Wanderstop is one of the most charming, emotionally impactful, and cozy games of 2025 and a surprise return from the mind behind The Stanely Parable. The Unreal Engine release isn’t that demanding and while there are a few options to tweak, ultrawide users will have to deal with black bars.
We don’t expect this to be addressed anytime soon, but Rose from the widescreen community has already released a patch to address the lack of proper ultrawide support in Wanderstop.
Fixing the Wanderstop Ultrawide Issues on PC
This neat patch from Rose does exactly what it advertises. It removes the black bars from the presentation and corrects the FOV for ultrawide aspect ratios.
Installing the patch is a pretty simple process:
It’s as simple as that, and once you’ve made the files, launch Wanderstop. The black bars will be removed from the presentation, whether you’re watching a cutscene or are engaged in gameplay. Here is a screenshot of the patch in action shared by Rose.
All credits go toRosefor creating and testing the patch at2560×1080and3840×1080. You can learn about their work on theirPatreon.
There may be updates to the patch, but there haven’t been any reported issues so far. Since the cutscenes aren’t designed for ultrawide, you might see some awkward scene compositions, but we doubt it’s excessive.
If you wish to remove the patch, simply delete the files that came with this zip file from the installation folder. Though considering how well implemented this is, we recommend that you use it for your playthrough. The game supports up to 21:9 by default, but the support is absent in cutscenes, which can be pretty distracting, especially given how big the narrative is the focus here.
Outside of this, Wanderstop runs quite well and has an excellent vibrant art style. It also runs pretty well on the Steam Deck with a few tweaks to the settings.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
