(Seoul=NSP Communication) Reporter Lee Bok-hyun = Nanal Studio has conducted a New Year's update for the animal healing game 'Forest Island', which has been left unattended, for the year 2026.

This update includes a New Year's event pass, a red horse to commemorate the Year of the Fire Horse in 2026, three types of New Year's packages, and a New Year's sunrise weather feature.

The company explained that the 'proactive and energetic red horse' will appear in the game with the theme of animals for the Year of the Fire Horse.

Additionally, the 'sunrise weather', which allows players to appreciate the beautiful sunrise, has also been introduced.

Nanal Studio announced that it will hold a 'Winter Special Gift Event' to celebrate the release of the New Year red horse pass.

New users who download the app through the App Store and Google Play will receive a welcome gift of 'Three Little Baby Bunnies' and 'One Albino Raccoon'.

Additionally, users who complete their registration will receive a gift in their mailbox on the 21st, which is the Day of the World Squirrel.

Park Jae-hwan, the representative of Nanal Studio, stated, "We have conducted the New Year's update by actively reflecting user requests to add various animals," and added, "We will continue to establish ourselves as a global animal healing game brand that awakens interest and love for beautiful nature and animals through ongoing updates and events."

Reporter Lee Bok-hyun of NSP Communication (bhlee2016@nspna.com)

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Nanali Studio (CEO Park Jae-hwan) announced on the 14th that it has carried out a 4th anniversary update for its idle animal healing game, 'Forest Island,' which it developed and is currently servicing. This 4th anniversary update adds the 4th anniversary crying rabbit package, revival of 1st to 3rd anniversary animal packages, 4th anniversary gifts, and 4th anniversary bear statue packages, among other things. To celebrate the 4th anniversary, a 'Special Gift Event' will be held through the official Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/forrestislekr/) for users during the season. 

Additionally, there will be a '4th Anniversary 1+1 Bonus' event where users can receive an additional 100% of the gems purchased in the in-game shop. Furthermore, a limited edition commemorative animal statue for the 4th anniversary, which changes design every year, will be presented as a gift, making it fun to collect.

Moreover, as a welcome gift for new users who download the app through the App Store and Google Play, popular items such as 'The Three Little Baby Rabbits' and 'One Albino Raccoon' will be given.

Additionally, gifts will be sent to users who complete their registration throughout the month of October for World Animal Day (October 4) and National Black Cat Day (October 27).

Parks Jae-hwan, CEO of Nanali Studio, stated, "Thanks to the interest and love from users, we've reached our 4th anniversary," and shared his aspirations, saying, "We will continue to grow as a global animal healing game brand that awakens interest and love for beautiful nature and animals through ongoing updates and events."

The idle animal healing game 'Forest Island' has surpassed 8 million cumulative downloads and currently holds a rating of 4.7 on Google Play & the App Store. Its features include beautiful graphics and 'relaxation mode' where players can enjoy ASMR sounds of wind and waves.

This game has been selected as 'Game of the Day' on the App Store, 'Essential iPhone Games', 'Popular Games', 'Must-Have Simulation Games', 'Earth Day, a Game Conveying Environmental Awareness', 'Essential Indie Games', and selected as 'Game of the Week' on Google Play. It has also received accolades such as the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation for the 'Best Game of the Month' in the functionality game category for the second half of 2022.

'Tiny Cafe' has undergone an anniversary update. On the 2nd, Nanal Studio (CEO Park Jae-hwan) announced that the idle healing game 'Tiny Cafe' has undergone an anniversary update. 'Tiny Cafe' is set in a small café run by barista rat 'Dolce' and cat 'Gusto', where players can operate the café by selling coffee and desserts to cat customers.

Players can install café facilities and create menus to sell to customers. Additionally, they can hire over 30 different types of managers and mouse part-timers with various abilities, and customize the café logo to run their own brand.

Moreover, players can roast beans directly at Gusto's roastery or enjoy a mini-game of hand-drip coffee brewing.

Not only that, but as players build intimacy with the guests, they can check the daily lives of regulars through the cat world’s SNS 'Catbook'. It is also possible to enjoy additional stories through special menu orders.

This anniversary update includes a 1st anniversary event, an autumn season Halloween event, 3 new part-timer skins, 5 manufacturing facility skins, and 2 sets of interior decorations.

Users participating in the 'Pumpkin Challenge' can create Halloween candy baskets with mini candies earned from completing various missions, and can exchange them for interior decorations to beautify their café.

Additionally, by leaving a 1st anniversary message, players can enjoy an event that offers a part-timer skin and a trophy as limited rewards.

A new user event has also been prepared. New download users from the App Store and Google Play will receive the gold-ranked manager 'Great Chef' Raphael and 500 gems.

CEO Park Jae-hwan stated, "This game combines the production and operation experience of the idle healing game 'Forest Island' with global artwork", and expressed, "We will transform into a leading global idle healing game through 'Tiny Cafe'."

Meanwhile, another representative work of Nanal Studio, 'Forest Island', has recorded 8 million cumulative downloads and maintains a rating of 4.7 in both Google Play and the App Store. It features a 'Relaxation Mode' where users can enjoy ASMR sounds. 

This game has been recognized for its artistic merit by various companies and organizations, having been selected as the App Store's 'Game of the Day', 'Essential iPhone Games', 'Popular Games', 'Essential Simulation Games', a game reflecting the spirit of Earth Day and environmental protection, 'Essential Indie Games', selected as Google Play's 'Game of the Week', and received the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award for Outstanding Games in the functional game category in the second half of 2022.

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Nana Day Studio announced on the 5th that it will carry out an autumn-themed maple pass update for its idle animal healing game 'Forest Island', which is currently under development and services.

The autumn update allows players to collect maple leaves by completing various missions and achievements, with the ultimate reward being the 'Do-ga-head woodpecker'. This update includes ▲ Autumn season maple pass ▲ New event pass ▲ New animal friends ▲ New weather ▲ New nature cleaning, among other features.

The animals that have come to Forest Island in celebration of the autumn season include a red-headed duck, a maple red panda, a silver squirrel, a red owl, and a do-ga-head woodpecker. Additionally, a new weather feature 'Evening Sea', known for its beautiful sunset, has been added.

To celebrate the launch of the maple pass, an 'Autumn Special Gift Event' will be held for users on the official Instagram during the autumn season. While the previous special gift event was only accessible to paying users who made at least one purchase during the season, the criteria and eligibility for this edition of the special gift event will be expanded to include free-to-play users as well.

Moreover, new users who download the app through the App Store and Google Play will receive popular 'Baby Bunny Triplets' and one 'Albino Raccoon' as a welcome gift.

Furthermore, gifts will be sent via mailbox to users who complete their membership during September, on World Red Panda Day (16th), World Gorilla Day (24th), and World Rabbit Day (27th).

Nana Day Studio, which is continuously updating 'Forest Island' with the goal of featuring all animals in the world, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Forest Welfare Institute under the Korea Forest Service on July 16th.

Through this agreement, 'Forest Island' is expected to promote various cooperation plans such as ▲ planning to connect forest welfare and game content ▲ joint development of content related to carbon neutrality and forest education ▲ game events linked to forest commemorative campaigns, etc.

As part of this initiative, new nature cleaning has been added for the first time in this update, including a 'putting out embers' quest to raise awareness of the risks and seriousness of forest fires in autumn.

Additionally, to raise awareness about the protection of endangered wildlife, various new endangered animals will be added.

Nana Day Studio CEO Park Jae-hwan stated, “Through collaboration with the Forest Welfare Institute, we will further spread the importance of animals and nature together with our users,” and expressed his aspiration, saying, “We will continue to grow into a global animal healing game brand that awakens interest and love for beautiful nature and animals through continuous updates and events.”

Source: Kyunghyang Games (https://www.khgames.co.kr)