Dear Abbots and Abbesses!

We are incredibly excited to announce that the demo for Monastery: Ora et Labora is officially live and ready for you to play right now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4362900/Monastery_Ora_et_Labora_Demo/

Over the past few months, we ran two playtests to see how the game was shaping up. Firstly: a massive THANK YOU to everyone who participated! Your feedback, bug reports, and suggestions were incredibly helpful and directly shaped the build you are about to play today.

In this demo, you can manage your monastic community and build your monastery following the instructions of Prior Teodobaldo. In detail, in this demo you can:

• Manage a group of monks, each with unique traits that influence their work and behavior

• Grow wheat and barley

• Produce mead and two different types of beer

• Cook and craft essential goods such as soup, bread, honey, and beeswax

• Welcome worshippers during mass at the monastery

• Fulfill requests from the local community

• Face an adverse event: drought

• Trade resources and goods with merchants

• Unlock one monastery expansion area

• Customize your monastery with a variety of decorative items

As we are planning to release the game in Early Access this year, we wanted to get the game into your hands as early as possible.

While the game has improved a lot since our initial playtests, please keep in mind that this is still a work-in-progress build. There are features that are currently incomplete, missing, or just not quite where we want them to be yet. You might still encounter a few bugs, balancing quirks, or rough edges along the way.

However, this demo is not just a one-off release! We plan to keep updating the demo as the game is being developed with patches, tweaks, and improvements based on your feedback until the game officially launches.

Whether you are a returning playtester or starting your monastic journey for the very first time, your feedback is vital for us. We want to know what you love, what you hate, and what you’d like to see improved.

Here is how you can help us:

• Join our Discord[discord.gg]: This is the best place to chat with the dev team directly, report bugs, and share your thoughts.

• Steam Discussions: You can also leave your feedback here.

If you enjoy what you play, please consider adding the game to your Wishlist! It is the single best way to support us and ensure you don't miss our Early Access launch.

Thank you so much for playing, and have fun!

Dragonkin Studios

Greetings, Abbots and Abbesses!

We are incredibly excited to announce that on April 15th, the gates to the cloister will open with the release of the Monastery: Ora et Labora Demo.

Your support during the last two playtests was vital. Thanks to your feedback, we’ve polished the gameplay and introduced several completely new features to help you manage your monks and your resources effectively.

Monks now have skills and perks that influence their behavior and tasks.

Name your monastery and pick your first 3 monks.

It is now possible to change the priority for each individual workplace within the same category (Farm, Production, etc.) in order to better manage the production chain.

A new panel where unlocked tutorials and game information can be reviewed at any time.

You can now select a resource for workplaces and storage before placing them. This streamlines the construction process and reduces clicking.

For the full list of changes see: Changelog 0.33[dragonkinstudios.notion.site]

While the game is still in active development and some mechanics may evolve before the final release, this demo will give you a genuine taste of the full Monastery experience. Get ready to manage, build, and pray!

Dragonkin Studios Team