To play, click on the screen above and press Alt (A) on the Main Menu.

Controls:

WASD or Arrow Keys - Move

Alt - A / Interact

CTRL - B / Back

Enter - Inventory


Summary:

Melanie and the Magic Forest is a relaxing, no combat Game Boy adventure game filled with magic, quirky characters, and late 90's references.

Explore the Magic Forest as Melanie and help your fellow residents. Grow some vegetables, make new friends, and most importantly - pet the dog!!


Approximate play time: ~ 30 mins

Also available for download to play on Game Boy emulators.

My game would not have been possible without the support of my husband, Matt Hansen.

Music by krümel (crumb)#0723

Made using GB Studio by Chris Maltby. 

Special Thanks to my testers!

  • Danielle Lovell
  • Brendan Aytch
  • Colin McCaul
  • Kathryn Taccone
  • Vittoria Carulli
  • Olivia
  • Ella Richmyre
  • Rain Pavasko

A game by Chloe Hansen.

Toadstool Picnic, LLC. April 2022.

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Android
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(85 total ratings)
AuthorToadstoolpicnic
GenreAdventure
Tags16-bit, Animals, Cute, Fantasy, Game Boy, Magic, Non violent, Pixel Art, Retro, Short

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I played to the end -- great spaces and village vibe, I like the colors, music and gameboy nostalgia!  I enjoyed when the tree got called out in the clubhouse scene.  Nice!

This game was so relaxing and anxiety curing, I really enjoyed playing it. Although I got 3 out of 4 endings I couldn't get the mushroom queen ending. Overall, a really cute and entertaining game. I loved it ^3^

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This game was enjoyable and calming to play. I enjoyed assisting all the villagers encountered while wandering through the forest. It seemed cozy and welcoming, friendships getting started and veggies being grown. Petting Kiba even revealed a secret cutscene, which was a pleasant little treat that caught me off guard. (^^)b

I get two cutscenes

KIBA?! NARUTO REFERENCE?!?

Fantastic look and feels! Thank you!

i think it said i got 3/4 cutscenes

but i did everything

u gotta pet kibaaaaa

So cool and cut lil game!

this game are so cute i really love i

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I messed up and didn't get the green onion seed from the fish, so I couldn't finish the game on my first try. its cute how the dog gets in your way a little bit which is soo true with dogs lol, but I really liked the game!

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I just finished the game. I like it. In the end I was missing an end-game cutscene - but I found it :-)

This was so cute, and the references gave me a few smiles as well. Delightful positivity and friendliness!

nice game!! so cute

This game is so cute and so well made. Love all of the small references too!

THIS WAS SO CUTEEEE I LOVE IT

Nice game with cute graphics.

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Hi! I haven´t played the game, since I wasn´t able to open the .gb file, can anyone send a video or tell me in the comments, how to open this? Thank you

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I have a gameboy emulator on my macbook im playing the game on.
I use is openemu emulator. 

Do you know about of other emulator for Windows?

"BGB" is a good GameBoy emulator for Windows, for example.

real cute game!

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This game was so relaxing and anxiety curing, I really enjoyed playing it. Although I got 3 out of 4 endings I couldn't get the mushroom queen ending. Overall, a really cute and entertaining game. I loved it ^3^

This game is unbelievably cute and so relaxing to play! Thank you!

Thank you for playing!

Adorable game! But does anyone know how to get the Mushroom Queen Ending?

is anyone else having a problem downloading?

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you must download a GB or GBA emulator in order to play the game as ROM

Love it, but there it's no end? Or mushroom queen? 

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I LOVE THIS GAME

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thank you!

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nice

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It was so relaxing, I def love this

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thank you for playing!

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that fact that it was a .gb file made it even better

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nice game it was well made and perfect with the 4 ending so to speak but if you keep making games inform us with you are done developing said game so thats my review 5 stars

thank you for playing!

such a cute little game! i loved it <33

thank you for playing!

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Doggo so cute! I love this <3

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Thank you! This is what he looks like irl. :)

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Aww he's adorable. I've been feeling stressed lately because of the upcoming exam but he just made my day better, tysm for this!

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Good luck on your exam!

:0!! What a cute little game

thank you!

i love this game! its really cute, quick, and fun 10/10

Thank you for playing!

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It's a cute and quick game

I like it

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Thank you for playing!

Hey, I'd like to contact you through email, couldn't find a link. Do you guys have one?

So cute and wholesome! Love how it has cutscene endings!

Thank you for playing!

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Create, create and create again. I'm following you) The game is just great, but it turned out there are 2 more additional cut-scenes.

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Thank you so much!

Cute and engaging, congratulations, love it.

Thank you so much!

"most importantly PET THE DOG" quietly clicks on the play butto

I loved this game so much! Had the best time playing it ☺️

https://youtu.be/9pDuFC8VXoE

Thank you so much for playing and sharing!💕

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