Witty, dark fairytale writing and story
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Writing is top-notch, with just the right level of dark sarcasm and the macabre befitting a game about a meddlesome witch.”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗
Wytchwood
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Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%Alientrap2021Investigation · RPG · Casual
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A cozy, gorgeous fairytale crafting game built almost entirely on fetch quests and backtracking. Skip it if nested ingredient gathering bores you.
Great for
Players who enjoy relaxed collecting, crafting loops and storybook atmosphere in short sessions
Main risk
The nested fetch-quest and backtracking loop becomes tedious, especially in the last third
What players love
Gorgeous storybook art style
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“stunning artwork - it feels like you're playing in a children's storybook.”
Steam review · 13.5 h played ↗
Cozy, relaxing atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It was really cozy and perfect to pick up for an hour or two a day when all you need is some relaxing time.”
Steam review · 20 h played ↗
Satisfying collecting and crafting loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This fun, little collectathon basically expects you to be a hoarder and rewards you for it.”
Steam review · 14.2 h played ↗
Lovely music and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I especially loved the music which included fantastic sound effects like the rain and squishy footsteps in the swamp realm.”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
Good fast travel and quality-of-life
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“the quick travel locations were almost always near the things I needed to get to quickly.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive fetch-quest gameplay
Mentioned in ~3 in 4 negative reviews
“each one is just a linear sequence of fetch quests: fetch (or craft) something X from somewhere Y for somebody Z. And that's all!”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Excessive backtracking and nested crafting
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“layers of fetch quests all the way down”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Disappointing, flat ending and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I asked myself "what was this all for?" when I reached the end.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and corrupted saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the game simply corrupted my save file in the very last part of the game. It started my gameplay over”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
No puzzles or thinking despite description
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“I feel I was misled by the 'solve puzzles' part of the description.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Mouse, controller and Mac problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“mouse lag is so bad that I had to immediately uninstall.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64bit
ProcessorDual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000, Shader Model 3.0, 512 MB
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64bit
ProcessorDual-core processor (Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz)
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 9600 GS, Radeon HD4000, Shader Model 3.0, 512 MB
Storage1 GB available space
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