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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.
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“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 playedLatest official news
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Official 1.500 “Linux Support” Released!
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Strategy · Adventure · Platformer · Co-op · Procedural Generation · 2D · Singleplayer · Sci-fi · Experimental · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 210 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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