Windosill
Windosill (Vectorpark) | |
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Single-player |
Windosill is a 2009
The game received "universal acclaim" according to video game
In 2022, the planned release of Windosill as a Nintendo Switch eShop title was announced.[2][3]
Gameplay
In Windosill, the player
Development
Patrick Smith, a Brooklyn-based artist,
Smith first sketched Windosill level ideas in pencil, and transferred his favorites into
Windosill was originally released in 2009
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 90/100 (4 reviews)[1] |
Publication | Score |
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148 Apps | [5] |
Slide to Play | [4] |
TouchArcade | [6] |
The game received "universal acclaim", according to video game
Campbell of TouchArcade wrote that the iOS port was "always meant to be" due to the tactility of the game's puzzles.
Rattray of Slide to Play described Windosill as "an interactive abstract mosaic" and "absolute thrill ride".[4] He described the puzzle design and production value as "brilliant", and praised the "fitting" sound effects, "smooth" controls, and "perfect" frame rate.[4] 148Apps's Dan Lee also called the puzzles "brilliant", and described them as "so abstract" as to require unconventional thinking.[5] Anthony Burch of Destructoid added that the puzzles were designed such that players would not become "frustrated or bored".[15] Lee and Rattray said there was little reason to return to the game after playing through,[4][5] apart from a few minutes to experiment with the added iOS features.[4] While Lee considered this a "niggle",[5] Rattray praised its brevity.[4]
Windosill has influenced games including Alto's Adventure,[16] Blek,[17] Donut County,[18][19] and Monument Valley.[20] Smith later made the 2015 interactive alphabet game Metamorphabet.[21]
References
- ^ a b c "Windosill Critic Reviews for iPhone/iPad". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ "Influential Toy-Like Puzzle Game 'Windosill' Is Coming To Switch After 13 Years". Nintendo Life. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Windosill for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rattray, Tim (January 20, 2012). "Windosill iPad Review". Slide to Play. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lee, Dan (February 2, 2012). "Windosill Review". 148Apps. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Campbell, Nissa (January 13, 2012). "'Windosill' iPad Review - A Brief Trip Into Surrealism". TouchArcade. Archived from the original on March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Hamilton, Kirk (April 25, 2012). "The Wonderful Windosill Turns Your iPad Into A Mysterious Toybox". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ GameSetWatch. Archivedfrom the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Giraldi, Riccardo (2009). "The many talents of Mr. Patrick Smith". Riccardo Giraldi, Creative Director at Microsoft. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ IndieGames.com. Archivedfrom the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Griliopoulos, Dan (November 7, 2013). "Patrick Smith of Vectorpark on the IT Crowd, toy-boxes and his new game". Edge. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ IndieGames.com. Archivedfrom the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ McElroy, Griffin (April 19, 2012). "'Botanicula' offered in name-your-own-price Humble Bundle". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- GameSetWatch. Archivedfrom the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Burch, Anthony (May 1, 2009). "Indie Nation #59: Windosill". Destructoid. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (February 11, 2015). "Get ready to feel some snowboarding emotions with Alto's Adventure". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ Long, Neil (February 12, 2014). "The heartening story of Blek, the iOS game that cut through App Store cynicism with pure creativity". Edge. Archived from the original on July 21, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (October 8, 2012). "IndieCade selection Kachina has shades of Katamari Damacy and one intriguing hole". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (August 11, 2014). "Donut County is like a reverse Katamari inspired by Bruce Springsteen and fake Peter Molyneux". Polygon. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- IndieGames.com. Archivedfrom the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- ^ Vanhemert, Kyle (February 12, 2015). "I Wish More Games Were as Weird as This Guy's Interactive Alphabet". Wired. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
External links
Media related to Windosill at Wikimedia Commons