Jellyworks Press Kit

About the game

In one sentence

Jellyworks is a cozy island-building game where you sculpt a little island, pour the water and build homes, and residents sail in to make it theirs.

Every island in Jellyworks starts with water. You push the land up into soft terraces, paint on grass and wildflowers, draw paths and walls in a single stroke and fill the island with cottages, lanterns and trees. Rivers spill over the edge as waterfalls, and the lake ripples when you touch it.

As your island grows, residents arrive by boat. Each one has a personality, a little routine and a wish or two, like a shady tree or the sound of falling water. Grant a wish and they send you a postcard. There are no timers, no scores and no way to get it wrong.

Jellyworks also comes with JellyDrop, the engine its own islands were made in. Players can line up islands with boat crossings between them, write small stories and design their own menus, then share what they make.

Features

Sculpt hills, terraces and shores with soft brushes
Paint on grass, wildflowers, sand and moss
Draw paths, walls, fences and bridges in one stroke
Place cottages, lanterns and trees that settle in with a bounce
Water you can touch, with rivers, waterfalls, rain and fish
Residents who arrive by boat, each with their own wishes
Postcards from residents when you grant a wish
Morning, golden hour, blue hour and night, with wind and mist
A photo mode that looks like a real miniature
Share islands with the community, play and remix others'
JellyDrop, the engine, to turn islands into a whole game
No timers, no scores, no failing

Trailer

Screenshots

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A lantern village on a little island in morning light, a river falling into the lake — A village in the morning2880 × 1800

The village at blue hour with its lights coming on — Blue hour2880 × 1800

Three residents under string lights in golden hour, a waterfall behind them — Residents at golden hour2880 × 1800

The island at night in photo mode, lanterns on the water and a lighthouse beam — Night, from photo mode1748 × 1464

Residents with wish bubbles and the wish checklist — Residents and their wishes2880 × 1800

Painting wildflowers onto the island in JellyWorks — Painting wildflowers2880 × 1800

Placing a round cottage from the piece shelf — Placing a cottage2880 × 1800

JellyDrop's lake map with a sailboat crossing between two islands — Sailing between islands in JellyDrop2880 × 1800

Logo and icon

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About the studio

JellyDrop Games is the independent studio behind Jellyworks and JellyDrop, the engine it runs on. Both were made together, for one kind of game: small islands with living water and gentle residents, built to be calm, soft and satisfying to touch.

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Contact

For review keys, interviews and anything else, write to press@jellydropgames.com.