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Making Wanderstop, a cozy narrative-centric game about tea and change. Out now on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox! 🫖 http://wanderstopgame.com
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Pour a celebratory cup of tea: Wanderstop is nominated in the @indiegameawards.gg for Emotional Impact 🍵💗

Congratulations to all of the nominees: the caliber of games is outstanding ~ everyone should be so proud!

Tune in for an evening of celebrating indies on December 18th! www.indiegameawards.gg
A graphic showing that Wanderstop is nominated for The Indie Game Awards. Text says: "The Indie Game Awards: 2025 Nominee. indiegamewards.gg" The template is purple and gold, and on the right is a square version of the Wanderstop key art.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Wanderstop was nominated for the Golden Joystick Award in the "Best Indie Game" category! 🥳🥳🥳

Voting closes on Friday, October 31st, so be sure to check out all the shortlisted games and get your votes in by then ~

Vote Now: www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoysti...
A promo graphic for the voting period of the 43rd annual Golden Joystick Awards. The background is a dark blue with galaxy/star like dots on the edges, along with colorful, transparent 3D shapes. In the center, text says "The 43rd Annual Golden Joystick Awards. Voting Powered by MSI. Vote Now"
October 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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The Sword Celebration continues! Pick up Wanderstop now (20% off until September 6th!) and enjoy a curated selection of games with iconic swords until September 8th!

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A screenshot of Wanderstop's Steam page. At the top is a Sword Celebration Banner, indicating Wanderstop's participation in the event. The left section of the page is paused on the trailer at the moment Alta is preparing to throw an item into the tea machine. The right section of the page has the capsule image, the steam short description, and quick stats like the review reception, dev and publisher names, release date, and popular tags.
September 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The Sword Celebration has officially begun, and Wanderstop is taking part!

Alta's sword is central to her emotional journey during Wanderstop. Will she be able to wield it again? Pick it up, and play to find out (on sale for 20% off until September 6th)! ⚔🍵

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A graphic to showcase Wanderstop's participation in the Sword Celebration on Steam. The top center text says: September 1st - 8th 10am Pacific. Sword Celebration. The outer portion of the template (and background image) is of a illustrated giant sword in the ground, with other smaller swords also in the ground off into the distance. There are two mountains on the horizon, and the sun looks like it's setting directly behind the main sword. A rectangle overlay on the background image provides a section for the Wanderstop main capsule, which shows the Wanderstop logo and an image of Alta and Boro sitting on a bench in front of the titular tea shop. Alta's sword is stuck in the foreground of the image.
September 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Don't miss your chance to pick up Wanderstop for 20% off! The Steam Summer Sale is going on for just one more week ~

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A graphic for the Steam Summer Sale. It shows an illustrated background with what sems to be an orange cliffside and a group around a hole in the ground doing some sort of ceremony. The text says "Steam Summer Sale: June 26th - July 10th @ 10 am PT" On the right of the image is the Wanderstop vertical key art, showing Alta and Boro (two of the main characters) sitting on a bench outside a blue/pink forest and cozy tea shop. Alta looks upset and Boro looks content. Text says: "Wanderstop". The pricing indicates -20% off, 24.99 USD has a strikethrough and below it is the discounted price of 19.99 USD.
July 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Colors of Wanderstop 🎨
A screenshot from the game, Wanderstop. Alta is standing in a grassy clearing in front of a small pond. The trees in the distance are a soft pink, and there's a small bridge leading to a large flowering tree in the center of the pond. The trees, grass, and bushes in the foreground are shades of blueish-green. A screenshot from the game, Wanderstop. Alta is standing in front of a large window looking into a whimsical tea shop. The exterior of the shop is warm oranges and creams, and there are pops of color from the stained glass window, the window border, and various hanging plant pots. In the distance are trees glowing pink from the sunlight and a blue sky with stars showing. A dirt pathway leading through a clearing in what seems to be evening. The path is tan, but the grass and leaves are shades of deep blue and almost reddish-pink. There are two lampposts glowing, one close to the foreground and one in the distance. A screenshot from the game Wanderstop. Alta is sitting on a bench, holding a cup of tea, contemplating. The grass and environment are in lush oranges and reds. You can see the tea shop behind Alta, as well as a section of forest.
June 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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If you've been needing an excuse to get a game that's about brewing tea, reflecting on life, and perhaps facing some hard truths, Wanderstop is part of the Steam Summer Sale!

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A graphic for the Steam Summer Sale. It shows an illustrated background with what sems to be an orange cliffside and a green fairy. The text says "Steam Summer Sale: June 26th - July 10th @ 10 am PT" In the lower half is the Wanderstop key art, showing Alta and Boro (two of the main characters) sitting on a bench outside a blue/pink forest and cozy tea shop. Alta looks upset and Boro looks content. Text says: "Wanderstop". The pricing indicates -20% off, 24.99 USD has a strikethrough and below it is the discounted price of 19.99 USD.
June 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Sorry to Gerald's son who probably doesn't want this picture posted up in a tea shop 😅
June 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Boro's absolutely right: there are few satisfactions than making and giving someone a cup of tea 🍵
June 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Bringing back this gem: a short sharing the day in the life of a pluffin 💛
Headphones on and volume up for some lovely music as well!
June 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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✨Wanderstop is now available on the Epic Game Store!✨

Pick up Wanderstop now on Epic (with a 20% discount!), and get ready to pour yourself a cup of tea, pet some pluffins, and take some time to rest. You MUST take time to rest...

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June 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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ICYMI: Wanderstop has officially won it's first award thanks to the folks at WINGS and Gamescom LATAM!

Thanks to WINGS for recognizing the team's work on Wanderstop ~ and thanks to everyone who has played, commented, wishlisted, and otherwise supported our journey! 🥳Time to brew a celebratory cup!🍵
A graphic showcasing Wanderstop as the WINGS award winner of Gamescom LATAM / BIG Festival 2025. The top 1/5th has a black banner with white text and logos. Text says: WINGS AWARD WINNER and the laurel next to it says "WINGS AWARD, Gamescom LATAM, BIG Festival 2025, Winner 2025". The rest of the image is of the Wanderstop keyart, a scene with Alta and Boro sitting on a bench in front of the teahouse, Alta looking grumpy and Boro smiling with a cup of tea in his hand. There are pluffins gliding down in the distance, and Alta's sword is stabbed into the ground nearby.
May 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Wahoo! Brew some celebratory tea, everyone: we got good news to kick off the week!

✅ Steam Deck Verification
💐 WINGS Award win at Gamescom LATAM / BIG Festival
🎨 Fanart highlights

Check it out ⬇️
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A screenshot of a portion of Wanderstop's Steam page. On it, the Steam Deck Compatability is surrounded by poorly drawn red arrows and text saying "yay! it's official!" On the left is a thumbnail for a previous community update titled "March 25th Path Notes + Pluffin Trailer BTS". Below the Steam Deck Compatability section, there's a sample of the Steam achievements and then the fast facts for Wanderstop. Text says: Title: Wanderstop Genre: Adventure, Indie, SImulation Developer: Ivy Road Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Franchise: Annapurna Interactive
May 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Starting today, Wanderstop is on sale for LudoNarraCon 🎉

Pick up the game with a 20% discount until May 8th ~ and be sure to check out ALL the games featured!

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A graphic for LudoNaraCon. The right quarter has the Wanderstop key art, and the rest of the graphic is an overlay featuring details about the event. There's a drawing of a person writing in a journal, and a pup with a round bottle floating in the air by it's paw. Text says: LudoNarraCon by fellow traveller celebrating narrative games May 1-5 demos, discounts, panels, and livestreams
May 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Wahoo! The Xbox Indie Selects program has selected Wanderstop to be included in their April Selects Collection on the Xbox Store, showcasing six outstanding indies they think folks would love to play. #IDXbox

Read more: news.xbox.com/en-us/?p=208...
A graphic that celebrates Wanderstop as an "Indie Select" for ID@Xbox. The center of the image has the Wanderstop keyart. Around it, there is a blue background with lime green doodles filling the rest of the image. The text on the blue background (from top to bottom): ID@Xbox Indie Select (in laurel form) Developed by Ivy Road Xbox - Monthly Selects - April 2025
April 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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It's a STACKED line-up this year, so check out all the participating titles in this official #LudoNarraCon selection graphic:
An image showing the key art for all of the participating titles in LudoNarraCon. Text says: LudoNarraCon, by fellow traveller, official selection. The games (listed in alphabetical order): 1000xRESIST Asocial Giraffe AfterLove EP Battle Suit Aces building relationships Citizen Sleeper 2 Clickolding Compensation Not Guadanteed Creepy Red Neck Dinosaur Mansion Death of the Reprobate Despelote Detective Dotson Esoteric Ebb Expelled: An Overboard! Game Great God Grove Heart of the Machine Herald: The Interactive Period Drama inKonbini Interstate 35 Judero Jump the Track Keep Driving Kill the Clock Kulebra: Souls of Kimbo Monster Con Nirvana Noir No Case Should Remain Unsolved No, I'm Not A Human Pine: A Story of Loss Promise Mascot Agency psychotic bathtub Schrodinger's Call scrabdackle Seasonala Cemetery Sub-verge the Berlin Apartment The Crimson Diamond The Crush House The Horror at Highrock The Rise of the Golden Idol The Seance of Blake Manor Tiny Book Shop Two Falls Unbeatable Until Then Usual June Wanderstars Wanderstop We Harvest Shadows
April 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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#LudoNarraCon, the annual celebration of narrative games and the folks who make them, announced their official lineup today...and we're a part of it!

A huge thanks to @fellowtraveller.games for hosting, and be sure to bookmark www.ludonarracon.com to stay in the loop for all the details ~
A promotional image showcasing Wanderstop's participation in LudoNarraCon. The Wanderstop key art is in the upper right-hand corner over the image, and the rest of the image includes text details about the event over a faded background of illustrated characters. In the foreground is a red lower wave with some text and the Fellow Traveller logo. On the left foreground is also a character wearing a yellow turtleneck, and holding a journal and quill. Text says: LudoNarraCon by fellow traveller celebrating narrative games May 1-5 demos, discounts, panels, and livestreams Text
April 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Major shoutout to the outstanding @loopyyylupe.bsky.social who creates magic with her artwork every. single. time.

Feast your eyes on this album cover art! AHH!
An illustrated cover for the album "Wanderstop FM" The square image is divided into four small squares. In the upper left, you're looking up at an orange/red sunset behind some trees. In the upper right, you're close up to a flower-shaped watering can spout, watering unseen plants below. There's a rainbow created by the water as it falls from the spout. The image is filled with blues. In the lower left, a colorful tea sits in a green, star-shaped tea mug. The image is mostly shades of green and yellow. In the lower right, a mysterious statue with overgrown moss and flowers along it's back holds a shiny blue ball. It's in front of a massive tree truck. The image has purple, red, and pink tones.
April 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Boro wasn't lying 😭🍵
March 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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In our latest patch notes, we included behind-the-scenes insights about our launch trailer from two members of team ~ read more about the inspiration behind the trailer, details the team would love you to notice, and biggest challenges.

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March 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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March 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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As always, if Wanderstop left an impact, please consider leaving a Steam review!

We appreciate them immensely, and - similar to how wishlists are helpful prior to an indie game's launch - Steam reviews are helpful once a game is out! 💕 🐧

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March 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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It's been almost one full week of tea, pluffins, and reflection!

We've enjoyed all of the fanart, kind words, video clips, livestreams, articles, and even cosplay (!!) thus far ~ and, of course, we look forward to enjoying even more this weekend.

THANK YOU to everyone who's played Wanderstop! 🍵
An image showcasing review scores for the game, Wanderstop. The background image shows Alta and Boro sitting on a bench, Alta looking grumpy with her arms crossed and Boro sipping on tea. Next to Alta there is a sword in the ground, and next to boro there is a pluffin. There is a tea shop in the background (right side). The scores are scattered throughout the sky in black font, and the text says: "Warm-hearted, funny, and never less than sincere" Eurogamer 9/10 - IGN 10/10 - But Why Tho 10/10 - Shacknews 9/10 - Inverse 4/5 - GamesRadar+ "...so much more than just brewing tea..." - Polygon 9/10 - Noisy Pixel "A wonderful experience full of surprises." - Six One Indie 8.1 / 10 - Paste Magazine 4.5/5 - TheGamer
March 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Alta would want us to share that we are currently at the top of Steam's New & Trending 😤🎉

Alta would ALSO want us to share that the best way to help out a game when it launches is to leave a Steam Review if you've spent time with it! Share your thoughts, fave teas, and if we made you cry (sorry)
A screenshot of Steam, showing the New & Trending Tab. Wanderstop is at the top, showing a 10% launch discount! Underneath are Hauntsville, Beyond the Ice Palace 2, and Order 13, each showing their prices and launch discounts.
March 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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The shop is open, the tea is ready. Are you? 🍵

Join Alta's journey in Wanderstop, available now on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox!

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March 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM