Windbound (2020)

- 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
How it feels
A lonely, beautiful struggle to survive on mysterious islands with crafting, sailing, and procedural peril.
survivalcraftingexplorationrogue-likesailingthird personopen worldfemale protagonist
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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