Wayward Harbor

Horror· Adventure· First-Person· Survival Horror

Released Feb 2022

Short first-person horror experience with a unique mirror mechanic. Escape from an invisible monster that can be only seen in the reflection.

83% positive · 133 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Wayward Harbor is a short (~15 minute) first-person horror experience developed as a student project at Howest - Digital Arts & Entertainment in Belgium. The store description explicitly frames it as a self-contained, finished student project created by a named team of five third-year students. There is no DLC, no post-launch update history, no roadmap, and no developer communications suggesting future content of any kind. The game launched on February 25, 2022 as a complete, standalone experience and has received no further content additions. It was finished as shipped.

Evidence

Store description explicitly identifies this as a short (~15 minute) horror experience developed by named third-year students as an academic project, with no mention of updates, expansions, or future content.

description · Feb 25, 2022 source development ending

high

Short description frames the game as a self-contained experience with a single defined mechanic and scope, consistent with a completed student project.

store metadata · Feb 25, 2022 source development ending

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Daniil Shashenkov

Publisher

Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen

Achievements

—

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Horror Adventure First-Person Survival Horror Stealth Atmospheric Dark Female Protagonist Indie Violent Action Puzzle Gore 3D Walking Simulator

About this game

Wayward harbor is a short first-person horror experience (about 15 min) that takes place in a creepy dark fishing harbor. The player will need to find their way out of the harbor by exploring the environment, searching for key items, while avoiding the monster that is roaming the harbor. Due to the unique abilities of the monster, it will only be visible in the mirror, that the player is holding.

This short horror experience was developed by 3rd year students at Howest - Digital Arts & Entertainment: Daniil Shashenkov, Vitaly Tarnover, Christopher Null, Lars Korden and Martijn Dhondt

Music composed by Gonçalo Oliveira, a student from the Royal Conservatoire Antwerp:

Survive in a thrilling horror experience by using a handheld mirror. You can't trust your naked eyes!