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It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes before leaving on a journey she may not return from.
Leaving Lyndow is a adventure, indie and walking simulator game
developed and published by Eastshade Studios.
Released on February 08th 2017 is available only on Windows.
It has received 1,128 reviews of which 916 were positive and 212 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
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- OS *: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 450 or higher with 1GB Memory
- Storage: 400 MB available space
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I got to know about Leaving Lyndow after trying out the demo for Songs of Glimmerwick. That demo impressed me so much, that I had to see what else the developer has done. Leaving Lyndow also happens to be on sale for 75% off and it’s known to be short, all buzzwords that made it easy to give it a shot. Leaving Lyndow is a fairly typical walking simulator game where you go to different locations, talk to NPC, read some notes and do a few mini-games (there aren’t many of them). What the game does best is bringing over the feeling of leaving a village behind along with its community through excellent writing, interacting with loved ones, beautiful/homey/warm graphics and soothing soundtrack. The amount of notes and dialogues are deliberate in adding to the world and they’re not too wordy, they feel perfect if you care about learning more. You won’t get to know much about the character you control (that’s not the point), but you will get to see how others handle you leaving and you doing some activities that feel nostalgic to the character. The world created feels lived in and that’s a pretty big accomplishment. The game doesn’t have any voice acting unfortunately, this could have added to the experience. The character models also look weird/goofy. I’m guessing they’re supposed to be different species but they could have been presented better even with that in mind. Lastly, others might not like the game being short. It took me around 50 minutes to complete the game and get all the achievements. Leaving Lyndow is a fine game, I enjoyed my time and felt very relaxed playing it. I can definitely recommend it if you’re looking for the next walking simulator game to complete within one sitting. It also made me interested in playing the developer’s second game, Eastshade. But that one is still a tad too pricy, I’m hoping it will get cheaper at some point. The normal price of €4 for Leaving Lyndow is okay, you’re getting good quality for that one hour. I got it for €1 (it’s still on sale) and I’m satisfied with what I got. There are 7 achievements with some most likely requiring a guide, but they’re not difficult when you know what you’re doing.
Serves more as a prologue to "Eastshade" than a standalone game. If you're interested in playing Eastshade, I do recommend, as there's a lot more to that game and playing this one is a good introduction. If not, this is merely a very short walking simulator that doesn't have enough context without the second game in my personal opinion. Check both games out for the full experience.
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Leaving Lyndow is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
No, Leaving Lyndow is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Leaving Lyndow received 916 positive votes out of a total of 1,128 achieving a rating of 7.74.
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Leaving Lyndow was developed and published by Eastshade Studios.
Yes, Leaving Lyndow is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Leaving Lyndow is not playable on MacOS.
No, Leaving Lyndow is not playable on Linux.
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No, Leaving Lyndow does not support VR.
Leaving Lyndow is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Leaving Lyndow. Explore additional content available for Leaving Lyndow on Steam.
No, Leaving Lyndow does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Leaving Lyndow does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Leaving Lyndow is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Eastshade Studios
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Eastshade Studios
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08 Feb 2017
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