Windblown Gets Sanctuary Update

Motion Twin (developer of Dead Cells) has been working hard on its Early Access project, Windblown. Since it launched in October 2024, Windblown has been slowly growing into a solid Roguelike experience. While it recently released an update adding a new game mode just last week, Motion Twin added a brand-new content update with a host of new content.

Now, not only can you play Endless mode from the previous update, but the Sanctuary Update has added plenty to sink your teeth into. The Sanctuary Update offers new upgrades and quality-of-life improvements, a new biome, and more. Check out what the press release has to say about the new update:

“New Explorable Biome – explore even further into the Vortex and discover the dangerous Obsidian Sanctuary biome. Overcome a powerful, new boss and its Sentinel minions, explore unique areas[,] and discover new secrets in this challenging addition to the game. Additionally, players can look forward to original new music as they explore the Obsidian Sanctuary, composed once again by pioneering electronica artist Danger.

New Multi-Step Quest – to unlock the new Obsidian Sanctuary biome, Leapers will need to successfully help out Carlos, a brand-new character added with this update. As well as unlocking the new biome, Carlos will reveal some of the past events and the backstory of the Ark and its inhabitants. This is the first of many quests that will be added to the game to help introduce brand-new lore into the world of Windblown.

Four New Weapons and a New Trinket – unleash the full power of the Fishing Rod, the Sharp Sisters, the Sentinel Wings[,] and the Elder Sword. Alongside their unique attacks, each weapon also has unique Alterattacks and critical techniques to master. Additionally, players can discover the Chronos Catch Trinket that can slow down enemies and projectiles, encouraging them to experiment and see how these new additions fit into their ever-evolving character builds.

New Skin – players can find the new Obsidian skin for their Leaper, allowing them to customize their look even further and stand out from the crowd in explosive online co-op gameplay, or when playing alone.

New Remains System – players can retrieve the valuable Cogs, Memonites[,] and Encrypted Memories lost in their previous Expedition, saving resources to unlock permanent upgrades to assist future runs into the Vortex. Failure to retrieve these resources makes them lost… forever.

New Upgrades and QoL Improvements – alongside new, unlockable permanent upgrades to discover, players can also benefit from a suite of updated quality-of-life improvements to the game to make their experience more fun and accessible, including improvements to Revenge mode for co-op players online.”

The previously mentioned Endless Mode was created to allow players to restart finished runs at the beginning with the first biome while keeping their boons and gifts. The Endless Update also provided other quality of life additions that you can read about here. Overall, I think the future is bright for Windblown, we’ll just have to see what happens as the full 1.0 launch gets closer.