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Ova Magica

Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Role-Playing
Publisher: Top Hat Studios
Developer: ClaudiaTheDev
Release Date: Late 2023

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'Ova Magica' Is Now Coming To PC And Consoles In Late 2023, Shows Off Gameplay - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Nov. 17, 2022 @ 6:25 p.m. PST

Ova Magica is a farming and monster taming RPG where you train cute blob creatures, take care of your farm and make friends with the people of Clover Town.

Experience a colorful farm game inspired by the classics, such as Rune Factory, Harvest Moon, and Azure Dreams,

After moving to the sleepy town of Clover, the player (who can choose to be a boy or girl) is entrusted with revitalizing an overgrown piece of land into the farm of their dreams - and taking care of cute, mysterious creatures known as “blobs”. These blobs each have special skills which help with everything from farming to protecting you on expeditions for rare crafting materials! As well as the blobs, Clover Town is home to many quirky individuals from all walks of life with their own unique routines and interests.

Train cute blob creatures, take care of your farm and make friends with the people of Clover Town.


This new trailer demonstrating both never before seen gameplay as well as features in the game.

About Ova Magica, Those Magical Eggs

Ova Magica is an ode to some of your favorite games, from Stardew Valley and Slime Rancher, to timeless classics such as Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, Pokémon, Grandia, Jade Cocoon and Azure Dreams.

In Ova Magica, you must manage a farmstead on the outskirts of a quaint little hamlet called Clover Town. Filled with colorful manga-stylized NPCs, you need to engage with them through conversations, gifts, and, of course, blob battles. As your relationship with the locals (some of whom you might choose to settle down with!) and town increases, the secrets of Clover Town start to unlock in front of you. And by secrets, we mean hidden temples, dungeons, and portals to exotic dimensions! These new worlds contain strange items and priceless artifacts that hold the key to the town's - and your own - future.

Say What? Blob Battles?

Yes, you read that correctly. Blob battles! Blobs live out in the wild. You must undertake perilous adventures into lost temples and anciet dungeons searching for Blob eggs.

Blobs share a connection to their environments, so it stands to reason that you might find fire-themed Blobs in desert dungeons, while those deep in the jungle will be populated by appropriately jungly Blobs. Their native habitats will differ thanks to the miracle of procedural generation, in the spirit of the classic PS1 RPG Azure Dreams.

After hatching, you raise and train your blob to become a trusty side-kick and companion. Battles are great fun and very challenging, but your Blob can do so much more than fight. Each one possesses special abilities that you can use to cultivate your farm. For instance, using explosives to clear rock piles or water elements that help water plants using their… well… you know.

Unlike Pokemon, blobs can be made stronger and inherit each others’ abilities and characteristics by crossbreeding with any other blob species! Once the eggs hatch, get a couple of blobs up together in one of the dedicated love pods, give them some space, and wallah!, their blobby love blossoms into new crossbred species. 

Let’s Talk About Clover Town

The picturesque countryside surrounding Clover Town offers plenty to do. Chop down trees, chase down butterflies with a net, grow/harvest crops, and more. Then sell your goods at the town farmer’s market to earn the funds you need to build up your home or expand the town. However, Ova Magica is just as much about adventuring as it is about city building! As you work on your farm you'll also find special ingredients that unlock portals to the world's dungeons and temples.

There is much to explore in these dungeons and wildlands. Find rival blob trainers and bosses ready to challenge you and your blobs in the Active Time Battle system. Be prepared! Or, just sit down and enjoy a cup of tea alongside other adventurers also passing through these odd new worlds. With the treasures you bring back, you can build advanced farm tools and special facilities for the town.

Town expansion is important as it unlocks additional activities, new questlines, and attracts other NPCs to populate your very own Clover Town. Just outside of Clover Town, you’ll find even more activities and secrets - from fishing ponds where you can kick back on a day off, and misplaced blueprints for advanced machinery like juicers, creamers, and furnaces. Don’t forget to catch up with the latest news from the blob trainer community at the local Blob League HQ.

We have much more to share, so be sure to stay tuned for all the latest news from Blob League HQ!

Key Features:

  • Blob Breeding & Training: Ova Magica adds a twist to the farm-sim genre by combining it with a comfy creature raising sim! These cute blob creatures come in over 80 types, and can be cross-bred together to create an almost infinite combination of new blobs. Love them well, and pay attention to their favourite foods and habits to ensure they grow strong.
  • Farming: Build, run, and expand the farm of your dreams. Farming is normally hard work but it doesn’t have to be in Ova Magica; treat your blobs well, and with their help you can grow everything from normal crops, to heart fruit, and mushrooms from other dimensions!
  • City Building & Progression: You can lend a hand to Clover’s community by sharing in the success of your farm! Helping others is important, and you can pitch in to help put up new buildings, take part in community initiatives, and unlock new things to do throughout the town.
  • Romance: Over a dozen unique NPCs with their own special routines, personalities, interests, and storylines inhabit Clover Town. The player can choose to play as either a guy or girl, and is free to pursue any character, including same-sex relationships equally. From the sensitive line cook who dreams of opening his own restaurant, to the tough punk builder who's looking to make her architectural masterpiece - who will you meet in Clover Town?
  • Blob Battling: With your party of strongest blobs, engage in Active Time Battle combat with either other blob trainers, or the strongest inhabitants of the Blob Worlds you’ll explore throughout the game. Learn new skills, grow your blobs, learn the strengths and weaknesses of each type of blob, and prove yourself as the strongest blob trainer you can be.
  • Crafting: Ova Magica’s blobs add a unique twist on crafting; work with their special abilities to find new materials from blob worlds, dug up from ore piles, or grown on your farm! Put together an increasingly powerful and diverse range of tools and farm equipment to grow and make new things. Plus, create furniture to decorate your abode, or clothes to decorate your player character!
  • Activities: Variety is the spice of life, and when not farming there’s plenty else to do. Spend your off time with a huge variety of activities, such as mining, bug catching, a fishing mini-game, and helping the locals with preparing for the seasonal festivals.

Ova Magica is coming to PC/Mac/Linux (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S in late 2023.


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