Nova Lands Developer BEHEMUTT Moves On to Fourleaf Fields After Concluding Updates
Nova Lands represents a distinct, non-violent branch of the survival genre that has completed its lifecycle, and the studio's shift to a radically different concept signals a new creative direction for BEHEMUTT.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Game Spark profiles the survival-crafting game Nova Lands, a peaceful planet-development title from Brazilian indie studio BEHEMUTT. The game, released in 2023 across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch, emphasizes automation and avoids forced boss fights. BEHEMUTT has now ended updates for Nova Lands and is working on a new project, Fourleaf Fields, a tiny-person perspective vegetable-growing game with a gossip-based story system.
Brazilian indie studio BEHEMUTT, founded in 2015, first made a name with the action RPG Mana Spark before pivoting into the survival-crafting space with Nova Lands. The game began life as Nova Islands in 2020, then changed its name to avoid confusion with a mobile title. After three years of development, including demos on itch.io and Steam Next Fest participation, the full release arrived in June 2023 across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
Nova Lands lets players develop a nearly untouched planet, gathering materials and automating production while sidestepping combat entirely-the game allows a pacifist playstyle without engaging bosses. With updates now concluded, BEHEMUTT has turned its attention to Fourleaf Fields, a game in which players grow giant vegetables from a tiny person's perspective. That project features a branching plot driven by a gossip system, a sharp departure from the planet-survival template.
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