Winds of Valen

Buy70%

Mixed · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Fiery Dog Games · Free to Play · Nov 30, 2025

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Winds of Valen?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise17% are divided58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The addition of multiple defense stances and movement-oriented combat add a lot of decent gameplay specifically for bosses over lvl 100.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is decent, although it is not the strongest part of the game for me.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, its unique art style is catchy and perfectly suits the game's aesthetic.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay116 reviews
Combat42 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
63% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
50% still recommend
Monetization
48% still recommend
Story
62% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
0% still recommend
Interface
38% still recommend
Crashes
0% still recommend
Optimization
20% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • MMO
  • Multi-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases

Platforms

  • Windows

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