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🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!

Windswept is a 2d platformer, platformer and difficult game developed by WeatherFell and published by Top Hat Studios and Inc..
Released on November 11th 2025 is available only on Windows in 16 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Basque, Arabic, Korean, Traditional Chinese and Ukrainian.

It has received 428 reviews of which 407 were positive and 21 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Windswept into these genres:

2D Platformer Platformer Difficult Adventure Pixel Graphics Precision Platformer Indie Cute Action Co-op Retro 2D Singleplayer Fast-Paced Local Co-Op Colorful Kickstarter Collectathon Local Multiplayer Action-Adventure

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 or newer
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 1.8 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 1200 MB available space

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Dec. 2025
As not to bury the lead too much, I'll start with the most important thing before going into the review proper: Windswept absolutely nails its level design. You don't see platformers popping up so much, partly because they were done to death several decades ago, but also because designing levels in them is actually kind of difficult when compared to similar gametypes - Metroidvanias for instance can get away with lots of lacklustre level design as long as the combat is fun and you just shove a bunch of weird enemies into an otherwise empty hallway, but the pure platformer vibes of Windswept make that an impossibility. It is more-or-less ripping off the entire Donkey Kong Country franchise, and with DKC2 being one of my favourite games of all time (and perhaps the best platformer on the SNES) it was fighting an uphill battle to win my affections, yet it did so all the same. The charm of a non-distinct duck and turtle duo with adorable sound effects is not enough to melt my monster heart despite how genuinely cute the game can manage to be, and barrel mazes within bramble thickets dodging bees and blue dragonflies may tug upon my nostalgia strings, it isn't enough for me to recommend the game, no matter how good it looks wearing the skin of a 30 year old franchise. The music is fine, but only has a couple of standout tracks, the graphics are perfectly serviceable, and the boss fights are... certainly present in the game; Things that would usually get me sneering. Still, these really are the only problems I can truly get hissy about, because playing the game is an absolute blast all round. It has this rule that runs consistent through pretty much the entire game where - as long as you haven't jumped yet - you can perform any grounded action regardless of whether or not you're on the ground. DKC had a similar thing where you could cartwheel off a ledge and then jump out of the pit you're heading down, but it was a really niche mechanic with few practical uses. Windswept gives it a ton of use even in its earlier stages, before the challenging later levels rock up and it becomes the star of the show, and this combined with the greater depth of the two characters' movesets makes for a challenging experience that never really gets stale. When taking into consideration all of the collectibles, the secret areas and bonus stages, and the potential for coinless/pacifist runs, every level becomes this unique, multi-faceted puzzle that gives you only the barest indication of the simplest way to play it, before letting you loose with a flying turtle to figure it out for yourself: I love games that have enough confidence in their level design to allow that freedom. The difficulty curve is fine, even for someone like me who prefers their games on the harder side. It's not like Windswept is slouching in its post-game secret levels, where it starts flinging sawblades everywhere and making you switch character mid-air multiple times. The final EX stage in particular is an absolute beast and I highly recommend going through the effort to get there. I think part of why it all works so well is through use of the same old design ethos of those earlier 90s platformers, where each stage is themed around one particular gimmick: be it an enemy, hazard, or means of traversal, and then the entire rest of the level is built around all the unique ways that the gimmick can be used before moving onto the next. It only brings it back later piecemeal, and combines it with other gimmicks to make uniquely challenging sequences. By following a tried and true formula, WeatherFell has both reached and exceeded the games it lovingly apes (pun) and all of you should buy it immediately. If you love 90s platformers, you'll most likely enjoy this. If you've never played one, then this is as good a start as any - It's unlikely to ever feel dated regardless of the decade. If it doesn't hit you immediately and you don't get it the first time around, I'd say it's worth trying again. There's gold in here.
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Nov. 2025
I won't give this game a negative review because I'm willing to believe I'm not the target audience for this game, but I don't like this game. The core of this game is great. I just really don't like the level design and how annoyingly punishing it is. The final level of world two really sored me on the whole game. It was more annoying than fun and it feels like the level is filled with beginner's traps. Good luck to Weatherfell in future games.
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Nov. 2025
Windswept! For 2D platformer fans especially the Donkey Kong Country series, GET THIS GAME ASAP and support the incredibly talented team who made it! I haven't finished the game yet, but so far this is just so wonderfully cute and charming! It is a very polished and fun game with responsive controls, lovely pixel visuals and animations, and a lighthearted and occasionally atmospheric soundtrack, and all of these elements of the game combined are obviously hugely inspired by the Donkey Kong Country SNES trilogy. Again, if you are a fan of the SNES era DKC trilogy, I cannot highly recommend this game enough, as I believe in my humble opinion that it is a true spiritual successor to the classic games. The team at Weatherfell did a phenomenal job making this game the best and most polished it could be. There's a demo for you to try out as well!
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Nov. 2025
two hours into this game and i beat five levels Level 1 - 3 minutes Level 2 - 5 minutes Level 3 - 5 minutes Challenge Level 1 - 1 hour and 40 minutes Level 4 - 7 minutes having a lot of fun!
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Nov. 2025
First impressions are putting this into a Celeste-tier platformer for me (Celeste is top 3 of all time for me) so I think it’s pretty good. There seems to be a lot of tech to learn and the difficulty is present in the challenge levels. I can tell the game will push to the depths of its mechanics later on.
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Windswept is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

Windswept is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

Windswept received 407 positive votes out of a total of 428 achieving a rating of 8.78.
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Windswept was developed by WeatherFell and published by Top Hat Studios and Inc..

Windswept is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Windswept is not playable on MacOS.

Windswept is not playable on Linux.

Windswept offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Windswept includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There is a DLC available for Windswept. Explore additional content available for Windswept on Steam.

Windswept does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Windswept supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Windswept 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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Windswept
19.50€ Buy Now
Rating
8.8
407
21
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
6
Developer
WeatherFell
Publisher
Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Release 11 Nov 2025
Platforms
Remote Play
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