Where the Water Tastes Like Wine (2018)
- Developer
- Dim Bulb Games, Serenity Forge
- Publisher
- Good Shepherd Entertainment
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 3.8 of 5, 1,730 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 4.4 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A slow, contemplative journey across a folkloric Depression-era US where the core loop of listening and retelling stories creates a quiet, atmospheric rhythm of discovery.
atmosphericslow pacedstory richreflectivemelancholicwanderingnarrative drivencontemplative
What players say
Players are split: some praise its writing and atmosphere as a unique experience, while others call the walking and story-telling mechanics tedious and buggy. The core loop of collecting over 200 unmarkable stories to tell NPCs feels poorly executed to many.
Screenshots
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