This unique fast-paced action-puzzle arcade-clipper will have you play as Astrid, mother of her child, as many mothers are. Joined by a talking lawnmower she journeys to find her lost husband, truth and some lawns to mow.

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　　Our bullet points 12 unique and individually decorated levels with 3 different themes (whereof only one is shown in the screenshots)3 types of power-ups to help you outHumorous story where things get out of hand quicklyStylized artstyle combined with realistic rendering techniquesDynamically changing music and field-recorded sound effects

　　Things to note

Recommended specs

　　CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

　　GPU: Desktop GTX 1050 / Mobile GTX 1050-Ti

　　RAM: 6 GB

　　Storage: 600MB of free storage space

Controls

　　Shift – Toggle overview camera mode

　　Space – Press for next dialogue, hold to skip all dialogue

　　There’s currently no controller support in the game. We plan on adding it in a future update.. Please use a mouse and keyboard for now.

Installation

　　Hashes If you want to verify that the software hasn’t been tampered with, please use the hashes provided below:

　　MD5 for Lawnmother 1.0.0 Win64.zip: b1cb9703833bf14494398cf901e9e589

　　Windows The ZIP-file you just unzipped contains a single folder which contains an executable called “Lawnmother.exe” and some other files and folders needed to run the game. Make sure you leave these where they are so they’re in the same directory. Double click the executable to run the game.

　　At this point, Windows SmartScreen may warn you about or prevent you from running the software. Select "Run anyway" to bypass this warning. If that option doesn't appear, press the blue "More info" text below the warning message and the option should appear.

　　This warning is caused by the fact that we don’t have a code sign certificate, which is used to automatically verify that the code hasn't been tampered with. You can verify this manually using the hash provided above, after which (or if you don’t care) you can ignore the warning.

　　Mac Mac support will be added in a future update.

　　Other platforms No other platforms are planned as of now. However, if there's enough demand, we could make a Linux build. It's also possible for us to make an Android build, although that would require a reworked control scheme and a lot of optimization work.

Updates and feedback

　　If you stumble upon a bug, have any positive or constructive feedback you'd like us to hear or if you’d like us to bring Lawnmother to your platform of choice, please leave a comment below or contact us at [email protected]. Any and all feedback is highly appreciated!

　　To do: Add proper controller supportAdd save systemAdd graphics quality optionsExtend platform support to Mac Known issues: Music sometimes cuts out when picking up a power-up and returns when picking up another power-up. (If you experience this, please contact us to help us nail down the exact circumstances for when this happens. Thank you!)

Content warnings

　　QnA How long does it take to play the game from start to finish? It depends on how well you play. It's possible to finish the game in 20 minutes, but about 40-80 minutes is more realistic for a first playthrough.

　　What software did you use to make the game? We used Unity 2019.2 as our game engine and FMOD Studio as our audio engine. Other software we used during development include Visual Studio 2019, Maya 2019, Blender, Photoshop, Paint.NET, FL Studio, Ableton, Reaper, Logic Pro and GitHub with the GitHub Desktop client. Launch trailer footage was recorded with OBS and was originally edited in iMovie then reconstructed in Vegas Pro 14 for better timing and video quality.

　　Why is this game free? This game was developed as a student project at The University of Skövde. It's intended to be more of a portfolio-piece for the team members who worked on it rather than a commercial product.

　　Can I play this game in a YouTube video or on a livestream? Yes, absolutely! In fact, we encourage it! All of the audio in this game is original and safe to use in videos or livestreams. We'd appreciate it if you made sure to leave a link back to this page in your video description or in chat. Thank you!

　　How can I support the developers of this game? Thank you for asking! Since there’s no way to buy or donate, the best way to support us is to spread the word about Lawnmother and to follow @lawnmother on Twitter so you can keep up to date with future projects by our team members. If you want to, you can also follow our team members individually. Their links are listed below.

　　If you're from a company and would like to hire some of us, please email us! Contact info for each of us is listed below.

　　The team behind Lawnmother Treehouse Studios is a team of 14 first-year game development students studying at The University of Skövde.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

　　Twitter: @lawnmother

　　YouTube: Treehouse Studios

　　Below is a list of each team member, their role in the game's development as well as their contact info and social media links.

Olle Axelsson

　　Did: Player movement, grid- and collision system, lighting and post-processing, internal level-building tools, etc. Also project leader stuff.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

　　LinkedIn: @ollaxe

　　Twitter: @ollaxe

　　SoundCloud: @OllAxe

　　YouTube: OllAxe

Erik Hellström

　　Did: Game mechanics and level design, organization and prioritization of work in Trello.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

　　LinkedIn: @erik-h-951268138

　　Twitter: @erikh99

Albin Klint

　　[This team member hasn't submitted a summary and their contact info yet. Please check back later!]

Markus Broberg

　　Did: Responsible for game's narrative, co-wrote dialogue.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

Anton Nordin

　　Did: Composing, implementation of music and sounds, FMOD-related programming.

　　Email: [email protected]

　　LinkedIn: @anton-nordin-143b841a5

　　Twitter: @iirinore

Anton Andersson

　　Did: Health system, power-ups, UI programming, backup-management, technical support.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

Patrik Widengren

　　[This team member hasn't submitted a summary and their contact info yet. Please check back later!]

Onel Georgis Enwya

　　Did: Texturing, PBR materials, cover art.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

　　LinkedIn: @onel-georgis-enwya-774a35148

　　Twitter: @ColeEthanWoods

　　ArtStation: @coleethanwoods

　　Twitch: @coleethanwoods

Daniel Mattsson

　　Did: Character and trailer animation, 3D modeling, level decoration.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

　　LinkedIn: @d4nielmattsson

　　Twitter: @D4nielMattsson

Eli Renström

　　Did: Characters, scenery, FX, logos, trailer editing.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

　　Instagram: @arasaari

Cim Broström

　　Did: Wrote dialogue and story, level design.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

Erik Ehrngren

　　Did: Production and composing of the soundtrack and trailer music.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

　　LinkedIn: @ehji

　　Twitter: @Ehji_Music

　　SoundCloud: @ehji

　　Instagram: @ehji_music

Niclas Hedlund

　　Did: Sound design and field recording.

　　E-mail: niclashedlund1995gmail.com

　　Twitter: @NiclasHedlund

　　YouTube: Kerma

Joel Räty Varverud

　　Did: Sound design.

　　E-mail: [email protected]

　　Twitter: @OfficialDiNaZzo

　　Facebook: @joel.ratyvarverud

　　Instagram: @dinazzo_