Petunia's Purgatory pairs idle farming with incremental chaos management. You cultivate cursed crops to appease an Elder God while monitoring Petunia's sanity meter—let it drop too far and reality-bending hallucinations spill onto your screen. It's a low-commitment game that rewards regular check-ins and automation, ideal for players who enjoy eerie themes mixed with casual progression loops.
About this game
Petunia's Purgatory is a creepy-cute idle farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Grow cursed crops, feed the Elder God, and keep Petunia sane before her hallucinations invade your desktop.
We wanted to give you a peek inside the development process of how we created the characters in Petunia's Purgatory. For each character, we shared our ideas with our concept artist Emmy, and she took our ideas and turned them into a digital sketch of each character. Then, our pixel artist Alex took each sketch and used it to create a pixel art version of the character and animated each character. Here is what each of the characters looked like as a concept and the final pixel art! Petunia: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45881550/4ad9e0905bb358888d44186990032e9f75992d44.png Water Sprite: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45881550/2cf4795030078fd5f3cd6a7b56baaf101ba522b3.png Harvest Sprite: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45881550/2b5b3fd3e57718ff8bcbed51ad0a85b4f14fe72b.png Flower Sprite: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45881550/1024f63f05c1db6bcbb3cc3aaa797591fa1debf2.png Crafting Sprite: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45881550/a5f0d30c9efe43f0e1a1c3546db011d18b1f4ec3.png Blood Harvester: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45881550/ed2a130a996bd628ba6af69d21d69acf1ffad343.png Do you have a favorite? Let us know here, or join our Discord!
Howdy! Dead Possum Games here to introduce you to the supporting cast of Petunia's Purgatory: The Sprites!The Elder One's hunger is never-ending and Petunia will need help fulfilling all of his orders. Luckily, you'll be able to summon some helpers to assist her.The Water SpriteA gentle, translucent being made of pure spring water, the Water Sprite is the perfect assistant to keep your crops well hydrated. You may wonder how she can water plants without a watering can... but it's probably better if you don't think about it too hard.The Harvest SpriteAt first glance, you might assume that this little critter is just a squirrel, but looking closer you may have doubts. Maybe it's the odd horns on its head or its unsettling red eyes. Regardless, the Harvest Sprite is great at picking up crops and carrying them around, not unlike the rodent it resembles.The Blood SpriteSome of the crops that the Elder One desires need more than just water to grow. That's where the Blood Sprite comes in, a strange creature in its own right. It may have once been a rabbit, but now it only serves the Elder One, capturing nearby animals and sacrificing them for their nutrient-rich blood. But don't worry, it doesn't hurt them... much. The Flower SpriteBeing surrounded by unnatural plants and blood rituals ever day would drive even the bravest farmer mad. Luckily, growing something beautiful can calm Petunia's turbulent mind. The Flower Sprite, a cheerful little pixie, can help tend fields of lovely flowers and keep Petunia feeling her best. The Crafting SpriteRaw produce will only satisfy the Elder One for so long. Eventually, it will hunger for more complex flavors. This resourceful avian fellow, the Crafting Sprite, is ready to assist, churning crops into delicious jams and jellies. We don't know where exactly he learned how to do this, but we don't ask questions.Serving the Elder God is hard work, but with the help of her motley crew of sprites (and your assistance), Petunia might just hav...
Mark your calendars because Petunia is ready! She lives at the bottom of your screen.. quietly waiting, holding her sanity together while you do literally anything else...Cursed crops nobody asked for, mutant animals slaughtered for blood (because apparently that's just a Tuesday now), and an ancient landlord in the barn that's been alive longer than memory itself and is always, always hungry.. It's coming to your desktop on July 16 - whether you're ready or not!Wishlist now so you don't miss the exact moment everything goes wrong.
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