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Windbound promises a lot from the start. The opening sequence does a lot to pull the player in, introducing you to Kara quickly and efficiently. Kara soon finds herself lost at sea, standing in front ...

SOUNDING like intestinal distress, Windbound does indeed involve straining for gusts, but in a swish survival epic of island-hopping hoopla that owes no small debt to Zelda. As the chalk-locked Kara, ...

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Windbound advertises itself as a survival game that includes “unraveling a mystery” about the islands the main character finds herself shipwrecked upon. But its survival game classification only tells ...

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With a trailer evoking both Moana and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Deep Silver and Australia’s 5 Lives Studios announced Windbound for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox ...

Take on the role of the warrior Kara who gets caught at sea in a fierce storm and adrift from your tribe. Shipwrecked alone on an uncharted island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous ...

There’s definitely not a shortage of open- world games at the moment, but it’s not often one finds an effortless attempt to interweave different styles into one setting. 5 Lives Studios’ Windbound ...

Windbound Review Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox One X. Also available on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC and Google Stadia. "Despite its genuinely breathtaking scenery and interesting castaway ...