Vivarium by Studio Meadowflower
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Studio Meadowflower is making Vivarium — a cel-anime game set inside a mysterious terrarium! Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4735760/Vivarium/
“Vivarium features a totally hand-drawn traditional cel-animation process—reflective of the media it’s inspired by. Every frame of the game is hand-crafted with love!” What a relief! This looks amazing.
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2mo agoVivarium coming 2027
Hi everybody...! I am SO excited to share with the BRAND NEW trailer that aired today on the SGF XBOX Games Showcase 2026! Check out new stuff like character and scenario reveals, new cutscenes -- plus publisher, launch window, and platform announcements!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL_T...
Vivarium - Official Announce Trailer | XBOX Games Showcase 2026
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Finding something today growing in the tree hollow behind Jenny’s house. 🌱 (This is what cutscenes in Vivarium look like!)
Here's a quick run through of the house! We've been building out the entire world with inter-connectivity, short cuts, and loops. Almost like a miniature Souls world, or a Zelda dungeon. I think it makes Vivarium very satisfying to navigate this way.
Wandering around the town in the evening, I think the lighting looks really special here. This demo track that plays in the evening in town -- my collaborator @trentmakesgames.bsky.social was messing with something that sounded a bit like Animal Crossing on 64/GameCube.
Trying to break open the door into the shed behind the house! We're putting tons of little bespoke animations like these around the game world. It's a lot of work hand-drawing everything -- but I think it's going to be part of what makes Vivarium special. #screenshotsaturday
This morning in Vivarium, we find a letter slipped under the door. ✉️ #ScreenshotSaturday
Here's some of the design work we did behind the scenes for the character Chef! 🧑🍳🪝 A while back my artist collaborator was helping me come up with characters. Her catfish guy jumped out to me right away! Felt like I instantly knew him. I then sketched him to be more 70s/80s.
Let me introduce you guys to Chef, you'll find him fishing around the various ponds and streams in Vivarium 🎣 Chef is like...a catfish kaiju fisherman thing who likes chilling out, having a smoke, and listening to dub and reggae. Chef knows secrets about the terrarium others have long forgotten...
Hey everyone, Vivarium is making its Bluesky debut! Check out our trailer from #TheGameAwards last year. #Vivarium is a role-playing adventure set in the mysterious miniature world of an abandoned terrarium. All of the visuals are hand-drawn and painted, taking inspiration from 70s and 80s anime!