Withering Grove

After months of travel, you’ve returned to your native grove, only to find its inhabitants afflicted by a terrible fate. A strange evil has taken root in their minds, and is slowly driving them into madness. You know of a way to deal with this kind of curse, but the process won’t be easy. In order for the ritual to work, you will need the afflicted to be in the place they have a stronger personal connection with. But time is running short, as you can already hear an alien voice whispering in your ears…

In this game, your objective is to guide creatures towards specific trees before you run out of time. To achieve this, you will need to navigate the maze-like network formed by the branches of the grove, triggering the ability of every creature you come across. These abilities will help you move the creatures around, but the more you use them, the more branches you will have to destroy. Once all trees have been damaged, you’ll lose the game if you didn’t manage to save everyone.

Withering Grove is an 18-card game for one player designed by @Qu1rr3l . It is an entry in the 2025 In-Hand Game Design Contest.