FOUND: Wanderstop - What They Never Told You

Developer of cozy tea shop adventure Wanderstop is shutting down: 'It's a particularly tough time for raising game funds'

The studio, Ivy Road, wasn't able to secure funding for its next game, Engine Angel.

PC Gamer · Mar 28

The best video games of 2025: from Wanderstop to Clair Obscur

Bananas, space whales and epic tales of revenge — there’s a whole lot to love here

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2025

Science Says There’s More To Cozy Games Than A Comfy Escape

Cozy games are huge today, ostensibly offering an escape from stress, but exactly what makes a game restful may not be as obvious as it seems.

Inverse · Dec 12, 2025

Wanderstop review: a surprisingly intricate, de-stressing tea-making indie game

Self-reflection over a cuppa.

Creative Bloq · Mar 10, 2025

Wanderstop review: "Exalting the transformative power of tea"

Wanderstop review: "Exalting the transformative power of tea"

GamesRadar · Mar 10, 2025

Legendary indie dev returns with a farming sim that couldn't be more different from the game that made them famous, all about an ex-warrior who hates the cozy life

Wanderstop is a tea-brewing sim about trying to recover from burnout

GamesRadar · Feb 27, 2025

"The environment is like a character in the game": how Wanderstop's world design blends Art Nouveau and Impressionism

The art inspiration behind the The Stanley Parable dev's new game.

Creative Bloq · Feb 21, 2025

Wanderstop is a cozy management sim about a burned-out warrior who'd much rather be fighting than running a tea shop

Big in 2025 | The creator of The Stanley Parable offers up his take on the cozy game genre

GamesRadar · Jan 15, 2025

Wanderstop: challenging the cosy escapist fantasies of burnt-out workers

Running a tea shop in the woods doesn’t help arena fighter Alta to escape her trauma. Designers Davey Wreden and Karla Zimonja explain how this cosy dream-fulfilment fantasy turned into something much more meta

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2024

Cozy Games Are Finally Getting the Dark Twist They Desperately Need

Two games, Wanderstop and Grave Seasons, shown at this year's Summer Game Fest prove that the cozy game genre still has some life left in it. Wanderstop, from the creator of the Stanley Parable, seems to tackle real-life problems.

Inverse · Jun 10, 2024