Wanderlust: Travel Stories
Wanderlust: Travel Stories
Game
Game2020
Wanderlust: Transsiberian
Developer Different Tales
Board the Trans-Siberian railroad and travel 9,289 km from Moscow to Vladivostok. Clash with a vibrant culture as you meet people as strange to you as you are to them. Journey into a standalone Wanderlust adventure from the makers of The Witcher. From the Steam store page
68 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 29, 2026 · last updated Oct 30, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
58
Mixed
22 positive · 16 negative
95% range 42–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 22 | 16 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
25 of 42 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
59% recommend · 23 yes, 16 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 39 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (40 of 61 positive).
Players praise the relaxing atmosphere, music, and photos. [1][2][3] Some find the story too focused on squabbling characters rather than the journey. [4][5][6] Several reviewers note the game is short and choices feel limited. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
Sorry but I did not like this one. Seems to be more about you an anti social and your annoying brother Vernon. I was wanting a trip along this railroad and all its culture and sights all I got was sad story of two brothers that don't get along and a past of sorrow. I will never play this one again. Needed more about the journey and the railroad and less about the annoying brother. Not for me...
- [5]
TL;DR: Well written with nice visuals and catchy music, but the main characters are so insufferable I couldn't go on after 1 play-through. Conditionally not recommended: If you actually want to read a story about Siberia and see much more than the inside of a train compartment, there are probably more interesting videos on youtube. If you are ok with the idea of a visual novel that is mainly about two rather …
- [1]
This game is essentially an upscaled version of an e-Book with wonderful photos, great soundtrack, and a player choice system that will personalize your experience to a small degree. This is a new installment in the Wanderlust: Travel Stories series and plays exactly the same. It's a relaxing casual game and while there are choices that affect your mood, fatigue, and money, this isn't an RPG. If you're the type to …
- [2]
Fantastic new entry to the Wanderlust story collection. Immersive, beautiful and relaxing. Stunning photographs and background music really make the story seem all that more real. Very good way to spend a relaxing few hours with a hot beverage, just chilling out and adventuring through Russia and Siberia with this story. If you enjoyed it, please take a look at the original Wanderlust! It's not so much a game, more …
- [3]
If you're looking for a slow-paced interactive narrative experience about travel and relationships - you've in the right place. It's a well-written text-based game with nice music and real travel-photos. Great stuff - especially for a lockdown time, when all we could do is read/play/dream about travels ;) (took me a bit more than an hour).
Summarised from 34 of the 67 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
The crowd is split on Wanderlust: Transsiberian: 23 recommend it, 16 don't. Which camp are you in?
Reactions
60 of 68 · most liked firstGenshin Impact Version Luna I Benefits and System Optimizations Overview #GenshinLunaI #ItStartsInNodKrai #GenshinHigh5 Invite a 5-star character of your choice from the Standard Wish "Wanderlust Invocation"! Claim Intertwined Fate ×10, Primogems ×1,600, and other rewards via in game & in mails!
neutral · AI labelView post →Sorry but I did not like this one. Seems to be more about you an anti social and your annoying brother Vernon. I was wanting a trip along this railroad and all its culture and sights all I got was sad story of two brothers that don't get along and a past of sorrow. I will never play this one again. Needed more about the journey and the railroad and less about the annoying brother. Not for me...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short and very railroaded (pun intended), your choices matter very little. I had two playthroughs, with different mindsets and still ended up in the same place at roughly the same time, in a situation with choices that were all bad. Basically, you can't win. Then again, its labelled as "interactive fiction", not "choose your own adventure", so I guess my expectation was way off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: Well written with nice visuals and catchy music, but the main characters are so insufferable I couldn't go on after 1 play-through. Conditionally not recommended: If you actually want to read a story about Siberia and see much more than the inside of a train compartment, there are probably more interesting videos on youtube. If you are ok with the idea of a visual novel that is mainly about two rather tiresome characters squabbling against the backdrop of a train ride then maybe go…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review by [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34633003-Gaming-Masterpieces/] Gaming Masterpieces - The greatest games of all time on Steam. With the borders closed due the current pandemic, you can at least travel in your mind while playing this game. Take a trip with your brother-in-law onboard the Russian Trans-Siberian Railway, the longest railway line in the world. You are starting from Moskow and (maybe) reach Vladivostok a few days later. The game plays like a visual novel,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh I’m gonna love this game. Anyway. Farewell Wanderlust by the Amazing Devil
neutral · AI labelView post →My interior illustration for the FFXV Wanderlust Zine! The greatest thing about being in this zine was getting to draw one of my favorite critters from the game! Created in Procreate on iPad. #finalfantasyxv #ffxvwanderlustzine
neutral · AI labelView post →graphics: [✓] that's not the point [] you'll want to go stare at some leaves afterwards [] just a quick glance out the window and you'll be fine [] eh, it's okay [] not realistic but good nonetheless [] careful, you might confuse it with reality [] you forget what reality is artstyle: [] the 90s called and they want their polygons back [] everything is made out of rubber and silicone [✓] photorealistic (it's just literal photos followed by walls of text) [] attempted realism [] if salvador…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wanderlust is an open-world sci-fi game for the #playdate. Coming 2026. #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →You are trapped in the longest train trip in the world with two people that clearly should not travel together. You will have a better time by just watching travel youtubers doing the trip.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well unless i am dumb or missing something from the game settings, only thing I got was a typed silly story of two people traveling on the Trans Siberian train, No simulation, no train no scenery. Is it me or you did not finish the game? So till I find out whats wrong I did n ot like anything except graphics. Can someone help or inform me? It is suppose to be self standing sim. Except basic game settings I cannot get out of the typed story and occasional animation of the train position
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DevBlog #67: New update info, and what we're working on now!. Hello, and welcome to DevBlog #67! This time, we'll cover details about an update that is coming out soon, and what other things we're working out right now and releasing hopefully quite soon!  # New Update Info Maxchill and Weasel have cooked up quite a big content update, with the main focus being making faction chests more…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is essentially an upscaled version of an e-Book with wonderful photos, great soundtrack, and a player choice system that will personalize your experience to a small degree. This is a new installment in the Wanderlust: Travel Stories series and plays exactly the same. It's a relaxing casual game and while there are choices that affect your mood, fatigue, and money, this isn't an RPG. If you're the type to enjoy reading a modern historical fiction book about traveling, you'll enjoy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In Wanderlust, hands represent the player. I still need a few more to complete the grid. If you do or know somebody that has a hand that is not represented (Skin shade, prosthetic, nails, etc), please send me a DM. I would love to include it in the game. #playdate #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →In Wanderlust, the player can choose a hand to represent them in game. @cuatrojosz.bsky.social has kindly donated theirs. If you have a cool looking hand and wouldnt mind it being on the game, please DM me a picture of your left hand making a fist (like this one!) #playdate #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I have updated Wanderlust itch.io page to better reflect what the game is about. There is a Playtest demo available with the first few hours of the game and any feedback is more than appreciated (forgive the typos at the moment!). #playdate #indiedev #gamedev rojovelasco.itch.io/wanderlust
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanderslust Transsiberian didn't pull me in too much. It is very short (about an hour for one playthrough) and even in this one playthrough I didn't feel like my choices really mattered. Once i was even forced to backtrack because i didn't do what the game wanted me to. The main character is a very distrustful person who doesn't really want to be on this trip through Russia and his brother in law who wants to be there way too much. They are supposedly travelling together because main…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heartbeat post. Working hard on finishing Wanderlust. I hate this game and I love it but I also hate it. Current pointless stats: - 43K Lines of code - 502 Classes - 608 png files - 132 wav files - 57K words on script #playdate #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Hi! Name's Bruno. Developer, artist, and bear enthusiast. I'm working on a small game titled Wanderlust, an adult furry VN / roguelite deckbuilder. If you're curious, check out @wanderlustvn.bsky.social , I'll be posting stuff there every now and then! This account is very much NSFW! So beware.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is a nice little story about an introvert travelling with his extrovert bother-in-law and lets the player decide how to approach blending their two styles of travel. I enjoyed the story and characters, and thought the choices and their consequences made sense within the narrative. It seems less linear but also a lot shorter than the first wanderlust game, so if you're not planning to replay with different choices maybe wait till it's on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does Anyone Else Use Tabs, Any?. I was vaguely aware of them but presumed they'd been added mostly for those who were more used to that UI convention: not something long-time users of Emacs might really need but Emacs (as usual) trying to accommodate all types of usage styles or preferences. But, trying it out the other day briefly out of curiosity, I noticed that tabs could hold their own window configuration/layout (which, like, makes sense but hadn't dawned on me). And I started thinking…
neutral · AI labelView post →Another lackluster story by the Wanderlust team, while the lack of choices is quite understandable because of the setting of train travel, again the story that's too personal serves as a major distraction to the whole exploration and travel theme. With minor arguments and scuffles between two main characters every other scene I felt only annoyance and tiredness from the script. Same with the main game, this is a horrible way to remotely experience a travel. There's a bunch of other people who…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6142328/]Like this Review? Follow The Cpt Froggy Club Curator Page for plenty more! Your journey across the vast lands of Russia begins in the Tverskoy District of Moscow. It’s a glorious Sunday morning on the 11th of September and you’re feeling energetic as your Trans-Siberian adventure is about to get underway. This is Henry’s story, who along with his brother-in-law Vernon will travel on the Trans-Siberian railway from Moscow to Vladivostok.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Choose 20 games that greatly influence you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 4: The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril - Wanderlust Interactive (1996) #GameChallenge #Games #GameDev #PromoSky
neutral · AI labelView post →★★★★★ Perfect companion to the main Wanderlust game, this story is shorter but a little less linear. [+]⠀I absolutely love Wanderlust: Travel Stories and I'm glad I picked up this smaller connected addition. It plays exactly the same but I felt my choices had more weight this time around. The writing is still great and so are the music and photos. I've never been to Russia and know little about this country but this game does a good job of showing a very different image of it than mainstream…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am looking for music to license for Wanderlust. The music will be featured on an in-game radio. No genre requirements but: - Songs must have lyrics. - Preferably Non-English. If you are interested or know somebody that would, please DM me. Reposts are appreciated. #playdate #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Boring... I have been playing for half an hour and nothing really happens. They have tried to make a game similar to 80 Days, a visual novel, but it is boring and nothing basically happens in the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most impactful journaling games that I have played with kiddo has been Wanderlust by Star West, and it's one of the few group journaling games that I've come across as well. Find my review here to check it out: www.ttrpgkids.com/2022/10/05/r...
neutral · AI labelView post →*This is the closest I have come to visit Russia as per now* Hi there Globetrotter! Do you wanna experience Russia from two brother "In laws" perspective? Wanderlust gives you a nicely nitted story and an exiting journey trough Russia on the Transsiberian railroad. Experience exiting stories, different people and situations and play a role in how they unfold. So where will the trip take you? Pros: A nice text based novel, with nice illustrations. Good in making you feel what the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic new entry to the Wanderlust story collection. Immersive, beautiful and relaxing. Stunning photographs and background music really make the story seem all that more real. Very good way to spend a relaxing few hours with a hot beverage, just chilling out and adventuring through Russia and Siberia with this story. If you enjoyed it, please take a look at the original Wanderlust! It's not so much a game, more like an experience for your mind and soul. I cannot praise this series enough,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're looking for a slow-paced interactive narrative experience about travel and relationships - you've in the right place. It's a well-written text-based game with nice music and real travel-photos. Great stuff - especially for a lockdown time, when all we could do is read/play/dream about travels ;) (took me a bit more than an hour).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Any non-English speakers willing to do the most amateurish voice work for my upcoming Playdate game, Wanderlust? I am looking to record radio spots/ads of 15-30 seconds in various languages. Please DM me if you have any interest. #playdate #indiedev #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking forward to travel the Ruhevolk? Please consider voting Wanderlust for Most Anticipated Game in the 2025 #Playdate Community Awards. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Coming Q1 2026. #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Not bad... very calming. I'm a bit stressed out at the moment so it was nice to go on a journey of imagination... music and imagery etc was very chill on the whole, very different game and I enjoyed it. Should add that it helps with the story line if you try not to be too judgemental and controlling over the situation, just try to experience everything and look on the positive side where you can, much like any real life journey - nice to stick fully to a plan, but have an open mind and go with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An short, nice story that lets you experience a train ride throught the largest country in the world from perspective of two brothers that have much different outlook on life and their adventure. This visual novel is very well written which helps the reader feel the unique atmosphere of Russian culture. Its' only flaw is that this story seems to be rather short as it takes 1-2 hours to complete it. Neverthless, if you enjoy reading travel novels then I strongly recommend buying Wanderlust:…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wanderlust: Transsiberian, developed by Different Tales and published by Different Tales in collaboration with Pretty Soon, is an interactive narrative experience that transforms one of the world’s longest railway journeys into a reflective, choice-driven travel diary. Rather than delivering traditional gameplay mechanics, it focuses on atmosphere, writing, and emotional nuance as players traverse the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok. The result is less a conventional…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A big hang up with #D&D is the lack of later balancing... With the #Z'RPG, it's our main priority 🌟 Working together as a party is your best course to victory ⚔️ Get prepped for our introductory adventure coming soon: Wanderlust! 🎒🍃 Explore the game and all which the preview has to offer 🔮 #TTRPG
neutral · AI labelView post →You’re not wrong. Elden Ring: incredible game It is NOT incredible because I have to google what every fucking item in the game does. The item/lore/use cases should be DESCRIPTIVE on the page for the item. The map? Keep it! Wanderlust is great! But FFS I shouldn’t have to google what a knife does
neutral · AI labelView post →Indie Game Discovery: Whisker Wanderlust: Unwritten Chapter If cozy cute cat overload is what you're after, this could scratch that itch. Beautifully absurd whimsy. store.steampowered.com/app/3978600/... #indiegames #indiegamedev #hiddenobject
neutral · AI labelView post →Genshin Impact Version Luna I Benefits and System Optimizations Overview #GenshinLunaI #ItStartsInNodKrai #GenshinHigh5 Invite a 5-star character of your choice from the Standard Wish "Wanderlust Invocation"! Claim Intertwined Fate ×10, Primogems ×1,600, other rewards via login & in-game mails!
neutral · AI labelView post →Adventurers, let’s face it—less is more. Stick to versatile outfits, pack neutral colors, and roll your clothes to save space. Need a bonus? Compression packing cubes are a game changer. Your back (and sanity) will thank you when you're running to catch that train. #traveltiptuesday #wanderlust
neutral · AI labelView post →Within just a few minutes, I already couldn't stand either of the main characters. The visuals were nice, and so was the music. But this quickly went back and forth from annoying me, to trying to put me to sleep. 3/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Relaxing sim experience. Very realistic. Nice mechanics for a visual novel.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And yes, I’m aware of “A Friend Like You.” It was… a disappointment, given the intensity of my desire for such a collaboration. However, Brian’s cover of Paul’s “Wanderlust” is still breathtaking every time. Trying to exactly measure how much it’s worth is the kind of game a teenager would play.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's honestly so hard to not balloon the game! Especially with something like Wanderlust where you've clearly been adding ideas at such a high quality that the game gets better and better. Next game defo gonna be small tho, gonna target like 10 mins of game around a cool idea to just get better
neutral · AI labelView post →Just make sure that the next small game doesnt turn into a big game (again) :) I feel you here, Wanderlust was supossed to be an single-screen arcade game that somehow balloned itself into an open-world RPG. Naja...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wanderlust: Transsiberian is not a game, it's a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure e-book that's been dumped on Steam masquerading as a game. As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay, it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, "How did something this badly written end up on Steam?". To answer that question: When someone hoping to become an author is unable to get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was excited to read through this beautiful looking adventure. Unfortunately, this title burned my ASUS. #Uninstall
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A well written and entertaining story in this series. Keep in mind there are no monsters or shooting in this, its just two men on a train deciding if they can stand each other or not. It's text, choices, pictures and music. However it's only an hour long so I don't believe its worth the price of £3.99. I bought it on sale for £1.35 so I think £1.99 is a better price for its length.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very relaxing text adventure with great music to learn a little about the Transsiberian route.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does anyone play stitch games? I’ve joined the Wanderlust stitching game server and I’m pretty excited about it 🤩 #stitchsky #crossstitch #fiberart #sal
neutral · AI labelView post →its not that bad but like I wanted stakes but you cant die and you always win so its just a choose your own adventure book but for 3 and younger basically except no theres language 3 year olds cant know so idk who this is trying to appeal to but whoever that group is im sure theyd like it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The clerk was happy to show a game designed by a local, Wanderlust, which was a tad too large to haul with us on the rest of our trip. It's rated 7.3 on BGG
neutral · AI labelView post →It's well written; it's an interesting topic; UI and everything looks nice. It's just that the protagonist and his brother-in-law could not get along and make the trip way more or less a painful experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One that might hit that demographic (sorry I am completely ignoring game theory but am thinking empathy and competition): Wanderlust by Reid Mitenbuler
neutral · AI labelView post →These are fun, and sum this year up for me; Goblincore Folkie Traditional, Wanderlust Banjo, Steampunk Fantasy Soundtrack.
neutral · AI labelView post →The game may be quite interesting, but in half an hour I found 2 "flies in the ointment". 1. Remember, or better yet, write it down. The last Tsar (Tsar of Moscow and all Rus') was Peter the Great. Starting with him, the highest title was "Emperor". There were no "tsars" in the 19th century, the title sounded like "Emperor of All Russia" or "Emperor of All Russia and Tsar of Poland". Once again: in Europe, during the first railway stations in Russia, the Tsar was only Polish. I think that the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A shorter, yet not as great of an experience as the previous "Wanderlust: Travel Stories" . I guess the writing wasn't as good this time. Also there were lesser pictures, i think. It was not as exciting, when it should have been full of wonder. At least that's how i like my travel stories to be. So in conclusion, short, simple & okay. But would not recommend. *It could also have been the cold & barren setting for the reason of not many wonders. *Also maybe bcz as most of the journey is spent…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →That was just a simple but beautfiul game. I felt so enganged with the characters and the stories that where evolving around them. For a short period of time I felt like I was travelling the Trans-Siberian Railroad.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a mystery :P Wanderlust is meant to be a grounded game but is by no means a hard sci-fi universe, so I am just trying to provide flavour without worrying too much about the feasibility of the science behind.
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