Witch Strandings

Strange Scaffold · Jul 7, 2022

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You are a point of light in a new open world Strand-type game. Create pathways through the darkness, nurture the creatures of the Forest, repair ancient structures, and ultimately: confront the Witch who broke this place.

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Critic 6.7 (4 critics) · No ratings yet

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Screen Rant
Rob Gordon · Jul 11, 2022
7.0
Witch Strandings is a game that some players will truly appreciate. There's something truly distinctive about it, and there's really nothing else quite like it available. As such, those who can get on board with its strangeness will come away with something that lasts long in the memory.
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PC Gamer
Fraser Brown · Jul 06, 2022
7.8
The minimalism works in its favour most of the time, however, elegantly showcasing the pillars of this nascent genre without the multitude of complex systems seen in Death Stranding. When Kojima started positioning it as the vanguard of a new genre, I scoffed. Now that I'm seeing it again with such a different style, but still clearly within the same family of games, I'm a lot more convinced. And I'd like to see more.
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NME
Rick Lane · Jul 06, 2022
4.0
Witch Strandings is not a complete failure. Its experiment in minimalism succeeds in building a moody forest atmosphere out of precious few parts. Mechanically though, it takes on too big a target, and in its oversimplification loses the essence of what made Kojima’s game compelling.
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God is a Geek
Chris White · Jul 06, 2022
8.0
Witch Strandings is a chilled out experience, taking such a fundamental idea and turning it into something special. The music and atmosphere created exceed anything I expected before stepping in, especially as the visuals aren’t what the focus is here. Bringing life back to a once thriving forest, saving lost souls and giving them hope, and ridding an evil to bring light back to a civilisation can been related to in a big way, especially with how many problems there are within the world right now.
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