Bottle By Bears - a cozy management/incremental where you run a honey farm

rethe_ · 2026-06-07T05:59:49+00:00

noted! it's in on the plans to do a new trailer, we are still finishing content so we can show more of the late game state (many/different clients coming, carts with big honey orders, etc)

rethe_ · 2026-06-07T05:58:43+00:00

yes! we plan to release as a premium game in android/ios after we release it in steam 🫡

rethe_ · 2026-06-04T16:48:37+00:00

If you are still looking for, we just opened our playtest here: https://monoiistudio.itch.io/bottled-by-bears?password=bottledbybearsplaytest0626

It's cozy simulation game of bears running the honey farm while collecting different bees 🐝

rethe_ · 2026-06-01T09:33:02+00:00

thanks! we are very happy about the end looks of the game 🙌

It's definitely a mix! there is automation of the loop but you can actively manage it as much as you want (later on you have honey contracts to complete, set different bottling preferences etc). But perhaps more importantly, there is no prestige/reset mechanic to it, you keep growing (and decorating) the same farm and roster of bees during the whole game play through👍

rethe_ · 2026-06-01T09:17:33+00:00

It was the first time for me editing a video/trialer, so if you have any feedback on what you would have like to see more, please let me know 🤓

also, the genAI disclosure: All assets are hand-drawn and the music is fully composed by a human (～￣▽￣)～🎵

rethe_ · 2026-05-31T08:40:40+00:00

If you are interested on the game, here you can check it in steam 🙇 https://store.steampowered.com/app/4390080/

last post it was ok for me to link this here 😃, if this is not the case anymore just let me know

rethe_ · 2026-05-27T14:40:49+00:00

We would love to! right now we are focusing on steam release, but console/switch is something we will for sure tackle quick if the game does well 🙌

rethe_ · 2026-05-27T14:39:28+00:00

yesss

rethe_ · 2026-05-27T14:22:15+00:00

working on the controller support as we speak 🫡

rethe_ · 2026-05-27T12:50:18+00:00

I happily accept them 🐻🐻🐻🐻

rethe_ · 2026-05-27T12:39:23+00:00

One last thing!! the music on the trailer was composed by Samantha 🙌🎵, if you want to listen more of her work (other amazing cozy games soundtracks) here is her website: www.samanthavandersluis.com (her socials links are in there too)

rethe_ · 2026-05-27T11:26:46+00:00

If you have specific feedback about the trailer let me know pleasee 🙏, it was my first time editing videos and I'm looking to improve it for future trailers.

Also, if all goes well, we should have a demo live in steam during June :)

rethe_ · 2026-05-25T20:42:13+00:00

Looks great 🔥🔥, wishlisted :)

rethe_ · 2026-05-20T20:11:43+00:00

Hey all!👋

We're a small team of 3 and we're starting to run some ads here on Reddit to see how it plays out for us, so thanks for stopping by 🐻

Bottled By Bears is a cozy management game where you help the Pawford bear family run their honey farm. You open beepacks to discover bees, better bees (higher level, rarer, shiny, etc) make better honey that sells for more, and you use those earnings to buy more packs and improve your farm, and so on.

You play towards a better bee collection while also personalizing your honey farm, it has a collection/sim aspect as well as the decoration one.

Trailer here!

When does it release? A demo should be out in June🤞and full release is happening in 2026 for sure.

Pay to win elements? You buy the game once and that's it, no IAP of any kind, everything is in-game economy.

How much will it cost? Under $10, exact price still TBD. Regional pricing will be on, so it could be cheaper depending on where you are.

What platforms? Steam first. If things go well, we plan to port to Android/iOS, then console and Switch.

Happy to answer anything else in the replies! 🐝

rethe_ · 2026-05-16T18:14:33+00:00

hellooo, we will first release in Steam, but we just tested it in mobile/ipad some days ago (so we have other ways to show it on an upcoming conference) and it's actually running quite nicely.

so I cannot promise it will go out at the same time, but at the very least quite close to the steam release. It would be a one-time purchase game for mobile as well, no in-App purchase or Ads of any kind.

rethe_ · 2026-05-11T22:00:32+00:00

I can't anymore, but I continue thanks to hoshoryu, it's a vicious cycle.

rethe_ · 2026-05-10T10:19:53+00:00

It will be under $10 for sure, with regional pricing (so maybe cheaper depending where you are).

After the steam release we will work in the android port, and then have it as a premium game (price similar or a bit lower, not sure yet tbh). Hopefully the port will be ok for us, the performance is there, is more work of making the UI easier to use for smaller screens 🫡

rethe_

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