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Games like A Valley Without Wind

2012PC, Steam Deck playable64 % positive14.79 €

A blend of side-scrolling Metroidvania action and a strategic overworld layer, where you guide a random survivor through a procedurally generated post-ice-age world. Deep, complex systems and character growth define it.

  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Interconnected level design
  • Pixel art
  • Boss fights as highlights

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In short: Games like A Valley Without Wind

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes A Valley Without Wind special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Valdis Story: Abyssal City

82 %Match

2013PC84 % positive

Brings what grabs you about A Valley Without Wind: interconnected level design, pixel art as well as jumping and platforming.

A 2D Metroidvania with fast, combo-driven combat and plenty of room for character customization. You explore a sprawling, dark world and tailor your abilities and playstyle extensively.

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Caves of Qud

Post-apocalyptic setting

An extremely deep science-fantasy roguelike where you explore a vast, part handcrafted, part procedural world turn by turn. Dozens of mutations and interlocking simulation systems enable unusual builds and emergent stories where you can do almost anything.

Regions of Ruin

Interconnected level design

A 2D pixel-art platforming action RPG where you explore and fight across the land as a dwarf while building up your settlement to save your people from extinction.

Monster Sanctuary

Interconnected level design

Monster Sanctuary blends monster collecting and training with Metroidvania exploration in a 2D pixel-art world. Its turn-based 3-vs-3 battles reward smart team composition and skill trees, while monster abilities unlock hidden areas of the map.

Lost Ruins

Interconnected level design

A pixel-art 2D metroidvania where an amnesiac girl explores a dark, dangerous world, fighting monsters and bosses with weapons, spells and tonics while guided by the mysterious Beatrice.

UnderRail

Post-apocalyptic setting

A punishing old-school isometric RPG set in a post-apocalyptic underground subway world, built around turn-based tactical combat and highly flexible character builds. Exploration, crafting and meaningful choices shape your survival.

Crystal Project

Interconnected level design

You are dropped into a huge open world with little hand-holding, collecting crystals, unlocking classes and freely building your party. Discovery is the heart of it, as new abilities gradually open up areas that were previously out of reach.

Kenshi

Post-apocalyptic setting

Kenshi is a brutal sandbox RPG set in a vast, harsh wasteland where you decide whether to become a trader, mercenary, slave or warlord. Instead of a scripted story, you build your squad, base and reputation in a world that gives you nothing for free.

Terraria

Boss fights as highlights

A 2D sandbox adventure where you dig, build and craft while ever-tougher bosses unlock new gear tiers and biomes. Its huge item pool and hidden secrets make it a near-endless experience, especially with friends.

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