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Patsy's Retirement

Patsy just retired, and she's spending it on a tiny island that lives on your desktop. Watch her water the flowers, feed the ducks and sweep the leaves at her own gentle pace while you work. Lend a hand with quick optional mini-games, grow her skills, and unlock 170+ cozy cosmetics.

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Kappatau Games
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Kappatau Games
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About the Game

Meet Patsy. She just retired.

After a long life of hard work, Patsy moved to a tiny island to take it easy, and she settled right in the corner of your desktop. She waters her flowers, feeds the ducks at the pond and sweeps the autumn leaves, all on her own, at her own unhurried pace. You don't control her. You keep her company.

She lives her own life

Patsy decides what she feels like doing. Some days she fusses over the flowerbeds, other days she'd rather sit by the pond. When she gets tired, she heads to her rocking chair for a rest. No menus to babysit, no timers begging for attention, just a little person quietly going about her day while you go about yours.

Lend a hand, only if you want to

Catch her mid-task and a gentle prompt appears: jump in with a quick, optional mini-game to help her work faster. Help if you're in the mood, or ignore it and Patsy carries on just fine. There are no fail states, ever.

Help her retirement get cozier

As Patsy works, she earns experience. Spend it on her skill tree to make her chores faster and less tiring, and to unlock brand-new things to do: baking cookies, knitting scarves, watching the birds, planting seeds and going fishing. Eight gentle activities in all.

Make the island hers

Earn tokens just by spending time together and unlock over 170 cozy cosmetics: hats, accessories, backpacks, sweet eye reactions and whole new islands, plus six different characters to play as, each with their own wardrobe of skins. Dress Patsy up, redecorate her world, and watch the island slowly grow greener the longer you're together.

Always there, never in the way

Patsy sits quietly on top of your desktop while you work, study or browse. Place her anywhere, scale her to any size, adjust her opacity, or switch on click-through so your mouse passes right through her. Minimize her to the tray and bring her back whenever you need a friendly face.

Made to feel good

• A warm, hand-tuned low-poly art style in soft pastel tones

• Original lo-fi music and gentle island ambience

• Readability and accessibility options built in

• Fully playable in 15 languages

• No pressure, no punishment, no game over, just Patsy, her island, and you

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