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Moonhaze Games · Published by Moonhaze Games
Content notice: This game contains depictions of injury, death, and survival in harsh conditions. Players may encounter descriptions of blood, corpses, and psychological trauma as part of the narrative.
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
In Wildwake, manage body temperature and sanity after a plane crash, facing harsh conditions that test your survival skills. Each decision you make will shape how long you endure in the unforgiving wilderness.
About this game
You wake up in the cold wilderness with no clear memory of how you survived the plane crash. Alone, shivering, bleeding, and breathing through lungs that hurt with every breath. Your decisions, even the smallest ones, will determine whether you survive.
Wildwake is a text-driven survival game about judgment under pressure. There are no obvious shortcuts. Your resources are your body, your mind, what you carry, and what you notice. The story remembers your choices, and their weight accumulates.
The branching narrative affects your survival chances, your character and the story going forward.
Keep a frostbitten finger or cut it off
Eat snow to get water, or push through until you find a better source
Cross a valley filled with deep snow or take the mountain ridge
Crawl into an unfinished snow shelter or risk making a fire through the night
REALISTIC SURVIVAL
There are no obvious crafting shortcuts. Survival depends on judgment, restraint, and real-world logic.
Grounded in research on cold-weather physiology and real survival accounts, Wildwake combines physical deterioration and environmental pressure with deep narrative and systemic realism.
EXPRESSIVE AND HAND-DRAWN ART
Wildwake is illustrated in black and white, using a handmade visual style that combines digital watercolor, charcoal textures and experimental mark-making. Every image is raw, expressive and psychological, made to serve the storytelling rather than decorate it.
FEATURES
Branching narrative with multiple endings and accumulated story conditions
Choices that affect your survival chances, story outcomes and character's state
Survival stats management: body temperature, health and sanity
Stats affect available choices, narrative paths and visual perception
Sound design and SFX built to support the narrative and atmosphere
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i3 (2nd gen) or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
- Additional Notes: Performance may vary depending on system configuration and background processes.
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
First playtest updates
After the first playable builds (yay!), I've made a ton of changes to polish the experience — and there's more on the way, including a revised and expanded branching structure (God, why did I make so many tags and branches... no turning back now!), more additions to sound design and art, and new survival challenges and UI revisions.Already in the build:Revised art pipeline with repainted scenes — now with even more expressive, watercolor-style backgroundsNew pop-up images for portraits, items, and special highlightsA music manager that layers unique, evolving soundscapes — wind, snow underfoot, breathing, struggle, and more — shuffled from a large pool so each playthrough feels slightly different depending on conditionsSwitched from a days-survived system to an hours-based oneInventory system updatesNew events, flags, and conditionsAnimation system, with the first animations in placeUpdated death scenarios and conditionsNext up: integrating the revised, much larger story and branching structure, playtesting, and then the first demo build!The first demo build is getting closer — Wishlist now so you don't miss it when it goes live!Read full article on Community Announcements (moonhazegames)AnnouncementsOfficial
Wildwake has received a complete UI/UX redesign
Based on feedback received since the page launch, a major focus was on improving readability and refining the interface to work in harmony with the artwork rather than compete with it.Another goal was to better integrate the survival systems and stats directly into the narrative flow. The previous approach leaned more toward a classic, cinematic visual novel style, while Wildwake is evolving into a more system-driven adventure with meaningful choices, survival mechanics, and stat-based consequences.You can now see the updated UI in the latest screenshots, along with refreshed character visuals.After: Before:Read full article on Community Announcements (moonhazegames)AnnouncementsOfficial
Wildwake is now available to Wishlist
I’m happy to announce that Wildwake is now available on Steam. After a year of preparation, study, and development, the core of the game is finally ready.My goal was to create a survival game where every decision feels realistic and meaningful.To achieve this, I studied numerous survival books and materials and learned new ways of painting and writing to enhance the experience through atmospheric art and descriptions.I can’t wait for you to experience the story.Wishlist Wildwake to stay updated and not miss the release date.Read full article on Community Announcements (moonhazegames)
