A Valley Without Wind (2012)
- Developer
- Arcen Games, LLC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 3.0 of 5, 519 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 4.0 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A lonely, free-roaming journey through an unpredictable 2D wilderness where tactical planning and incremental progress matter more than fast reflexes.
tacticalatmosphericopen-endedprocedurally generatedexperimentalchallengingexploratorymethodical
What players say
Players are split on A Valley Without Wind. Some call it a janky, overcomplicated game that never settles on one genre, while a small group praises its weird ambition and moody music. Long-time fans say it is hard to recommend but oddly compelling for those who click with it.
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