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The Wandering Village

Stray Fawn Studio · Stray Fawn Publishing · 2025-07-17

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 14, 2022 (Linux), Sep 14, 2022 (Mac), Sep 14, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 17, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 17, 2025 (Xbox One), Jul 17, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Build your settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus. Will you survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world, contaminated by poisonous plants?

254
playing now
92%
positive of 8.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

254 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

In a world where mysterious plants are spreading all over the earth, emitting toxic spores as they grow, a group of people seeks shelter on the back of a giant, wandering creature. Becoming their leader, players build both their settlement and a symbiotic relationship with the gentle beast to survive together in this hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world that now surrounds them.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 254 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 826 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~103/week).
  • · Review velocity down 48% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 168k–378k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,409 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2025-12-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 10 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20222026Week of 2022-09-01: 1,466 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 399 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

25402026-08-07 00:00 — 118 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 96 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 143 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 122 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 185 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 126 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 131 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 201 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 143 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 84 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 163 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 129 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 110 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 141 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 76 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 90 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 152 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 129 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 72 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 116 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 118 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 102 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 161 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 153 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 89 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 97 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 208 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 254 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$14.992022-09-142026-08-262022-09-14 — best price $22.492022-11-29 — best price $24.992022-12-23 — best price $19.992023-03-15 — best price $24.992023-04-17 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-07-27 — best price $24.992023-10-19 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-20 — best price $19.992024-03-10 — best price $24.992024-04-22 — best price $18.742024-05-21 — best price $24.992024-06-27 — best price $18.742024-08-06 — best price $24.992024-11-04 — best price $18.742024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-13 — best price $18.742025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-05-13 — best price $17.492025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-08-30 — best price $17.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-12-08 — best price $14.992026-02-02 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $14.992026-05-02 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $14.992026-07-29 — best price $29.992026-08-26 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

502026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
48.6%
earned "Fore!"
4.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller Support4 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,1432%32
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2,2701%32
PS5 (PlayStation)977%33
Switch (Nintendo)240%0
PS4 (PlayStation)1429%33

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSSandboxBuildingStrategySurvivalAutomationColony SimControllerManagementRogue-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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