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.
Wanderstop is a tea shop management ritual. Grow and harvest the ingredients needed for tea, and then mix them together in an unusual tea-making contraption. Along the way, speak with the many travelers who pass through the shop, learn their stories and make tea that’s just right for them.
In your downtime, you might tidy up around the clearing, 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. The shop demands patience, it rejects those who have come only in the pursuit of growth unchecked.
And 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 shopkeeper?! With everything she’s capable of?? No no no, she won’t, she won’t do it… she can’t…
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iam8bit Exclusive Edition
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- Exclusive Sticker Pack
- Double-Sided Foldout Poster
- iam8bit Exclusive O-Sleeve
- Region Free - Worldwide Compatibility
Wanderstop 2xLP
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- Chill, Ambient Electronic Beats
- 2xLP on Yellow Palm Vinyl
- Music by C418
- Album Art by Nat F.
Wanderstop FM 2xLP
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- A Spectacular Collection of In-Game Radio Tunes
- Glossy, Premium Gatefold Jacket
- Music by C418
- Album Art by Nat F.
“Wanderstop’s cosy and cute exterior belies something much richer and much cleverer than I have seen in quite some time. It is a masterpiece in a cute disguise – offering the player a place worth visiting, staying and paying attention to.
100 – The Guardian
“An insightful exploration of why we often burn out over and over again.”
9/10 — IGN
“Wanderstop is a beautiful and balanced combination of sweet and savoury.”
4/5 — GamesRadar+
Game Features
From the team at Ivy Road…
Including Davey Wreden (creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide), Karla Zimonja (co-creator of Gone Home and Tacoma) and Daniel “C418” Rosenfeld (the music of Minecraft).
Use tea to connect with travelers
Grow and harvest the ingredients needed for tea, and then mix them together in an unusual tea-making contraption. Along the way, speak with the many travelers who pass through the shop, learn their stories and make tea that’s just right for them.
Make the tea shop your own
Tidy up around the clearing, decorate the shop in your style, or just sit on a bench with a cup of tea and listen to your own thoughts.
A fighter turned… shopkeeper?
Playing as a fallen fighter named Alta, discover WHY anyone would insist on turning the world’s greatest championship warrior into a docile shopkeeper.