Leaving Lyndow

 PC
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. COGconnected
    Feb 12, 2017
    82
    The whole thing was breathtaking.
  2. XGN
    Feb 20, 2017
    80
    Leaving Lyndow is a puzzle and adventure game. The environmental artwork amazes you from beginning to end and a compelling story makes sure you'll be finishing this game in just one sitting.
  3. CGMagazine
    Feb 16, 2017
    70
    Leaving Lyndow is a beautiful experience in a fascinating world, but may be more of a 45-minute-long commercial for the upcoming Eastshade than an actual game.
  5. VideoGamer
    Feb 7, 2017
    70
    A short, calm exploration of a beautiful island, where the conversations are like talking to real people. As an introduction to the larger world of Eastshade it's great, but Leaving Lyndow doesn't quite manage to stand on its own feet as a separate game.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. PublicNuisance
    Dec 1, 2022
    8
    Leaving Lyndow tells a simple story of a woman who is set to leave her current life to go on an expedition. You go through the motions of herLeaving Lyndow tells a simple story of a woman who is set to leave her current life to go on an expedition. You go through the motions of her last day packing your stuff; visiting friends and family; and finally setting off. It’s a walking sim that has just enough to do to keep it interesting. The people seem to be some weird race of humanoid creatures. There isn’t much voice acting but the bit there is is in some made up or foreign language. This gave Lyndow an interesting setting and I wanted to know more such as what planet this is on; the species; customs; etc. The game doesn’t cover any of that but to be fair it is supposed to be about a single character leaving for a voyage so I’m not criticizing it. If anything the fact the game made me want to know more is a plus. To be honest the real star of the game was Lyndow itself. The town felt really comfy and the people seemed to live a nice life. The graphics in the game were overall well done. The vistas and lighting were superb. The clothing and object detail was decent. It was only the facial detail on characters I found a little lower quality. The music was well done as well. My only real complaint was that there is a puzzle where in order to progress in the game you have to play a chime from hearing the notes. Now to the game’s credit it gives some decent hints for it but the fact it is forced and that I don’t like these puzzles in general I will mention it.

    I played Leaving Lyndow on Linux. The Steam store page doesn’t mention it as it isn’t officially supported but there is a Linux version that downloads and installs. It never crashed and I encountered no bugs. There is one graphics setting; an FOV slider that goes from 50-90;two AA settings; and a v-sync toggle. Performance was great overall with the lowest my frame rate hit was a second or two at 66 FPS and the rest of the time was higher. You can manually save at any time but there is only one save slot. The game auto saves at certain points.

    Graphics Engine: Unity 5
    Disk Space Used: 349 MB

    Graphics Settings: Highest; TAA; 90 FOV; v-sync on; 1920x1080
    GPU Usage: 36-99 %
    VRAM Usage: 1218-1414 MB
    CPU Usage: 11-35 %
    RAM Usage: 3.2-3.5 GB
    Frame Rate: 66-123 FPS

    Overall if you’re a walking sim fan I recommend Leaving Lyndow. It doesn’t have the run time to properly explore the game worlds lore but what is there is a peaceful experience that makes you want more. I finished the game in forty two minutes. I paid $0.89 CAD for it and would say even the current price of $4.49 CAD is a steal for the game’s quality.

    My Score: 8/10

    Intel i7-6700 | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | XFX RX 590 8GB Fat Boy | Mesa 22.2.3 | Samsung 870 QVO 1TB | Garuda | Mate 1.26.0 | Kernel 6.0.10-zen1-zen | AOC G2460P 1920*1080 @ 144hz    … Full Review »
  2. curzon_dax
    Mar 16, 2019
    7
    This is not supposed to be a complete game [and it's the first job of that studio], so don't play it before playing Eastshade. Play EastshadeThis is not supposed to be a complete game [and it's the first job of that studio], so don't play it before playing Eastshade. Play Eastshade first and then play this as a [n unimportant and partial] prerequel (it only takes 10-15 min max).
    PS. Eastshade is clearly a 9/10 compared to this so don't judge the other from this.    … Full Review »
  3. KARF4GEN
    May 10, 2018
    7
    Предельно краткий симулятор ходьбы о прощании девушки с отчим домом перед далеким и полным сложностей приключений.
    Игра на один вечер, игра    Предельно краткий симулятор ходьбы о прощании девушки с отчим домом перед далеким и полным сложностей приключений.
    Игра на один вечер, игра красивая, но пустая.Мир явно инопланетный ибо два спутника, один из которых огромный, явно не смахивает на третью планету от Солнца. Хотя все надписи на английском, а корабль в финале калька с фрегатов 17 века. Мини-игры забавные, но пройти одну из них в лесу человеку без слуха будет весьма не просто.

    Надеюсь разработчики используют ее для накопления средств и вложения в более емкий проект.
    Ценник мизерный, так что покупайте.    … Full Review »
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