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  "slug": "wylde-flowers",
  "wiki": null,
  "title": "Wylde Flowers",
  "kind": "game",
  "summary": "Studio Drydock's fully voiced farming-and-witchcraft life sim: tend the farm by day, cast spells by night.",
  "url": "https://cozywiki.com/wiki/wylde-flowers",
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    {
      "slug": "farming-and-life-sims",
      "name": "Farming & Life Sims"
    },
    {
      "slug": "narrative-and-slice-of-life",
      "name": "Narrative & Slice of Life"
    }
  ],
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    "type": "game",
    "modes": [
      "Single-player"
    ],
    "artHue": 310,
    "engine": null,
    "genres": [
      "Adventure",
      "Simulation"
    ],
    "website": "https://wyldeflowersgame.com/",
    "monogram": "WF",
    "steamUrl": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896700/",
    "developer": [
      "Studio Drydock"
    ],
    "platforms": [
      "Apple Arcade",
      "Windows",
      "Nintendo Switch",
      "Xbox Series X|S",
      "PlayStation 5"
    ],
    "publisher": [
      "Studio Drydock (self-published)"
    ],
    "initialPlatforms": [
      "Apple Arcade"
    ],
    "initialReleaseDate": "2022-02-18"
  },
  "contentMarkdown": "**Wylde Flowers** is a life and farming simulation with a witchy twist, developed and self-published by Studio Drydock.[^1] The player follows Tara, who moves to a rural island to help on her grandmother's farm — and secretly becomes a witch.[^1] The game launched first on Apple Arcade on 18 February 2022.[^2]\n\n## Gameplay\n\nBy day the player farms: tending crops, caring for animals, fishing and crafting. By night they cast spells and bond with their coven.[^1] The town of Fairhaven is home to a fully voiced cast of around 30 characters, with romance options and a local mystery threading through the story.[^1] The full English voice cast includes BAFTA-winning actors.[^7]\n\n## Development and release\n\nAfter its Apple Arcade exclusivity, Wylde Flowers came to Nintendo Switch and Steam on 20 September 2022.[^3][^1] It expanded again in December 2025, arriving on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on 9 December 2025,[^6] alongside a PlayStation 5 release the same month.[^8]\n\n## Reception\n\nWylde Flowers won a 2022 Apple Design Award in the Inclusivity category, with Apple highlighting its \"refreshingly diverse storyline and cast of LGBTQIA+ representative characters.\"[^4] Later that year it was named Apple Arcade Game of the Year at the 2022 App Store Awards.[^5] The developer's site also lists the Gayming Awards' Best LGBTQ Indie Game Award and Best Cozy Game at the Cozy & Family-Friendly Games Celebration 2025 among its wins.[^7] It sits firmly in the modern [[cozy-game|cozy]] farming-sim lineage of [[Stardew Valley]].\n\n## External links\n\n- [Official website](https://wyldeflowersgame.com/)\n- [Steam page](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896700/)\n\n[^1]: Valve. [\"Wylde Flowers\"](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896700/) — Steam store data. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^2]: iMore. [\"Life and farming sim Wylde Flowers sprouts up on Apple Arcade February 18\"](https://www.imore.com/life-and-farming-sim-wylde-flowers-sprouts-apple-arcade-february-18) — iMore, 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^3]: Nintendo. [\"Wylde Flowers for Nintendo Switch\"](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/wylde-flowers-switch/) — Nintendo.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^4]: Apple. [\"Apple announces winners of the 2022 Apple Design Awards\"](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-announces-winners-of-the-2022-apple-design-awards/) — Apple Newsroom, 6 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^5]: Apple. [\"App Store Awards celebrate the best apps and games of 2022\"](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/11/app-store-awards-celebrate-the-best-apps-and-games-of-2022/) — Apple Newsroom, 28 November 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^6]: Microsoft. [\"Buy Wylde Flowers — Xbox\"](https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/wylde-flowers/9PGQX40C87LH) — Xbox Store. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^7]: Studio Drydock. [\"Wylde Flowers — official website\"](https://wyldeflowersgame.com/) — wyldeflowersgame.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.\n[^8]: Gematsu. [\"Wylde Flowers now available for PS5, Xbox Series\"](https://www.gematsu.com/2025/12/wylde-flowers-now-available-for-ps5-xbox-series) — Gematsu, December 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
  "contentText": "Wylde Flowers is a life and farming simulation with a witchy twist, developed and self-published by Studio Drydock. The player follows Tara, who moves to a rural island to help on her grandmother's farm — and secretly becomes a witch. The game launched first on Apple Arcade on 18 February 2022.\nGameplay\nBy day the player farms: tending crops, caring for animals, fishing and crafting. By night they cast spells and bond with their coven. The town of Fairhaven is home to a fully voiced cast of around 30 characters, with romance options and a local mystery threading through the story. The full English voice cast includes BAFTA-winning actors.\nDevelopment and release\nAfter its Apple Arcade exclusivity, Wylde Flowers came to Nintendo Switch and Steam on 20 September 2022. It expanded again in December 2025, arriving on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox on PC on 9 December 2025, alongside a PlayStation 5 release the same month.\nReception\nWylde Flowers won a 2022 Apple Design Award in the Inclusivity category, with Apple highlighting its \"refreshingly diverse storyline and cast of LGBTQIA+ representative characters.\" Later that year it was named Apple Arcade Game of the Year at the 2022 App Store Awards. The developer's site also lists the Gayming Awards' Best LGBTQ Indie Game Award and Best Cozy Game at the Cozy & Family-Friendly Games Celebration 2025 among its wins. It sits firmly in the modern cozy farming-sim lineage of Stardew Valley.\nExternal links\nOfficial website\nSteam page",
  "citations": [
    {
      "refKey": "1",
      "text": "Valve. \"Wylde Flowers\" — Steam store data. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1896700/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "2",
      "text": "iMore. \"Life and farming sim Wylde Flowers sprouts up on Apple Arcade February 18\" — iMore, 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.imore.com/life-and-farming-sim-wylde-flowers-sprouts-apple-arcade-february-18",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "3",
      "text": "Nintendo. \"Wylde Flowers for Nintendo Switch\" — Nintendo.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/wylde-flowers-switch/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "4",
      "text": "Apple. \"Apple announces winners of the 2022 Apple Design Awards\" — Apple Newsroom, 6 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/06/apple-announces-winners-of-the-2022-apple-design-awards/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "5",
      "text": "Apple. \"App Store Awards celebrate the best apps and games of 2022\" — Apple Newsroom, 28 November 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/11/app-store-awards-celebrate-the-best-apps-and-games-of-2022/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "6",
      "text": "Microsoft. \"Buy Wylde Flowers — Xbox\" — Xbox Store. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/wylde-flowers/9PGQX40C87LH",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "7",
      "text": "Studio Drydock. \"Wylde Flowers — official website\" — wyldeflowersgame.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://wyldeflowersgame.com/",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    },
    {
      "refKey": "8",
      "text": "Gematsu. \"Wylde Flowers now available for PS5, Xbox Series\" — Gematsu, December 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2026.",
      "url": "https://www.gematsu.com/2025/12/wylde-flowers-now-available-for-ps5-xbox-series",
      "accessedAt": "9 July 2026"
    }
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  "createdAt": "2026-07-09T12:53:18.901Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-09T12:53:18.901Z",
  "lastVerifiedAt": "2026-07-09T12:53:05.015Z",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
    "attribution": "\"Wylde Flowers\" by CozyWiki contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://cozywiki.com/wiki/wylde-flowers"
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