Underplayed Gems

Windbound (2020)

Windbound cover
Developer
5 Lives Studios
Publisher
Deep Silver
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
3.0 of 5, 1,169 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 7.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A lonely, beautiful struggle to survive on mysterious islands with crafting, sailing, and procedural peril.

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What players say

Players praise the art style and sailing mechanics but are sharply split on the combat, which many call janky and unbalanced. Survival is grindy, death is punishing, and development stopped years ago with bugs left unfixed. The lack of key rebinding is a dealbreaker for some.

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