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Tailwind: Prologue

You are the last survivor of an alien invasion that has all but destroyed your homeworld. Barely escaping the atmosphere in your ship, the Keravnós, you realize you don’t have enough fuel to survive. You are…

1 April 2016

Tailwind: Prologue is an arcade developed by Cipher Prime Studios, released 1 April 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tailwind: Prologue is

Tailwind: Prologue is an arcade game developed by Cipher Prime Studios and released in 2016. It was published by Humble Bundle. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are the last survivor of an alien invasion that has all but destroyed your homeworld. Barely escaping the atmosphere in your ship, the Keravnós, you realize you don’t have enough fuel to survive. You are going to die. Well, if this is your time, you might as well spend it doing what you do best: aerial ballet! Rain from the heavens as a bolt of lightning in one final blaze of glory.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Tailwind: Prologue launched on 1 April 2016, within three weeks of Dark Souls III, Hitman, Ratchet & Clank and Don't Starve Together.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls III, Hitman, Ratchet & Clank, Don't Starve Together.

Official trailer

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When did Tailwind: Prologue come out?
Tailwind: Prologue was released on 1 April 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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