Woodo: A 3D Puzzle World With Exciting Friends

Whether it’s a narrated sticker book or a colouring book, Woodo is a puzzle game within a 3D story world. Invoking childhood memories of summers and new friends.

Match wooden items in the diorama, add colour and animations, and turn this plain picture into a fully coloured story world. Woodo is full of cuteness, storytelling and childhood memories, and as you complete each level, the story comes to life.

A wooden chest with some white areas waiting to be completed and others already coloured in with their puzzle pieces. The wooden blocks Woodo are stacked in front.

Summer Memories

Woodo starts with Foxy telling me the story of the summer she was sent to stay with distant family members. The struggles of a city girl in the country and the shock of how different life in the country is. As I progressed, I heard how Foxy not only found her best friend, Ben, but also herself.

Each story is broken up by dioramas and mini levels, with some items unlocking the narrative as I completed them. You can zoom in to see smaller worlds, which include components needed for the level or extra details. This extra detail to the stages made Woodo longer and more fun to play.

A white table in Woodo waiting for the food to be completed and coloured in with puzzle pieces.

A complete full colour table with bread, cake and other food in Woodo.

A Charming Atmosphere

The main characters in Woodo are Foxy and Ben, but along the way I met many cute animals that make Foxy’s stay more interesting. From the resident giant spider she shares a room with to the various farm animals that keep Foxy occupied, each brings something new and exciting to the story.

Each level has mini animations of the characters and items which activated as I complete that section or pass over them. As I complete stages of the levels, Foxy recounts her memories, giving me little insights into her summer and personal growth.

All the stories Foxy told me, and the characters I unlocked, get put into my journal. I can access the journal anytime to reread what I have learned and which animals I have met so far. This is also where I can see all the achievements I have to earn.

Foxy and Ben walking along a country path followed by all the animal friends they made along the way in Woodo

As I played, I discover not only the sweet animations, animals, and story, but also achievements and side quests to complete. There are photography quests, character petting and Tiny Monks to find, along with other challenges. These side quests add to the overall gameplay and keep me coming back even after completing Woodo.

Some of the photography quests are definitely more difficult to get lined up correctly and present a challenge. Whereas others were easy to take, this made the challenges more fun.

There is also 10 Tiny Monks to find, hidden throughout the story. They are secreted inside household items, under plants or garden items and peeking out from various places. The hunt for these Tiny Monks was fun and helped me discover so many details in the levels. However, some achievements auto-complete as I played, so even on a basic playthrough I would earn achievements.

Foxy surrounded by all her city supplies such as laptop, phone and other electronics.

Playability

Woodo gameplay is simple and straightforward, with zoom, pan, and easy movement. Along with simple clicks to select objects, the middle mouse wheel zooms in and out. Clicking selects an item to move it into place, or click and hold to pan around the diorama, so you can easily see around every section of the little world and find where each item is.

There is so much in each level that I spent a little while searching for the object I needed. This keeps the game from being too quick and easy and adds to the fun.

Accessibility

Woodo has a very good accessibility settings menu. Players can use the controller settings instead of a keyboard and mouse. It also has three colourblind modes, which I assume will benefit colourblind players.

Additionally, the audio options offer more control over each sound so that you can set it to a comfortable level. Similarly, the narration is accompanied by subtitles so those who are hard of hearing or Deaf can still enjoy the story.

Woodo to replay or a once-through?

Woodo is a cute, cosy 3D story world that had me hooked from the beginning. My first playthrough took 6 hours; I was so involved in Woodo I didn’t notice how long I’d been playing. There are so many adorable animals and items that I discovered more each time I went back to a level. The interactive animations were fun, and I found myself setting them off just to see them again.

As this is a new game, there are not many levels – around 11, if I remember correctly – but more levels are definitely something that could work for Woodo if the creators chose to. Whether that is in an update or DLCs, I don’t know, but either way I would be keen to get them.