The Wandering Village is an indie developed by Stray Fawn Studio, released 17 July 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What The Wandering Village is
The Wandering Village is an indie game developed by Stray Fawn Studio and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Wandering Village launched on 17 July 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Wandering Village yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
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