Kitson Woodwire: Original 8-Bit Forest Strategy Game (Browser, Offline)

Grow a fungus network so the forest can share water through a drought.

Under the forest floor, Myra the mushroom grows a network of threads. Trees joined to the network share their water every evening, and wet ground adds more. Each day you get a few growth points: grow threads to link the thirsty trees before the hot days on the calendar. Beetles nibble the end of your network on beetle nights, and seedlings sprout and need linking too. Keep every tree alive to the last day. 14 forests, then the endless Long Summer.

Try it free first: play the first level in your browser at kitson-workshop.pages.dev/arcade/woodwire/

What you get: the full game as one small file. Double-click it and it opens in your web browser. Plays offline on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook; nothing to install. A computer is easiest (opening downloaded files on phones varies by device). No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Your best scores are saved in your browser.

Controls: Arrows/WASD: move the cursor, Space: grow a thread, Enter: end the day, Z or U: undo. R: restart, Left/Right on the title: choose a forest, M: sound on/off. Phone or tablet: tap soil to grow, tap a tree to see its water; END DAY and UNDO buttons. MENU button (top right): resume, restart, sound on/off, all levels.

Every forest was beaten by an automatic player before release, so every level can be finished. Want all ten Kitson Arcade games? The Kitson Arcade Pack has every game for $29.

An original game. Not affiliated with kitson LA or Kitson Co., Ltd. For personal use; please don't resell or re-upload it.