Grow: Song of the Evertree Announced for 2021 Release

Relaxing Sandbox games are always worth my time. I’ve noticed it more and more as I have gotten older too. Sometimes I just want something relaxing, something calm, not high-stress or high-action. Something like Grow: Song of the Evertree.

Grow: Song of the Evertree is a new project by Prideful Sloth and 505 Games. It will be releasing later this year on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. You might recognize Prideful Sloth as the developers behind Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles. Here is what the press release has to say about Grow: Song of the Evertree.

“Grow: Song of the Evertree follows the cozy gaming movement and is a breathtaking world-crafting sandbox with life management and exploration elements. Players are introduced to the once vibrant and colorful world of Alaria, abandoned and overrun by the mysterious Withering. Over time, Alaria has faded and the magnificent Evertree – whose many worlds once resided on its countless branches – is now nothing more than a sapling with its splendor long erased from memory.

As Everheart Alchemists, players will learn how to nurture, care for, and grow new and unique worlds within the branches of the Evertree. As the old inhabitants return and life begins to blossom, players will be able to meet them, learn their stories, and create a dream town to nurture a blooming community.”

Cheryl Vance, Game Designer at Prideful Sloth commented on the announcement, stating: “With Grow we wanted to create a game that gave the player a sense of adding to the world, rather than taking away from it. This world is a giant garden, a place where you can tend and care for it, guiding it in the direction you wish it to grow.

We give you the ability to craft and customise your game experience; to let you determine the pace in which you do it. If you find a cave and get sidetracked from your current objective, that’s ok! If you want to befriend as many critters as you can, that’s ok, too. You are encouraged to play the way you want to, without penalty or pressure.”

You can wishlist Grow: Song of the Evertree on Steam now. For every wishlist milestone that they reach, Prideful Sloth and 505 Games will be planting trees in cooperation with #TeamTrees and The Arbor Foundation. I’m curious to see how Grow: Song of the Evertree develops, and I eagerly await a firm release date.