Windscape

Release Date: March 27, 2019

Action, FPP, fantasy, sandbox, RPG elements, adventure elements, indie games, singleplayer

6.6

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FPP action adventure fantasy game with an open world and many elements typical of the RPG genre. The production is also characterized by a colorful graphic design. The title was developed by Magic Sandbox studio, and its release is the responsibility of Headup Games.

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[1:24] Windscape early asccess launch trailer

6.6

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 30% of Critics. There are 14 Critic Reviews.

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Video Chums: 4.1 / 10 by Charlie Jackson

In the end, at least Windscape's graphics are fairly snazzy and you get a super-cool shield to pair with your weapons when you craft them.

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Nindie Spotlight: 8 / 10 by Justin Nation

Though I may have felt a bit conflicted on how to score Windscape, I like its concept, most of its simple but workable design, and how much of it slows as a whole...

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COGconnected: 63 / 100 by Alexander Thomas

Windscape is a delightful and charming experience. It’s like playing an Elder Scrolls game that is designed to be friendly and fun, however, for everything I found about it to be enjoyable there was something else slightly off-putting that made me think it could use just a little more time in development.

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Windscape is a first-person action adventure game with RPG elements, focusing on exploration and offering a lot of freedom and interesting graphics, which can be associated with such titles as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Firewatch. The title was developed by the independent studio Magic Sandbox, and published by Headup Games (known, among others, for the release of the well-received platform roguelike Dead Cells).

Plot

In Windscape we play as Ida, a young girl who lives on her parents' farm on one of the flying islands that make up the world. The girl discovers that something terrible has happened that could endanger everything by shattering the land into pieces. The heroine tries to discover, find and overcome the evil that threatens her home.

Mechanics

Windscape is a game that eludes simple genre classification, although it is closest to being an action or RPG adventure game. In the game, we observe the action from FPP. The mainstay of the game is exploration, collection of objects and interaction with NPCs, for whom we can work or perform various tasks.

The game also features combat. The challenges posed by the game are dealt with by an extensive system of crafting that enables us to create many useful items, such as food, weapons, shields, potions and spells.

In the game world, we can also find numerous unique and hand-crafted dungeons and caves, full of puzzles and extremely dangerous enemies, such as ghosts, ogres and dragons. Overcoming them often requires appropriate tactics.

Game modes

Windscape can be played solo or with others. The mainstay of the game is the single-player campaign.

Technical aspects

Windscape features interestingly designed, three-dimensional visuals. Despite them being 3D, both the character models and the game world look like they were pulled straight from a cartoon, and at the same time they are quite "angular" - the shapes from which they were made are clearly visible. The visuals are complemented by very expressive coloring, focusing mainly on strong, saturated shades. The game is characterized by a unique, charming atmosphere.

Last updated on June 1, 2020