How ‘Wanderstop’ Devs Ivy Road Create Friction in ‘a Mundanity Simulator’

How ‘Wanderstop’ Devs Ivy Road Create Friction in ‘a Mundanity Simulator’

After releasing The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide, Ivy Road co-founder Davey Wreden was, in his words, “extraordinarily burnt out.” Although this wasn’t the sole impetus behind the creation of Wanderstop, a cozy tea-making game about intentional rest and recovery, Wreden says it was certainly a factor in the game’s initial development. “There are so many games and pieces of media that are important to me because they feel like a real …