Haven Park

Upon release, Haven Park received average reviews, with critics praising the presentation and tone of the game and its encouragement of player exploration, whilst critiquing the gameplay mechanics and puzzle design.

• Title — Haven Park • Developer — Bubblebird Studio • Publisher — Mooneye • Platforms — Windows, macOS, Linux, Switch • Genre — Adventure • Modes — Single-player • Released — 5 August 2021

The player plays as Flint, a small bird who has been tasked by their grandmother to operate campsites across the island of Haven Park. To maintain the park, the player completes various tasks monitored by a Notebook, including repairing broken objects and locating items or completing errands for the park's inhabitants. To complete these tasks, players explore the island to collect resources. The player accumulates experience points when completing quests and collecting supplies, and is able to use the points to level up, which unlocks new skills, allowing them to find, carry and sell more resources. In every campsite is a workshop, where the player can use collected resources to construct items and buildings that provide decorations and amenities, such as tents, firepits, and barbecues. Once the player creates a camp fire, more campers will appear and request certain amenities in the campsite. Certain skills unlock the ability to construct certain amenities, including a marketplace, which enables the player to buy and sell certain resources.

Haven Park was created by Luxembourg-based independent developer Fabien Weibel. The game was the first game released by Weibel, who entered game development following an education and career in art and animation in Lyon. Weibel was inspired by the games A Short Hike and Animal Crossing, aiming to similarly create a slow-paced, "small exploration game". He pursued a low poly art direction to "keep things simple" and set a realistic standard for the game as a solo developer, creating the assets in Blender and exporting them to Unity. Prior to the game's planned release date, Weibel was contacted by Mooneye Studios to secure a partnership to publish the game, who released the game as the first of a series titled Mooneye Indies, intended to assist "small, independent teams" to publish a "narrative or wholesome game".