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A Valley Without Wind 2

A Valley Without Wind 2

A modern take on the 16-bit era, A Valley Without Wind 2 blends a variety of mechanics across multiple genres, seamlessly bringing together the best qualities of old-school platform-shooters and turn-based strategy games.

Released Feb 18, 2013 Developer Arcen Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionIndieStrategyAdventurePlatformer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

45.6%positive228 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A Valley Without Wind 2 is an unconventional hybrid of action platforming and strategic gameplay developed and published by Arcen Games. Released in 2013, the game was designed as a complete reimagining of its predecessor rather than a traditional sequel. While the original A…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

210achievements
14.0%median completion
6.8%rarest: I Can be Called That Too
79.5% of players 35.7% of players 31.3% of players 30.7% of players 27.6% of players 25.5% of players 19.0% of players 18.4% of players 18.2% of players 17.9% of players 17.3% of players 17.2% of players 17.0% of players 16.8% of players 16.5% of players 16.4% of players 15.6% of players 14.9% of players 14.6% of players 14.5% of players 14.4% of players 14.4% of players 14.4% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 14.3% of players 14.3% of players 14.3% of players 14.2% of players 14.2% of players 14.1% of players 14.1% of players 14.0% of players 14.0% of players 14.0% of players 14.0% of players 13.9% of players 13.8% of players 13.7% of players 13.1% of players 12.6% of players 12.1% of players 11.7% of players 11.4% of players 11.0% of players 10.5% of players 9.9% of players 9.5% of players 8.5% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 79.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.5%That's Where The Big Guy Lives — Enter region containing the Overlord's Keep.
50.9%Innocence Lost! — Be present at the death of a monster.
36.2%It's Like A Documentary — Enter a Wilderness region.
Rarest badges of honor
6.8%I Can be Called That Too — Kill the Overlord on Overlord strategic difficulty.
6.8%This Is Why You Were Chosen — Kill the Overlord on The Chosen One difficulty.
6.8%Hero of Heroes — Kill the Overlord on Master Hero difficulty.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$3.74lowest since tracking began2026-08-31
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 22, 2019
AI War 2 has left early access!

Chris here! By any sane metric I can think of, AI War 2 shouldn't exist. And yet it's more than I ever imagined it could be. When we first set out to make this game three years ago, it was far less am

Oct 18, 2018
After Two Long Years, AI War 2 Hits Early Access!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32938991/c6c568d45e0ac9b20ce2930db75c67179ce89f29.jpg It's been quite a saga, if you've followed along all this time. All that extra

Jul 17, 2014
Official 1.500 “Linux Support” Released!

This one brings official linux support to the game for the first time, as well as a 64bit build for OSX. There is also one minor bugfix in there, too. The game has always run well under WINE, but we'r

Jul 17, 2014
Official 1.500 “Linux Support” Released!

This one brings official linux support to the game for the first time, as well as a 64bit build for OSX. There is also one minor bugfix in there, too. The game has always run well under WINE, but we'r

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsAction · Indie · Strategy · Adventure · Platformer · Co-op · Procedural Generation · 2D · Singleplayer · Sci-fi · Experimental · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements210
Official sitehttp://arcengames.com/a-valley-without-wind-1-2/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 or later Processor: 1.6Ghz CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1024x768 or greater desktop screen resolution Hard Drive: 1 GB HD space