In development◆PIK BAAN◆A cozy vet clinic and small-town life game◆In development◆PIK BAAN◆A cozy vet clinic and small-town life game◆In development◆PIK BAAN◆A cozy vet clinic and small-town life game◆In development◆PIK BAAN◆A cozy vet clinic and small-town life game◆In development◆PIK BAAN◆A cozy vet clinic and small-town life game◆In development◆PIK BAAN◆A cozy vet clinic and small-town life game◆
"Pik baan" means "coming home" in Northern Thai
A vet from Bangkok comes home to Wiang Hom, a small town outside Nan, to take over Mae's animal clinic. By day you treat the whole town's dogs and cats. In the morning and evening you walk the markets, stop by the temple, and get to know the people who bring their pets to you.
A street of shophouses, a temple on the hill, the Old Kad by the river, rice fields and a Tai Lue village, all within walking distance. Monks collect alms at dawn, the headman reads the morning news over the loudspeakers, and Kad Laeng, the evening market, sets up on Friday nights.
01 The shophouse street outside the clinic, late afternoon02 Wiang Hom temple on Yi Peng night03 Kad Laeng at the Old Kad04 The rice fields at harvest05 The viewpoint at first light
Work in progress, not final art
A year in Wiang Hom
The year has four seasons. The town changes with each one, the festivals come round with the calendar, and the animals at the clinic fall ill in different ways as the weather turns.
Hot March to May · Hard sun and dry leaves. Heatstroke season for dogs and cats.Rainy June to August · Rain on tin roofs and puddles in the road. Tick and flea season.Harvest September to November · Clear skies and golden fields.Cool December to February · Morning mist, and cats with colds.Yi Peng night Lanna lanterns hang along the whole street.
Work in progress, not final art
Mae's clinic
One shophouse unit that Mae ran as the town's animal clinic for 30 years. Now it is yours.
01Care for the whole town's animalsDogs, cats and other animals come in with their owners. Your team sees them in turn, and you handle the special cases yourself.
02Lay out rooms that keep animals calmPut up walls, place furniture, and give dogs and cats their own corners. A quiet, uncrowded room means less stress and easier treatment.
03Look after your team and grow the clinicStart with Phi Tuk, Mae's old assistant. Hire more people and buy the unit next door, until the clinic is the town's animal hospital.
Owners and their pets waiting at the front deskThe clinic's team
Work in progress, not final art
No enemies. No game over. Pause whenever you like.
People of the town
About 50 people in Wiang Hom have a name. Each has a home, a job and a daily routine, and many have a pet they will bring to you.
Mae Chan
The vet who founded Chan Clinic
Kind, fond of grumbling, and quietly worried about everyone. The whole town knows her.
Pa Sri
Your next-door neighbour, runs a curry-rice shop
Mae's best friend. Quick with her tongue and soft at heart. She asks if you have eaten before anything else.
You are the town's new vet
Choose your name, your gender and your birthday. You wear scrubs at work and everyday clothes when you walk around town.
The vet (female), everyday clothes and scrubsThe vet (male), everyday clothes and scrubs
People you might come to know as more than friends
Eight people in Wiang Hom you can grow close to, whichever gender you play. Each has a story of their own, and a pet they bring to the clinic.
Second-grade teacher at Ban Wiang Hom School, also teaches Tai Lue weaving
“My pupils, you know...”
Age
25
Height
160 cm
Weight
51 kg
Cup
D
Birthday
June 9
Measurements
88-61-89
Kind, fond of children, quick to laugh and easy with everyone. She talks about her pupils so much that her listeners end up knowing the whole class by name. She wears her hair in a neat bun to school and a side braid with a yellow orchid after hours. On her days off she helps her grandmother weave, and she cares deeply that children know where they come from.
Build
Soft and curvy, with a narrow waist
Pet
Manee, her grandmother's 15-year-old Khao Manee cat
Likes
Indigo-dyed thread, orchids, stationery, rice crackers, green milk tea
Dislikes
Printed imitations of woven cloth, alcohol
02MIND
02 / 08
Mind
Nichaphat Chaikham
Daughter of the Morning Kad's owner, collects the stall rent every morning and leads Sunday aerobics
“Stall rent is twenty-five baht. No credit!”
Age
25
Height
163 cm
Weight
53 kg
Cup
E
Birthday
November 5
Measurements
91-59-92
A sharp-tongued market girl. She is good at collecting money and better at haggling, blunt, loud, and completely sure of her own looks. She is the town's morning news desk and Pa Sri's regular sparring partner. Underneath, she carries her family on her own more than anyone sees.
Build
Full hourglass figure, fit from aerobics
Pet
Thongkham, a Thai dog who guards the stalls
Likes
Bubble tea, skincare, jewellery, flowers, sweets
Dislikes
Fruit ("We have a ton of it at home!"), fried fishcakes
03PRAEW
03 / 08
Praew
Praewphan Chaimongkhon
Newly qualified lawyer at a law office in Nan town, the mayor's daughter
“S-sorry...”
Age
26
Height
164 cm
Weight
52 kg
Cup
F
Birthday
December 3
Measurements
93-57-88
Neat, shy and soft-spoken. She thinks hard before she speaks and apologises out of habit. She is brilliant on paper and nervous in front of people, and she keeps a folder hugged to her chest. When her feelings rise, Northern Thai slips out on its own. On what she believes is right, she does not back down.
Build
Slender and delicate, with a long neck and a small waist
Pet
Muk, a Persian cat
Likes
Books, golden Nan oranges, drip coffee, pastries, small flowers
Dislikes
Politician-style gift baskets, fried fishcakes
04JUN
04 / 08
Jun
Chuthamat Pinta
Fourth-year film student, making her graduation documentary about the Old Kad
“Just one take!”
Age
22
Height
165 cm
Weight
53 kg
Cup
C
Birthday
May 2
Measurements
84-59-87
Restless, eager, direct and endlessly curious. She asks pointed questions until people give up, and she points her camera at everyone, which Pa Sri treats as an invitation. She talks fast and in film-set slang. She studies in Chiang Mai, so she is in town only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Seeing her takes planning.
Build
Well-proportioned, long legs
Pet
Take, a mixed-breed dog who comes along on shoots
Likes
Camera film, Thai tea, unusual snacks, sai ua (Northern Thai sausage), film posters
Dislikes
Frozen ready meals, things with no story behind them
05BOSS
05 / 08
Boss
Thanawat Suriyawong
Branch manager for a pet-shop chain, sent up from Bangkok
“As per company policy.”
Age
30
Height
170 cm
Weight
64 kg
Birthday
October 9
Polite, crisp and married to his work. He speaks in company jargon and never admits a thing: he says he drops by your clinic for "market research", yet he comes every day. He eats a boxed dinner alone each evening and is afraid of dogs, above all Ai Dam, who chases his motorbike. Everyone calls him Boss, though he only manages a branch.
Build
Desk-job slim, straight shoulders, stands like an office worker
Pet
Excel, a black-and-white cat from Bangkok
Likes
Old-fashioned steamed rice cakes (he pretends not to, then eats them all), black coffee, a good planner, bottled green tea
Dislikes
Toy dogs, pet toys from his own branch
06SUN
06 / 08
Sun
Supphawit Thammawong
Runs a small coffee shop under his grandmother's house and plays the sueng, a Northern Thai lute, at Kad Laeng on Friday and Saturday nights
“Brewed with heart.”
Age
26
Height
174 cm
Weight
62 kg
Birthday
February 3
Playful, sweet-talking and fond of attention. He flirts with everyone and means none of it, and he breaks into song in the middle of a sentence. By day he makes coffee for the town's morning regulars. At night he takes his sueng up on the Kad Laeng stage. He lives with Grandma Saeng, who sits knitting in the shop.
Build
Lean, with a musician's long fingers
Pet
Lung Cha, the coffee shop's tortoise
Likes
New sueng strings, Phu's coffee beans, sai ua, sweets, fruit
Dislikes
Very sour food, loud noise
07PHU
07 / 08
Phu
Phuriphat Siwichai
Young farmer growing shade coffee and organic vegetables in the hills
“Let me debug that first.”
Age
29
Height
176 cm
Weight
68 kg
Birthday
September 2
Calm, quick to smile, and everyone's kind older brother. He was a programmer in Bangkok before he came back to farm, so tech words slip in whenever he talks about soil, and he explains coffee at far too much length. A hammock on the farm with a laptop is his usual pose.
Build
Wiry and strong from farm work, long arms, sun-browned
A man of very few words. Honest and kind, he does more than he says, and he would rather fix something for you than say something nice. He is the biggest of the eight and afraid of cats, which is awkward, because the clinic's cat likes to nap on the bike seats in his garage. He cannot eat vegetables and picks out every one.
Build
Big frame, broad shoulders, muscle from hard work
Pet
Ai Dam, a street dog he has quietly looked after for years
Likes
Ice-cold red soda, fried laab, old spare parts, fried chicken
Dislikes
Vegetables, anything sweet and pink
Development status
Pik Baan is still in development and has no release date yet. It will come to PC first.
Playable nowThe clinic: treating animals, laying out rooms, hiring a team · A 12-month calendar with Buddhist holy days and holidays
In progressThe whole town of Wiang Hom and the daily life of its people
