Wingspan (video game)

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Wingspan
Wingspan video game cover.jpeg
Developer Monster Couch
Publisher Monster Couch [a]
Engine Unity
Platforms
Release
September 17, 2020
  • macOS, Windows
  • September 17, 2020
  • Nintendo Switch
  • December 29, 2020
  • Xbox One
  • June 18, 2021
  • iOS, iPadOS
  • July 20, 2021
  • Android
  • November 9, 2021
  • PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
  • October 11, 2024
Genres Strategy, Digital tabletop
Modes Single-player, multiplayer

Wingspan is a digital tabletop strategy video game based on the board game Wingspan for Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. It released in 2020 to positive critical and commercial reception.

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Release

An early digital version of the tabletop game released in January 2019 on the tabletop simulator Tabletopia. [1] It was subsequently released for macOS and Windows via Steam on September 17, 2020, with a port for Nintendo Switch releasing initially in Japan on December 24, 2020, [2] and globally on December 29, 2020. [3] The game was also released the following year in 2021 for Xbox One on June 18, [4] iOS and iPadOS on July 20, 2021, [5] Android on November 9, 2021, [6] and for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in 2024 on October 11. [7]

Reception

The game received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. [9] [8] PC Gamer rated the game 9/10, praising the mechanics and illustration positively comparing with the original board game. [10] Gamezebo , however, preferred the original board game. [11] The adaptation was commercially successful, with 125,000 cumulative copies sold across Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and iOS. [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ PlayStation versions published by Stonemaier Games.

References

  1. ↑ "All About Birds: Announcing Wingspan". Tabletopia . January 4, 2019. Archived from the original on May 29, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ Theriault, Donald (December 21, 2020). "Nintendo Downloads - December 24, 2020". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Musgrave, Shaun (December 29, 2020). "SwitchArcade Round-Up: 'FUZE Player', 'The Innsmouth Case', 'Wingspan', and Today's Other New Releases and Sales – TouchArcade". TouchArcade . Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Ozzy, Dave (June 18, 2021). "Award-winning board game Wingspan swoops onto Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S". The Xbox Hub. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ↑ Madnani, Mikhail (June 8, 2021). "Relaxing Strategy Game 'Wingspan' from Monster Couch Is Coming to iOS Next Month as a Premium Release with Pre-Orders Now Live – TouchArcade". TouchArcade . Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  6. ↑ Madnani, Mikhail (November 9, 2021). "Relaxing Strategy Game 'Wingspan' from Monster Couch Is Out Now on Android Following Its Debut on iOS Recently – TouchArcade". TouchArcade . Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ Romano, Sal (August 30, 2024). "Wingspan for PS5, PS4 launches October 11". Gematsu. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Wingspan for Switch". Metacritic . Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Wingspan for PC". Metacritic . Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  10. ↑ Bolding, Jonathan (November 28, 2020). "Wingspan review". PC Gamer . Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  11. ↑ Latour, Jamie (December 29, 2020). "Wingspan Switch Review: The Only Game That Features The Juniper Titmouse". TheGamer. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  12. ↑ Kois, Dan (August 16, 2021). "The Surprise Hit Board Game That's Transforming an $11 Billion Industry". Slate Magazine . Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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