Hello everyone! 

Welcome to Wayfarer Q3. A lot has happened since the last roadmap, and I am very pleased to announce that the Episode 3 finale has been fully drafted. There is still a lot of work that needs to get done before I can start coding it—edits, polishing—but the bulk of the difficult work is done. The Episode 3 finale in total is approximately 278,154 words across all possible variations and routes, and includes three unique endings depending on player choice. 

This content is currently not available to play in Wayfarer’s alpha build. I have made the decision that I am going to continue to write and use Q3 to finish up the remaining Episode 3 openers. This covers events that follow any of the Episode 2 endings that involve Melchior or his theatre company, as well as miscellaneous endings like the one where the MC gets drunk. Once these sections are done, I will be finished writing Episode 3 and will be able to move onto coding the remaining content. It’s still too soon to give an accurate estimate, but I am aiming for an Episode 3 alpha release sometime in Q4. 

I am putting Patreon short story content on pause for the month of July while I sort out the next steps. I am uncertain if the pause will continue for August and September as well, as I would very much like to get Episode 3’s writing out of the way before I do anything else. If you’re interested in the bonus content, please keep an eye on my socials for updates regarding those. 

Q3 Overview — July to September 2025

Q3 is the last push to get Episode 3 finished. I will be using July to return to a section I haven’t touched in about two years; I will need to re-orient myself to remember what is going on and all the threads that need to be untangled as Episode 3’s opening is very different from its finale. August will be about drafting the miscellaneous openings and funneling them down the correct bottlenecks, while September will be about finishing off the last of the connective tissue between the opening and the middle sections of the episode. 

As much of this writing will be using existing content (there are some conversations that need to occur on every route) and editing it for continuity depending on which characters are present, there is a small chance that it may go a little faster than projected. Depending on how Q3 goes and if I do finish all of the writing I need to get done, I will be opening new playtester applications in October to test Episode 3 once it is fully coded.  

Wayfarer’s roadmap is an estimated timeline and is subject to change.

The State of Episode 3 — July 2025

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This flowchart is a summary of the paths, variations, and routes involved. Teal sections have been added to the alpha build; blue sections have been written, but not coded. Orange sections are WIPs. Red sections have not been drafted yet. There are only a few red sections left now! 

Episode 3’s current total word count and breakdown is:

Green is content that is playable in the alpha build, Blue is content that has been written but not coded, Yellow is content that has been started but not finished, Red is content that has not been drafted yet.

I do not have an estimate for the Episode 3 alpha’s release date yet. The public build will not receive any content updates until the Episode 4 alpha is complete.

Alpha Build Stats — July 2025

• Average Word Count Per Playthrough: 193,900 words (approximate)
• Average Playtime: 11 hours
• Total Cumulative Word Count: 1,414,800 words (approximate) 

The build was last updated in July 2024. It is playable on my Patreon. If you are interested in the alpha, please note that you do not need to restart the game from the beginning. The alpha and public builds share meta data, so any public build saves can be loaded directly into the alpha and they should work.      

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~ Anna
Idrelle Games