Reviews from

in the past


Una aventura muy bonita, divertida y llena de personajes carismáticos. Me encanta que las mecánicas principales sean sobre cantar y bailar.

About 5 times longer than it really needs to be, you dont realize that theyre talking about the "meandering" type of "Wander" here until about 5 hours in.

A truly excellent game that has become one of my favorite of all time. No matter how down in the dumps you might be, Wandersong will lift your spirits and fill you with hope and happiness and a warm fuzzy feeling that just won't quit. Do yourself a favor and stop reading reviews so you can start playing this game!

one time i had a glitch in late game where i couldnt make a jump and i posted to a fan forum about it being a glitch, they said to " do the jump better"
i changed the resolution and it fixed the issue
anyway i really like this game
it had a homestuck reference in it and i find that humorous


god i love sing from illuminations

a happy game that really earns it

This game really is incredible, and I'd love to dump all of the love in the world on it because it really deserves it, but I just cannot rate it any higher than this because of how poorly the game runs. I have no idea why it is it runs so poorly. My machine is more than strong enough to run this game 5 times over but the game caps out at around an unstable 44fps with pretty constant frame drops with no option to limit fps. Additionally, I noticed very early on in the game that the physics were messed up as well because I was having an incredible amount of trouble making a very simple jump. I searched it up online to see if other people were having similar issues as me and I found logs and steam community posts dating back to 2018 describing the same problems as I was having. How was this never fixed? I very much so wish I could just not mention it but it is something that affected nearly every moment of gameplay in my 12 hour playthrough. It seems like this is a somewhat uncommon problem and the game seems to run fine on most people's machines, so hopefully if you're thinking about picking this up you most likely won't have any issues, but I can't lie and say that it didn't negatively impact my experience with the game. Apart from that, I like that they put Mr. Oshiro in here and I think it's really neat that all the achievements are based around things the hero does. Plus the music is really great

wonderful and charming game. feels like a sibling game to chicory, where i also gave sincere effort making something like how i did in chicory. in any case, lovely cast and visuals. i'd def give this one a go.

how is a silly little game about a silly little man singing so good

I love the story and the gameplay is really fun. I love how each chapter is unique and has it's own thing going on

wandersong is such a good game it gave me a first name

I can tell there's a lot of nooks and crannies to explore but you just move too slow and I got bored lol

Adorable, heartwarming, made my cry, love it.

do you wanna feel what life without depression and and anxiety feels like? play this

Almost made me crode

Miriam’s a girlkisser

This is like a 12 hour game, I played it over the course of a year in small chunks because I never wanted it to end, the most heart I've ever seen in a video game, it brings such joy and warmth while also going so damn hard later on.

There's a scene towards the end I was stuck on for months, every time I turned on my switch I ended up shutting it off again without progressing the story, the moment was so beautiful I couldn't bring myself to let it end.

just play it man what do you want from me

I don't normally play games like this but Wandersong is a sweet game that touches some heavy topics.

The way they go about these topics is considerate and I think is relatable in different ways. The ending to the game also felt satisfying.

Really the only bad thing I experienced when playing was a LOT of bugs, it was honestly annoying I'll admit. Regardless, I liked going around talking to npcs and singing my silly songs as the Bard. Their relationship with Miriam was also very sweet.This was a great game to end 2022 with.

What a fun game! One of the greatest strengths is how each level changes up what can be done for platforming and it's constantly engaging. The dialogue is also quite funny and sincere for when it needs to be. I think my biggest issues overall are with pacing. One act goes on for a bit too long and even the final "victory lap" felt a bit much. Otherwise, it was a solid game that's definitely worth looking into!

made me cry on both playthroughs. lol

(my steam review from a year ago)
Amazing game with an incredible soundtrack and a whole lot of heart. I loved the story and its message and I love the characters. I think everyone should play this game at least once.

Complete playthrough; also 100% of achievements unlocked on Xbox One and Steam for good measure. A charming and uplifting puzzle adventure, based around the theme of singing/music in place of combat and to solve puzzles. This works impressively well, but the game really excels in the character development and emotion that it achieves from such simple building-blocks. A perfect way to see out a year that's certainly had its fair share of ups and downs in reality!

I really want to love this game. I don;'t know if it's because I'm playing it on Linux and using a dualshock controller but no matter if I'm doing mouse or doing controller, the controls for it just feel so wrong and hard to deal with. I'm fighting with the basic controls to get through a game with a massive amount of tilt sensitive movements and platforming. It's a shame because I love the colors, the theming, the singsongy dancy pacifist story. I guess I can just watch someone else play it, but it's very frustrating for me.


just finished my second playthrough. definitely one of my top 10 games. the main thing people say about it is that it has an excellent story, which it does, but it's also very fun to play. the song minigames bring me a lot of joy, the music is great, and the art style is very distinct(in a good way). the story is so optimistic and so full of love. the ending made me cry both times i played and will probably do it again.

Wandersong... Wandersong... Truly you are a treasure.


TL;DR PLAY WANDERSONG ITS GOOD
(I have more hours on switch than I do on here-- YEAH I BOUGHT IT LIKE 3 TIMES)

I remember seeing the kickstarter for this eons ago. I wasn't quite sure what to make of it at the time and it passed like many of the other boosted games that came tumbling down my timeline.

Later on, some friends of mine suggested I play it back when it first came out.
Sadly, I got given some of the worst out of context info to do so . It was only a song linked to me but, it deterred me since I didn't really know the context. I was a stickler for spoilers and misinterpreted the song Entirely.
I ended up not playing until around January or so.

God I was a fool for not playing earlier.

This game is FANTASTIC in so many ways.
It's simple yet effective. The colors are delicious, the storytelling is charming, the mechanics are relatively straight-forward and easy to understand once you grasp what it wants you to do.
Best of all? This game made me feel. It made me learn-- both about myself and the world I participate in.

I was hitting a pretty dark place mentally when Wandersong came into my life. It hit a lot of sore spots then kissed the wounds to bandage them up. It said to me... "you're not as big and important as those other guys.. but that's ok. We all make a difference in our own way."

It saved my mental state and helped me meet the love of my life. I've never been happier since getting into this game. Nothing has done that for me in such a long long time... Thank you Wandersong.

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When chapter 4 kicked in-- The ending to 3 sending it off... that part in particular I think is where this game truly hooked me. The twist that seemed so obvious after it came through shot me across the room and seeing a character actually get UPSET adnd WOUNDED by it.
Losing themselves briefly... and the core thing that they try to represent with themselves? That's wonderful story-telling right there. Showing that a character has weakness and illustrating it through their own hometown was so moving... and getting to see the opposite side of that coin come to fruition in later chapters with Miriam--your friendly witch companion-- and her own rooted troubles with self identity and placement in the world as well.

This game is just... It's phenomenal. It comes off as a cheesy platformer-- and it is!! It certainly is! Cheese is a-plenty! But.. it's a good cheese. You can really read,, hear, and feel the heart put into this game and the commentary really sells it afterwards. Reading about Greg's own struggles in making the game from the ground up really made me experience Wandersong in an even brighter light than I already did-- that's amazing!

Please. Please Wandersong. Tell your friends, too!

such a great game. loved the art & scenery n it was so fun to walk n sing n jump n dance around n the characters had sm energy it was so fun to interact with everyone in every town. though lil bard was very relatable as well, might've cried a little. really a game i will never forget, its so beautifully written n its such an experience i would recommend it to everyone.