ALT Freeplay Awards 2024: Narrative Wayward Strand (ghost pattern) Unpacking (Witch Beam Games) Trail of the Wretched (Xavier Bell, Jason Reagen & Khoa Ho) Queer Man Peeing Into A Rock Pool.jpg (Fuzzy Ghost) Final Profit: A Shop RPG (Brent Arnold) Amarantus (ub4q) The decor image is a space bunny typing up something on a typewriter, with balled-up paper and sheets of blank paper around it. Another corner has a set of post-it notes with scribblings and drawings tied up in red yarn. Another corner has a brown journal as well as a blue inkwell with a rainbow quill inside.

ALT Freeplay Awards 2024: Wayward Strand by ghost pattern Design, Visual Art, Audio, Narrative The game image is a scene set in a bedroom full to the brim with plants. A person sitting upright in their bed turns to look at another person standing and talking besides them. This standing person says "Oh!".

ALT FREEPLAY AWARDS: DESIGN Dap (Melting Parrot) Wayward Strand (ghost pattern) Unpacking (Witch Beam Games) Spin Rhythm XD (Super Spin Digital) Heavenly Bodies (2pt Interactive) KILLBUG (Samurai Punk) The design is of two space bunnies working on flowcharts and soldering computer boards.

ALT Screenshot of a user review on steam, reads: I had such a great time with Wayward Strand. It's a calm, tender, nuanced game. There is no drama or mystery here, just stories from people's lives slowly coming to an end. I really have to compliment the developers about creating such a sophisticated dialog and NPC schedule system, it was hard to keep track of all the beautiful people running around the facility. I constantly felt like I was missing so much, there was not nearly enough time to spend with everybody! There is definitely a replayability element to Wayward Strand. I rarely write reviews, but the game really deserves more positive reviews on Steam. As I've already said, it's a brilliant and intricate work. Thank you creating something so beautiful, so full of love and empathy towards of people. It's a real gem. End quote