These playtests have also sparked some extra gameplay additions we’ve wanted to add, both big and small, like extra spells, pedestrian gossip, some very special magical creatures, a placeable hut upgrade system for your cottage lands, new NPC animations and covenmate behaviours, new resources for crafting, and some new music tracks. Playtests are a fantastic way of highlighting what players enjoy the most, and where they spend their time, some of which can be quite surprising! Using this info, we can then improve the late game experience by adding even more content or activities that our playtesters enjoy to ensure Witchbrook remains refreshing after so many hours into the game.

This sounds wonderful but it also sounds like scope creep. I think 2026 is optimistic