This game was developed for the GameDev.tv Game Jam 2025 based on the theme "Tiny World." 

Edit: spoilers ahead Some people have mentioned they were having some trouble finding the potion bottle, so we have added a screenshot to the game page so people know what they are looking for. It's small and yellow :- )

IMPORTANT: For the web-based version, you need hardware acceleration enabled in browser. The game is best played with the Windows build due to better rendering. But if you are not comfortable downloading the game, play in browser, but just keep in mind the vibrancy is slightly duller.

🌿Welcome to Pineroot Hollow🌿

✨A cozy, curious adventure in a world too small to notice... until now.

🌲One step too close to a mysterious bag, and poof—you’re no taller than a thimble.  

🍎Explore a hidden village tucked in the trunk of a great pine tree, where gnome folk chitter chatter, fruit houses glow with a soft golden warmth from within the trees, and stories sprout like wildflowers.

🍄Led by a welcoming mushroom guide and cheered on by the Hollowkin, you'll embark on a heartwarming quest to gather ingredients for a potion that could restore your size… or change your fate forever.

🌱 Shrink down. Slow down. See the world from a different angle.
🍂Pineroot Hollow is waiting for you.🍂

Controls:

WASD = move

Mouse = camera/menu control

E = interact

P = pause (Esc or P in desktop)

Space = continue dialogue or confirm dialogue selection

W/S = selection in dialogue 

Meet the Team: 

Audhumbla - Game Design & Programming
loveroftoad - Game Design & Art

Credits:

Free 3D Models:

Stylized Nature MegaKit by quaternius via itch.io (https://quaternius.itch.io/stylized-nature-megakit)

Free Wild Animal 3D Models by Free Game Assets via itch.io (https://free-game-assets.itch.io/free-wild-animal-3d-low-poly-models)

Mushroom Guy by GABRIELWESSLING via itch.io (https://gabrielwessling.itch.io/mushroom-guy)

Fey Gnome by MaxDamage via itch.io (https://maximumdamage.itch.io/fey-gnome)

Bakery Building by Tiny Treats via itch.io (https://tinytreats.itch.io/bakery-building) (Sponsored Asset)

Low Poly Fruits and Vegetables by sjolle via itch.io (https://sjolle.itch.io/low-poly-fruits-and-vegetables) 

Low Poly 3D and Pixel 2D RPG Game Assets by DevilsWork.shop via itch.io (https://devilsworkshop.itch.io/low-poly-3d-and-pixel-2d-rpg-game-assets) 

Free Shrugs Flowers and Mushrooms 3D Low Poly Pack by Free Game Assets via itch.io (https://free-game-assets.itch.io/free-shrubs-flowers-and-mushrooms-3d-low-poly-pack) 

Magical Tome by KingOrkish via itch.io (https://kingorkish.itch.io/magical-tome) 

Hand Painted Tree Stump by Swaan via sketchfab.com (https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/hand-painted-tree-stump-fe7123dfd95440a79c43ea1c83b48301) 

Little Post by Get Dead Entertainment 3D via fab.com (https://www.fab.com/listings/cdf20b18-8038-4f97-93d3-50dea4990a4e) 

Bag of Gold V1 by printable_models via free3d.com (https://free3d.com/3d-model/bag-of-gold-v1--110517.html) 

Fireplace Asset by MOJackal via fab.com (https://www.fab.com/listings/5c0205dd-1018-4cb8-8374-435528061a1d) 

Other External Assets:

Textures: ambientCG (https://ambientcg.com)

SFX: pixabay ( https://pixabay.com/sound-effects)

Music: Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.com ( https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html) 

Font: Biscuitos by Khurasan via fontspace.com (https://www.fontspace.com/biscuitos-font-f140618) 

Font: Floral by Manfred Klein via dafont.com (https://www.dafont.com/floral.font)