Furwind

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Furwind is a single-player fantasy platformer game with a compelling soundtrack. As the young fox Furwind, players must fight against the release of an ancient evil threatening their forest home. Explore vibrant pixel-art levels, discover ancestral powers, and overcome challenging traps and obstacles to save the forest from darkness.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Reviews

43%

Audience ScoreBased on 19 reviews

music9 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game features charming pixel art and a delightful soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
Furwind offers a variety of levels with different challenges, keeping the gameplay engaging despite some repetition.
The controls are generally tight, and the game provides a good balance of challenge without being overly punishing.

The gameplay can feel repetitive and lacks innovation, sticking to a standard platforming formula.
Technical issues, such as inconsistent controls and a lack of saving during early chapters, can lead to frustrating experiences.
The story and character mechanics are underwhelming, with poorly executed power-ups and confusing UI elements.

music
15 mentions
60 % positive mentions
20 % neutral mentions
20 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for its charm and fitting nature-inspired themes, enhancing the overall atmosphere alongside the graphics. While some find it repetitive or overproduced for the game's simple style, many agree that the soundtrack is enjoyable and complements the gameplay well. Overall, the music is considered a strong point, contributing to the game's appeal despite some minor criticisms.
- “Graphics and UI design are amazing, music is also pretty great.”
- “With decent music, excellent pixel work, a simple story, and just enough mechanics to keep things interesting and allow for different options, this game is an easy choice for something to pass the time.”
- “Fantastic pixel art and music with a cute style.”
- “The sound is admittedly a bit repetitive, but the music is just as charming and 'nature fairytale' inspired as the graphics themselves, with each tune fitting every type of stage and moment of the story as well.”
- “And probably weirdest of all, the music is so oddly overproduced that it's distracting.”
- “The composer seemed to think the game required a Lord of the Rings-caliber bombastic orchestral soundtrack, when it's just a simple little Mario-style platformer with pixel graphics; personally, I think chiptunes would have been more appropriate.”
gameplay
12 mentions
25 % positive mentions
50 % neutral mentions
25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized as a straightforward platforming experience that adheres to a familiar formula, featuring exploration, mini-boss battles, and simple puzzles. While it may feel repetitive at times, the introduction of varied challenges and mechanics adds some depth, though some players find certain mechanics poorly executed. Overall, the game offers a polished yet conventional platforming experience with decent music and charming visuals, making it suitable for casual play.
- “As mentioned, the gameplay is pretty standard: you walk and jump around exploring stages trying to find two halves of a key which sometimes requires you to defeat a mini-boss, and other times to solve a simple puzzle, all while dealing with various monsters and collecting money you need to buy upgrades for your stats and abilities.”
- “However, as also pointed out, sometimes the game changes its formula by adding hazards and mechanics that require more than mere platform exploring, either by adding a sense of urgency from a constantly advancing death wall, or through various challenges ranging from simple arenas to trickier tests of skill.”
- “With decent music, excellent pixel work, a simple story, and just enough mechanics to keep things interesting and allow for different options, this game is an easy choice for something to pass the time.”
- “The gameplay is where it kinda stinks.”
- “Simplistic classic platforming with poor variety of enemies (some recycled), mediocre level design, repetitive gameplay, and quite short (2-3 hours).”
- “I don't know, but this was a mechanic I couldn't wrap my head around; I think it was just poorly executed and was done for the sake of trying to be different.”
graphics
11 mentions
27 % positive mentions
45 % neutral mentions
27 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are highly praised for their detailed and charming pixel art, showcasing vibrant environments like jungles and temples, which enhance the overall aesthetic experience. The user interface is also noted for its impressive design, contributing to the game's visual appeal. Despite some minor technical issues, the visuals and accompanying music create a captivating atmosphere that many players find worth the price.
- “The graphics are where the game seems to have put most of its effort, with very pretty and detailed pixel art of jungles, temples, caves, and everything else you can possibly find. Even the HUD itself is more detailed than most other games of the kind.”
- “Graphics and UI design are amazing; music is also pretty great.”
- “The visuals and music alone are worth the price, despite the patchy translation from what I presume is Spanish, a couple of bugged levels on the second world, and the game freezing visually at certain spots on certain systems at random.”
- “It looks fine graphically and sounds fine audibly.”
- “The graphics are very charming and include small accents that bring the world alive, like falling leaves, or my favorite, wall geckos.”
story
10 mentions
20 % positive mentions
50 % neutral mentions
30 % negative mentions
The story in the game is widely criticized for being generic and poorly paced, with many reviewers noting its lack of emotional depth and reliance on clichéd tropes. While the writing features awkward phrasing and translation errors, the overall narrative fails to engage players, often feeling like a series of pointless dialogues and cutscenes. Despite its charming visuals and music, the story does not elevate the gameplay experience.
- “The sound is admittedly a bit repetitive, but the music is just as charming and 'nature fairytale' inspired as the graphics themselves, with each tune fitting every type of stage and moment of the story.”
- “With decent music, excellent pixel work, a simple story, and just enough mechanics to keep things interesting and allow for different options, this game is an easy choice for something to pass the time.”
- “The story won't emotionally grip you by any means, but it might make you chuckle at its unintentional ridiculousness.”
- “You've got the most cookie-cutter story imaginable, a dozen pointless dialogues and cutscenes to tell such an uninteresting story, and lots of engrishy translation mistakes.”
- “So the story is... honestly I have no idea what the story is about specifically, but it's painfully generic and standard.”
atmosphere
2 mentions
100 % positive mentions
-150 % neutral mentions
150 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is enhanced by its appealing background design and objects, creating an immersive experience that captivates players. While the music is noted as good, it often takes a backseat to the engaging gameplay that further enriches the overall ambiance.
- “The music is good as well, although to be honest, I didn't pay much attention to it since the gameplay drew me in and everything else just added to the atmosphere.”
- “Nice design of the background, objects, etc., with an immersive atmosphere of the game.”
- “The atmosphere feels flat and uninspired, lacking the depth needed to immerse players in the game world.”
- “Despite the potential for a rich environment, the overall ambiance is dull and fails to evoke any real emotion.”
- “The lighting and sound design are underwhelming, making it hard to feel engaged with the game's setting.”
emotional
1 mentions
100 % positive mentions
0 % neutral mentions
0 % negative mentions
The emotional impact of the story is minimal, failing to engage players deeply, though it may elicit some amusement through its unintended absurdity.