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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▲69

   A first person grappling hook exploration game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Elite Dangerous: Horizon▲61

   Planetary landings expand the game from air to the ground

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Midair▲74

   Fast-paced shooter with high-flying freedom of movement

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Astroneer▲98

   A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Land's End▲139

   A VR adventure from the makers of Monument Valley

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Arcane▲63

   A physically demanding virtual reality fantasy action game

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Diplopia▲62

   Using Oculus Rift to cure lazy-eye by playing a game.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    LOADING HUMAN▲69

    VR Adventure game for the Oculus Rift.

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Shadowgun▲67

    A simple FPS for your VR needs

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sky Chasers▲85

    Explore a magical world designed in beautiful pixel art

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PlayAR▲122

    Augmented reality games to get you moving

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    GRIP▲66

    An intense futuristic combat racer

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Crashlands▲58

    Story-driven crafting ARPG set in an outlandish world.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HOMEFRONT: The Revolution▲66

    An open-world first person shooter

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Saltlands▲66

    A post-apocalyptic adventure board game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Vector 36▲63

    Physics-based racer set on the terraformed surface of Mars

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Aliens Sky▲55

    Jump over spikes!

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Grove▲88

    AR game where you plant virtual trees in the real world

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ilium VR’s Athena▲84

    The first immersive virtual reality (VR) gun controller

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DarkMaus▲74

    A challenging action game with a minimalist style

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Osiris: New Dawn▲71

    Discover, fight, and tame indigenous alien creatures

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Birdly▲94

    An attempt to fly with Oculus Rift

    2014 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →