Wytchwood
Release Date: December 9, 2021
Adventure, RPG elements, puzzle elements, a fairy tale, indie games, crafting, action adventure, exploration games, singleplayer
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Wytchwood is an adventure game focused on gathering and crafting, set in a fairy-tale world. It was developed by indie studio Alientrap. You play as a mysterious witch living in an ancient forest.
Wytchwood is an adventure game focused on gathering and crafting set in a fairy-tale world. The production was developed by an indie studio, Alientrap.
Plot
In Wytchwood you play as a mysterious witch living in an ancient forest. The fate of all the people and creatures living in the woods is in her hands—she can choose to unleash her wrath on someone or decide that not everyone needs to learn their lesson by being cursed.
Mechanics
Wytchwood is an adventure game utilizing an isometric view. The gameplay focuses on gathering and growing unusual ingredients (such as fear in a bottle, poisonous mushrooms or newt eyes), which are then used to make spells and potions using the crafting system. It's worth noting that the recipes for curses can be researched on your own. You can also explore the large fantastical world, full of interesting NPCs, monsters, and puzzles.
Technical aspects
Wytchwood features nice, colorful hand-drawn visuals, which resemble illustrations from children's books.
Last updated on March 5, 2018
Videos and Screens
[1:13] Wytchwood Wytchwood - Android and iOS Launch Trailer
[1:14] Wytchwood trailer #2
Hey Poor Player: 4 / 5 by Heather Johnson Yu
Wytchwood may only be a 10 – 15 hour romp, but those hours are packed to the brim with exploring, crafting, puzzle-solving, storytelling, world-building, and more. A subtly magical experience, Wytchwood’s secrets slowly open up over the course of the game in such a nuanced way, you’ll be eagerly watching out of the corner of your eye for novelty from start to finish. Wytchwood made my bog witch dreams come true, and if you love a good fetch quest game, I’m positive this will be your cup of witches’ brew too.
Nindie Spotlight: 8.5 / 10 by Justin Nation
When I think of games that heavily involve crafting my mind usually goes to survival titles, a genre I’ve struggled with though there have been some exceptions to the rule...
Eurogamer: by Malindy Hetfeld
A pop-up picture book with a lovely feel - but busywork intrudes too often.
Wytchwood Summary
Platforms:
PC Windows December 9, 2021
PlayStation 4 December 9, 2021
Xbox One December 9, 2021
Android February 8, 2024
Apple iOS February 8, 2024
Nintendo Switch December 9, 2021
PlayStation 5 December 9, 2021
Xbox Series X/S December 9, 2021
Developer: Alientrap
Publisher: Whitethorn Digital
Age restrictions: none
Wytchwood System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 9600 GS / Radeon HD 4570 or better, 1 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit