About the Game
Welcome to Kagatsu, a Japanese mountain village with plenty of secrets. In this brand-new, hand-painted farming sim, you'll plant crops, customize your homestead, and befriend a cast of intriguing characters.
Relax by the brook, watch the cherry blossoms with your neighbors, or take a stroll through town. With so many ways to relax, you're sure to feel right at home.
Just make sure to follow a few simple rules: don't talk to strangers, don't leave the village, and, whatever you do, don't go out at night.
Unsettle Down: Make your new home feel like home! Buy furniture in town to decorate your house, then craft fences and other items with the resources you've gathered around your farm.
Festival Fun: Experience traditional Japanese festivals and activities, like the summer festival and cherry-blossom viewing. Get closer to your neighbors as you enjoy laid-back living.
Secrets Aren't Meant to be Shared: Discover the truth about Kagatsu at your own risk, or follow the rules and keep from seeing a part of the village you don't want to.
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Update patch 1.08.1
has been released. Details of this patch are as follows:
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where controls became unresponsive after the "Lost Book" event was cleared.
Fixed other minor issues.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.
Update patch 1.08 has been released.
Details of this patch are as follows:
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where Cashmere Goats would not unlock under certain conditions.
Fixed a bug where fertilizer effects were not being properly applied.
Fixed a bug where the skills, "Prospecting Finesse," "Prospecting Finesse+," and "Regalia Wrangler" were not increasing their respective appearance rates as intended.
Fixed a bug where achievements would sometimes not unlock depending on network connectivity.
Fixed other unintended behaviors.
Additions and Improvements
Added a sound effect that plays when the hole to the next floor appears while in the quarry.
Increased the appearance rate of Glass Shards.
Relaxed the unlock conditions for Spring vegetable seeds and fruit.
Added tips regarding changes to the range of farm tools.
Adjusted help requests so that items from seeds and livestock that have not yet been unlocked will not be requested.
Improved the ease of picking up dropped items on the map.
When picking up an item, identical items nearby will now be picked up simultaneously.
Items with custom brand names will now display an item icon before the name.
Added a UI indicator to show that inventory rows can be swapped after purchasing a Large Bag.
Added tips regarding removing tilled soil and seedlings with the pickaxe.
Added a skill that allows crops to be harvested using the sickle.
*This skill can be unlocked in the skill tree by offering the appropriate magatama at the crossroads hokora.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.
Update patch 1.06 has been released.
Details of this patch are as follows:
Fixed a bug where the game would crash if a pickaxe was swung even once inside an indoor facility (such as a barn or coop) and the facility was subsequently demolished.
Fixed a bug where, if a new save file was started on version 1.04 or earlier and updated to version 1.05 before the end of Day 1, the coop would disappear and the game would crash during the "Piro" event on Spring 10.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.
Update patch 1.05 has been released.
Details of this patch are as follows:
Fixed a bug that blocked progress for some events occurring at the player's home at night.
Fixed a bug where livestock would disappear if the second livestock pen was upgraded prior to upgrading the first one.
※Livestock lost due to this bug will be restored automatically after the update is applied.Fixed a bug caused by Chinana's dining event that caused certain items to no longer be retrievable from the player's home.
※Items that could not be retrieved will be delivered to the player's mailbox after the update is applied.Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when upgrading or relocating a building containing a large number of processing units.
Fixed a bug where the graveyard event would not proceed even after the weeds were removed.
Other Minor Bug Fixes
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.
Details of this patch are as follows:
- Fixed an issue where the player would become unable to leave home the day after a holiday (Festival or Competition)
- Fixed an issue where an event required to progress the main scenario would fail to trigger on Spring 7, Year 1 at 7:00 PM
- Fixed an issue in the harvesting tutorial that occurs on Spring 5 , Year 1, where surrounding the field with furniture or fences would prevent the player from entering the field to harvest turnips, making it impossible to progress the event
- Fixed an issue where progression would be blocked in certain scenes when the frame rate exceeded 60 FPS
- Various other minor bug fixes
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.
We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Thank you for your continued support of Village in the Shade.
Current Release
Build 24771274
Uploaded Aug 18, 2026
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How to Install
village.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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