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LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias

Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2016

Should you play it?

With amazing new abilities, re-visit a land full of wonder on a new adventure in LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias - sequel to the award-winning ‘LostWinds’.

What works

  • Unique wind and season-switching mechanics
  • Charming art style and relaxing music
  • Accessible and family-friendly gameplay
  • Well-polished port with smooth controls
  • Metroidvania-style exploration and puzzles

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short game length
  • Some control frustrations with mouse
  • Lack of content and replay value
  • Minimal story depth and character development
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fire: Ungh’s Quest

  • Queen's Quest 2: Stories of Forgotten Past

  • SCARF

  • LostWinds

  • Omno

  • Down the Rabbit Hole

More value-seeking

Games that feels like LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Isle of Ewe

  • Down the Rabbit Hole Flattened

  • Hob

  • Yoku's Island Express

  • Toki Tori 2+

  • Treasure Adventure World

Less expressive

Games that feels like LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias but with less self-expression and customization

  • Echoed World

  • Lilly Looking Through

  • After Us

  • Figment

  • AER Memories of Old

  • COCOON

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • LostWinds

  • Planet Coaster 2

  • Jurassic World Evolution 3

  • Planet Coaster

  • Jurassic World Evolution

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Intimacy, Thrill.

Last update: 04/08/2026