There’s something immediately magical about Wytchwood. Whether that be due to the name, the visual style, the promise of old fables and fairytales being played out, or something entirely separate from those, there’s no debating the draw it holds. And right now, you can take in that magic, no matter whether you’re on PC or console.
Available to purchase and download right now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch and PC (through Steam, GOG or the Epic Games Store), Wytchwood comes about from the Whitethorn Digital and Alientrap Games teams to provide players with a glorious looking crafting adventure.
Running at a download price of £16.74 from the Xbox Store (and you should be aware that price may differ slightly elsewhere), Wytchwood will have you playing as a wicked old witch, one that is found frequenting the woods of the land. It’s here where you’ll take in various and distinct areas, with the strange countryside you navigate playing host to all manner of items and features.Â
There are magical ingredients to pick up too and these will let you head back to your cauldron and cook up some serious bits of sorcery, as you put together various options and wait for the magic to happen.
All this is told through a storybook visual style, dropping in puzzles and exploration opportunities as it goes.
Key features of Wytchwood include:
- Lovingly rendered storybook art style
- Gather, collect, grow and craft bizarre ingredients: Toxic toadstools, eye of newt and bottled fear.
- Research and concoct devious spells and sorceries. Turn the greedy into frogs! Trick the wicked with cunning curses!
- Explore an allegorical world of tall tales, uncovering colourful personas and fantastical narratives.
- Use your wit and guile to solve puzzles and best the strange monsters of the forest.
We’re taken by what Wytchwood is able to provide and will be sure to detail everything you need in our full upcoming review. Stay tuned for that but if you want to grab it for yourself, you’ll find the usual digital storefronts capable of providing the download. The Xbox Store link is here – but you’ll also find it on PlayStation, Switch and PC.
Game Description:
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in an expressive land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the mysterious old witch of the woods, you will explore a strange countryside, collect magical ingredients, brew sorcerous enchantments, and pass your twisted judgement upon a capricious cast of characters and creatures. After all, how will they ever learn if you don’t teach them the moral of the story?
