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BORDEAUX, FRANCE (April 17, 2025) – Independent developer Motion Twin have released a brand-new feature-packed update for their action roguelite Windblown, which launched in Early Access on Steam in October 2024. With today’s ‘Sanctuary Update’ players can discover a host of new content in-game, plus a slew of improvements and changes to enjoy back home at The Ark.
Watch the new Windblown Sanctuary Update video here:
Today’s new update introduces fresh content for players to dive into and discover in the lightning-fast roguelite from the creators of Dead Cells. Highlights for today’s new update include:
- New Explorable Biome – explore even further into the Vortex and discover the dangerous Obsidian Sanctuary biome! Overcome a powerful, new boss and its Sentinel minions, explore unique areas, and discover new secrets in this challenging addition to the game. Additionally, players can look forward to original new music as they explore the Obsidian Sanctuary, composed once again by pioneering electronica artist Danger.
- New Multi-Step Quest – to unlock the new Obsidian Sanctuary biome, Leapers will need to successfully help out Carlos, a brand-new character added with this new update. As well as unlocking the new biome, Carlos will reveal some of the past events and the backstory of the Ark and its inhabitants. This is the first of many quests that will be added to the game to help introduce brand-new lore into the world of Windblown.
- Four New Weapons and a New Trinket – unleash the full power of the Fishing Rod, the Sharp Sisters, the Sentinel Wings, and the Elder Sword weapons! Alongside their unique attacks, each weapon also has unique Alterattacks and critical techniques to master. Additionally, players can discover the Chronos Catch Trinket that can slow down enemies and projectiles too, encouraging players to experiment and see how these new additions fit into their ever-evolving character builds.
- New Skin – players can find the new Obsidian skin for their Leaper, allowing players to customize their look even further and stand out from the crowd in explosive online co-op gameplay, or when playing alone.
- New Remains System – players can retrieve the valuable Cogs, Memonites and Encrypted Memories lost in their previous Expedition, saving resources to unlock permanent upgrades to assist future runs into the Vortex. Failure to retrieve these resources makes them lost… forever!
- New Upgrades and QoL Improvements – alongside new, unlockable permanent upgrades to discover, players can also benefit from a suite of updated quality-of-life improvements to the game to make their experience more fun and accessible than ever before, including improvements to Revenge mode for co-op players online.
Check out Windblown’s full ‘Sanctuary Update’ patch list here.
Today’s new update follows the recent ‘Endless Update’ for the game which added a new game mode that allows players to continue their completed runs back from the first biome while keeping their existing boosts and gifts. Players can then keep adding new boosts and unlock new gift slots, allowing them to push their builds to insane levels in ever-increasing difficulties. Other changes in the ‘Endless Update’ included reworks to the Goo Brush and Shield weapons, and much more. Read about the ‘Endless Update’ here.
Both today’s and future updates for Windblown throughout the Early Access period are based in part on community feedback and suggestions. Players wanting to be part of the conversation can join the official Windblown Discord channel to discover more about the game and share feedback directly to the team at Motion Twin and shape the development of Windblown throughout Early Access and beyond.
Windblown is available now in Early Access on Steam. For more information about Windblown, visit www.windblown.game.
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Related links:
Windblown on X: WindblownGame
Windblown on Discord: https://discord.gg/v4S6Vsarkx
Windblown on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/windblown.game
Motion Twin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/motiontwin
Windblown on Bilibili: https://space.bilibili.com/3546765374523477
About Motion Twin
Motion Twin is an indie worker’s cooperative game studio based in France. We’ve been raging at the machines since 2001 and we’ll be doing so for as long as people keep smashing into our games. Our previous game, Dead Cells, has brought joy and tears to 10M+ players around the world, and our newest game, Windblown, launched in Early Access in October 2024.
About Danger
Franck Rivoire, known by his stage name Danger, is a pioneering electronic music producer and visual artist. Renowned for his cinematic compositions and immersive live performances, Danger has garnered a global following and collaborated with numerous high-profile artists. His music has gained him recognition in the indie French video game scene, notably through his soundtracks for Haven and Furi. For Windblown, Danger has crafted a haunting soundscape infused with eerie vocal textures, metal elements, and nostalgic nods to 80s and 90s video game music.
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