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The simmering emotions of cosy tea-brewing sim Wanderstop have been repressed until next yearSteeping a little longer
Steeping a little longer
Image credit:Annapurna Interactive
Image credit:Annapurna Interactive
The cosy (but maybe not so cosy) tea-brewing adventureWanderstophas been delayed until next year, say developers Ivy Road. The colourful game about a troubled arena fighter retiring into a life of lapsang souchong and repressed urges to do sudden violence had previously been planned for a release some time in 2024, according tothe developer’s original announcement. But game development is, as ever, a fickle destroyer of plans. “Reading the tea leaves, it has become clear that Wanderstop needs a tiny bit more time to fully bloom,” they said ina Steam postyesterday, adding that their new estimate is “early 2025”.
The head honchos at Ivy Road include Davey Wreden, co-confuser of theStanley Parable, and Karla Zimonja, feelings eliciter ofTacomaandGone Home. These two narrative-focused names should tip you off about an impending flipping-of-the-script (if the above trailer doesn’t). Wanderstop is being marketed partly as a “cosy” life simulator game along the lines ofMy Time At Portiaand the like. But it’s clear a deeper level of introspection is intended.
