Wanderstop

I am a bit disappointed in this game. I had been wanting to play it for a while, considering I myself suffer some burnout and with self expectations, but it was so frustrating to play. Every two hours, all my progress was lost as I changed seasons; I didn't get to see anything else about the characters I were getting to know, or know if they did well or not; and not even the decorations I randomly got remained. I get that it's part of life and all, but it was just so frustating to keep advancing, and ultimately I feel like I got nothing out of the game but a sense of lost time.

This game scares me to death. Because the central message of the game inevitably translates into the gameplay at one point and I don't think I was or am ready for that. This is a very wholesome game about managing a tea shop. This is also a game about working through trauma and learning to let go and move forward.

This is a game about letting go. Think of it as one of those "wreck this journals" or that sand castle you built on the beach as a kid. None of it existed for very long. But it was still worth doing. There is value in being unproductive. I invite you to rest and let go.

Took me 17 hours to complete without rushing. Basically a cozy tea-making game where you grow ingredients combined with a PTSD healing game (if you drink some tea yourself you will start talking about old memories) - so it's genre-bending. I did wish there was more resolution at the end (even just picking up the sword or walking into the forest), and some things could have been a little deeper toward the end, but it was an interesting game, and I did love feeding the pet penguins different types of tea (because they become the colour of the tea and then follow you around <3 ). There could have been more depth/detail to the main character's past and circumstances. Lightly recommended.

You can have the point of "some things dont get a complete resolution and thats ok" but it stops being a point id ever want to experience when it translated to wiping the stuff i spent hours gathering, a relaxing shop owning game doesnt work when anything i do besides the bare minimum ends up in a ditch taking my enjoyment with it.

Full of a million tiny delights. A game about the weight of self expectation, boredom and letting go. A game that honestly changed how I look at life. As well as that it feels like a game set apart from others from its lack of permanent progression, from Boro himself telling you that things are only as meaningful as you make them. Beautiful from start to finish. If you can make a little space in a busy life to take a moment and breathe then this game is absolutely worth your time. Also Dirk Warhard for the Hugo Award 2026.

I thought this would be a cozy little game about making tea for wacky customers. Cozy! Soft! Gentle! And don't get me wrong, Wanderstop IS all of those things. But it is also an exploration of burnout and how painful it can be to relax your white-knuckle grasp on the thing you've been holding onto for years. I didn't expect to be genuinely called out by this "cozy" game, but I'm glad for it. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to make myself a cup of tea.

Sometimes the hardest thing isn't moving on - it's allowing yourself to stop. Wanderstop quietly reminded me that not every wound needs to be fixed right away. Some only ask to be acknowledged. May everyone, at least once in their life, find a soul as gentle as Boro. I know I did 🍵🫖

To Alta, and everyone like her that feel like they can't escape the weight on their shoulders, I hope all of you find your Wanderstop. Breath in the breeze, listen to the music and find joy in anything that gives you joy We all deserve love and to rest, even if just for a little bit

Просто хочется кучу ДЛС для этой прекрасной игры, особенно режим кози-песочницы с кучей разных вариантов заказов от клиентов. [spoiler] У нас с Альтой разные взгляды, в то время, как я позволила ей идти так, как она бы хотела, я в свою очередь предпочла бы остаться и быть помощницей Боро. [/spoiler] После прохождения ощущение, будто тебя обняли и погладили, спасибо <3