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The Wind and Wilting Blossom

Picklefeet Games · 2020-12-11

Steam

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 28, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 28, 2020 (Mac)

Navigate the war-torn lands of an alternate history Heian Japan battling yokai hordes in challenging turn-based combat. Encounter hundreds of story events, level-up your party, and unlock new allies and weapons. Die, learn from your mistakes, and try again.

95%
positive of 188 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$6.69
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 38% of 29,609 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.8k–8.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 188 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$6.69-33%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2025-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
262620202026Week of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$4.992020-04-292026-09-142020-04-29 — best price $13.992021-02-11 — best price $15.992021-04-03 — best price $15.992021-06-24 — best price $13.392021-10-28 — best price $13.992021-12-10 — best price $9.992021-12-22 — best price $13.992022-03-03 — best price $14.992022-05-09 — best price $14.992022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $6.992023-11-21 — best price $6.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-03-14 — best price $7.792024-05-13 — best price $6.692024-06-27 — best price $6.692024-09-30 — best price $6.692024-11-27 — best price $5.992024-12-20 — best price $6.992025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-06-26 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $6.992026-06-25 — best price $6.992026-09-14 — best price $6.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
75.9%
earned "Ever Onward"
19.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-12-14 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RPGIndieStrategyTacticalHand-drawnRogue-likeRogue-liteSingleplayerParty-Based RPGTurn-Based Tactics

Census log

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

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