Fit check
Is Spindle worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-adventure fans who want dungeon exploration alongside a story about death
- Players who enjoy searching for hidden routes and solving dungeon riddles
- Players who want a companion character they can also control
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for an open-ended world rather than a quest structured around five dungeons
- Players who prefer combat without riddles, traps, or exploration
- Players seeking a survival-crafting or shelter-building game
Our take on Spindle
The pitch gives equal weight to dungeon challenges and a story about death, while the concrete structure is five dungeons featuring riddles, traps, and secrets. The broader themes provide narrative framing; the described play centers on exploration and combat.
What is Spindle?
Spindle is an action-adventure about a character who wakes in an unfamiliar world and discovers they are Death.
With a pig companion, they investigate why nobody can die and what caused the crisis. Progress involves exploring dungeons, paying attention to find routes deeper inside, and confronting creatures and bosses. The game has five dungeons with riddles, traps, and secrets, and battles against enemies ranging from small creatures to giant bosses. The pig can be petted and played as. Characters encountered during the story develop and change. The narrative focuses on death and different ways of responding to it.
How Spindle plays
- 01Playable Pig Companion
- The pig travels alongside Death, and players can take control of it as well as pet it.
- 02Five Dungeons
- Each dungeon includes riddles, traps, and secrets, with observation needed to find deeper routes.
- 03Changing Characters
- Characters encountered during the story develop and change as the story progresses.
Spindle compared to similar games
Spindle combines dungeon exploration, riddles, traps, and boss fights with a story about becoming Death and a pig companion. Ghost of a Tale is also an animal-led adventure, but its description emphasizes stealth, disguises, conversations, and exploration in a medieval animal world.
Spindle: platforms & release
Is Spindle worth it?
It is worth it if: action-adventure fans who want dungeon exploration alongside a story about death. Skip it if: players looking for an open-ended world rather than a quest structured around five dungeons.
Where can I download Spindle?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Spindle's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Spindle on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
