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Mollie Taylor

'Healing is messy, and it is bitter': The Stanley Parable's creator has used his newest game as an outlet to explore his own burnout

Wanderstop.

If there's one thing I've taken away from Wanderstop's trailer during The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, it's that the development seems to have been massively cathartic for creative director Davey Wreden.

The brain behind both The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide admitted the creation of those games left him "unbelievably burned out," which led to his desire to make a cosy game his next venture: "Something simple and peaceful that could heal me and restore balance to my life."

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