Wayward Strand announces a July 21st, 2022 release date!

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Welcome!

It’s thrilling for our little team to see so many of you coming to visit our Steam page. We’ve just announced our launch date, and we can’t wait to finally be able to share the game with you.

I’m Georgia, one of the lead writers for Wayward Strand.

First things first:

The game will launch here on Steam, on Thursday 21st July, 2022!

For any newcomers, Wayward Strand is a heartfelt narrative game developed in Melbourne, Australia. It’s set here in Australia, in the 70s. You play as Casey, a curious and compassionate 14-year-old who’s spending a few days helping her Mum at the local hospital - which just happens to be on a floating airship above a small regional town.

For me, this game is all about care. Casey’s task is deceptively simple - sit with the patients in the elderly ward, and take care of them. Like other adventure games, there is the occasional mystery to uncover or puzzle to solve. But the beating heart of the game is an experience of listening, of gentleness, and of the distinct rewards of discovering that everyone around you has their own rich interior world.

Our team at Ghost Pattern is tiny. Starting with a core team of 5 back in 2016, we’ve roped in a handful of local collaborators to bring this enormous game to life. Featuring 15 characters, over 20,000 lines of voiceover dialogue and a richly illustrated four-storey hospital environment to explore, the final product looks like the work of a much bigger team! But we’ve all poured our guts into this game, because we know it’ll be unlike anything you’ve ever played before.

Please enjoy these latest screenshots!

Something exciting about this game is that we have carefully designed it with first-time players in mind. Got someone in your life who thinks they’re “not a gamer” or couldn’t enjoy video games? Our game is the perfect place to dip your toe into the world of narrative games.

With a simple and intuitive UI, you could sit with a younger sibling, a parent or a grandparent, and explore the gentle world of Wayward Strand together. You could even play together over a cup of tea!

Finally, Here's a short video we prepared which shows off some of the new VO in the game. https://youtu.be/0Q1Wu0o1Avg

So go ahead and wishlist the game, if you haven’t done already, and have a think about who in your life you’d like to share the experience with.

We can’t wait to share it with you on Thursday 21st July!

Thanks for your support, everyone. Georgia