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Wingspan
Indie
Strategy
Single-player
Multi-player
PvP
Online PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Co-op
Online Co-op
Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Partial Controller Support
Steam Cloud
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Turn Notifications
Remote Play Together
Family Sharing

Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.

Developers: Monster Couch
Publishers: Monster Couch Stonemaier Games indienova
Release Date: Sep 17, 2020
Price (USD): $19.99
Current Players: 540

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Very Positive(95%)
beautiful artwork
soothing soundtrack
faithful adaptation
strategic gameplay
educational bird facts
DLC content
AI challenge
clunky multiplayer
technical issues
UI glitches
lengthy tutorial
The reviews for the game are largely positive, with players appreciating the visual appeal and faithfulness to the original board game. Many players find it engaging yet relaxing, and enjoy learning through the educational bird facts. However, some criticism is directed towards the lengthy tutorial and UI issues that interfere with the experience, along with challenges in multiplayer integration. Overall, the game successfully brings a beloved board game to life digitally, albeit with room for improvement in technical execution.

Positive Points

  • The digital adaptation is visually appealing, with beautiful artwork and animations that enhance the gameplay experience.
  • The game captures the relaxing nature of the board game well, with a soothing soundtrack and engaging ambient noises, like bird calls.
  • Mechanics and gameplay are faithful adaptations of the original board game, providing a strategic, yet calming, experience.
  • The game offers various modes, allowing play against AI, in asynchronous games, or in real-time multiplayer, catering to different playstyles.
  • The educational aspect is appreciated, as players enjoy learning bird facts and casually improving their ornithological knowledge.

    • Negative Points

  • Multiplayer setup can be clunky, with long wait times for turns breaking the flow of the game.
  • Technical issues for some players, including frequent crashes, UI glitches, and poor optimization on certain devices.
  • The expansive tutorial is seen by many as confusing and lengthy, which detracts from the game's initial learning curve.
  • The game's UI makes it difficult to view the full game board or other players' states, impacting strategic planning.

    • Mixed Points

  • The inclusion of DLC content in online play, regardless of whether a player owns them, is both praised for diversity and criticized for making the game more complex.
  • The game's AI is seen as both an enjoyable challenge and sometimes too easy on higher difficulties.

    • Common Themes

  • Visual and auditory elements such as bird sounds, art, and music are celebrated for creating an immersive experience.
  • The adaptation is praised as a faithful representation of the board game, often highlighted as a means of maintaining a connection with distant friends or family.
  • There is a strong appreciation for how the game allows for deep strategic thinking, while remaining an accessible and calming experience.
    • Updated 6/18/2025, 12:01:54 AM UTC
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