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Viridi

Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever you need it.

DEV: Zoe Vartanian, Kevin Maxon, Isa Hutchinson, Michael BellPUB: Ice Water GamesAppID 375950

Is Viridi still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

92.9
Excellent

Elixir Rating

92% of 9,665 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 91.4. Nothing we would call a substantial update has landed in six months, but the developers were last heard 3 months ago — adding 1.5.

reception 91.4·support +1.5·Excellent

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

Should you look into this?

From Steam's own record

Development

Insufficient evidence

Last heard from developers

3 months ago

Historical posting rhythm

every ~47.5 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

0

Current silence

cannot be judged

Our news coverage needs a fresh check; missing posts are not evidence that development has stopped. We have not recorded a substantial update in six months; our record contains 2 developer posts.

Last successful news check: Oct 8, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted. A fresh check is needed before judging current activity.

Two years of development

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5 announcements · 3 substantial · 21 months with nothing

Recent Transmissions

30 entries in codex

Community AnnouncementsJul 22, 2026
Viridi LP

Viridi's OST is now available on beautiful, green vinyl. We worked with Chehade Boulos (Mana Wave Media) to produce this limited edition run of 300 copies, with art by Gianne Encarnacion and Libby Frame. Acquire it here --> https://manawave…

Community AnnouncementsApr 20, 2026
Wee bug fix

This patch is to fix a bug that's only really coming up on mobile versions right now. The fix changed some underlying code in a way that is better optimized, but that probably won't be noticeable either. Happy spring 🐌🌱

Community AnnouncementsOct 24, 2025
Apple Silicon Fix

Fixed an issue with the Steam integration that was causing immediate crashes on Apple Silicon devices (I think). Also fixed some minor UI issues that occurred at extreme aspect ratios, and found and fixed a bug where window size changes mad…

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Community AnnouncementsOct 22, 2025
Post-Gyroscope Fixes

Just some quick fixes in response to early feedback from the Crystal Gyroscope Update.Viridi will now launch in windowed mode by default. The ESC menu has a button to toggle between windowed and fullscreen modes.Viridi will attempt to remem…

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Community AnnouncementsOct 21, 2025
The Crystal Gyroscope Update

Our first Viridi update since 2018 😅. Hello from the future! We've updated the engine and done some selective optimizations, so the game should run a little smoother. We finally have a 64-bit OSX build! There are two new pots, "The Dansk o…

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Community AnnouncementsOct 21, 2020
Tenderfoot Tactics OUT NOW!

The game!! The game we've been working on for years and years!! It's out! Join me on the Tenderfoot Tactics game page where I'll soon be streaming myself playing, answering your questions, and blushing at your praise. - Badru https://store.…

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Community AnnouncementsSep 11, 2020
Coming Soon: Tenderfoot Tactics

A party of goblins, granted magic by an ancient spirit, wanders the archipelago, fighting back the terrible Fog. Tenderfoot Tactics is a big, exploratory, open world tactics RPG with a focus on elemental magic and complex, cascading side ef…

Community AnnouncementsApr 7, 2020
Pattern - Now Available

A game about making games. A collaboration between half of the Viridi team (Michael Bell on sound and music, Badru on code) and a newer Ice Water Games member, Galen Drew. We hope you enjoy it. https://store.steampowered.com/app/969540/Patt…

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Community AnnouncementsMar 10, 2020
Tenderfoot Tactics + Ice Water Games

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35059002/0e0eb43ea3b73d9a98bf43fc9dbd8d63e3488fa5.png Hello!! We've just announced today that we'll be self-publishing Tenderfoot Tactics through Ice Water Games. This might…

Community AnnouncementsFeb 27, 2020
PATTERN: APRIL 7

https://store.steampowered.com/app/969540/Pattern/ https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35059002/6418ad8b440d2fc593aba997ccc94f9b403a3c75.png

Community AnnouncementsSep 23, 2019
The Foreverlands - Free Prologue - Out Now!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35059002/2e59340bf7bf03ddc883b597b6cdcfabd310f885.gif Tenderfoot Tactics: The Foreverlands is live now: https://sonofbadru.itch.io/foreverlands https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.n…

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Community AnnouncementsAug 20, 2019
Stones of Solace - Free - Out Now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122880/Stones_of_Solace/ Have fun!

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Community AnnouncementsAug 5, 2019
Stones of Solace - Free on Steam - August 20th

Just a little announcement that upcoming label project Stones of Solace now has: a release date (in only 2 weeks!) a Steam page and a price (FREE!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122880/Stones_of_Solace/?curator_clanid=33711478 More in…

Community AnnouncementsJun 25, 2019
Tenderfoot Tactics - World Teaser

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061610 I haven't been very loud about Tenderfoot until now because I've been waiting to get this teaser together to show off the open world, which is part of what makes it stand out among TRPGs. (I mean, …

Community AnnouncementsMay 15, 2019
Hello!!

Hi! I'm Badru! I started Ice Water Games, lead the Eidolon team, did a bunch of colors and design and code on Viridi, and uhh did some other stuff too!! I just made a Steam Creator page for myself here, if you want to follow my work: https:…

Community AnnouncementsApr 19, 2019
Ritual of the Moon

Hi friends! A new project from Ice Water Games was just released today! Check it out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/993500/Ritual_of_the_Moon/ There's more information, and links to mobile storefronts on our website. (Just iOS for now,…

Community AnnouncementsSep 21, 2018
New from the creators of Viridi - 🔥 Fire Place 🔥

Savor the simple pleasure of building and maintaining a fire. Best enjoyed during seasonal gatherings and cold, dark nights. https://store.steampowered.com/app/933080/Fire_Place/ Do check out the demo - meant to be a satisfying version of t…

Community AnnouncementsJan 27, 2018
Tiny Patch

Happy January everyone! We heard that the quickly flashing day-night cycle that played at startup if you'd been gone a very long time was physically uncomfortable (or even a seizure risk) for some people, so we made a minor graphical adjust…

Community AnnouncementsJan 27, 2018
Tiny Patch

Happy January everyone! We heard that the quickly flashing day-night cycle that played at startup if you'd been gone a very long time was physically uncomfortable (or even a seizure risk) for some people, so we made a minor graphical adjust…

Community AnnouncementsOct 2, 2017
Happy Fall!

From today's patch: Three new pot options New seasonal and weather effects Fixed some visual bugs Updated the engine to fix a Linux issue

Community AnnouncementsOct 2, 2017
Happy Fall!

From today's patch: Three new pot options New seasonal and weather effects Fixed some visual bugs Updated the engine to fix a Linux issue

Rock, Paper, ShotgunMar 1, 2017
Tenderfoot is a window into another world

Take a deep breath — in through the nose, and hold two three, then out through the mouth — and open a window into another world with Tenderfoot . It’s a small virtual scene staring out a window in a futuristic (and possibl…

Rock, Paper, ShotgunDec 12, 2016
Build a virtual fire with Eidolon dev s Yule Log

On Christmas Eve in 1966, a New York television station broadcast several hours of a festive fireplace so people in fireless flats could tune into The Yule Log and feel Christmassy too. A modern tradition was born. You might have seen firep…

Community AnnouncementsJun 21, 2016
Visual Update

Hi again friends! Changes from today's patch: Significant changes to the new look: light is more focused, shadows are more saturated, plants maintain more of their local color Fixed a bug which caused some plants to change colors Some visua…

Community AnnouncementsJun 21, 2016
Visual Update

Hi again friends! Changes from today's patch: Significant changes to the new look: light is more focused, shadows are more saturated, plants maintain more of their local color Fixed a bug which caused some plants to change colors Some visua…

Community AnnouncementsJun 20, 2016
Major Summer Solstice Update!

Hi friends! Sorry for the long silence! We’ve been distracted preparing Viridi for mobile. Now that it’s finally out (android / iOS), we’re able to bring all of the updates back to our beautiful and faithful Steam community. Some of the mor…

Community AnnouncementsJun 20, 2016
Major Summer Solstice Update!

Hi friends! Sorry for the long silence! We’ve been distracted preparing Viridi for mobile. Now that it’s finally out (android / iOS), we’re able to bring all of the updates back to our beautiful and faithful Steam community. Some of the mor…

Community AnnouncementsDec 9, 2015
UI change

Hey everyone this is just to let you know that in order to prepare Viridi for mobile platforms I changed the format of the UI. This in turn changed the size and location of the UI elements. I tried to keep the sizes close to the original, b…

Community AnnouncementsDec 9, 2015
UI change

Hey everyone this is just to let you know that in order to prepare Viridi for mobile platforms I changed the format of the UI. This in turn changed the size and location of the UI elements. I tried to keep the sizes close to the original, b…

Community AnnouncementsNov 17, 2015
Flowering

Okay I'm pretty sure I have the flowering nailed down now. Again sorry that this has taken so long, hopefully this will be the last of it. Still if anything peculiar shows up please send the files immediately to dev@icewatergames.com. (FYI …