A Valley Without Wind 2

A Valley Without Wind 2

Skip · Roguelike · 2013

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

SKIP IT.

It scores 0, under the fair line, at $3.74.

Length
10h 24.1h to 100%
Value
$0.37/hr
Reviews
45% of 229 positive
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

It is 75% off today.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Holding it back
Reviews45% of 229 reviews, scored as 50%
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
Reach75K+ owners
How many own it and play it, by SteamSpy's estimates (an old snapshot), the biggest driver for a game with no ending
For context
Value$0.37/hr
Price per hour of game. This genre scores on player counts instead That is today's sale price. Normally $1.50/hr
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 9 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

About the game

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.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 1024x768 or greater desktop screen resolution, 1 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

Across all 47 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today's $3.74 at 75 percent off still sits 56 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.

It is pricier than 70 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 99 percent. On the same math Polarity ($12.99, scores 36) and ONRAID (free, scores 38) are the better buys, and they are the games it most resembles.

More about A Valley Without Wind 2

The press liked it more than its buyers did, 68 against 45 percent.

HowLongToBeat players log 10 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 24, 2.4 times as much.

The drop-off

80% start to 7% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements

What players say

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 Valley Without Wind leaned heavily into procedural exploration and sandbox-style mechanics, the second installment rebuilds the concept around...
xxadonisxxRecommendedafter 14hMar 2026Read on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
I never gave part 1 a try because skippity skippity skip skip , just because I don't want to and no one said to play sequel before prequel, because its 2025 and I am playing a 2012 game (Which seems like if it were just yesterday but bleh,. and so what, its not like its 1912) So, yeah for a good reason I never cared for part 1 because it doesn't seem to be like Harry Potter-ish synchronous storyline (Maybe some more...
VK_LethalRecommendedafter 82hJul 2025Read on Steam
This game keeps trying to lure me in with some good looking ideas but they are full of constant bad design choices. Enemies are NOT fun to fight and are not rewarding enough to make it worth your while. Bosses are boring and the overworld is unbalanced as hell. Avoid like the plague.
RustyRedNot recommendedafter 17hJun 2021Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

Cite this score

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A Valley Without Wind 2 scores 0/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/228320/a-valley-without-wind-2
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 17. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Critics vs players-23
Critics68
Players45
Critic darling, cooler with players. Read recent reviews before buying.
Metacritic critics · 229 Steam player reviews

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperArcen Games
PublisherArcen Games
GenreRoguelike
Released2013
Players75Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements210