Wanderer
Genres: Puzzle, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Play modes: singleplayer, VRONLY
Release Date: 27-1-2022
Rating: 4.5/5
Developer: Mighty Eyes
Our verdict
7.5/10
- Difficulty: Medium
- Players: 1
- Playtime: 8–10 h
Wanderer is a VR time-travel adventure that mixes escape-room puzzles with hands-on interactions and short action sequences. You play Asher Neumann, who finds a strange wristwatch in his grandfather's lost apartment and uses it to visit moments in history, from inventors' workshops to wartime code-breaking and the space race, to stop civilisation collapsing. It suits solo VR owners who want a longer, story-driven puzzle game.
About 82% of 723 Steam reviews are positive. The written reviews praise the variety, a length well beyond most VR puzzlers, and puzzles that occasionally stump even experienced players. The action parts are light and mainly add tension. Median playtime among positive reviewers is around nine hours.
The serious caveat is bugs. One player could not finish because a fuse puzzle broke and would not accept the right fuses, and others mention bug complaints in general. A remastered version with more combat also exists, which one reviewer tried and skipped. At its full price, wait for a sale and check recent patch notes; VR puzzle fans who can live with occasional glitches will get a long adventure.
Pros
- Hop between historical eras with a time-bending wristwatch
- Longer than most VR puzzle games, around nine hours
- Varied tactile puzzles with light action for tension
Cons
- Reports of a fuse puzzle bug that blocks progress
- Expensive at full price
- Light action sequences may not suit pure puzzle fans
About
A world in ruin. Can you prevent it?
You are Asher Neumann, an unwitting hero thrust into a time-bending journey to change the course of history. The search begins for your grandfather's lost apartment and the mysterious artefacts that are hidden within. With the discovery of an unusual wrist watch, you forge a friendship and unlock the power to traverse time and space. Will you have what it takes to navigate the secrets of the past and prevent the collapse of civilization?
A gripping narrative with unique interactions, Wanderer takes you back through the ages to reshape humanity’s fortune. Experiment alongside frenzied inventors, play to an endless crowd of hippies, defend ancient civilizations from invasion, decode covert messages in the midst of war and uncover the secrets of the space race.
Built from the ground up for VR, Wanderer has a unique blend of escape room style puzzles, tactile hands on interactions and action arcade sequences to bring you the ultimate time travel adventure.
Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before you?
