The Wandering Village is a wonderful city-builder where you're building on the back of a massive creature. Currently in Early Access, Stray Fawn Studio just released a big watery upgrade. With Native Linux support and a Steam Deck Verified status, it's an easy choice to recommend from my own time spent enjoying the idea.
With the Ocean Update out now it's added a whole new biome to wander through, building upgrades, new decorations, a hostility modifier system, new buildings, new events, new locations and much more. Check out the new trailer below:
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They have a lot more planned to add into the game including new biomes, improved villager AI and an improved happiness system, flying merchants to trade with, birds you can tame, more buildings, more events, more locations and the list goes on. Lots of good systems in place they can keep expanding on so I'm keen to see how much more they add in but it's already a really fantastic combination.
Want to win a key? The developer kindly gave two to give away. To enter just leave a comment to say why you wish to win a copy of this game. Giveaway closes 9PM BST, Monday - July 24th.
If you wish to grab it now it's also 25% off on Steam until July 27th.
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I've had this game on my wish list for a while so I'd love to get a key
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I wish to win the game, because I played the demo and got hooked on the visuals and had it on my wishlist since then, but I hadn't pulled the trigger yet. But if I can get it for free, I will definitely start to play that game :D
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iwantlinuxgames Jul 20, 2023
I wish to win a key because i'm a game hoarder with 2.8TB of steam games alone, and i need it to help me fill my 16TB nvme ssd raid 0 array.
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The game looks beautiful! It is SteamDeck verified (which is something I always check nowadays before buying any game). I love this genre of games, they keep me glued for hours 😅
Last but not least the reviews seem to be quite good!
Last but not least the reviews seem to be quite good!
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bryanquigley Jul 20, 2023
I'd love to win a key. Been following for a while, but never really got into early access games. If there is a way to benchmark it, I'll happily work to add support to Phoronix Test Suite.
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RavenWings Jul 20, 2023
I wish to win because I´m so devilishly handsome I always loved ressource management and city building. I spent countless hours with the Settlers and Anno series. The Wandering Village seems to be right up my alley and I really love the twist with the giant creature. It also seems to be a great fit for my Steam Deck 
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Last edited by RavenWings on 20 July 2023 at 8:50 pm UTC
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I'd like to win a key to have one to gift. I already own and love Wandering Village.
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I've been a long time follower of your blog, but I just registered to post this comment today. I'm really excited about the new ocean update for The Wandering Village and I hope I'm lucky enough to win a key.
I've been following the game's development for quite a while now, and I'm keen on some genres that The Wandering Village seems to mix: survival, strategy, base building 4X... And, well, there's the novelty of the game premise itself, which uniquely calls to me.
You see, I have two cats, a dog, and a bunny. And they're all very curious about the world outside. They love to explore, and they're always getting into trouble. The older cat is an escape artist and gets outside even when it's forbidden. The younger cat keeps appearing in the most unlikely places (on the top of a closet, yesterday). The dog doesn't remember that he's friends with two cats at home, and when he's outside, he's only interested in chasing them. And the rabbit... well, the rabbit has his sex drive overclocked or something. He even tried to "seduce" my dog.
So I think they'd really enjoy living in a village that's constantly on the move. Who knows, maybe they'll end up making friends with the beast below.
I've been following the game's development for quite a while now, and I'm keen on some genres that The Wandering Village seems to mix: survival, strategy, base building 4X... And, well, there's the novelty of the game premise itself, which uniquely calls to me.
You see, I have two cats, a dog, and a bunny. And they're all very curious about the world outside. They love to explore, and they're always getting into trouble. The older cat is an escape artist and gets outside even when it's forbidden. The younger cat keeps appearing in the most unlikely places (on the top of a closet, yesterday). The dog doesn't remember that he's friends with two cats at home, and when he's outside, he's only interested in chasing them. And the rabbit... well, the rabbit has his sex drive overclocked or something. He even tried to "seduce" my dog.
So I think they'd really enjoy living in a village that's constantly on the move. Who knows, maybe they'll end up making friends with the beast below.
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linuxjacques Jul 20, 2023
I thought I had already wishlisted this. Rectified.
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I wish to win a copy of this game so i can play it alongside my little brother for the summer.
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Pattedetable Jul 20, 2023
I'd like to win a key since it's been on my radar for a while and I very much like the idea of it!
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I don't wish to win one because I already bought it. I like it, at a sort of instinctive level (the big guy's so cute!), but before I dip into it again I think I'll wait for that improved villager AI. Gets frustrating when they just flat out refuse to build the thing I've made a massive priority because it seriously needs to get built.
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Sure, I'm game.
This has been on my wishlist for a while now, and seems like something I'd really enjoy.
This has been on my wishlist for a while now, and seems like something I'd really enjoy.
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Hi!
I wish to win because my son loves these types of games and will get a good kick out of it.
Thank you!
I wish to win because my son loves these types of games and will get a good kick out of it.
Thank you!
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What a great idea to live on a giant creature!
When the earth changed, you need to survive and rebuild life. And that creature would be your only choice. Imagine you are part of it.
I watched movies about rebuilding life and dystopian future, like The Divergent Series and Mortal Engines.
So I wonder how the human life would be in the future.
Like our life today, with electronics and fast vehicles, we just happen to be here.
Maybe "back to nature"?
Or maybe giant creatures will emerge once again. And some of them would be used for mass transportation. Who knows
Last edited by yahya on 21 July 2023 at 12:38 am UTC
When the earth changed, you need to survive and rebuild life. And that creature would be your only choice. Imagine you are part of it.
I watched movies about rebuilding life and dystopian future, like The Divergent Series and Mortal Engines.
So I wonder how the human life would be in the future.
Like our life today, with electronics and fast vehicles, we just happen to be here.
Maybe "back to nature"?
Or maybe giant creatures will emerge once again. And some of them would be used for mass transportation. Who knows
Last edited by yahya on 21 July 2023 at 12:38 am UTC
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Looks like fun! And always nice to see all the lurkers sign up for accounts when there is a giveaway - that's what got me to finally do it, way back when!
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I’ve had this game on my wishlist for a while. Seems right up my alley and like a ton of fun!
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Ari El Uno Jul 21, 2023
I want this game because it is unique, it is like farm sim and city building combined with survival, adding RPG/RTS element like research new technologies.
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