Cooperative Gardening Game 'Pottering' Announced for 2027 Steam Release
The announcement marks a publisher known for curating cozy indie titles moving into internal development, with a debut that emphasizes unstructured social play over goal-driven mechanics.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Future Friends Games, a UK-based indie game publisher, announced 'Pottering' on May 29, 2026, during the Cozy Games Awards Showcase. The cooperative gardening game supports up to six players and is planned for release on PC via Steam in 2027. Players work together to restore the neglected garden of a character named Lady Marilyn, tilling soil, planting vegetation, and unlocking new areas, plants, and tools as they progress. The game also includes exploration elements, with hidden collectibles and secrets to discover, and an NPC-driven story that unfolds over time. Multiplayer features in-game voice chat, and the tone is deliberately casual: players can blow trumpets, hit each other with shovels, or simply fool around at their own pace. 'Pottering' is Future Friends Games' first self-developed title; the company previously published titles such as 'CloverPit', 'SUMMERHOUSE', and 'On-Together!'. Development began in 2025, led by developer Adam Westerman and producer Emma Park.
Future Friends Games announced 'Pottering' at the Cozy Games Awards Showcase on May 29, 2026. The game is a cooperative gardening title for up to six players, set for release on Steam in 2027. Players are tasked with reviving the dilapidated garden of Lady Marilyn, a setting that has been neglected for years. The gameplay loop includes tilling soil, planting vegetation, and unlocking new areas, plants, and tools as players progress. Exploration is also a core component: players can wander off to find collectibles and secrets hidden in the environment, and interacting with NPCs gradually reveals the land's backstory.
Multiplayer supports up to six players with in-game voice chat, but the design emphasizes a relaxed, unstructured approach. The trailer shows players making faces on walls and blowing trumpets in a hut, and the press materials explicitly note that hitting each other with shovels or just goofing off is part of the experience. This is Future Friends Games' first self-developed title; the company previously acted as a publisher for games like 'CloverPit', 'SUMMERHOUSE', and 'Slot & Dagger'. Development started in 2025, with Adam Westerman as developer and Emma Park as producer.
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