Windbound
Survival adventure with custom-built boats and voyages between scattered islands
5 Lives Studios · Published by Deep Silver · Released Aug 28, 2020
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 59% of 1,079
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 8, 2025
What is Windbound?
In this single-player, third-person survival adventure, Kara is stranded on the Forbidden Islands after a storm separates her from her tribe. You hunt, gather resources, craft tools and weapons, and investigate ruins, building and upgrading a boat to reach new islands when supplies run low.
For you if...
- +you enjoy relaxed exploration alongside resource management and crafting
Not for you if...
- −you expect a sprawling open-world fantasy RPG
What players say
59% of 1,079 reviews are positive
Players praise the colorful art style and soundtrack. Recent complaints include sluggish mouse response, repeated stuns during combat, and glitches that disrupt saved progress.
Screenshots and trailer
Windbound system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 630, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Windbound?
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- OS
- Windows 10/7/8/8.1/Vista (64 bit)
- Processor
- 2.4ghz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 4600, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 630, Radeon HD 5670
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10/7/8/8.1/Vista (64 bit)
- Processor
- 2.66GHz Intel Core i7
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 5200, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, Radeon HD 7800
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Windbound have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Windbound run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 29
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does Windbound use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- RPG
- Indie
- Survival
- Crafting
- Singleplayer
- Female Protagonist
- Sailing
- Exploration
- Open World
- Third Person
- Roguelike
- Action
- Multiplayer
- Souls-like
Recent updates
- Sep 23, 2020 · Windbound Update 2 – September 2020
