Windbound

"Windbound has several interesting ideas and is very nice to look at and listen to, but unfortunately the experience suffers from some flaws – for example, the procedural generation doesn&s;t make for particularly interesting level design. But above everything else, …"

"Windbound is a beautiful, relaxing experience that uses its survival mechanics not to force tension, but encourage you to keep moving forward."

"Windbound has lovely visuals and some solid ideas. But it&s;s held back by how old the game&s;s loop gets. Plus, the sailing is so slow and janky that it really . . . takes the wind out of the game&s;s …"

"Windbound drops you in a world of wilderness and open water but fails to make exploration compelling."

"If you like survival games with a good atmosphere, you might want to give Windbound a try. Just be sure to temper your expectations. Anyone going into it thinking this will be a Breath of the Wild level survival title …"

"Windbound is a pleasant and not too challenging survival game, ideal for those who love the sea and want to explore incredible natural landscapes."

"Windbound is a game that sounds good on paper but in practice, it falls apart. It&s;s a very interesting case study in design that takes inspiration from certain games yet doesn&s;t quite understand what made them fun in the first …"

"Windbound wants to offer a deep story backed up by rewarding exploration, crafting and survival in a beautiful open world. However, it only really lands the beautiful open world part of this, with it getting close to the line with …"

"Windbound starts off promisingly, but after a few hours it already seems to have shown everything it has to offer and from there we will only be hooked on solving its narrative mystery based on repeatability of objectives."

"Windbound is a fun experience that breaks the survival game mold. The boat crafting and sailing are innovative features that were exciting to explore. Altough the positives were very strong, the quality of life issues made the experience tedious. Windbound …"

"Windbound is a good survival game, but it fails to deliver a real vibrant story and a good rhythm during exploration and crossing phases."

"I sailed into Windbound with hope and excitement and unfortunately sailed away with disappointment. It’s not all bad, not by a long shot. But there were enough confusing design decisions and awkward control issues to put me off this game …"

"Windbound is a delight. With a few UX issues and a bit of repetition holding it back from all-time-great status, this game is still a wonder to explore and discover. The sailing is fantastic, the island exploration is intriguing, and …"

"This is certainly one of 2020’s hidden gems, and survival enthusiasts will want to get stuck into this gruelling but beautiful experience."

"Windbound loses its potential in getting bogged down by unbalanced survival mechanics that distract from it&s;s best features."

"Windbound is a brief but enjoyable journey that merges Legend Of Zelda-style adventure with survival crafting."

"Whatever potential Windbound had went down with the ship."

"Windbound is a beautiful artistic accomplishment in terms of presentation, but fails to make good on its promise of bringing together an open-world single-player game and typical crafting-survival elements. Despite attempts to make it approachable for all, it is an …"

"The barriers that Windbound puts up makes it a tough game to enjoy, at least initially. It will take time to appreciate what it brings to the survival genre with its clever boat-building and authored open world action, though these …"

"Windbound is a serviceable survival game that offers a unique sailing experience to keep hardcore fans of the genre interested. But with simplistic and bland-feeling combat and an experience that doesn&s;t engage with its narrative (despite promising to), Windbound isn&s;t …"

""Windbound" is a beautiful journey that says a lot without needing to rely on spoken dialogue."

"Windbound is a survival game with rogue lite components. If the game have good ideas and design, the controls lacks of ergonomy, and the game is quite repetitive."

"From a distance, Windbound is a gorgeous oceanic adventure with a fun sailing system that isn&s;t afraid to push back, but up close, the cracks start to show. The game makes a great first impression that ultimately wears thin by …"

"Unfortuntely, if you’re looking for a great survival roguelike to put your time into, then you’re probably better off setting sail in more abundant seas."

"The more I played the less the goings-on of the narrative bothered me, and the more I relished the wavelike rhythm of the action: the roll and crash of sailing and breaking to alight for supplies."

"Windbound is a fantastic adventure wrapped in a questionable package."

"Windbound throws a wide net of ideas in the hopes of catching something magical but a lack of depth leaves it high and dry"

"If the gods of random generation line everything up in your favour, Windbound could be a truly captivating adventure. It’s unlikely to happen that way though, and sadly its many frustrations outweigh the beautiful game it could have been."

"More enticing systemically than it is narratively, Windbound nevertheless succeeds as a sojourner&s;s adventure of striving for survival and greater understanding."

"Windbound looks pretty, but lets you get frustrated and bored while playing."

"Windbound is most certainly not the Zelda-lite adventure that you may have expected it to be, but it still manages to pull off an impressively well-made survival experience that&s;s fun to roam around in for a few hours. The open-ended …"

"Windbound is a story based survival game set across five procedurally generated worlds. It features a cool boat building mechanic and a strong sense of discovery, but some of its systems and mechanics get in the way and can strip …"

"On the tin, Windbound offers a fulfilling and exciting survival/adventure endeavor but when delved into, I was left with an empty and exhausting experience."

"The overall result is a game that doesn&s;t quite achieve what it wants to be. The story isn&s;t given as much airtime as it needs. Exploration is thwarted by the survival elements, and although the latter are the most satisfying …"

"Windbound was most definitely inspired by Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but with a much heavier focus on survival and crafting. If you enjoy survival games and want something to scratch that Zelda itch, you should check this game out."

"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."

"I’d love to see this survive as a franchise -- all the elements are there, it just suffers identity crisis throughout and needs a bigger hook than “alone among a series of islands trying to find answers”. And unfortunately, that’s …"

"Windbound is an exploration game whose sense of exploration is painfully rigid."

"Neither compelling as a survival simulation nor captivating as a story-based experience, Windbound is all at sea."