Striking Wine

Striking Wine is about finding a way out of a strange forest filled with unusual beings and hidden dangers. You play an explorer drawn to the northern forest by the West River, where reports of new species have brought explorers, journalists and scholars in large numbers. As you travel deeper, you meet a self-proclaimed wizard from an interdimensional mage guild, a fox that seems to understand human speech and a sentient snowman. After narrowly escaping a mobile ball of fire, you use magical items and strategies to fight your way to an exit.

Plan your route

You can head straight for your destination or take detours to look for valuable finds. Your plans may have to change when you encounter bad weather or tough enemies. Reaching the exit means defeating the dangerous creatures guarding it, though the forest may still have more to draw you in.

Defend yourself

Your defenses use ordinary objects such as slingshots, water bottles and a small box. Feed these magical, spiritual items resources so they can attack for you; the ammunition can produce unexpected combinations, such as a fish bone loaded into a slingshot.

The forest’s creatures include fish that come ashore, birds that walk on land, and attackers such as mushrooms, balloons and clouds. Some are deadly, and their danger can be hard to predict. You can develop survival strategies, as can the forest’s indigenous people, who have practiced them for a long time.

Gather and improve

You can obtain resources by trading, treasure hunting and through encounters. Resources can serve different purposes or be combined: water and ice, for example, can be used as separate types of ammunition or made into ice water. The game also offers crafting, cooking and strategic planning to help you adapt, particularly in its high-difficulty modes, where defeating enemies can take more than raw damage.

Use magic

Rare, powerful spells can be used at almost any time. They can give all enemies a negative effect, change the rules for travel between nodes, or let you alter terrain and climate to your advantage.