Windbound

 Switch
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 29
  3. Negative: 5 out of 29

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  1. Rabbinator
    Sep 14, 2020
    3
    On Nintendo Switch

    I was really enjoying Windbound. The art and animation is great, and the gameplay itself has a steep learning curve that's rewarding enough for you to want to keep soldiering on. While the game is simple it's also complex in the different island environments, the animals, and the crafting. I'd give this game an 8/10 EXCEPT The game is almost too buggy to play. I have    On Nintendo Switch

    I was really enjoying Windbound. The art and animation is great, and the gameplay itself has a steep learning curve that's rewarding enough for you to want to keep soldiering on. While the game is simple it's also complex in the different island environments, the animals, and the crafting. I'd give this game an 8/10 EXCEPT

    The game is almost too buggy to play. I have put hours into this game even despite random crashes, but on the last chapter of the story I saved and came back to...starting again at Chapter One. I still had a couple of my items. But everything else is gone. This game has been more trouble than it's worth despite how much I want to keep playing it. If I can't recover my data I probably won't play again.    … Expand
  2. der2
    Aug 17, 2022
    0
    This is such a horribly bad game. I got it at the cheapest price ever as it was on sale for only $5 on Switch. Even still, I was totally ripped off! The good reviews on here are fake. Look at the Review dates!!! All were within just a few days of each other. The A-hole developers made fake accounts to boost their ratings. Don't listen to the YT shills who pretend the game is good. It'sThis is such a horribly bad game. I got it at the cheapest price ever as it was on sale for only $5 on Switch. Even still, I was totally ripped off! The good reviews on here are fake. Look at the Review dates!!! All were within just a few days of each other. The A-hole developers made fake accounts to boost their ratings. Don't listen to the YT shills who pretend the game is good. It's NOT! The islands are bland and lifeless. They simply have a few autospawning animals that collide with landscapes and exhibit very glitchy unrealistic movements. The world has ZERO atmosphere or ambience. The game constantly harasses you with the same stupid tutorial windows over and over and over and over and over... And the controls are frustratingly painful. The menu is unintuitive. The battles are horrendous. The camera angle screws you up constantly. And the jumping and attacking is very sloppy. The platforming is SO, SO bad. Lots of collisions and getting stuck behind things. I was able to walk up a palm tree. I just walked right up the trunk! Then I fell and took damage!!! They should have licensed a real gaming engine. But it feels like PlayStation 1 days when they had to build it all from scratch. You'll buy this, deciding to ignore my review. And then you'll kick yourself and ask: "WHY DIDN'T I LISTEN TO THAT GUY!?"… Expand
  3. SwitchLover69
    Aug 22, 2022
    2
    I never bought this game in it's original release form. Supposedly lots of glitches and crashes were patched. Despite that, I saw some good user reviews on this site & decided to take a chance since it was on sale. It was such a massive disappointment. Every time you die you have to sail all to way from the beginning back to the island you were on, just to pick back up. And expect to die aI never bought this game in it's original release form. Supposedly lots of glitches and crashes were patched. Despite that, I saw some good user reviews on this site & decided to take a chance since it was on sale. It was such a massive disappointment. Every time you die you have to sail all to way from the beginning back to the island you were on, just to pick back up. And expect to die a lot. Not because your skill level is low. Not because the game is hard. You'll die because the controls suck and the combat is horribly executed. You can't see what's going on and your character doesn't launch attacks properly. It's not fun or exciting. It's tedious and bitterly frustrating!… Expand
  4. SodaRamune
    Aug 30, 2020
    3
    Not worth it’s money. It’s repetitive and very poorly flushed out. Combat is extremely clunky and the sailing mechanic simply does not work. It’s a shame because I would be fine with this if it wasn’t 60% of what the game’s about

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#63 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2020

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Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Gameblog.fr
    Oct 6, 2020
    60
    Windbound is a survival game with rogue lite components. If the game has good ideas and design, the controls lacks of ergonomy, and the game is quite repetitive.
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  2. Switch Player
    Sep 8, 2020
    40
    Windbound promises so much with beautiful Zelda-like visuals, but visuals alone do not make for a great game. The survival and rogue-like aspects detract from this game’s personality, and a miserable, repetitive search across each level make the game a bore.
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  3. Nintendo Life
    Sep 1, 2020
    70
    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 fun to roam around in for a few hours. The open-ended progression, pleasing art style, and relaxing pace make this one an easy recommendation for fans of the survival genre, though it’s held back from greatness due to issues with repetition. Still, it’s tough to go wrong with what’s on offer here; you might want to give this one a look.
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