Gameplay

Life in Woodchester blends visual-novel storytelling with light adventure and dating-sim systems. You explore the town from the map, spend your time and energy on activities, build up your stats, earn and spend money, and advance relationships across multiple storylines.

The core loop

1. Wake up at My House and check your phone for stats, messages, and storyline hints.
2. Travel the map to locations that are open right now.
3. Spend time & energy on activities — talking to characters, working, training, shopping and more.
4. Advance storylines by meeting their requirements (right place, right time, right stats, enough relationship progress).
5. Sleep to restore energy and move to the next day, unlocking time-gated events.

Systems at a glance

• Stats & Skills

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  Five stats — Strength, Dexterity, Charisma, Intelligence, Luck — each leveling from Pathetic to Master.

• Energy, Money & Time

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  Manage energy, earn money from freelance work, and juggle a day/night calendar.

• Relationships & Dating

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  Multi-stage routes, chapters, and how to keep a storyline moving.

• The Phone

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  Your hub for stats, the storyline Guide, messages, memories and more.

• Inventory & Items

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  Consumables, key items, and the CG Gallery, Scene Library & Sandbox.

Other features

• Character customization — hair, skin, and eye colors are shader-driven and adjustable via the phone's Modify app.
• CG Gallery & Scene Library — replay unlocked art and scenes from the main menu.
• Sandbox — a built-in scene creator for posing characters with custom backgrounds, expressions and accessories.
• Settings — text speed, resolution, fullscreen, shader toggles, and separate master/music/sound volume.
• Multiple save slots with save/load anywhere.

Always 18+

The game opens with an age gate confirming you're 18 or older. See About the Game for content and platform details.