Wytchwood

What Wytchwood is: a "cozy" grindy game of ingredient collecting and item crafting that also has a fairytale-like story in the background. What Wytchwood isn't: a challenging game nor a puzzle game. There is no thinking to be had since everything is told to you: what to do, how to do it. It feels like if you enjoy this type of game, you will LOVE it. If you don't, you probably won't hate it, but it's just not very deep. It gets very repetitive. Think of a nesting doll of concoctions only each layer has its own nesting layers. What I mean is, to make item A, you need items 1-2-3, to make item 1 you need items X-Y-Z, to make item X, you need items 4-5-6, and so on, with many items being in different regions of the world. If that sounds like fun, you found your game. What the game did well, in my opinion, is the world crafting and aesthetics. Things were often cute, unexpected, funny, etc. Some characters/places fell flat, others were memorable. Overall, while I wouldn't say I regretted playing it, I also wouldn't necessarily recommend it UNLESS they specifically wanted a challenge-free cozy experience with lots of repetition.

really loved this game, the story is so DARK like I wasnt expecting it to be so insane at times and I love that so much, the witch is so funny, her personality is so snarky I love her sm, the music is amazingggg <3 and the art style is really pretty aswell :3 I wasn't expecting the story to be this good when I got the key for it I'm ngl but I was really pleasantly surprised :] achievements is super easy just need to do the main story ^^

oh my god i’m so happy i got this i’m a little old witch in da magical forest fulfilling my quest that a purple goat sent me on. the art in this game is stunning and the storyline is really interesting, i’m really looking forward to seeing where it’ll take me! from what i’ve played so far it seems like this game requires a lot of thinking and exploring which makes it really fun. this reminds me a lot of cult of the lamb! i can’t wait to play this more. also it works great on the steam deck :D

I really like the story of the game, and the artwork is beautiful! It's fun to explore the game world searching for ingredients, and I love the puzzle nature of the spell crafting.

Long story short: the art style is cool and the story is enjoyable. Heavily inspired by the fairy tales we all know. Sadly, the game lacks replayability. The main reason for this is that it essentially boils down to one big fetch quest: fetch this item, craft that item, so you can gather another item. With each new recipe unlocked, the steps become slightly more complex....But never truly challenging. It's the ultimate fetch quest game. I recommend the game, just keep in mind that you will be done in 12 hours.

This game is so much fun. Its Creepy/Cozy, not combat heavy but also not boring. The art style is so cool! And the game play is pretty easy to navigate. 10/10

One of my fav games! It is so captivating. I loved the story, characters and everything. I think it's a good game if you're looking for something cozy but also not too easy

Craft a new recipe with an item from an older recipe with items from even older recipes with ingredients from 5 different locations. Rinse and repeat. Story is more or less good though mostly predictable. Style is good. Overall - awfully grindy

Its a great game. Go buy it. Its a great time. You will play a hilarious character and do a bunch of running around.

Just a really chill but dark cozy game. Not really any combat, you just need to avoid aggressive things and craft their weaknesses. I'm really enjoying it! Just about finished it now and I'm a bit sad it'll be over tbh

i really enjoyed this game, i would definitely recommend it. my only issue with this game is how often you have to go back and forth to previous places you've been to keep getting ingredients for all the crafting recipes, it did get annoying pretty quickly. overall, i had fun though and would say the pros outweigh the cons.

I enjoyed this game a lot. The story was entertaining and the quests were also fun to follow. Loved every minute and the art style!!

Super fun! Just the right amount of cozy and puzzle, with a cool story set in a neat world.

Visually appealing, entertaining quests, does tend to spell things out for you, which some might find annoying, but I didn't mind.

The core gameplay is material gathering and crafting while the quests are essentially fetch quests, BUT writing, soundtrack and art style fit amazingly well together and made it a very enjoyable experience. Some minor nitpicks: - standard controls are a bit weird (e.g.inventory on J), but you can change controls - adjusting the master volume percentage requires clicking multiple times instead of letting you use arrow keys - game accepts input even when you tab out and focus a different window, so if you're in main menu and texting a friend prepare for your save file to be deleted

I liked the story and visuals. The running back and forth to fetch random ingredients got old about 2/3 into the game, unfortunately. It was fun enough that I finished the game, though, so I'd recommend if you don't mind that kind of game play.

Some quick words: I have mixed feelings about this game, consult the two items down here before deciding to try it out: -Playing this game felt like doing chores. (Repetitiveness) -You can only enjoy this game if you put the aspect of story over gameplay. Elaboration: -The entire gameplay is just you running around collecting stuff and crafting stuff. That's all to it. Well, sometimes you get to do something different but it doesn't happen too often to be mentioned. I will tell you what made me mad the most: When you thought you're done with an area, you're not. The future task are gonna make you get back to where you thought you've finished just to collect stuff you've run out of. It kinda killed my somewhat sense of accomplishment... Those moments were infuriating. -The only selling point of this game is the story and the art. The story is very charming, every story you encounter are all references from fairy tales and the colorful art style is just complimenting them. I have to say, the characters in each of the story are an interesting bunch, they all managed to hooked me into learning what's happening with them. But it's sad to say that the aspect of gameplay has dragged my overall enjoyment down too much. I only gave this game a positive review because I focus more on the story. Suffered folks getting the justice they needed and the ending that solved the questions from the very beginning made me think it's all worth the job, I guess?

A sweet little game with a darling premise. In the last third of the game it can get a bit repetitive (you are doing progressive levels of item farming and the late game crafting takes backtracking the earlier levels to get core components), but overall the art makes it worth it.

Is your inventory always full in every game you play? Do you pick up every single forageable item you can, hoarding hundreds of things you’ll never even use by the time the game is over? Then this is the perfect game for you. This is a game for collectors. And you’re going to be collecting things in a super cute popup storybook world, doing fetch quests for silly characters in unique but not too distant regions, with fast travel for easy backtracking. It took me about 15 hours to complete, and I enjoyed it! If they ever make a sequel, I will buy it :)

One of the cutest, wonderful and peaceful games I have ever played. My son and wife also has completed it. I do want sequel or similar products.

An RPG-esque game with lovely art, intriguing story and lots of crafting. Wytchwood creates a nice picture of fairly open world: while player can travel wherever they desire (although some areas are locked until plot progresses further), only certain places are needed to be visited to get all the required materials to make yet another magical doohickey which could be used to get materials for something else. In the end, we receive a chain of production that keeps us busy and slowly leads to the main objective, an "Uber-Doohickey" to solve the main problem of the act. While it is a bit boring and grindy, the gradual collecting of materials (and increasing of required volumes of said materials) is captivating due to the need to plan ahead and keep all the stuff in mind, and challenges set by the wandering creatures: some of them need to be captured using proper tools, others - with special traps, and the rest - eliminated/fed/robbed/scared away or simply avoided. Each location has its own set of different beings, and so each time new part of the world opens - it's very refreshing and interesting. Locations there are more than enough, each one with its own colourful biome, great soundtrack (big thanks to the composers, I really loved it!) and difficulty (which is represented by the amount of materials needed to be gathered to make suitable for location doohickeys). They all are handcrafted, and definitely made with care and love, if to judge by the amounts of various details and beautiful landscapes. The main gripe is their size: sometimes you have to run long distances just to get one thing. Even though it can be meditating, the process gets stale really quick, and in the first few hours of the game doesn't make you want to play much. In fact, personally, I had to force myself to run around, gathering materials, before I got into the story far enough for it to captivate me. And so it comes to the story, clearly - the main part of the game. It starts shady, unclear and in very simple way, so at first there is no desire to follow it. But as time goes, as quests get completed, as world gets explored - it become more complex: mystery appears, allegories, references to the fairy tales, great (even though stereotypical) characters, all done in excellent writing style, remarkable by used vocabulary and simple yet elegant structure of sentences. Dialogues are easy to read, to understand, and are very, very magnetic, pleasant. Reading through them - is like reading through an actual fairy tale, enchanting and mesmerizing. And oftenly - funny as well. Overall, even though game starts slowly and grindy, with each hour spent appears an eagerness to devote at least a couple more. I wanted to see more colourful locations, to meet more creatures, to craft more weird potions and traps, and to get to know more about Witch and her cauldron, to spend more time enjoying the beautiful art-style of the game. It even was sad to me that game has ended so relatively fast. So I can say without a doubt: Wytchwood deserves your time, your dedication, your love, even if it won't captivate straight from the beginning. It's a great game; a great piece of art.

I long to be able to play Wytchwood for the first time again. Top 3 favorite games of all time

Amazing game! Loved every minute of it and couldn't stop playing.

This was a great game! Couldn't put it down until I was done.

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