Windbound
The Forbidden Islands are Calling, Unlock their Secrets. Shipwrecked on an island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas to stay alive.
Windbound is an adventure developed by 5 Lives Studios, released 21 August 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia. It currently starts at $1.99 at GOG.
What Windbound is
Windbound is an adventure game developed by 5 Lives Studios and released in 2020. It was published by Deep Silver. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Windbound holds a critic score of 58 out of 100. That places it above 14% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 15 points below the year average.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.99 at GOG, 90% below its usual price. Across the 3 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $2.99 — a spread of $1.00 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Windbound launched on 21 August 2020, within three weeks of Marvel's Avengers, Factorio, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout and Risk of Rain 2. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Avengers, Factorio, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Risk of Rain 2.
Official trailer
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