
ALT Freeplay Awards 2024: Narrative Wayward Strand (ghost pattern) Unpacking (Witch Beam Games) Trail of the Wretched (Xavier Bell, Jason Reagen & Khoa Ho) Queer Man Peeing Into A Rock Pool.jpg (Fuzzy Ghost) Final Profit: A Shop RPG (Brent Arnold) Amarantus (ub4q) The decor image is a space bunny typing up something on a typewriter, with balled-up paper and sheets of blank paper around it. Another corner has a set of post-it notes with scribblings and drawings tied up in red yarn. Another corner has a brown journal as well as a blue inkwell with a rainbow quill inside.

ALT Freeplay Awards 2024: Wayward Strand by ghost pattern Design, Visual Art, Audio, Narrative The game image is a scene set in a bedroom full to the brim with plants. A person sitting upright in their bed turns to look at another person standing and talking besides them. This standing person says "Oh!".

ALT Screenshot of a user review on steam, reads: I had such a great time with Wayward Strand. It's a calm, tender, nuanced game. There is no drama or mystery here, just stories from people's lives slowly coming to an end. I really have to compliment the developers about creating such a sophisticated dialog and NPC schedule system, it was hard to keep track of all the beautiful people running around the facility. I constantly felt like I was missing so much, there was not nearly enough time to spend with everybody! There is definitely a replayability element to Wayward Strand. I rarely write reviews, but the game really deserves more positive reviews on Steam. As I've already said, it's a brilliant and intricate work. Thank you creating something so beautiful, so full of love and empathy towards of people. It's a real gem. End quote






















