Ritual of Raven is a cosy, story-driven farming and life-simulation game developed by Spellgarden Games and published by Team17. Released on 7 August 2025, it puts you in the role of a witch’s apprentice who arrives in a strange land through an unstable portal.
You meet Sage, a local witch, and help her search for her missing familiar while working to stabilise the portals connecting different worlds. Along the way, you gather ingredients, perform rituals, befriend the local community and develop a magical garden.
Its most unusual feature is that you don’t do the farming yourself. Instead, you enchant magical constructs to plant, water and harvest your crops, turning gardening into a system of magical automation.
Key Features
Automate your magical garden
Rather than carrying out every farming task manually, Ritual of Raven is a cosy sim game in which you collect and enchant Arcana Constructs. These magical helpers can plough soil, sow seeds, water crops and harvest your plants.
You can collect up to 22 different constructs and use a deck of cards to determine their behaviour. Planning how your magical helpers work together is a key part of the gameplay.
Learn witchcraft and perform rituals
Your journey involves gathering ingredients, studying magical knowledge and performing rituals to stabilise the unstable portals. You gradually fill your Book of Shadows as you learn more about the world’s magic and discover the people responsible for maintaining the portals.
Explore the mystery of the portals
The portals were created by an ambitious magical experiment that went wrong. Their instability has caused people from other worlds to arrive unexpectedly, while those involved in the original ritual have lost something precious to them. Helping Sage search for her missing familiar, Flufferstoop, draws you further into this mystery.
Befriend a quirky community
Meet a cast of unusual characters, learn their personal stories and help them build closer relationships with one another. You can also trade with them for valuable ingredients. The emphasis is on getting to know the community rather than fighting enemies or competing against a clock.
Work with the phases of the moon
Moon phases affect your harvests, and you can use lunar power to charge crystals. The moon shrine allows you to control the phases to suit your needs, adding another layer of planning to your magical garden.
Decorate your surroundings
You can purchase unusual furniture and decorate your farm and village. Collecting crystals, filling the library and retrieving artefacts from portals provide further goals beyond gardening. The result is a life sim that combines automation, collecting, community and magical problem-solving.
Who is Ritual of Raven for?
Ritual of Raven is a cosy sim game that is likely to appeal to players who enjoy:
- Cosy farming and life-simulation games
- Witchcraft and magical settings
- Automation and planning systems
- Collecting and crafting
- Character-driven stories
- Decorating and customisation
- Pixel-art games
- Relaxed progression
- Games that put a creative twist on familiar farming mechanics
It is particularly interesting if you enjoy farming games but would prefer to organise a magical garden rather than spend your time performing repetitive tasks yourself.
Platforms
- PC (Steam)
- Nintendo Switch 1/2
Final Thoughts
Ritual of Raven is a cosy sim game that puts a clever spin on farming simulation by making automation its central mechanic. Instead of simply growing crops yourself, you collect magical helpers and use cards to direct their behaviour.
That gives the gardening system a more strategic feel, while the rituals, portal mystery and relationships provide a story to follow. The moon phases and crystal collection add further layers for players who enjoy gradually completing systems and collections.
If you like witch-themed games and cosy routines but want something more unusual than a conventional farming sim, Ritual of Raven is well worth a look.
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