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Worlds Upon The Wind

Worlds Upon The Wind

Restore the shards of a shattered world in this peaceful roguelite deckbuilder, covering centuries of classical Japanese art. Nurture communities, befriend animal spirits, and shape a new civilization through choices that echo across generations.

Released Jul 23, 2026 Developer Max Shawabkeh Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RogueliteDeckbuildingStrategyHand-drawnLanguage Learning
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

98.4%positive249 reviews
Recommended · 26 found this helpful

“I'm going to be honest. I have a lot of doubts when playing any game these days and I end up leaving negative reviews left and right. This one here is nowhere remotelly a bad game. Matter of fact I think its probably the best game I've played this month, or maybe 2026. Why? It…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“No timers, no combat. Strategy over stress. The basic idea is there are 10,000 islands to 'connect' and each run is an expedition/settling of one island. Japanese myth/storytelling + old school art and music. Exploring an island consists of building settlements based on your…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“I think its clear by the number of hours Ive played that I'm extremely into this game at the moment. I'm particular about deck builder games, but this is one of two favorites (my other being Teenage Exocolonist, a game that I avoided for too long due to the "teenage" element,…”

— a player, Steam review · 63 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

187all-time peak
0 100 200 119 avg · Jul 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

85achievements
23.1%median completion
0.6%rarest: Precise
87.5% of players 86.7% of players 84.4% of players 83.6% of players 78.3% of players 78.1% of players 76.8% of players 74.1% of players 72.5% of players 71.8% of players 71.4% of players 69.0% of players 64.6% of players 63.3% of players 62.1% of players 60.4% of players 59.3% of players 57.3% of players 57.3% of players 54.4% of players 54.2% of players 49.8% of players 48.3% of players 42.6% of players 42.4% of players 42.3% of players 42.0% of players 40.7% of players 36.1% of players 34.5% of players 33.5% of players 33.2% of players 32.9% of players 32.5% of players 31.0% of players 30.5% of players 28.4% of players 28.0% of players 26.4% of players 25.7% of players 24.3% of players 23.9% of players 23.1% of players 21.5% of players 20.4% of players 20.2% of players 19.9% of players 17.7% of players 17.4% of players 17.2% of players 16.8% of players 16.5% of players 14.1% of players 14.0% of players 13.3% of players 12.9% of players 12.3% of players 12.2% of players 12.1% of players 12.1% of players 87.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.5%A Holy Relic — Find a relic.
86.7%A New Culture — Develop a shard culture.
84.4%25 Developments — Discover 25 site developments.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Precise — Have no more than 5 glyphs in your deck.
0.6%10 Settler Quests — Finish 10 settler quests during a single expedition.
0.9%Numeric — Have the One, Two, Three, Four, and Five glyphs in your deck.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

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

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

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

Latest official news

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

Sep 19, 2026
Minor Update: v1.3.3

This update adds a few quality of life features, mainly relevant for the endgame. As usual, all applicable changes are also in the demo. Visit the game's GitHub repository for a full changelog . Quali

Sep 14, 2026
Minor Update: v1.3.2

This update adds a few quality of life features and fixes several bugs. As usual, all applicable changes are also in the demo. Visit the game's GitHub repository for a full changelog . Quality of Life

Sep 12, 2026
Public Domain Open Source Release

Worlds Upon The Wind is built using the open source Godot engine and makes heavy use of historical public domain art. Now it's time to give back to the community. The game's source code and all of its

Sep 12, 2026
Minor Update: v1.3.1

This tiny update fixes several bugs, most notably a Mac crash related to the past expeditions viewer, and reworks the Gate glyph one final time. Balance Changes Gate Glyph: Draw 2 -> Draw 3 Fade Away:

Sep 09, 2026
Major Update: v1.3

This update adds new art viewer features, including geographic locations, historical period summaries, and a quiz. It also includes balance adjustments (hopefully the last major ones for a while), a b

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsRoguelite · Deckbuilding · Strategy · Hand-drawn · Language Learning · Atmospheric · Roguelike · City Builder · Card Game · Building · Philosophical · Historical (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements85
Official sitehttps://www.worldsuponthewind.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: anything from the 2020s Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: anything from the 2010s Storage: 4 GB available space