Coven of the Chicken Foot: The Last of Us Director’s Enchanting New Adventure
A New Chapter for Gaming Legend Bruce Straley
The gaming industry witnessed an exciting announcement at The Game Awards 2025 as Bruce Straley, well-known for his direction in acclaimed titles like The Last of Us and Uncharted 4, unveiled a new project titled Coven of the Chicken Foot. The announcement occurred at The Game Awards 2025, marking a significant milestone for Straley’s new indie studio, Wildflower Interactive. This reveal marks a departure from big-budget blockbusters to a more intimate, independently developed experience.
An Unlikely Hero’s Journey
Coven of the Chicken Foot is a single-player puzzle platformer that relies on wordless storytelling featuring Gertie, a witch who travels with a creepy-cute companion. It stars a hero rarely seen in video games, an elderly woman, and features gorgeous storybook-style art in a lush fantasy setting. The game breaks conventional gaming norms by placing an elderly witch at the centre of the action rather than the typical young, sword-wielding hero.
Coven of the Chicken Foot is set in a stylized world that winks at the tropes of traditional fantasy adventures where players need to reconsider who the real ‘heroes’ are, and how easily stories shift when told from the margins. Set in a stylized fantasy world where all the dungeons have been plundered, monsters have been slain, and heroes have moved on, the game offers a fresh perspective on fantasy storytelling.
Innovative Gameplay and Companion Mechanics
Your companion observes, adapts, and develops new behaviours from how you play, reshaping traversal and solutions over time. Wildflower Interactive says that Coven of the Chicken Foot will be a wordless game, as the story will be pieced together by paying attention to your environment and the small choices you make along the way. This approach encourages players to engage deeply with the game’s environmental storytelling.
What This Means for Gamers
The game is coming to Steam and it’s available to wishlist now, though there’s no firm release date. For fans of narrative-driven experiences and puzzle platformers, Coven of the Chicken Foot represents an exciting opportunity to experience Bruce Straley’s creative vision without the constraints of AAA development. The game’s focus on an elderly protagonist and thoughtful, companion-based gameplay signals a maturation of gaming narratives, proving that heroes come in all ages and that not every adventure requires combat prowess.