Chris White
Loot Level ChillThe Wandering Village review
Published 8/18/2025
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The Wandering Village
The Wandering Village is a city-building simulation game with survival and rogue-like elements. Build a village on the back of a giant, wandering creature, farm crops and forage resources to keep your villagers alive and form a symbiotic relationship with your giant host to survive together in a hostile, yet beautiful post-apocalyptic world.
- Developer
- Stray Fawn Studio
- Publisher
- Stray Fawn Studio
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Critic avg
78
11 scored reviews
Total coverage
11
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70–90
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Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 78 across 11 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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90–1001 review · 9%
80–894 reviews · 36%
70–796 reviews · 55%
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Percy Ranson
Checkpoint GamingThe Wandering Village Review - It takes a Village to raise an Ondu - Checkpoint
Published 8/5/2025
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: The Wandering Village (Nintendo Switch 2)
Published 7/28/2025
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90
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalAJ Arnaldo
DualShockersThe Wandering Village Review
Published 7/24/2025
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJade Sayers
Push SquareReview: The Wandering Village (PS5) - A Colossally Good City Builder
Published 7/18/2025
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalAllisandra Reyes
Game8The Wandering Village Review | Adorable Chaos
Published 7/18/2025
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74
-4 vs critic avg
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PS3Blog.netThe Wandering Village Review
Published 7/17/2025
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75
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Nation
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight The Wandering Village Review
Published 7/17/2025
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79
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalKen Talbot
Nintendo LifeReview: The Wandering Village (Switch) - Charming City Builder Has You Manage A Community Atop A Marching Giant
Published 7/14/2025
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalCole Martin
Windows CentralThe Wandering Village PC review: A city builder with a strong foundation | Windows CentralWindows Central
Published 9/10/2022
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-8 vs critic avg
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