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24 alternatives to Windlands

A first person grappling hook exploration game.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Windlands launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Windlands▲3

   A first person grappling hook exploration game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Astroneer▲98

   A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GRIP▲66

   An intense futuristic combat racer

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Aliens Sky▲55

   Jump over spikes!

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   WebGL Games▲83

   2015 · webgl.nu · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wings.io▲73

   Another fast paced multiplayer game

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Elite Dangerous: Horizon▲61

   Planetary landings expand the game from air to the ground

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Saltlands▲66

    A post-apocalyptic adventure board game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sky Chasers▲85

    Explore a magical world designed in beautiful pixel art

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Arcane Knight▲83

    A mounted combat challenge

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Midair▲74

    Fast-paced shooter with high-flying freedom of movement

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Battlecade▲87

    A portable vintage gaming concept for two

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Crashlands▲58

    Story-driven crafting ARPG set in an outlandish world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    DarkMaus▲74

    A challenging action game with a minimalist style

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Expeditions: Viking▲69

    Historical turn-based tactical RPG

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Control: A Strategic Card Game▲95

    Timer travelers fight to escape a rupture in spacetime.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Project V▲64

    A browser based scrolling shooter.

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A Skyrocket Story▲63

    A captivating game of reflexes and puzzles.

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Rolling Sky▲69

    Addictive ball rolling avoidance game

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    HOMEFRONT: The Revolution▲66

    An open-world first person shooter

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23VT
    Virtual tabletop gaming▲74

    2012 · roll20.net · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Farabel▲63

    A turn-based strategy game that starts out at the end

    2016 · its alternatives →

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