The Wanderer

The Wanderer

Seiruzan · 2021 · Story Rich, Exploration, Atmospheric, Multiple Endings, Sci-fi

PC
Positive88% · 25
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About The Wanderer

Life is on the brink of extinction, what horrible circumstances have led to this?

You're a little robot, programmed to wander alone. What purpose do you serve? Why has the world come to this point? The Wanderer is an exploration focused game full of discoveries; the consequences of greed, and taking fate into your own hands.

To whoever chooses to play The Wanderer: Thank you! This game is built to be played at your own pace, take your time and look around. I truly hope you enjoy the little experience I've put together!

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

The Wanderer receives mixed feedback on its core experience. Supporters praise it as a fun, story-driven adventure with plenty of exploration and content that deserves more attention, while critics find the 2D visuals dated and outdated, dismiss it as mediocre with uninspired puzzle design, and object to its monetization model through DLC donations despite being free-to-play.

Not recommended Nov 10, 2024
"The Wanderer" is a somewhat mediocre 2D adventure game punctuated by a series of mini-puzzles and some rather uncertain narrative. It's ok, I guess, it works, at least. The game features really lacklustre 2D visuals (does the developer not know 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s?). Gamers don't spend thousands of dollars on gaming rigs to pretend they're mobile phones or Commodore 64s. This is only free in a rudimentary sense... the developer has their hand out for a "donation" for this as you're expected to buy some extra DLC from Steam... digital panhandling. Like the homeless guys who splash dirty water on your windscreen at the traffic lights. No thanks. Even though this is "free", it failed to appeal to the 120 million+ gamers on Steam. SteamDB showed the game peaked at only 5 concurrent players... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it away. Bearing in mind that free games don't add +1 to your game collector count, should you bother adding this to your library and downloading it? This is a "maybe" experience... if you have a lot of free time on your hands and nothing else to do, why not? But for the purposes of a…
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Recommended Aug 2, 2024
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Recommended Sep 2, 2025
Decent.
Recommended Aug 17, 2025
Cinema.
Recommended Apr 20, 2024
I played this game on itch.io all the way through and it is just so fun with a lot to explore and do even after beating the game.
Recommended May 4, 2023
A but grindy for 100%, but criminally under the radar. Great game for those who want a good story, or just want to spend a few hours having a great time.

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