you can expect for an update that’s coming earlier than you think: Optimization. We realize that our game has rather high system requirements, and we’re doing our best to remedy that, at least a bit. As such, expect optimization changes that should make the game run more smoothly on less powerful machines, and most importantly - on Steam Deck! Still, remember that if your system specs go too much beyond what we consider the minimum, worse performance is unavoidable. While we’re on the topic of optimization, please remember that there are |
| The Witch of Fern Island is part of Freedom Games Publisher Sale! | 2024-04-15 | Hi everyone - if you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so. The game will be 30% off from April 15th through the 22nd! Make sure to check out Freedom Games Publisher Sale page to pick up some awesome indie games at great prices. Whether you like to play alone or with friends, there are some great deals you won't want to miss out on! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1550010/The_Witch_of_Fern_Island/ |
| Patch 1.0.3 | 2024-03-26 | Hey witches, We have a small patch for you today. As is tradition with these smaller updates, the focus is on bugfixes, but some game improvements also sneaked their way in! We hope you Enjoy! Patch notes: BUGFIXES Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash when using Build Tool You can no longer extract essences from potions and dyes; instead, we added essences to animal products Fixed an issue that could cause wild beehives to stop producing wax Tzoru and Cuflow will no longer be added to destroyed facilities Higher quality Spiderweb is now obtainable Scrolling with a controller now works correctly in Cuflow Coop Basic Witch Set now |
| The Witch of Fern Island is part of the Steam Spring Sale! | 2024-03-14 | Hello witches, If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Spring Sale! From March 14th until the 21st, the game will be on sale for 30% off! Make sure to check out Freedom Games' Steam Spring Sale page to pick up some great games to play. Additionally, Patch 18 just went live. It focuses on bugfixes and balance issues. Full patch notes: BUGFIXES: Attempting to use an empty Build Tool no longer blocks interaction Bees now deal less damage In-game time is now displayed consistently across the whole game Farmer Potion Recipe was removed from “Recommended” items in the Stall Astra Rock an |
| Patch 17 | 2024-03-06 | Hello witches, Today’s update brings a bunch of bugfixes. But first, a message from our tech team: Changing a language (both on Steam Deck and PC) in-game can cause the graphics to become distorted. This action causes some hardware configuration to run out of memory, while the game is reloading everything to adjust to this change. To fix this, simply restart the game after changing the language. Full patch notes: BUGFIXES: Fixed an issue that could occasionally cause the game to become permanently unresponsive while saving Fixed an issue that could prevent sprinting while on a Tzoru when using a controller Fishing tutorial will now activate r |
| Patch 16 | 2024-03-01 | Hello witches, Today, we’re pushing the first patch to the full version of The Witch of Fern Island. Thank you for all of the feedback so far, we’re working hard on resolving any issues you might have. Remember that the best way to voice both your concerns and encouragement is our Discord server. Come chat with us! When it comes to issues with performance, remember that if you’re playing on a laptop, make sure that the game is not using your integrated graphics card when you launch it - this is a common issue on laptops and will greatly affect the performance. Additionally, this game uses DX12 by default, and some older configurations simply |
| 1.0 release and Early Acces Final Patch 15 | 2024-02-27 | Hello witches, Today, The Witch of Fern Island is officially out of Early Access! Loyal members of our community, we hope you Enjoyed the journey. And if you’re new around here - welcome to Fern Island! Share the enchantment with your dearest family, friends, and treasured streamers. Let them experience the joy, wonder, and magical discoveries that await. Of course, we didn’t stop working on the game after the 1.0 announcement. As such, we bring you another patch today, full of bug fixes and other goodies. It’s worth highlighting that the game now has Steam Achievements support, and offers French and German language versions! After adventurin |
| The Witch of Fern Island Release Date Announcement | 2024-02-01 | Hello witches, This is it! It's time! The Witch of Fern Island will officially move out of Early Access and into 1.0 on 27th of February 2024! Check out our RDA trailer! Want more? Then join us as we bring you on an adventure through the Early Access! New Areas The map has more than doubled in size since the EA release. New areas, such as the desert, swamps, and cliffs, are filled with content. There are new plants, puzzles, recipes, secrets, and location-related side quests. Mysterious round portals are also open. After applying the appropriate potion, you can travel to Astra: an alternative, spiritual reality that overlays the entire world, |
| Early Access Patch 14 | 2024-01-29 | Hello witches, We bring you another big update today. While we don’t forget about bugfixing, please Enjoy a large quantity of improvements, many of which were made thanks to your feedback! One thing we want to highlight today is that we managed to implement support for FSR 3.0 and DLSS 3.5, both with Frame Generation. Upscaling can be enabled in the Options, and we highly recommend checking it out, as it might greatly improve your experience. Note: FSR works with every graphic card, DLSS only with RTX cards, and DLSS with Frame Generation only with RTX 4000 or newer! BUGFIXES: Improvements to spawns for plants and flowers Fixed an issue that |
| Last chance to purchase The Witch of Fern Island at a discounted price! | 2024-01-02 | Hello witches, We would like to let you know that the game will have its final slight price increase after the current discount ends. We have added a staggering amount of content so far, and we're slowly approaching 1.0 release (more on that very soon!). Because of that, we encourage you to check out the current offer! The game's current price is as low as it's gonna be for a long time, so if you were on the fence about purchasing the game, this is your best bet! Take advantage of the game's discount, or check out one of the many discounted bundles! And remember: this offer is only available for less than 48 hours now! We would also like to u |
| Patch 0.9.91 | 2023-12-19 | Hey witches, We have a small patch with some bugfixes for you, just in time for holidays! Enjoy! glyph quest will now correctly start on all saves Patrice quests no longer locks the game on the final dialogue removed duplicate fodder recipe from the map moved a gem that was impossible to be picked up in the tower's ruins improved sfx that plays when the cat disappears improved crafting controls on a controller fixed a typo in classic fertillizer effect description fixed a paffti shrine with a bugged reward removed an invisible object that used to block digspots in the new area after picking them up, herbalist charm and creamy asparagus recipe |
| Early Access Patch 13 | 2023-12-15 | Hello witches, We’re approaching the end of the year, but our work on the game is not yet finished. Today’s update introduces, above all else, important narrative content - main story quests! The MSQ path can now be played from start to finish. We also added a bunch of new cutscenes (including intro!) and made improvements to old ones, so if you were thinking about restarting your playthrough, this is a good time to do so! Full patch notes are as follows: BUGFIXES: Fixed an issue that could cause the player to become stuck in the sunken city Swamp mushrooms now have correct spores It’s no longer possible to break the UI by opening the item’s |
| The time has come to unravel the truth | 2023-12-04 | The signs were everywhere The kaoh sites. Metal barriers. Fire barriers. Area in Astra. Some of these places were locked for very long, some got opened already. Now, there are no more secrets. Get there, look for all the clues and then the story will unravel. Where to start? Siemibor will talk to you shortly after you finish Soul of Boran quest. Know your predecessors Main quest revolves around the story of the previous witches. Dhalia lived before you, while Asparatha dates back to ancient times and became somewhat of a mythological character. Part of Rosha’s story is already told in that one note you already might possess. There will be tim |
| Patch 0.9.76 | 2023-11-21 | Hey witches, We have a small bugfix patch for you today. The list of fixed issues is as follows: Cassandra’s quest is no longer blocked after reloading the game Adjusted collision in one of the caves that prevented access to a cat stash Wild Tagetes, Leek and Asparagus now drop correct seeds Weeds and Herbs can now be used in Feeder Bin again, but only for Cuflows Fixed some Flower compendium entries; they were previously unable to be completed Added new recipes to Swamp riddles Cabbage Rolls now have correct ingredient information Titanium and Sulfur deposits now regenerate correctly Removed a duplicate Sulfur type Adjusted unlock recipes fo |
| Early Access Patch 12 | 2023-11-16 | Hello witches, Here we are with another update. We feel like two highlights are worth mentioning - first of all, we’re expanding the map by opening a new exploration biome, Swamp. Watch out, don’t get lost! Additionally, from this update we’re enabling Tzoru breeding - by building your own stable, you can now breed Tzoru, expanding upon your menagerie. Full patch notes are as follows: BUGFIXES: Crystal Ball can now be correctly picked up again Cuflows will no longer disappear from the Breeder Fixed a rare issue that could cause the player to fall off their broom while flying above the city All gem nodes should now respawn correctly Changing b |
| Sink into a new land! | 2023-11-06 | What are you doing in my swamp? You can do a lot, because there is so much to explore! A big maze of trees, bushes and waters will soon be available. New wonders and puzzles are yet to be discovered! Berrypicking Swamps are filled with new plants to collect. Flowers? Magical mushrooms? All are waiting to be found! But that's not all. Have you ever seen vegetables in the wild? Now you will. Working together with Cassandra will allow you to gain a steady seed supply to grow lettuce, leek or asparagus… New Tzoru breeds? Do you like raising cuflows? The new update introduces a Tzoru Stud, where you can raise Tzoru as well! Populate your stud with |
| The Witch of Fern Island is in Steam Scream: The Revenge with a Magical Discount | 2023-10-26 | Steam Scream: The Revenge - A Spooky Event runs from October 26 to November 2 Hello witches, Prepare for a magical adventure on Fern Island during Steam Scream: The Revenge event! 🌙👻 🎃Exclusive Offer 20% off during Steam Scream🎃 Welcome to the enchanting world of Fern Island! Immerse yourself in the lush, mysterious isle and join Abrill on her magical journey. Inhabit the island's rich culture, unearth its deepest secrets, and master the mystical arts. Explore the challenges of the island and prove your mastery of magic to become the most renowned witch around! What could be spookier than witches and magic? 🌿 The Witch of Fern Island 🌿 |