From the sketchbook

Earth outside.
Starlight inside.

A little field guide to the look and feel of Tickertown. Soft creatures, warm timber, worn copper, and a world that feels made by hand.

Selected concept art and character studies. These images explore the world’s direction; they are not screenshots of completed gameplay. Select an image to look closer.

Panoramic painted frontier street with colorful timber shops, a turquoise creek and small cottages. — FIG. 01
One long Main Street
The places where a town learns to live together.

Four small pastel alien Glimmers with cowboy hats, floppy ears and golden chest tokens. — FIG. 02
The little Glimmers
Oversized hats, soft shapes, and a warm light inside.

Front and three-quarter views of a cute mint Glimmer with a large hat, vest, round body and bare feet. — FIG. 03
Pip, from two angles
A character study in curious eyes and little details.

Front and three-quarter concept views of the small Glimmer Luma. — FIG. 04
Luma, a softer silhouette
A second little life in the same curious family.

Wide illustrated basin of mountains, woodland, a turquoise river and a frontier settlement. — FIG. 05
The Returning Basin
Pine country, a silver creek, and a world beyond the street.

Warm timber town hall exterior with a copper roof and frontier details. — FIG. 06
The town’s meeting place
A civic landmark with a welcoming front porch.

Wood-paneled frontier town hall interior with civic furnishings and warm light. — FIG. 07
A room for common ground
The town hall, imagined from the inside.

Teal and timber First Light Bank exterior with a sunrise emblem. — FIG. 08
First Light Bank
A little solidity in a world that keeps changing.

First Light Bank interior with brass counters, wooden ledgers, warm lamps and a vault. — FIG. 09
Behind the counter
Brass, worn wood, and the weight of a ledger.

Frontier greenhouse exterior beside planted growing beds. — FIG. 10
Where small things grow
Glass, timber, and a patch of patient green.

Sunlit greenhouse interior full of plants, timber benches and glass panes. — FIG. 11
A place to tend
Every world needs a little room for growing.

Earth outside.Starlight inside.

One long Main Street

The little Glimmers

Pip, from two angles

Luma, a softer silhouette

The Returning Basin

The town’s meeting place

A room for common ground

First Light Bank

Behind the counter

Where small things grow

A place to tend

Earth outside.
Starlight inside.