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Wytchwood cover art

Wytchwood

Alientrap · 2021-12-09

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 09, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 09, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Dec 09, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Dec 09, 2021 (Xbox One), Dec 09, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.

Wytchwood is an Adventure, Casual, Indie and RPG game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and Very Positive (93% of 4823 reviews).

16
playing now
93%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (20 ratings)
4.48★
PlayStation Store rating (519 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Wytchwood is an adventure video game developed by Alientrap and published by Whitethorn Games and Whisper Games for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, and iOS. The game was released on December 9, 2021.

Trailer

Wytchwood trailer thumbnail

Wytchwood - Launch Trailer - Nintendo Switch

≈200,106 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 369 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~46/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,833 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 96k–217k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,823 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
GOG$4.99-75%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.79 at Steam (2024-12-19) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 65 of 87 observed days · $0.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
28628620212026Week of 2021-12-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6342026-09-15 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 38 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 14 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 21 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 15 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 11 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 24 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 31 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 21 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 33 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 38 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 15 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 40 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 43 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 14 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1040Nov 2017Aug 2026Nov 2017 — avg 0 · peak 0Dec 2021 — avg 104 · peak 337Feb 2022 — avg 53 · peak 168Apr 2022 — avg 12 · peak 33Jun 2022 — avg 22 · peak 65Aug 2022 — avg 24 · peak 68Oct 2022 — avg 24 · peak 129Dec 2022 — avg 29 · peak 88Feb 2023 — avg 28 · peak 70Apr 2023 — avg 18 · peak 42Jun 2023 — avg 33 · peak 117Aug 2023 — avg 39 · peak 127Oct 2023 — avg 29 · peak 156Dec 2023 — avg 44 · peak 116Feb 2024 — avg 34 · peak 105Apr 2024 — avg 18 · peak 42Jun 2024 — avg 18 · peak 62Aug 2024 — avg 17 · peak 38Oct 2024 — avg 21 · peak 61Dec 2024 — avg 30 · peak 95Feb 2025 — avg 15 · peak 37Apr 2025 — avg 14 · peak 43Jun 2025 — avg 15 · peak 52Aug 2025 — avg 22 · peak 93Oct 2025 — avg 32 · peak 91Dec 2025 — avg 22 · peak 73Feb 2026 — avg 15 · peak 35Apr 2026 — avg 27 · peak 89Jun 2026 — avg 18 · peak 70Aug 2026 — avg 14 · peak 46
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$4.992021-12-092026-10-142021-12-09 — best price $16.992022-01-28 — best price $15.892022-03-25 — best price $15.172022-06-06 — best price $14.992022-07-14 — best price $13.992022-08-15 — best price $19.992022-09-06 — best price $19.992022-10-01 — best price $19.992022-11-24 — best price $10.992022-12-22 — best price $10.992023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-03-12 — best price $13.992023-04-10 — best price $19.992023-05-07 — best price $11.202023-06-05 — best price $19.992023-06-28 — best price $15.742023-07-28 — best price $11.072023-08-21 — best price $19.992023-10-02 — best price $11.992023-11-14 — best price $15.992023-12-13 — best price $9.992024-01-08 — best price $10.932024-02-08 — best price $10.492024-03-11 — best price $10.492024-04-11 — best price $13.992024-05-10 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $5.992024-09-25 — best price $5.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-03-06 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $19.992026-03-27 — best price $4.992026-05-29 — best price $15.962026-08-20 — best price $19.992026-09-09 — best price $4.992026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-10-03 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

11292026-06-01 — 21 pageviews2026-06-05 — 112 pageviews2026-06-09 — 47 pageviews2026-06-13 — 11 pageviews2026-06-17 — 19 pageviews2026-06-21 — 21 pageviews2026-06-25 — 9 pageviews2026-06-29 — 24 pageviews2026-07-03 — 27 pageviews2026-07-07 — 22 pageviews2026-07-11 — 15 pageviews2026-07-15 — 30 pageviews2026-07-19 — 29 pageviews2026-07-23 — 24 pageviews2026-07-27 — 22 pageviews2026-07-31 — 17 pageviews2026-08-04 — 16 pageviews2026-08-08 — 23 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-16 — 17 pageviews2026-08-20 — 16 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 pageviews2026-08-28 — 51 pageviews2026-09-01 — 20 pageviews2026-09-05 — 62 pageviews2026-09-09 — 37 pageviews2026-09-13 — 53 pageviews2026-09-17 — 28 pageviews2026-09-21 — 49 pageviews2026-09-25 — 28 pageviews2026-09-29 — 50 pageviews2026-10-03 — 43 pageviews2026-10-07 — 36 pageviews2026-10-10 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
77.4%
earned "First Things First"
32.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-12-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,92133%14
PS5 (PlayStation)1,42073%15
PS4 (PlayStation)1,30660%15
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)13429%14
Switch (Nintendo)530%0

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

2DRPGCasualFantasyColorfulCraftingStylizedStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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