Passing By: A Tailwind Journey is an adventure developed by Studio Windsocke, released 12 March 2024 on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Passing By: A Tailwind Journey is
Passing By: A Tailwind Journey is an adventure game developed by Studio Windsocke and released in 2024. It was published by Dear Villagers. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Set in a beautiful low-poly world of floating isles and a never-ceasing west wind, Passing By allows you to embark on a memorable journey as Curly, a young balloonist, who is tasked with delivering a mysterious letter. In this genre hybrid of 2D puzzle platformer, survival game and adventure, you can explore the world at your own leisure, travelling from island to island via balloon ship and solving various puzzles while having to manage your resources in order to survive. An exciting adventure awaits you! But remember: since the west wind only ever blows in one direction, once you decide to leave an island, this means goodbye for good. Think carefully before you board your balloon ship -…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Passing By: A Tailwind Journey launched on 12 March 2024, within three weeks of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Dragon's Dogma II and Pacific Drive. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Dragon's Dogma II, Pacific Drive.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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