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Listen to the Wind

Papertiger Studio · Gamirror Games · 2021-09-22

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 23, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

"Listen to the Wind" is a side-scrolling hack-and-slash game with counter attacks as the game's core mechanic. It takes pace during the Ming dynasty Jiajing era where you'll be battling Japanese pirates. It features unique martial art heroes and a story branching gameplay.

74%
positive of 462 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$11.99
steam price (US)

During the Ming dynasty Jiajing era, rampant government corruption and border mismanagement has given Japanese pirates a chance to attack the south-east coast of the country. One day, our main character who has lived in the mountains for many years, gets tasked to support the soldiers in fighting the pirates. However, while fighting in service of the people and the country, you discover there is more than meets the eye in this pirate invasion. Will you decide to find out who's pulling the strings behind the government or will you choose to move back to your hermit ways after your quest is com(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (278 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 27,869 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.2k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 462 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.19 at GameBillet (2025-09-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 41 of 58 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20120120212026Week of 2021-09-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.99$3.242021-09-232026-10-082021-09-23 — best price $10.792021-12-22 — best price $8.392022-06-23 — best price $8.392022-12-23 — best price $8.392023-04-19 — best price $8.392023-12-22 — best price $8.392024-04-15 — best price $11.992024-05-25 — best price $11.992024-07-26 — best price $8.392024-08-26 — best price $8.392024-09-14 — best price $11.992024-10-01 — best price $7.902024-11-22 — best price $8.392024-12-03 — best price $11.032025-01-03 — best price $8.332025-01-23 — best price $8.272025-03-15 — best price $8.392025-04-09 — best price $3.252025-06-26 — best price $7.192025-07-12 — best price $11.992025-07-30 — best price $11.992025-08-19 — best price $6.902025-09-13 — best price $11.992025-10-01 — best price $5.992025-10-24 — best price $9.492025-11-10 — best price $5.992025-11-21 — best price $6.002025-12-11 — best price $7.192026-01-08 — best price $10.072026-02-13 — best price $11.992026-03-09 — best price $5.952026-03-26 — best price $7.132026-04-24 — best price $10.522026-07-30 — best price $11.992026-10-08 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
79.4%
earned "Cloudgrove Mountaineer"
26.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: Simplified Chinese, English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-09-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7613%49

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieActionCombatLinear2D FighterComic BookHand-drawnHistoricalSouls-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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