Ritual of Raven

Ritual of Raven is a cozy, story-based farming simulation set in a world where different traditions of magic coexist. The player character falls through an unstable portal and meets the local witch Sage, becoming her apprentice while searching for her missing Familiar, Flufferstoop. Alongside a Familiar named Raven, the player gathers knowledge and ingredients to perform rituals, fill a Book of Shadows, and locate the Portal Keepers to stabilise the portals affecting the village.

Rather than farming directly, players collect and enchant Arcana Constructs using a mystical deck of cards, directing them to plough, sow, water and harvest herbs, since manual harvesting destroys their magical properties. There are 22 Constructs to collect for building a functioning herb garden. The game also features a moon phase system that affects harvests and can be used to charge crystals, with a moon shrine allowing players to influence moon phases.

Additional features include building relationships with a community of quirky village outcasts, each with their own backstories, and trading with them for ingredients. Players can decorate their farm and village using furniture purchased from a shop called Pistachio’s, extract and fuse crystals to fill a library, and use a fishing claw to pull artifacts from the portals. The game was developed by the team behind Sticky Business and was funded by MFG Baden-Württemberg.