Wildermyth
Wildermyth is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Worldwalker Games. Firstly released in 2019, the game was released in full in June 2021 for Windows. A Nintendo Switch version is currently in development. The game received generally positive reviews upon release, with praise mostly directed at the game's use of procedural generation for storytelling. Gameplay. "Wildermyth" is a tactical role-playing game. At the beginning of the game, the player will choose from several randomized characters. Gradually, these character will grow into battle-hardened heroes and acquire new traits, which will lead to both  additional narrative and gameplay opportunities. These characters will also form both friendship or rival relationship with each other, and will age as time progresses. While the main campaign still follows the major story beats, character development is based on a procedural generation system, meaning that each playthrough will be different from one another. Turn-based combat is similar to the "XCOM" series of games which utilizes a grid-based system. Outside of combat, the player also needs to make choices in the campaign map. For instance, players can choose to rebuild a village, but this decision may mean that the  player has less time to prepare for another invasion event. Development. The game was developed by Worldwalker Games, an independent video game development studio based in Austin, Texas. The studio only had six full-time employees. According to Nate Austin, the designer of the game, "Wildermyth" "[alternates] layers of handcrafted and procedural content". The game features a central narrative that has a defined beginning, middle and end, but it also incorporates procedural events arisen through combat and the personality of each player character. Story is mainly told through comic strips known as "Library of Plays". "Wildermyth" was released via Steam 's early access program on November 14, 2019. While Worldwalker was expected to release the 1.0 version of the game within six months after its initial launch, the game was released in full on June 15, 2021. A Nintendo Switch version of the game is currently in development. Reception. The game received "generally favourable reviews" according to review aggregator Metacritic. Praise was mainly directed to the game's use of procedural generation for character development and storytelling. "Wildermyth" was nominated for Ultimate Game of the Year, PC Game of the Year, Best Indie Game and Best Storytelling at the 39th  Annual Golden Joystick Awards.