Independent games, made in South Africa.

I’m Louis. I’m making Harvest Hero — a pixel-art arcade game about crops, music and keeping the harvester moving.

Take a look at the game
Currently in developmentAndroid beta
Harvest Hero Google Play banner: a combine harvester in a golden wheat fieldCome out to the fields
01 / The game

Meet Harvest Hero.

A vertical-scrolling arcade harvester,
with a soundtrack of its own.

Android beta · invite only

Harvest Hero

Steer through the crops, keep your streak alive and pull alongside the truck to unload. A vertical-scrolling arcade harvester with a pixel-art aesthetic and its own soundtrack. Each level’s layout is procedurally generated from the music playing.

Explore the game
Autumn fields in Harvest HeroPurple fields in the Dreamland campaignACTUAL GAMEPLAY
02 / Behind the game

Behind the game.

Pixel-art combine harvester from the game

Thatch Games is Louis Theron’s independent game studio, based in South Africa.

Right now, the focus is Harvest Hero: finding the right balance between a good track, a full harvester and a score worth chasing.

The game is in Android beta. Feedback from players is helping shape what comes next.

03 / Get in touch

Get in touch.

Want to try the beta, share feedback, or ask about the game? Email me.

admin@thatchgames.com