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A Valley Without Wind

A Valley Without Wind

You choose how to play, and the world of Environ adapts around you.

Released Apr 24, 2012 Developer Arcen Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux PlatformerActionIndieAdventureProcedural Generation
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.

60.2%positive520 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“A Valley Without Wind is an ambitious indie action-adventure platformer created and published by Arcen Games. Released in 2012, the game attempts to merge multiple genres into a single large-scale experience, combining procedural exploration, magical combat, light strategy…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“https://youtu.be/lj2VNQ08WdI Wind may not be the only thinking lacking from this valley as the randomized structure creates at best uninteresting and at worse unsolvable levels.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 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.

98achievements
5.1%median completion
3.4%rarest: Immovable Object
45.8% of players 34.9% of players 34.6% of players 31.5% of players 28.5% of players 27.3% of players 27.1% of players 25.6% of players 23.0% of players 22.1% of players 21.8% of players 19.7% of players 16.8% of players 16.1% of players 15.1% of players 14.4% of players 13.4% of players 13.3% of players 13.0% of players 12.5% of players 12.4% of players 12.0% of players 11.8% of players 11.5% of players 11.4% of players 11.0% of players 11.0% of players 10.8% of players 10.1% of players 10.1% of players 10.1% of players 9.8% of players 9.2% of players 9.1% of players 8.4% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.5% of players 6.3% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.1% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 45.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
45.8%Innocence Lost! — Be present at the death of a monster.
34.9%You Ain't The Boss Of Me — Be present at the death of a miniboss. Note: there are also microbosses that look like normal monsters; they don't count for this.
34.6%Home Sweet Home — Visit A Settlement.
Rarest badges of honor
3.4%Immovable Object — Collect a Legendary Stone Legs enchant.
3.4%Riskbreaker — Collect a Legendary Risktaker enchant.
3.4%Explosives Make Everything Better — Collect a Legendary Boomstick enchant.

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
Player tagsPlatformer · Action · Indie · Adventure · Procedural Generation · Experimental · Open World · Multiplayer · Co-op · Metroidvania · Roguevania · Action Roguelike (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements98
Official sitehttp://arcengames.com/a-valley-without-wind-1-2/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows XP SP2 or later Processor: 1.6Ghz CPU (more is recommended for multiplayer servers) Memory: 2 GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 2 GB RAM Video Card: 800x600 or greater desktop screen resolution (1024x768 recommended) Graphics card must support 1024x1024 textures (most 32MB and up graphics cards do).