Wildwood
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
You wake up in a mysterious world full of magic and monsters, with no recollection of how you got there! Get a job at the local tavern as you learn the mysteries of this world and meet its inhabitants. Use your free time between shifts to explore the world and spend quality time with your friends, opening up potential avenues for mystery, adventure, and maybe even romance if you choose your words wisely! Will you adjust to life in the new world? Or work tirelessly to find a way home?
You're here for a reason, but what is that reason, exactly? It's up to you to find out!
Wildwood is an 18+ story-driven visual novel with an emphasis on fantasy, romance, adventure, and comedy. In Wildwood, your bonds are your strongest asset, and it's important to make the right choices and build lasting bonds with the people you meet. Some bonds may even be able to develop into full-fledged relationships!
Create bonds with over TEN major characters! Romance up to EIGHT unique women, all with their own original routes and storylines! Choose to stay with one partner, or build your dream isekai fantasy harem!
I am an independent Canadian game developer and designer. After spending two years working in the AAA game industry, I was caught in the wave of layoffs and decided to try something new. Being a long-time enjoyer of AVNs, I decided to funnel that passion into a project of my own inspired by the games I love. Such inspirations include: Eternum, Cosy Cafe, Companion of Darkness, Harem in Another World, and many others!
I am the ONLY dev working on this project and I truly adore working on it. I would love to have the opportunity to continue to do so. Supporting me on Patreon allows me to continue working on Wildwood full-time, while giving you access to exclusive channels on the Wildwood discord server, early access to the newest Wildwood updates, among other special goodies!
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Development log
- Happy Holidays! - Wildwood Wednesday (12/24/25)2 hours ago
- BLUE-SCREEN'd! - Wildwood Wednesday (12/17/25)6 days ago
- Lightning Strikes TWICE! - Wildwood Wednesday (12/10/25)13 days ago
- Ups and Downs - Wildwood Wednesday (12/3/25)20 days ago
- The Ball is ROLLING! - Wildwood Wednesday (11/26/25)27 days ago
- NIGHTMARE Workweek! - Wildwood Wednesday (11/19/25)34 days ago
- Shedding Some Light! - Wildwood Wednesday (11/12/25)41 days ago
- Halloween Cooldown - Wildwood Wednesday (11/5/25)48 days ago
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just started but it says "This prologue update is a sign that it [Chapter 1] will be out soon" so I look at the devlogs and the release was 160 days ago... "soon" looks like in the latest devlog the progress bars for chapter 1 part 1 are about half full, just hope that means it's one of those games that are well polished before releases (and not one where the dev keeps adding and changing things forever and eventually just gives up) but maybe refrain from promising "soon" in the future
Hey, thanks for the feedback!
I definitely understand the concern, but I'm here to emphasize that I'm here for the long haul! Chapter one has been fully planned out since the beginning of the summer, there's been no additions or changes since then. I know exactly what the update will include and am working hard towards completing it!
I agree that in hindsight I shouldn't have said "soon" but the state of development was very different at the time I wrote that and I truly thought the update would be out soon. At the time I was working fulltime on Wildwood while I was in-between jobs and progress was going incredibly well. Unfortunately that progress slowed down immensely once I got a new fulltime job at the end of the summer. (As much as I would love it, my personal projects are nowhere close to paying my bills.)
I was finding it very difficult to balance time working on this and time working on my fulltime job. There was a period where I was testing different time management strategies to see what was most effective. It took a while, but I think I've finally found a workflow that allows me to make acceptable progress while still balancing my fulltime job and overall life responsiilities.
Additionally, development has taken a while because I'm trying to future-proof my game as much as possible. That includes code optimizing and building systems that I can re-use over the course of the entire game's development. Additionally, this update will be including an improved UI system that will be tracking all the game statistics such as your bond level with the characters along as hosting a gallery and other bonuses. This UI is being built to be used and updated throughout the entire game's release cycle so once it's complete for this update, it will require very little, if any, maintenance going forward.
Finally, I also tend to be a bit of a perfectionist, which has had the effect of lengthening development time. I get really obsessed with small details in renders that bother me and I sometimes end up re-doing a render multiple times until it's perfect. While I do think it's good to have an eye for quality, I also do realize it can be a problem and am working hard towards managing my obsessions over little imperfections.
My current goal is for an early 2026 release, with Chapter 1: Part 2 releasing shortly after, as it is already fully planned out, just needs to be written and rendered.
I don't mean for any of this to sound like excuses, this is simply an update on the current state of development. Hopefully my answer is able to address your concerns. I truly love working on this game and have no plans to give up on it!
if you want to say something and can't absolutely guarantee it just add "hopefully"; in this case if you'd said "this release hopefully means chapter 1 will release soon" this way it comes across as less of a promise and more as just expressing a personal goal, and if it doesn't happen then it's less disappointing to your fans.
having played the prologue now I'm very curious where this goes, btw in my previous comment I was just poking a little fun, I wasn't really meaning anything
No problem, I definitely appreciate that! I will for sure consider some better wording for the next release!
Hey Dev your game looks good so I thought.... 'Why not give it try'...... And I found something that needs your attention..... Your intro at the first is way too long, Keep it short, just use necessary topic.... Everyone played this type of avn so they know the basics . And you did a great job of not adding any text box, I'm really greatful for it. But this black thingy keep popping up whenever there a dialogue, Like
As you can see there's a black spot and the shortcut bar.... Can you remove it completely or just add something to make it transparent. And another thing is that just use different font or use italic instead of colour change to determine the mc is whether thinking or talking, or you can use double quote like... "I'm thinking" or you can even use brackets too like... (I'm thinking) believe me it'll be really convenient.
This are the things I found while playing this... I'll keep you updated if I found something odd again.
Thank you for this and good luck.👍🏼
Hey! Thanks for the feedback and kind words, I really appreciate it!
The 'black spot' is actually the text box. I wanted to make one that was unintrusive and prevented the bottom screen options from disappearing into the background. I've gotten lots of feedback on it and I'm planning to add an option to make it transparent for the next update (which should be hopefully soon)!
As for the feedback on the intro, could you give me more clarification on what you mean? Do you mean the part at the beginning where the screen is black and a faceless voice speaks out to you? I ask because I'd like to specifically know what you think needs adjustments.
I'd also like to hear more about what you think about the MC's thoughts being represented with a blue color. Why do you think it should be changed to something else? I don't disagree with you, I'd just like to hear more of your thoughts and reasonings on the matter.
Thanks for playing my game!
As someone whose family contains multiple English majors...
"Casted off" physically hurt... The term is "Outcast(s)" and they are "Cast off" from society... Please fix this. I'll try to let you know of other English issues.
Haha thanks for letting me know! I proofread my scripts constantly and try to make them as grammatically correct as possible, but a few errors are bound to slip through the cracks. I'll definitely be sure to fix that for the next release!
Thank you! Sometimes grammar errors can be overlooked and still fit with the scenario, but with such a serious and intellectual character in a serious and intellectual conversation, it wasn't just the grammar that bugged me - it broke character! So, you can let grammar slip sometimes with less serious and intellectual characters, but thank you for fixing that one!
Haha I totally agree, but that grammar slip-up was definitely not intentional, so thank you again for pointing it out!
I thought it was good sandbox or not, I dont think sandbox style are bad at all in fact it gives direction on what to do. There's no confusion in that
Thank you for the feedback! I have officially made the decision to make the game into a linear experience, but there will be many branching choices and short sandbox-like segments, I hope you'll be looking forward to it!
Very solid writing! I enjoyed reading this a lot! Also, it's very refreshing to have an adult VN like this where the protagonist isn't the only man in a 1000 mile radius. The Persona/Metaphor style bond system was also a real nice touch; I'm looking forward to seeing how y'all develop that going forward. As for the requested feedback:
-I'm of the mind where I enjoy reading and experiencing the story and hscenes of these types of games more than playing a mini game in them. That being said, having a splash/transition render of the protag at work or interacting with customers would be nice, I think.
-As for horny stuff: let some of the ladies have some bush! It always bugs me whenever I play a fantasy style game and every lady or guy is as smoothe as a Barbie. I also personally find it hot, but I digress.
I think yall have something good here!
Hey, thank you so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it!
This is excellent timing, as I just posted a blog post discussing the future of minigames in Wildwood, the gist is, there will be no minigames anymore, further details are in the blog post!
I agree that a render of the protagonist working is an effective transition, I was actually already planning on including these in the Chapter 1 release! Thanks for the feedback.
As for the horny stuff, I totally agree with you, I think that you will be very pleasantly surprised with the h-scenes in Chapter 1 ;-)
Hell yeah, brother! Read the blog post and I'm digging what you're putting down! Looking forward to the chapter 1 release even more now! Thanks for doing what ya do!
Honestly i don't like sandbox stuff in vns because it makes it hard to continue playing after a long wait for updates if it's confusing and also it takes longer for updates so to me a straight up story with just different choices is the best vn. That said I will try this vn once it gets more updates. Let's hope the miniganes and sandbox stuff doesn't stops the stories fun.
Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it.
I've received lots of feedback on the game that shows concern for the sandbox and minigames and it has made me realize that they don't really have a place in Wildwood anymore. This will be explored in more detail in a blog post I have planned for later this week!
Well, I don't do this very often, but I guess I have to say something to this gem that is new and ready to shine and is asking for a response from me in a certain way.
Now the story is good and looks like it has potential. I've played a lot of isekai games and I honestly love the genre and judging by the intro, this one seriously looks like it has potential.
I liked the character design, although it resembles characters in some other games, this is natural since flat human models are made and potentially the same applications are used.
The world design seems like it could be improved a bit, What I mean is that when we go out the basement the ground has some black parts and if that is fixed it will be better also the grass is really flat, but it's not really a big deal.
Since there is no scene in it yet, I cannot say anything about its animation or in-scene conversations, but when I look at the game in general, it seems like it will be good.
Normal conversations seem good and thought out, and the jokes and sound effects thrown in take it to the next level.
At the minigame point, the length and purpose of this minigame are important to me because frankly, it can be a 5-10 minute an average difficulty minigame, but a simple minigame that takes up this time too much and especially repeats itself will be quite boring, of course, the difficulty of the game will be proportional to the money and the love or recpect if it is added, it will add some flavor to the game.
Overall, the game looks good, I will wait for the sequel.
Now it's question time
1-)How much we need the wait for the updates?
2-) How long will the chapters be?
3-)There will be sound in the scenes?
4-) Will there be homosexual content in the game because it really doesn't interest me and having such things as a forced thing would be really bad, at least from my perspective?
5-) How will the bond system work because I haven't seen this much before and it looks quite interesting?
Well, that's enough from me, I hope I didn't bore you and there is no problem with my writing because my native language is not English and I sometimes have problems. So, good luck and take care of yourself.
Thank you very much for the feedback, it was definitely not boring! I greatly appreciate what you have to say. To answer your questions:
1-) I'm not sure what the exact wait time will be, I am currently only working on this by myself, which makes speedy development difficult. The current goal is to release around 2 major updates a year that push the story and characters forward. Currently, I'm estimating that the next update will take at least around 5-6 months. Though that time may be sped up if I'm able to get more team members, or start making enough money that I can quit my full-time job to focus on this.
2-)I'm hoping for each chapter to be around 3-4 hours long. Each chapter will focus on a specific arc and push the plot forward, the next focus being the Dumont Mansion as mentioned at the end of the Prologue. Each chapter will introduce new characters until the cast is complete. Additionally, I'd like each chapter to contain at least 3 compelling adult scenes with the characters that are the focus of the arc. This is the plan for chapter 1 and I hope to follow that pattern for future chapters.
3-) There will definitely be ambient sounds in the scenes, such as furniture creaking. The only thing that I have not fully nailed down yet is whether the scenes will include human sounds, such as moaning or breathing. If I included these types of sounds, I would want them to be perfect, which may require voice actors, which I currently do not have the budget for.
4-) There will be no homosexual content in the game, it doesn't really interest me either. The male side characters in Wildwood are simply friends and acquaintances of the main character, and will help him along his journey.
5-) The bond system is intended to be a simple way to understand how deep your friendship with a character is. In chapter 1 you will see that the datable characters also have a relationship level that increases through acts of intimacy. This way the players have a simple understanding of how they stand with each character. Rank 1 is free for each character, but the ranks past that will require the player to make the correct choices. At certain points in the game, you will be prevented from viewing scenes if your rank with a specific character is not high enough.
I hope those answer your questions! Thank you again for the feedback!
What future tags are you planning DEV? Harem? ntr/sharing? pregnancy? futa/trans? femdom?
Good question, there aren't any plans for the far future yet, but the current plan is to stick to mostly a vanilla, becoming a harem down the road. There will also be some light femdom options for players who are interested in that. Looking further ahead than that there is potential for options such as pregnancy if players show interest in that.
I'm pretty open to a lot of possibilities, it really depends on what the players want. One thing I can guarantee, however, is that there will NOT be any NTR WHATSOEVER. The idea simply doesn't interest me.
how aboub lesbian/girl on girl im not a fan of it at all so always like to find out if it can be avoided including during threesomes and between girls in the harem
There will definitely be lesbian/threesome scenes down the road, but it will probably be a while until the characters reach that point.
Regardless, they will be completely avoidable if you don't want to do them, and they will most likely not affect each woman's individual routes, if you only wish to pursue one.
to avoid them will the threesome need to be avoided or will there be a choice to have the threesome without them fooling around with each other
Hmm I see... That will probably depend on the context of the scene. Some of them, maybe, others, maybe not. Regardless, those scenes are pretty far from where the story is currently, so I don't have a lot of plans for them just yet. I will definitely keep your request in mind, though.