wayfound: walk & remember

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Description of App

A fox walks you through a little town. Then you find your own way back.

Wayfound is a calm puzzle game about the oldest skill you own: knowing where you are. Follow the fox through pastel streets, past bakeries and clock towers, up a quiet elevator. Notice things. Then walk the route yourself — no minimap, no GPS arrow, just you and what you remember.

THERE'S NO CLOCK, AND NO WRONG WAY TO WANDER
• No timers, no fail states, no lives. Wrong turns are part of wandering — the fox always finds you.
• A rescue ladder, not a game over: hints arrive as gentle nudges, only when you want them.
• Little errands: deliver a parcel, find the bakery, learn the streets by needing them.
• At corners, the fox asks: which way now? Guess, and feel the route settle into your feet.
• Walks grow with you: first the fox leads, then you study a map and walk alone, then it's just you and a destination.
• The town grows because you walked it — a flour cart by the bakery, a fishing net by the pier — small things appear when you finish an errand, and they stay.
• Point home: a quiet compass test at the end of each walk. Watch yourself get better.
• A new town for every chapter — every street is new to you, so each walk is real navigation.

WHY WALKS WORK
Wayfound is inspired by research on spatial memory — how we build inner maps from landmarks, routes, and wrong turns, and how turn-by-turn navigation quietly erodes that skill. It's not a brain-training claim. It's just a nice walk.

• Free, no ads, no subscriptions, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device.
• Works entirely offline.
• English, 简体中文, 日本語.

Version

1.0.4

Free or Paid

Free

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone
iPad

iOS Version

27.0

Accessibility Comments

This game is fully playable without sight. You can walk using the buttons on the screen and every time you near a landmark the game lets you know. You can also click a button and have things around you announced. The game also has descriptions of the landmarks the first time you pass them as well.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.

Other Comments

This is a warm and fuzzy exploration puzzle. Your goal is to remember how to get from one area back to another. There are no timers and you can wander however you like.

Recommendations

2 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Leela 4 hours 19 minutes ago

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