Wanda is a minimalist story-rich puzzle about two robotic lifeforms finding happiness, companionship and hope in a lonely post-apocalyptic world.
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Release Date: 3 Jun, 2016

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24 June

Amazing Guides for Wanda!



Hi folks!

There are now awesome guides submitted from awesome players! In case you want to get 100% completion from Wanda and want to know the hidden language, there are now guides for it!

Check here!

Wanda Text Translation

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100% completion Guide with texts transalted

Don't forget to say thanks to the creator of those awesome guides!

-Kodots Games

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17 June

A small patch released



We released a small patch to fix the bug where players accidentally trapped themselves in final save point.

As always, have fun playing the game!

-Kodots Games

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Reviews

“Clever puzzle game rich in storytelling. Interesting game world with beautifully done music. Downside is that it’s a very short game. A must buy though for the emotionally driven experience.”
9.5/10 – Video Game Break

“While the linear experience harms replayability, Wanda is overall one of the most beautiful, poetic, compelling, and masterful examples of the narrative potential of video games.”
8/10 – TechRaptor

“Wanda: A Beautiful Apocalypse is a charming game that players who love story-rich RPGs will enjoy to no end. With pretty graphics, a great soundtrack and fun puzzles, the only complaint is that there needs to be more gameplay and story to lengthen this fairly short game. Regardless of that, we would definitely recommend playing this title- just make sure you have some tissues ready!”
9.4/10 – 3rd-Strike

About This Game


Wanda is a short and simple story about two lonely robots in a desolate, ruined world. Unlike many other ‘end-of-the-world’ games, Wanda is not about a tale of desperate survival but about finding companionship, love and hope in a wasteland.



Wanda is a story-focused game but completely free of comprehensible dialogue. The entire story is told through the subtle interactions between the two robots and the environment itself in a “show, don't tell" style.



Join this little adventure, solve mini-puzzles and witness the story unfold. Experience a whole new perspective of a post apocalyptic world through art-style reminiscent of a children’s book and delightful soundtracks.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/10
    • Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz equivalent or faster processor
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectSound-compatible sound card
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Positive (35 reviews)
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TEXYMAN
( 1.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 6 August
Product received for free
Wanda - is a beatiful game minimalist story-rich puzzle about two robotic.
Wanda is a short and simple story about two lonely robots in a desolate, ruined world. Unlike many other "end-of-the-world" games, Wanda is not about a tale of desperate survival but about finding companionship, love and hope in a wasteland.
Good graphics,nice sound,very good puzzle.
Nice game,really. I recommend.
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Cryz3r
( 1.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 6 August
Product received for free
Wanda - A Beautiful Apocalypse - very interesting puzzle game in 2d style.
The game is very nice and interesting - the action takes place in a ruined world where there are only two robots. Slowly walk and explore this new post-apocalyptic world, solving different puzzles.
Amazing game, just wow!
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Mihailovich
( 2.3 hrs on record )
Posted: 6 August
Wanda is a short and simple story about two lonely robots in a desolate, ruined world. Join this little adventure, solve mini-puzzles and witness the story unfold.

It is a very well made adventure and puzzle game. The style of the game is very unique and very well drawn. There are several mini games which need you to think thoroughly.
The strongest points to this game are the music and the atmosphere of a post apocalyptic world.
I really liked it. Cute. Very cute. Probably one of the cutest games I've ever played.

WANDA - A BEAUTIFUL APOCALYPSE gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRaVyCFMEYg
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Hyouten
( 3.6 hrs on record )
Posted: 3 July
Product received for free
Myanmar-based Kodots Games describes “Wanda” as a “tale of … finding companionship, love and hope in a wasteland.” The game introduces itself through a blue robot that somehow avoided damage, emerging out of its pod before starting its journey in search of anything that responds. About a third of the way through, we meet another robot, this time red, and our small band of robots continue their journey in search of… anything.

“Wanda” prides itself in being a “minimalist story-rich puzzle,” and rightly so. This game has no dialogues at all, only running with a series of robotic sounds and unknown symbols. Paired with the game’s soundtrack and a few bits of sound effects, the players are left on their own to observe and draw the story out for themselves. But is it really effective?


I have to admit, there’s something inherently sad about a robot repeatedly making the same sound more than 50 times, which I assumed meant “Hello,” only to get no response. The beautiful artwork accentuates the feeling of sadness, leaving you to wonder what really happened in that world. It’s clever, really, to make the player feel a sense of tragedy with everything that’s broken on the ground, only to juxtapose the scene with the beauty of the starry night sky. It’s a conflicting feeling, to say the least.

However, I’d be lying if I said that “Wanda” hit me in my emotional sweet spot. Yes, I felt bad for our blue robot, cheered for him when he met the red robot, and felt bad for them when they’re being scared by thunderstorms, but I never quite connected with them as much. Their journey did not feel normal to me - it felt controlled and contrived. It felt as if their travels were simply a means to move the story along.

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Full review at http://playertheory.com/review/wanda-a-beautiful-apocalypse
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lamachine
( 12.5 hrs on record )
Posted: 29 June
Wanda is such a neat little puzzle game with a beautiful story. Puzzles aren't too demanding, but they will still require you to stop and think to find the solutions. Gameplay isn't very long, but it's part of what makes Wanda so peaceful and chill - until it gives you all the feels, that is.
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[ phenom.pl ] Sir_Fred
( 1.2 hrs on record )
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 12 June
Product received for free
The game "Wanda" is a beautiful story in a first place and you need to relax to experience this fully.
All characters have souls and you can emotionally attach to them very easy in this post-apocalyptic world.
Nice hieroglific language and sounds instead of dialogues make this game funny and touchy.
Hand-made drawings only can make these feelings stronger.
Occasionally occurring logic-puzzles are nice and different each other - well done!
It could be more game in this experience, but it's still worth to play it to see it and feel it :)
I'm curious what's the end of the story and how it's related to the title.... :)
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Dark Tenno
( 2.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 10 June
Wanda is a beautiful game, there is no doubt about it. You plays as a robotic survivor of a lonely wasteland. The plot seems like a typical post-apocalyptic game at first, but trust me on this : It get juicy later on. Yeah, Juicy is the word for this game.

What I like about this game is that the entire narrative relies on subtle character animations in the cutscenes. There are no readable dialogues in game, except a few tutorials. Your main protagonist and his cute little buddy only speak in some sort of robotic language. The cutscenes are plentiful and they are all well done, especially the later ones. In fact, the game is 70% cutscenes, telling you a very touching story. The music in each cutscenes are simply awesome. They are not your usual looping background music. I noticed the music is perfectly timed with the scenes. A perfect fit for the game’s art style and narrative.

The puzzles in the game are well designed. It’s not sophisticated physic puzzles. But rather, very creative wide array of puzzle. You have to disable the force file. Dodge the lighting balls. Use portal guns to create way and at one point, the blue one become tiny to add more flavor in gameplay. They aren’t mind-blowing puzzles but quiet impressive and well made for a game that focuses on story-telling. The game is flexible with puzzle too. You can skip them on repeated failures. A plus point for me.

This game is rather short. But the novelty is strong with this one. Do you enjoy playing unique artistic games with “juicy” narrative that will leave some thoughts for you to ponder even longer after ending credit? If yes, I’d totally recommend this game!
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TemmieNeko
( 0.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 10 June
Product received for free
bit of a Slow Start,I was also confused, then I checked out the Alphabet to this game's world.
Amazing.
Well thought-out story that says so much with less words.
Reminds me of Wall-E, It's got that ort of tone to it.
The puzzles seem alright, I did a quick play and only had to restart puzzle once (after I figured out crystals replenish your entire meter. then it became clear)
Here's my blind upload
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG3xVMB6e00
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davidbriandobbs
( 2.8 hrs on record )
Posted: 6 June
I've been having fun playing this game so far. The puzzles are challenging but not terribly difficult. The story is cute and has a lot of heart. I love the look of the game as well. The character designs are very interesting and it is amazing how emotive these little robots can get, even though I can't understand a word they are saying. If you are a fan of the old school SNES RPG titles, I highly recommend this game. Check out my first episode of my play-through to get a good sense of the story and feel of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyxXz6K47LA
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Sheldon
( 0.1 hrs on record )
Posted: 4 June
Product received for free
This beautiful immersive game will stop at nothing to send you on a feel trip.
The way this game is presented proves that sometimes you don't need to know everything to understand.
The two alien robots will show you how it's done through the game.
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Most Helpful Reviews  In the past 30 days
6 of 6 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
2.3 hrs on record
Posted: 6 August
Wanda is a short and simple story about two lonely robots in a desolate, ruined world. Join this little adventure, solve mini-puzzles and witness the story unfold.

It is a very well made adventure and puzzle game. The style of the game is very unique and very well drawn. There are several mini games which need you to think thoroughly.
The strongest points to this game are the music and the atmosphere of a post apocalyptic world.
I really liked it. Cute. Very cute. Probably one of the cutest games I've ever played.

WANDA - A BEAUTIFUL APOCALYPSE gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRaVyCFMEYg
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5 of 5 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
1.5 hrs on record
Posted: 6 August
Product received for free
Wanda - is a beatiful game minimalist story-rich puzzle about two robotic.
Wanda is a short and simple story about two lonely robots in a desolate, ruined world. Unlike many other "end-of-the-world" games, Wanda is not about a tale of desperate survival but about finding companionship, love and hope in a wasteland.
Good graphics,nice sound,very good puzzle.
Nice game,really. I recommend.
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4 of 4 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
1.5 hrs on record
Posted: 6 August
Product received for free
Wanda - A Beautiful Apocalypse - very interesting puzzle game in 2d style.
The game is very nice and interesting - the action takes place in a ruined world where there are only two robots. Slowly walk and explore this new post-apocalyptic world, solving different puzzles.
Amazing game, just wow!
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Most Helpful Reviews  Overall
22 of 24 people (92%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
7.4 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 3 June
Product received for free
Wanda is one of those games where you aren't really sure if you're going to like it or not. Until the story unfolds and you get sucked into it. Wanda is that game. You see the robots speak to each other and you try to see what they're trying to say. The world seems pretty persistent on it's own and as a player my curiousity grew. Which very much got me sucked into this game.

The puzzles are very logical thinking. It draws a little from Portal as in trying to flip switches and portals but it's unique on it's own where it's not a direct ripoff. However, this game is a bit short I think. But honestly, disregarding the puzzles the story and atmosphere is where it's main focus is. Don't expect to enjoy a full-fledged puzzle game. That's only like a snack or morsel, compared to the story presented in this magnificent game.

Now, can't forget one thing about this game that just gave it such a big wow factor. The music. I never experienced something so phenomenal and such a surprise hit to me. The music just blended so well with the in-game cutscenes and the way the story presented itself. At the end of the day, the game was just so damned good. Atmosphere, music and story but damn, it's too short. It's like when you finish it it's like saying bye to a good friend. I think it's worth the purchase just for that.

So if you're into puzzle games or even people who enjoyed Undertale and even Earthbound where it has it's own unique world I highly recommend it. Please, if you start playing. Just be ready to embrace the FEELS. Damn.

Pros:

+Logic based puzzles that give you that "AHA!" moment
+An interesting game world packed with mystery and intrigue
+God-tier soundtrack done by David Lister

Cons:

-Short. The game was real good that I wish there were more to do.
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15 of 16 people (94%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
0.5 hrs on record
Posted: 4 June
As the game developers mention , this is a short and simple game,What they don't mention is This game Give you a lot of emotions. Little game with Huge Feel Trip. Music and the story telling are like bean and pea,water and fish.Hand drawing arts and beautiful over world graphic and very well polished. I sometime forget that I'm playing a game because this game is like a very beautiful movie about two cute robots. Puzzels are very well made and give you this satisfaction. This game will make you laugh,happy,sad,and emotional attachment. This is truly a Wandaful game. oh and btw .. if you don't skip the puzzels and solve it all , there is a secrect story at the end ;)

9/10
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17 of 22 people (77%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
4.5 hrs on record
Posted: 3 June
Product received for free
its had me laughing and made me fell sad at times. The chacter (lets call him wanda) wakes up all alone and scared.
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14 of 17 people (82%) found this review helpful
5 people found this review funny
Recommended
2.1 hrs on record
Pre-Release Review
Posted: 4 June
I'll cut it short. If you love the game like To The Moon, you'll love this game. Plain and simple. A short, bittersweet, heartwarming tale, couple with poetic narrative.

Excuse me, I need a wall to punch to feel manly again.
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12 of 14 people (86%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.4 hrs on record
Posted: 3 June
Wanda is a wonderful game.Fantastic Storytelling,guiding the player through the world of Wanda!This is probably the sadest and most heart-warming game i have ever play! The story is personally amazing <3
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12 of 14 people (86%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.2 hrs on record
Posted: 3 June
Beautiful hand-drawn graphics, amazing soundtracks and an interesting story. It's about a heart-warming journey of two robots in a post-apocalyptic world. Frankly, I am not a big fan of puzzle games but I played this game for the reason of the art-style, the soundtracks , the story and of course the amount of efforts put into this game by the devs. A big applause for the game made by my friend , a fellow gamer and a game developer Ko Chit Ko Ko who is from Myanmar.
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12 of 14 people (86%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.1 hrs on record
Posted: 4 June
Product received for free
This beautiful immersive game will stop at nothing to send you on a feel trip.
The way this game is presented proves that sometimes you don't need to know everything to understand.
The two alien robots will show you how it's done through the game.
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