Wylde Flowers

I saw that spark of magic in your eyes the first time I held you.
— Hazel Wylde, to Tara Wylde
 

Wylde Flowers is a cozy life sim with a witchy twist.

Play as Tara Wylde, a twenty-something who moves in with her grandmother to help keep the family farm afloat. It isn’t long before Tara learns that Grandma Hazel isn’t just a farmer - she’s a witch, and so is Tara herself!

As a narrative designer on Wylde Flowers, I helped write the game’s quests and cutscenes. Wylde Flowers contains over 19 hours of fully-voiced dialogue, and its script is over 230,000 words, which means it’s longer than Moby Dick! But I also did the following:

  • Pitched design concepts and mechanics that fit the game’s plot and tone

  • Researched everything from Massachusetts flora and fauna to the workings of a radiosonde

  • Worked with cultural consultants on a character review process

  • Served as script supervisor in dialogue recording sessions

In 2022, Wylde Flowers won the Apple Design Award for Inclusivity and was a finalist for Social Impact. It also won the Apple Arcade Game of the Year.