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Wilderplace
Wilderplace is a turn-based spatial puzzle game where gameplay and narrative are intertwined. Explore the maze-like environment, harness magical artifacts, and uncover mysteries as you wrangle restless spirits and evade dangerous intruders on a quest to bring balance to the Divine Garden.
Released:
Sep 9, 2022
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Developers:
Saman Bemel-Benrud…
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Publisher:
Saman Bemel-Benrud
Exploration
Minimalist
Isometric
Turn-Based Tactics
Puzzle
Hand-drawn
Fantasy
Magic
Grid-Based Movement
Turn-Based Strategy
2.5D
Controller
Mythology
Multiple Endings
Nature
Sokoban
Stylized
Dungeon Crawler
Logic
Philosophical
The Developer Says...
A contemplative adventure in the Divine Garden awaits. Explore a maze-like world, harness magical artifacts, and uncover mysteries as you wrangle restless spirits and evade dangerous intruders.
What sets Wilderplace's gameplay apart?
- Dynamic NPC interactions: The Divine Garden is full of denizens and intruders with distinct goals and priorities. To succeed, you'll need to understand and influence how these characters interact with each other and the world.
- Strong narrative: Puzzle mechanics directly support the game's story. Every new NPC or obstacle you encounter on your journey enriches the world and ups the challenge at the same time.
- Interconnected world map: Individual levels can be solved in many different ways, and become frozen in place after beating them. Each puzzle is connected in a branching, Metroidvania-style world map. Even though levels are hand-crafted, each play-through is unique.
- Inventory-based progression system: You start your journey with nothing but your trusty staff. As you explore, you unlock new problem-solving tools and movement options that allow you to approach the same area completely differently. By the end, you'll need to manipulate time, space, and your environment to solve puzzles that would be impossible at the start.
Features
- Unique turn-based puzzle gameplay where you help rather than fight
- 150+ interconnected puzzles
- 10+ NPCs with their own goals and abilities, leading to emergent interactions
- 10-15 hours of playtime
- Fully hand-drawn art (2,000+ individual pencil drawings)
- Dynamic retro synth soundtrack
- Nuanced story where the player has moral agency
- Unlockable secrets
- Play with a mouse, keyboard, touchscreen, or gamepad
Back of the Box Details
Steam Deck
Verified
DLC
None
DRM/EULA Notices
None
Achievements
None
Ratings
None
Demo
None
Metacritic
None
Content Notices
None
Controller Support
PS Xbox
Reviews
100%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Based on 33 reviews
Individual reviews are not available yet.
