Quick Facts

Developer:
Ivy Road

Publisher:
Annapurna Interactive

Release:
2024

Platforms:
Steam (PC), PlayStation 5

Website:
https://www.wanderstopgame.com

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299460/

Price:
[TBD]

Press / Business Contact:
hello@ivyroad.fun

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Description

From the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide comes Wanderstop, a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea.

During the Annapurna Showcase in June 2021, Ivy Road announced they would be partnering with the publisher for their first title as a studio. The playful video teased the topic of tea as one central to the upcoming game, as well as revealed three of the game’s leads (and studio co-founders): Davey Wreden, Karla Zimonja, and C418.

In 2024, Wanderstop was officially announced during Summer Game Fest, sharing a 2024 release date.

History

Features

Wanderstop is a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea. Playing as a fallen fighter named Alta, you’ll manage a tea shop within a magical forest and tend to the customers who pass through. But Alta does not want to be here. And if she gets her way, the tea shop will be nothing but a brief and painful memory.

  • Brew tea. Grow and harvest the ingredients needed for tea, and mix the ingredients together in an unusual tea-making contraption.

  • Meet travelers. Speak with the many wanderers who pass through the shop, learning their stories and making tea that’s just right for them.

  • Develop routine. In your downtime, you might clean up, decorate the shop in your style, or just sit on a bench with a cup of tea and listen to your own thoughts. Maybe doing nothing at all is okay.

  • Stop Running. That’s why Alta can’t be here. It’s why she’ll never make it. This isn’t who she is. No, she’s a fighter! Why would anyone insist on turning the world’s greatest championship warrior into a docile servant?! With everything she’s capable of?? No no no, she won’t, she won’t do it... she can’t…

Videos

Wanderstop Game Announcement 

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About Ivy Road

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Ivy Road is a new independent game development studio run by Davey Wreden (The Stanley Parable, The Beginner's Guide), Karla Zimonja (Gone Home, Bioshock 2: Minerva's Den), and C418 (Minecraft). Their first title as a team is Wanderstop, a game about tea and change.