Witch Strandings (2022)

- Developer
- Strange Scaffold
- Publisher
- Modern Wolf
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Simulation
- Rating
- 3.5 of 5, 39 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.8 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You traverse a dark, surreal forest, carefully nurturing eerie creatures and mending broken paths in a slow, meditative journey that feels both lonely and gently purposeful.
atmosphericsurrealdark fantasymeditativeminimalistcontemplativewalkinglonely
What players say
Players are split on Witch Strandings. Many praise its atmosphere and unique mouse-based movement, but almost as many warn that the constant mouse dragging causes hand pain. Reviewers agree it is a short, repetitive fetch-quest game that feels overpriced at $15 and lacks the asynchronous multiplayer of Death Stranding, the game it takes inspiration from.
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