PERFECT GARBAGE

Grave Seasons just hit 450,000+ wishlists, putting us in the Top 100 most wishlisted games on Steam!!!

We can't thank y'all enough. Or maybe...maybe we can...

It’s time. You've all earned it. Release the Brent. ✨

Consider us FLOORED. Our ankles well and truly BRENTED.

We got a sneak peek of Grave Seasons during Nintendo's Indie World! Big news: we're launching THIS SUMMER!!

Grave Seasons releases Summer 2026 on PC and consoles! Wishlist us here:

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255110/Grave_Seasons/

PS5: https://store.playstation.com/en-in/concept/10014259

Xbox: https://xbox.com/en-US/games/store/grave-seasons/9n36kgdxkm0s

Happy Spooky Season, y’all!

The Perfect Garbage crew is back with another behind-the-scenes devlog on the making of Grave Seasons! This time we’re diving into how we merge the cozy and the unsettling, all while working within the beautiful boundaries of isometric pixel art 🖤

We caught up with Mima (Lead Pixel Artist), Elliott (Pixel Art Direction), Liz (Animation Lead), and Suvi (Art and Audio Direction), four fantastic members of our art team, to chat about how they’ve been shaping the world of Grave Seasons.

You wouldn't expect something eerie happening in a nice little village with cute round chickens, you know? - Mima

Fun Fact: To capture the right kind of dread, the team was encouraged to submit the most upsetting moments they’ve ever experienced in horror media: movies, games, anything that truly stuck with them. Suvi bravely sorted through all the nightmare fuel, and we were left with a disturbingly lovely mood board!

We’re all huge fans of farming sims here at PG, so when the chance came to put a twist on the genre we love, we jumped on it. Farming sims traditionally lean toward a bright, cheerful aesthetic…sunshine, smiles, and cozy cottages. We wanted to take that comfort and layer in something a little darker into this world, something that makes you second guess what may be hiding beneath the surface.

One of my favorite things about working in pixel art is the limitation of the medium. Fitting all of the concepts of creepiness in just a tiny space is very fascinating. - Mima

The team embraces the limitations of pixel art as a strength when it comes to horror. These tiny canvases invite your imagination to step in and fill the gaps. You know that feeling when you catch a glimpse of a shadowy figure and can’t quite tell what it is? Is it a ghost? A curtain? Just the light playing tricks? That same uncertainty is something we’ve been exploring through our art. The mind starts to project its own fears into those little unknown spaces, and we hope that makes it all the more terrifying.

You should certainly be keeping an eye on the world and remembering what it looked like yesterday, because it's not always going to stay the same. - Elliott

And of course, there’s Ashenridge–our little seaside village at the heart of it all. It’s more than just a setting to us…it’s alive, breathing, and quietly watching. We can’t wait for you to explore it.

What’s up next? Stay tuned! Or join the official PG Discord or follow us on Bluesky to find out. And don't forget to WISHLIST!

“We all come from different musical backgrounds. We’re all making farming sim music, but we’re making music that we like, and that’s what’s making this soundtrack special.”  - Suvi

The Perfect Garbage team is stoked to share our very FIRST behind-the-scenes devlog on the making of Grave Seasons! We’re kicking things off with a look at our original soundtrack + an exclusive preview of four tracks 🖤

Our music crew is led by Art & Audio Director Suvi Savikko and Composer Gisula, two ridiculously talented artists shaping the game’s sound.

“I'm a very visual person when I'm composing. Imagine this as a story structure, right? You have the climax of it there and you have to have your little ebbs and flows. If the song is big the whole time, then you don't really feel the impact.” - Gisula

The game’s Main Theme has been our meatiest and most difficult track to date. It was the very first piece composed and it embodies the journey of Grave Seasons, pulling on the game’s design philosophy, folklore, and story. The soundtrack has truly been a labor of love (and a dash of dread 😉), with every theme crafted to balance that cozy comfort and hidden horror.

This process has led to tons of experimentation—from nylon to steel-string guitars, layering live percussion, and blending electric and acoustic cello textures. Our Seasonal themes showcase this playfulness best, with daytime and nighttime versions split between Gisula and Suvi, offering two distinct takes on every season.

“In a lot of the other tracks, it's 90-95% live, 100% live instrumentation and mostly acoustic, so that we get that really organic feel to it. I feel like we wanted to make it real and include a sense of groundedness.” - Gisula

Organic instrumentation and Easter eggs too! How many seasonal themes can say they feature the titular season spelled out in morse code? Gisula even layered in live bird ambience recorded in beautiful Nashville—where, naturally, all birds sing in perfect key.

And when the sun sets on a season’s daytime theme, Suvi takes over and composes the nighttime version. She riffs on the original key or chord progression, putting a darker spin on the track and giving it an ominous personality of its own.

“You want to create the impression that things are a little less safe now…a little more ambiguous. You’re no longer in that sweet and safe farming sim territory. You’re in uncharted waters.” - Suvi

What’s up next? Stay tuned! Or join the official PG Discord or follow us on Bluesky to find out.

Thanks for watching!!