Discover Real Plants with Charming Out and About, Releasing Aug 7 on Steam

Gaming Staff • July 24, 2025

Pc Games Indie Game Early Access Free To Play Role Playing Game

Scottish-German indie studio Yaldi Games has announced the early access release date for their foraging adventure game, Out and About, which will be available on Steam for PC starting on August 7th. The game is focused on teaching players about the magic of real-life plants and encourages sustainability by teaching players to identify and forage for over 100 real wild plants and fungi, with knowledge that can be applied in real life.

In Out and About, players must help the community of Portobello rebuild after a storm by learning about the surrounding wild landscape. The game features an open world with dense forests, wide grasslands, beautiful coastal beaches, and wetlands. Players can cook over 150 delicious recipes and useful herbal remedies, with step-by-step instructions provided to make them in real life. The game also features charming characters to befriend and become part of the community, with customizable characters and different hairstyles and outfits to discover.

Yaldi Games is an indie studio based in Scotland and Germany, with a mission to create hobby games that are infused with real, actionable knowledge that enriches players' lives. Out and About is their debut title, and it was successfully funded on Kickstarter, raising over 380% of its goal. The game features real-life plants and fungi, and players can learn to identify and forage for over 50 different species in early access, with over 100 species available in the full game. The game also teaches players about sustainability and how to take only what they need.

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