Wanderstop Looks Set to Subvert the Cosy Game, Brews Up a PS5 Launch in March 2025 | Push Square

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Wanderstop has just received a PS5 release date of 11th March, 2025, thanks to this new trailer.

The game comes from Ivy Road, a studio headed up by Davey Wreden — best known for The Stanley Parable and PC title The Beginner's Guide. Wreden talks over this new trailer for the game, which is by-and-large a cosy sim-style game about making tea.

However, as he explains, producing a cosy game as a tonic after toiling away at his previous work didn't quite go as expected, the result being a story weaving in themes relating to his real life feelings and experiences.

In other words, yes, this is a cute game about farming resources and serving up tea in your shop, but it's also about a character who'd rather not be doing that at all. It seems to be subverting the idea of a cosy game by introducing what sounds like a fairly hard-hitting, personal narrative between all the tranquil tasks.

The game itself looks decent, but we're definitely now more interested in the story it'll be telling when it arrives in a few months.

Are you excited for Wanderstop on PS5? Let it steep in the comments section below.

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

I admit…I have interest in this.

This looks interesting and creative, I will be sure to keep an eye out for it thanks.

Wow. As somebody in a similar situation this video just caught me of guard and brought tears to my eyes.

I hope the dev reads this.