A first-person cartoon crime-comedy for up to four players. Build a backyard moonshine operation and stay one step ahead of the clumsiest police force in town.

Planned for PC on Steam, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation. Follow the studio for the first gameplay reveal.

Project Backyard

A cartoon crime-comedy co-op simulation. Fictional by design, slapstick from start to finish.

The Setup

Project Backyard drops you and your crew into a quiet neighborhood with one bad idea and a garage full of empty mason jars. You build a still. You work out a recipe that does not poison the customers. Slowly the whole thing turns into a business you probably should not be running.

Then the neighbors start to notice the smell. And the police are never far behind.

What You Do

  • Co-op for up to four players. The operation runs better with a crew, and it falls apart faster too.
  • Build your distillery. Place equipment, mind the brew and grow a dusty garage into a real production line.
  • Outsmart the law. Read police patrols, keep your story straight and avoid a search of your inventory.
  • Fictional by design. Invented ingredients and made-up processes. It is a comedy, not a manual.

This is LemonSoftware

LemonSoftware is an independent game studio based in Bremerhaven, Germany, founded in 2022. Right now the focus is singular: building Project Backyard into a co-op comedy worth playing with friends. Everything is made in Unity, with development running toward PC and console from the start.

Founded2022
Based inBremerhaven, Germany
EngineUnity
Current ProjectProject Backyard
GenreCo-op Crime-Comedy Sim
Announcement

Project Backyard is in development

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Devlog

First gameplay reveal coming soon

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Studio

Building toward PC and console

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