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Feather
Feather is a serene game about exploration and immersion in a beautiful landscape. Become a bird, fly around and lose yourself in zen-like flow whilst listening to the soothing ambient soundtrack.
Details
- Released
- April 5, 2019
- Developer
- Samurai Punk
- Publisher
- Samurai Punk
How it plays
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Feather Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
Feather is easy to pick up and play and will appeal to those who are looking to unwind without the stresses of combat or having to adhere to a set of rules. While there are no goals to speak of, this also means you can hop in or out for a quick flight around the islands without the worry of having to save your progress.
Feather provides a relaxing experience that captures the spirit of classics like Flower and Journey. Though it does not offer much replayability, what is here is done well.
When you take Feather at face value, it’s a lovely little game to have on the Switch for times when you’ve had a stressful day and want something to distract yourself. It would be nice if the game offered some guidance or a simple mission structure to give you more purpose, but as Feather is right now, it’s enjoyable if you go in knowing it’s a short, relaxing, simplistic experience.
Feather is a beautiful, soulful experience, which is sadly too limited for its own good. The environment is beautiful, the soundtrack memorable and the flight mechanism controls well enough that the game itself was wonderful to play for the first hour or so. If you are the kind of person that likes their games to have objectives, then Feather is likely to frustrate – even in comparison to other low-stress, generally open exploration experiences – such as Yonder or Proteus – Feather lacks direction. But then Feather is so earnest in its commitment to being a no-pressure, zen-like experien…
Flight sims are often overlooked as a niche game. Not everyone enjoys barrel rolls and non-stop high-speed flight on every possible axis, but for some, it can be incredibly enjoyable to take to the skies where limits don’t exist. Developed and published by Samurai Punk, Feather is a game designed to be simple, serene, and relaxing – an experience we hope to achieve with most games we boot up after a long day. This is a game about soaring through the air and taking in the world around you, exploring each nook and cranny the land has to offer. It’s a uniquely simple take on the flight sim genre,...
Feather is one of the more curious Nintendo Switch releases I've played in recent memory. It's billed as "A serene game about the joy of flight." But make no mi