Wayward Strand tells the story of the life of a girl named Casey, who went on vacation. The main character's mother works in a hospital - she suggests that her daughter also go there in order to help with some matters. During the passage, the user is offered to play as a girl who will have to take care of elderly patients, as well as take part in the lives of other people - visitors and staff working there. A feature of the gameplay is the fact that secondary characters live their own in-game lives.In Wayward Strand, the player is given the following choice of who to follow:
- A specific group - in this case, you can try to contact certain people you meet more often in order to learn as many details as possible from their lives. But you won’t be able to learn much about other people.
- For all the people you meet - with this choice you can better immerse yourself in the atmosphere of what is happening and learn a little about everyone. But this will not work out well to make friends with people, since there will not be enough time for them.
Accordingly, due to the peculiarity of the passage, it is also suggested to replay the game. Thus, the player will be able to ask everyone in detail - the time for the passage is limited. Moreover, some elderly patients will leave faster than others - this will happen due to their illnesses and poor health. There are many storylines, the content of which directly depends on the decisions previously made by the heroine and the actions taken.