Incredible potential, never updated or maintained. There is a good, albeit buggy game here. Not worth the asking price in it's current state. Worth a look at a 50 percent discount. Could have been an incredible and unique game. O well.
Wildmender
- Release Date:
- Sep 28, 2023
- Metacritic:
- 78
- Developer:
- Muse Games
- Publisher:
- Kwalee
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About the Game
Wildmender is a game about bringing a deserted world back to life.
Explore the vast desert, alone or with friends. Collect plants and bring them back to your garden to thrive. Craft new tools and use them to shape the earth, and channel water to your plants. Delve into the mysteries of a fallen civilization and discover their magic. Befriend animals, spirits, and seek out the gods to help you defend the land from the vicious wraiths who seek to corrupt it. It’s up to you to save the world, one seed at a time.
Turn the Desert Green
With the tools you crafted, set out to grow the little oasis in the middle of a vast desert into your own thriving garden. Plant seeds, dig canals, nurture your plants, craft useful and beautiful structures, harness magical essence, protect against the forces of nature, and more! You’ll have plenty of space and choices to create the garden of your imagination. Acre by acre, you will reclaim the desert and reforest the world.
Explore, Forage, and Survive
Explore the desert around you. It is not as barren as you think! Forage for seeds and resources. Store them for a longer journey or bring them back to your garden, the choice is yours. Manage your food and water carefully as your journey through the dunes, the drained and salted sea, the poisoned canyons, and the cold and distant mountains. The farther you adventure, the greater the peril and rewards. Rare minerals, exotic plants, adorable creatures, and ancient spirits await your discovery.
Uncover the Mystery
What happened to this world? How did everything go wrong? How did the life-draining wraiths corrupt the land? Journey to the temples of the gods, learn their stories, rediscover arcane magic, unlock powerful weapons, tools, and abilities to help you defeat the wraiths, free the gods, and breathe new life to the world.
4-Player Co-op Gardening
Invite up to 3 of your friends to your garden online! Work together to tend your flourishing garden. Share resources and survive together. Adventure with friends through the lonely desert. Fight together against dangerous wraiths. But don’t forget, with more hands to garden you’ll have more mouths to feed!
Customize your Garden and Looks
Just let nature take its course or style the garden to your liking. Craft structures and tools to decorate and shape the terrain. Build bridges over canals, a footpath dotted with lanterns, stucco walls with a gate, magical sigils that return bees to your garden, a streaming waterfall with a pool below, and more. Craft a loom and weave a wide variety of outfits to travel the desert in style.
Features:
Dozens of plant species to cultivate and grow, each with a variety of cultivars to be discovered
50+ craftable structures and tools to build and manage your perfect garden
75+ unlockable perks and ability upgrades
1-4 player online Co-op multiplayer
Procedurally generated world for a unique challenge every replay
Day-night cycle: plants thrive and grow in the sun, while ghosts roam the cool nights
Variety of outfits for your character
Difficulty settings and game modes that can be adjusted on the fly
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User Reviews
Fun premise but WAY too much unrewarding slow paced exploration. My favorite mechanics was how water tried to interact with the terraforming in a volume/capacity fashion.
The concept of restoring a desert to life sounds great, but this is not the game that achieves that greatness. It was apparently abandoned by the publisher on launch, and whilst it has a broad variety of gameplay - it offers no real depth. Curating a garden becomes a chore, rather than a delight, and you find yourself abandoning most plants to rot on the vine.
At first the game felt a bit dull and boring, but the more I explored and the more I did, I got hooked and don't want to stop playing. I had fun and enjoyed playing this game. Love creating and making the gardens how I want. Only things I don't like was how hard it was to find some plant types. Such as Wild glowsticks only had 1 location of 2 plants, I spent days real time trying to find them same with some others. Also annoying how much time it takes to water plants every day and the water flow and mechanics are really janky. The text goes by so very slow and there is no way to speed it up if you are a fast reader.
Wildmender invites players into a world on the brink of rebirth, where a vast, desolate desert awaits your care and attention. The core of the game revolves around restoring life to a barren landscape, transforming it seed by seed into a thriving oasis. Whether you embark on this journey solo or with friends, the game offers a rich, open-ended experience filled with exploration, crafting, and discovery. As you traverse harsh environments—from scorching dunes to poisoned canyons and frigid mountains—you gather plants and resources, bringing them back to cultivate your garden, a personal sanctuary that grows and flourishes under your careful stewardship. The gameplay emphasizes creativity and strategy as you build tools, shape the land, and channel water to nurture your plants. Along the way, you’ll uncover the mysteries of a fallen civilization, delving into ancient ruins and arcane secrets that hint at the magic once woven into the world. This magic becomes a vital ally in your ...
There's a bit of a learning curve in the beginning, but it's very enjoyable
Lots of fun, lots to do. Grow plants and fight off wraiths :))))
Nice relaxing survival game, I enjoy it immensly!!
It scratches an itch I didnt know I had, beautiful game and incredible mechanics for a cozy building experience
One of my favorite things about this game is the ability to customize the difficulty. Change the length of nighttime, toggle weather hazards on or off, and so on. I do wish that there were more plant species, after a while. I wanted to cover the whole desert in gardens even after completing the story, and I wished for a greater variety of what I could grow. I would love to see an expansion to this game, or perhaps a Wildmender 2!
System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 x64
- Processor: Ryzen 5 3600 or Equivalent with SSE and AVX support
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or Equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10, 11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel i5 9600K @ 3.7GHz or Equivalent
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1660 or Equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 8 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
FAQ
How much does Wildmender cost?
Wildmender costs $24.99.
What are the system requirements for Wildmender?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 x64 Processor: Ryzen 5 3600 or Equivalent with SSE and AVX support Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or Equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes: Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10, 11 64-bit Processor: Intel i5 9600K @ 3.7GHz or Equivalent Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1660 or Equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 8 GB available space Additional Notes:
What platforms is Wildmender available on?
Wildmender is available on Windows PC.
Is Wildmender worth buying?
Wildmender has 64% positive reviews from 14 players. Metacritic score: 78/100.
When was Wildmender released?
Wildmender was released on Sep 28, 2023.
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