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After a storm scatters duck Marbles and turtle Checkers, guide them home through 2D platforming, character combos, and hidden finds.
Released 11 Nov 2025
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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!
Developed by WeatherFell · Published by Top Hat Studios, Inc., Doyoyo Games
A storm sweeps duck Marbles and turtle Checkers away from home. Guide the pair through a series of platforming stages as they make their way back.
Jump, dash, glide, spin, and switch between the two characters, whose different abilities can be combined to cross hazards and reach new routes. Some stages also feature animal companions that change how you move through them.
Explore more than 40 stages for collectibles, hidden areas, and bonus challenges. Further challenge stages put the movement skills to the test, and local co-op is available.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its fluid, flexible movement and the way stages encourage experimenting with the duck and turtle’s abilities. Many also appreciate the themed level design, hidden collectibles, charming presentation, and demanding bonus or post-game challenges. Difficulty is a recurring point of disagreement: some find mastering the moves satisfying, while others report frustrating spikes, visibility problems, or punishing retries.
Don't be fooled by its cute charm! The journey home won't be an easy one!
Windswept is a love letter to a period of gaming where collectathon platformers reigned supreme, trying again was the norm, and players only had a game manual to guide them.
There are over 40 stages to explore, each with their own set of hidden collectibles, bonus challenges and quirky obstacles to overcome... or fall victim to!
You'll learn every ability in the first stage of the game, after that you're on your own!
Changing your leader gives you an entirely new set of actions to use and master - remember to take your time and things will click eventually...
Making your way home will be tough, and you'll need to keep trying until you get the hang of things - but for those who find it a walk in the park, there's plenty of hidden challenges along the way to test you!
There's no wrong way to play Windswept.
🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers each have unique abilities, but that won't always be enough to overcome specialised challenges... Mix 'n' match different techniques to play your own way.
You may surprise yourself with what you're capable of!
The journey home is a long one - live for the moments as they happen.
After that, they're only a memory!
How far will you go?
Where will your journey end?
Let's get swept away - together!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 35 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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