Wayward Harbor
Release date: Feb 25, 2022
Developers: Daniil Shashenkov, Vitaly Tarnover, Christopher Null, Martijn Dhondt, Lars Korden, Gonçalo Oliveira
Publishers: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Categories: Single-player
Supported languages: English

Wayward harbor is a short first-person horror experience (about 15 min) that takes place in a creepy dark fishing harbor. The player will need to find their way out of the harbor by exploring the environment, searching for key items, while avoiding the monster that is roaming the harbor. Due to the unique abilities of the monster, it will only be visible in the mirror, that the player is holding. This short horror experience was developed by 3rd year students at Howest - Digital Arts & Entertainment: Daniil Shashenkov, Vitaly Tarnover, Christopher Null, Lars Korden and Martijn Dhondt Music composed by Gonçalo Oliveira, a student from the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp: Survive in a thrilling horror experience by using a handheld mirror . You can't trust your naked eyes! The unique mirror mechanic is a new, fresh take on the stealth genre, will you able to get out of the harbor alive? Explore a dark fishing harbor and find your way out by solving obstacles on your way to the boat. 

Press reviews: “Changing the player’s perspective even a little makes the whole experience something new and fun. And for that, Wayward Harbor is an incredible game.” Dread XP “Only being able to see the monsters via a mirror is a great touch and it makes for some heart-stopping moments as you try and make yur way to the safety of the sea. Highly recommended.” Alpha Beta Gamer 

Notes: This game contains horror themes and minor gore.