Fit check
Is Windswept worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who enjoy collecting hidden items during exploration
- Players who like learning character abilities through repeated attempts
- Fans of 90s-style collectathon games seeking optional challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed platformer may find the difficult journey and repeated attempts demanding
- Players wanting a short, tightly linear game may not enjoy over 40 stages with hidden objectives
- Players who prefer a single fixed moveset may dislike changing leaders to access different actions
Our take on Windswept
Leader selection defines the experience: switching between Marbles and Checkers changes the actions available for handling specialized platforming challenges.
What is Windswept?
Windswept follows Marbles and Checkers, a pair of companions separated from home by severe weather, in a platforming adventure styled after 1990s games.
More than 40 stages contain concealed collectibles, optional trials, and distinctive hazards. Each character offers a separate set of abilities, while selecting the leader changes the available moves. The opening stage introduces the full ability set; subsequent areas ask players to test combinations and persist through repeated attempts. Different techniques can be combined to tackle focused challenges in varied ways. Extra secret tests extend beyond the central route, giving the adventure several approaches built around exploration, collecting, platforming, and practice.
How Windswept plays
- 01Two Character Abilities
- Marbles and Checkers use different abilities, with the selected leader determining the available actions.
- 02Forty-Plus Stages
- The journey includes over 40 stages to explore.
- 03Hidden Collectibles
- Collectibles are hidden throughout the platforming journey.
- 04Bonus Challenges
- Stages include optional challenges alongside their main obstacles.
- 05Mixed Techniques
- Players can combine the characters’ techniques when facing specialized challenges.
Windswept compared to similar games
Windswept focuses on collectathon platforming across over 40 stages, with two characters whose available actions change according to the selected leader. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, while Jusant centers on climbing tools, stamina management, and routes up a tower.
Windswept: platforms & release
Is Windswept worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who enjoy collecting hidden items during exploration. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed platformer may find the difficult journey and repeated attempts demanding.
Where can I download Windswept?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Windswept's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Windswept on?
Windows only.
