Willow Falls

About the Game

A van. A map. A million miles of open road.

In Vanlife: Down By The River, life on the road is your only constant. Customize your van, chase sunsets, survive the nights, and decide what freedom really costs in this cozy yet perilous roguelike about vanlife, survival, and self-discovery.

The world hasn’t ended — it’s just… changed. The cities are louder, the prices higher, the air heavier. You left it all behind for something simpler: a secondhand van, a cracked map, and the uncertain promise of the open road. Each stop brings new choices — warm fires, cold storms, strange faces, and the question of how long you can keep going before the wheels fall off.

🛻 Features

• Vanlife, gamified. Upgrade, repair, and personalize your van to survive each leg of the journey. Every choice affects your chances on the next stretch of road.

• Roguelike Road Trips. Each run is a new adventure across a procedural map of towns, deserts, forests, and forgotten highways. No two journeys are ever the same.

• Push-Your-Luck Exploration. Choose your next node carefully — campgrounds, gas stations, ambushes, or the unknown. Sometimes fortune favors the brave.

• Meet the Roadfolk. Trade stories with fellow travelers, barter with eccentric vendors, or avoid those who mean you harm. Every encounter shapes your story.

• Survive the Elements. Battle breakdowns, weather, hunger, and the occasional bandit ambush. Keep your van running — or risk losing everything.

• Collect Weird Relics. From Engine of Fortune to Pet Rock (Dave), rare items twist gameplay in strange and hilarious ways. Build your perfect mobile setup… or chaos machine.

• Legacy Progression. Unlock new vans, discover hidden landmarks, and build a scrapbook of your journeys that carries across runs.

🗺️ The Journey

Willow Falls isn’t about winning — it’s about lasting. Drive as far as you can, meet the people who call the road home, and uncover why you left in the first place. Some runs will end quietly. Others, spectacularly. All of them tell your story.

🎶 Atmosphere

A blend of cozy, cinematic, and folk-inspired music, wrapped in a low-poly, retro aesthetic. Sometimes serene, sometimes eerie — always grounded in the rhythm of the road.