Windbound
- August 28, 2020
- 5 Lives Studios
- 5h median play time
Windbound follows Kara as she must rebuild her boat and discover the truth behind a long-forgotten battle between the land and sea.
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Get on Epic Games Store"Windbound" is a single-player Role Playing Game with an interesting plot and good mechanics, featuring a shipwrecked warrior, Kara, who must explore and adapt to survive on uncharted, mysterious islands. The game boasts masterful graphics and music, while also being somewhat grinding and buggy. Players must hunt, craft, and defend themselves against wild creatures, uncovering the islands' secrets and potentially finding their way home.
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Reviews
- gameplay477 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
- story438 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- graphics275 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 1 % negative mentions
- music259 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 2 % negative mentions
- stability109 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 2 % neutral mentions
- 98 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Windbound Review – Beauty is Skin Deep
Windbound can be made to sound excellent in an elevator pitch, but the actual game is plagued by conflicting ideas, inconsistent design, and unrealized potential.
50%Windbound Review – Gone With the Wind
Windbound is a fun experience that often finds you wishing for a little bit more: more responsive combat, a few quality of life features, and the ability to control the wind to name a few, but if you came to set sail on massive sea full of mystery, dead set on surviving in a world that seems to be set up to work against you, Windbounds’ solid basis, pretty world, and strong survival mechanics might just hook you!
70%Windbound Review
Windbound's visual appeal is sure to lure in players expecting an entirely different experience. That said, I grew to love a game that I initially couldn't stand. It's beautiful, charming, captivating, and completely brutal without apology. One of my favorite games of the year so far.
70%
