👋😄 Hi, my name is Yulia,
and I came up with the idea for Woodo - a place that feels warm, safe, emotional in different ways, but always warm like home. 🍵 A place that exists somewhere inside all of us. A game that feels like a path back to memories we hold close, and to that quiet feeling of joy that lives somewhere deep inside us.
You might find something familiar in Woodo if you loved Unpacking, A Little to the Left, the vibe of Florence, or the world of Studio Ghibli. Woodo is not a continuation of those games, of course, but maybe it shares something with each of them.
To make this journey feel a little warmer, throughout the game you’ll be accompanied by the voice of Miriam-Teak Lee - a West End actress and Olivier Award winner.
I came up with the narrator because I wanted every player to feel like there’s someone beside them, someone who cares that they’re there. Miriam plays a storyteller who genuinely wants to share her memories and feelings with you.
And since we’re talking about cozy things, we also support Steam Deck and gamepads, if you like playing curled up in your favorite chair surrounded by pillows. That’s honestly the only way I can play. 😆
And to keep some of the warm moments from the game, we added a photo mode so you can share your favorite moments with us on Discord or with friends on social media.
Please share them with us. We’d genuinely love to see them.
Speaking of the people who make Woodo what it is, we’re a small team. At first, it was just Timur and me. Then our friend joined us as a composer (who somehow found the time despite having 7 kids!), later we found the wonderful Mathilde, our sound designer who worked on ODDADA, and an animator who helped bring the world to life.
And now, near the end of development, it’s mostly just Timur and me again. But not in the same way as before. We’re surrounded by people who started to feel like part of the team, and by you - the kind players who’ve supported us with comments and little hearts throughout this whole journey.
For everyone who finishes the demo, we’ve prepared a little gift: a few soundtrack pieces from our composer. And I think anyone who made it through this long post deserves a link too. 😆
Here it is:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/donroberts/woodo-original-game-demo-soundtrack-2 🎁
- Julia
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