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The Stillness of the Wind
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The Stillness of the Wind is a farming simulation game developed by Coyan Cardenas and published by Fellow Traveler. An indie game released on February 7, 2019, The Stillness of the Wind focuses on Talma, an elderly goat farmer who tends her isolated farm as messages from the city where her family has moved become darker and darker. The game's thematic focus on aging and loss is a marked contrast from other games in… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
215 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 29, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
146 positive · 47 negative
95% range 69–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 146 | 47 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
636 of 875 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
75% recommend · 141 yes, 47 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 188 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (1,310 of 1,752 positive).
Players praise the game's emotional depth and contemplative atmosphere. [1][2][3] Many note the slow, repetitive gameplay is intentional but not for everyone. [4][5][6] Some reviewers criticize the pacing as tedious and the lack of tutorial. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [6]
A Tale of Loss Let me start by saying that The Stillness of the Wind is not a bad game. It has its strengths, and I fully understand why it resonates with a certain audience. However, unfortunately, I wasn’t the kind of player it was meant for. The main issue for me was the routine and incredibly slow pace of the game. Most of the experience boils down to a cycle of repetitive actions: feed the goats, milk them, …
- [4]
The lack of empathy in the reviews bro... No I get it. It's slow as ♥♥♥♥. THAT'S THE POINT. Like... It doesn't take a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ smarty pants to see from the trailer you are an OLD WOMAN who has a SLOW LIFE and she's doing all her SLOW LIFE things before she DIES. Like... She's milking goats, she's reading letters, she's just out here being gramma snail because some old people are beautiful lovely wonderful snails. …
- [2]
Feeling absurdly emotional about this game ;( This is not a cozy, relaxing farming game. It is not exciting. Its an emotional experience. It didnt even make me happy. I felt depressed, and awful. I was essentially playing out my worst fears. And thats why I recommend it. You are old, and you are alone, the rest of the world moves on without you, but there is joy to have in the simple life of a farmer. You have …
- [3]
The Stillness of the Wind is a quiet, contemplative experience that focuses on solitude and routine. an elderly woman who lives alone on a farm, tending to her animals and dealing with the passage of time. The game has a unique atmosphere, with its minimalistic art style and slow paced gameplay. While it doesn't have traditional action or conflict, it beautifully captures themes of loss, memory, and change. The …
- [1]
Just to preface this isn’t a story with a happy ending, but it doesn’t need one frankly. You are old, you are alone, your only knowledge of the world outside your farm are the letters from your family, the conversations with the trader, and the slow changes occurring in your environment. All of them signal that things are changing, and they’re changing for the worst. But no one has answers as to what’s happening and …
Summarised from 34 of the 211 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked The Stillness of the Wind talk about emotionally impactful and thought-provoking story; those who didn't talk about extremely slow and repetitive gameplay. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the PC version of The Stillness of the Wind received generally favorable reviews while the Nintendo Switch version was met with mixed or average reviews. The Guardian's Andy Robertson felt that the game "encourages thinking about old age in a unique and provocative way", but noted that the writing could be "heavy-handed" at times. Slant Magazine's Jed Pressgrove, in a positive review, noted that the game helps you "grasp the importance that every moment can have on a mortal plane". Polygon's Colin Campbell said that the game was "less about doing and more about feeling", and called it "meditative, slow, and sad".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 215 · most liked firstThe lack of empathy in the reviews bro... No I get it. It's slow as ♥♥♥♥. THAT'S THE POINT. Like... It doesn't take a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ smarty pants to see from the trailer you are an OLD WOMAN who has a SLOW LIFE and she's doing all her SLOW LIFE things before she DIES. Like... She's milking goats, she's reading letters, she's just out here being gramma snail because some old people are beautiful lovely wonderful snails. This game is an incredible test of y'all's patience honestly and maybe you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Tale of Loss Let me start by saying that The Stillness of the Wind is not a bad game. It has its strengths, and I fully understand why it resonates with a certain audience. However, unfortunately, I wasn’t the kind of player it was meant for. The main issue for me was the routine and incredibly slow pace of the game. Most of the experience boils down to a cycle of repetitive actions: feed the goats, milk them, make cheese, plant crops, receive letters, and so on. At one point, I almost fell…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good Idea, Concerning Prejudiced Subplot This game had potential. It would have been a pretty decent slow-burn with a rich story and atmosphere if not for the strange subplot involving the Romani people in-game (referred to as the g-slur, which is said at least four times. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s a short game- I was encountering that word at least once an hour). I chose to give it a chance after the first g-slur I encountered. My thought was, "oh boy, here we go," but it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Stillness of the Wind is a game about Nana, an elderly woman, whose family has all moved away to the city. With little time remaining in her life, she spends her final months maintaining her family farm. Each day she's visited by a local trader, who shares news from the city. Letters from her family become increasingly worrying, and Nana's world grows increasingly disturbing as her life comes to an end. The Stillness of the Wind is a painfully obvious allegory for senility and death,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a weird game. EDIT: To add to this now that I've processed it a little more. The game goes in a pretty unique direction, and I don't want to spoil too much, but people picking it up for the sale may want to be aware that it's not "cozy" and it's not a management sim. There are some light management aspects, and the simple pleasure of a soothing, unhurried routine backed by relaxing music that helps create an atmosphere. And that atmosphere sets the stage for the more complicated…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just to preface this isn’t a story with a happy ending, but it doesn’t need one frankly. You are old, you are alone, your only knowledge of the world outside your farm are the letters from your family, the conversations with the trader, and the slow changes occurring in your environment. All of them signal that things are changing, and they’re changing for the worst. But no one has answers as to what’s happening and all you can do is slowly go about your days as you always have, until you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Stillness of the Wind, developed by Memory of God and Lambic Studios and published by Fellow Traveller, is an intimate and melancholic farming simulation that trades the genre’s usual optimism and progress for reflection and decay. It follows the daily life of Talma, an elderly woman living in solitude on a remote farm after the rest of her family and community have left for the city. There are no grand ambitions here—no towns to rebuild, no fields to expand, no endless checklists to fill.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feeling absurdly emotional about this game ;( This is not a cozy, relaxing farming game. It is not exciting. Its an emotional experience. It didnt even make me happy. I felt depressed, and awful. I was essentially playing out my worst fears. And thats why I recommend it. You are old, and you are alone, the rest of the world moves on without you, but there is joy to have in the simple life of a farmer. You have flowers to tend to, chickens and goats to take care of. You can laugh at the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →During the first two third of the game, you plan on what you'd do different on a second run, to make it better. The last third is the dawning realisation that there's nothing you could have done better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you cannot enjoy a game that is really slow-paced and requires a lot of reading, feel free to skip this. Hell, If you want to try, get it on sale. The game follows the life of Talma, an elderly woman who lives a simple life on her homestead. While her family, one by one, left for the city across the sea, they still keep in touch by sending letters to Talma about their lives there. The game starts with you playing as Talma, spending a day in her routine. But Talma won't be able to do…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has been almost 3.5 years since I have played this game. I only played it through one time. I still think about this game often. The story is so rich and the game play is wholesome yet fulfilling. This is a 'sit down and play the whole game in one go' type game. Wait until you have a good chunk of time, around 3 hours, to complete the game. You won't want to take a break once you are in it. It was surprising emotional at one point and I had to take time afterward to process how it made me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Would I recommend this game? No. Was it a bad game? Also no. The visuals are stunning and it had the bones of a good epistolary plot, but the pacing crossed over from meditative to simply slow. I would love to own this game as a painting on my wall not play it as it is. Three out of five stars.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Won't spoil any of it (cause I honestly don't even know how), but just to make sure, the positive reviews of this game are for the message and symbolism it conveys, not for the gameplay. The gameplay is pretty slow, boring and with no direction or tutorial.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was already depressed before playing this game, but it was a fun boost to the sadness scale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I genuinely can't figure out how to play the game. There is no tutorial, just wandering around like a point and click game. Do you need to keep gates closed? The looseness of the UI suggests no, but common sense and reading Steam guides says yes. I retrieved water from the well and couldn't figure out what to do with the water. Do the goats and chickens need water? How do I give it to them? I get that the game wants to be minimalist but I genuinely can't figure out how to interact with it after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finished the game in 4 hours. Beautiful writing. I bawled my eyes out at the end. It's just as the others say. The game is less grinding and doing stuff. More about the experience of the story it conveys, and the emotions that come with it. But that's the point of games, isn't it? To give the player an experience. And this was a fantastic one for me. Try it out, be a granny.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Stillness of the Wind is a beautifully crafted game, which can be very challenging at times. Many have a very romanticized image of "living off the land" and this game is a good reminder that the reality looks very different. It is hard labor, all day, every day. There is no Amazon or grocery stores that will provide you with what you need on a daily basis. If you mess up, you will go hungry. I have a deep respect for that digital old little lady choosing to live like this, despite her…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't really get the negative reviews. I feel like this is a pretty thoughtful game that allows the player to make different decisions within a limited amount of time. I spent my entire first playthrough making way too much cheese unnecessarily. I plan to focus on exploration with my second playthrough. There are so many little things hidden around and quite frankly, I don't feel as though you are meant to discover everything in one go - that's kind of how life is in general which is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The most depressing farming game ever. Even though I enjoyed a lot, I couldn't know for sure if my ending was a good one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Stillness of the Wind is a quiet, contemplative experience that focuses on solitude and routine. an elderly woman who lives alone on a farm, tending to her animals and dealing with the passage of time. The game has a unique atmosphere, with its minimalistic art style and slow paced gameplay. While it doesn't have traditional action or conflict, it beautifully captures themes of loss, memory, and change. The simple yet poignant mechanics allow players to reflect on the quiet moments of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you have 3 hours to kill, miss your Nana terribly, and need a game to make you FEEL something while filling that desire to raise goats and make cheese, this is your game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Truly sad but fulfilling game that I have completely played through many times now. Would have loved more face to face character time with some of the relatives or a longer time with Talma, but at last that wasn't the case. One of my favorite cozy but not cozy games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful game. More of a 'growing old' experience that can be depressing for some, but hits all the right notes for my taste. Not everyone will like it, but I think about this game at least once a month.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I cannot recommend this game. I completely understand what the game is trying to convey - sympathy to lonely elderly people. However, the authors are probably still too young to actually comprehend the real dilemma of that population. The main character, Talma, and all the depressing misfortune around her, look quite fabricated and pretentious. 1. The major misfortune of the lonely, elderly group is about how few choices remain in their lives. Instead, the main character, Talma, chose by her…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I had an inkling that ending was coming, I still sat there staring at my screen, feeling like I had been run over by a ten tonne emotion truck while I watched the credits roll by. Great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey, folks! A bit overdue for an intro, but that's pretty on-brand for me. I'm Harald, a story writer for games (GoT: Tale of Crows, The Stillness of the Wind, etc). Currently working on a AAA title. Prose is home, lore is fun, but the best thing is making players feel what a character feels.
neutral · AI labelView post →I just don't think I get this game. It's about 3 hours long, but it feels like it drags on forever because your character is so slow (I know she's old, but clicking and waiting minutes for her to get there while I stare and do nothing does not make me want to explore). It is not worth the price, certainly. But let's break it down into the 2 main parts: First, the story. I understand the main concept: the contentment and despair that comes from working your family farm all alone, after all of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never have I experienced such high emotion after playing a 'game'. Not that this is really a game at all. There is no way to win. The futility of it all creeps up on you and then you suddenly realise what is going to happen and you are powerless. The ending is still a gut punch as you hope in vain for a saving grace, a miracle that never comes. A cautionary tale of the perilous situation we all actually face in real life, this 'game' has never been so poignant. We are all the main character,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is an elegy. If you like artsy or cozy games, this might be a fit for you, but the protagonist walks at a snails pace, so you have to bear in mind that this is a game made to be consumed slowly and steady. Beware of relatively dark themes as the game progresses. SOME SPOILERS BELOW This game is a masterclass in gameplay flow design. It gets you into the routine of the farming sim gameplay, making you feel like you're progressing and getting more and more efficient as time goes by,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game was frustrating most of the times, but it was bittersweet. The days felt long and tiresome since Talma is so slow. But then I started to miss the amount of chores when the days became bleaker. The dialogues and pages (of books, maybe) felt extremely personal and beautiful. The letters were all sweet except for the last ones. They, legit, made me cry. Overall, the game is a reminder of how everything changes and death is inevitable. A truly wonderful experience to have lived Talma's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have mixed feelings about it, but it is sad as F U C K
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's hard to leave a negative review but even though I went in anticipating a slow pace to emphasise how much it takes talma to get things done, the slow pace was... beyond slow, not even just when she was moving but also, every cutscene, every nightly pan out of the little farm, literally everything, this game had an hour and a half's worth of story (being generous) and took several hours. I also definitely hit wolves and they didn't die but killed my goats. There's also just a lot we don't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please play The Stillness of the Wind 🙏 Also I'm sorry to Eastward fans but the pacing in the back half almost made me drop the game. 😔 Make your own: grids.fun/t/about-me-v...
positive · AI labelView post →I would say that I wouldn't recommend, with the caveat that if you can get it on sale, maybe bundled with other games you are interested in, then it is an experience worth doing. It's less a game, and more an art piece, and there's really no goals. It's tedious, but the tedium is by design, so if you start playing it and after a day or two in-game you're hating it, then it's definitely not for you. Very sad and quite a bit of despair with no alleviation at the end. It's a game that invites you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have to admitt, it took me a few tries to get into this game. My main problem was, that the character was moving so slow. At first I was confused as to why they made the character *this* slow but you will only understand later. This *isn't* a farming game. This game is about an old lady who has had a long life. This is essentially her last summer. Some days go by faster, some go by slower. The point of this game is, that it is pointless. As absurd it sounds, it actually makes sense within the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was never about the perfect playthrough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Listen, I understand why people didn't like this game. The main character is an old woman who walks painfully slow. At times it frustrated me. HOWEVER: This is a very historically accurate game... families during the dust bowl (1930s) often had all members working on the homestead, so the fact that granny is out here doing the work on the farm just makes this game a 10/10 for me. I didn't think the game was going to be about any historical moment but when the strong rains happened and then…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story the game is telling is a good one. Sad, sombre but a good read. But the actual gameplay is miserable. Talma is probably the slowest character I ever had to control in a game, with even how small the farm is it feels tedious to get everywhere and do tasks at a snails pace. Now I do get the point the devs where trying to make - our character is a very old women who is struggeling and realistically WOULD move that slow. The tedium in gameplay reflects how Talmas actual life is - it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →what a weird but also an amazing game it's more of an experience that leaves you with so many unresolved emotions that got me crying in the end
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What makes The Stillness of the Wind stand out is its emotional depth. Through letters from family members in the city, the game subtly unfolds a larger, mysterious narrative that contrasts the peace of rural life with the turmoil of the outside world. The art style is minimalist yet atmospheric, and the slow, deliberate pacing invites players to savor the moment, reflecting on themes of aging, loss, and the passage of time. The game may not be for everyone, as its slow pace and lack of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I understand how it look like a chill farming sim but it is not. There are many aspects that can ruin the gameplay: main char is so slow it is very hard to take after a while even if she is old. Days are too short and you can do very little. It is very depressing even if you know what is coming. Story was too blurred for me in dreams and in letters. Also be aware that wolves come at night and it is scary when you have to go out and shot them. Pros: I loved the design, and the animals…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm so unimpressed with this game that it's hard to even put into words exactly why. I don't recommend this game at all, honestly. It doesn't really do anything well. You control Talma, an elderly woman in her final years of life living a quiet life at her farm. Over time she receives increasingly strange letters from the mail man while she tends to crops, milks goats, and collects eggs from her chickens. The game is... slow. It is not a farming sim, at all. There are farming elements, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stillness of the wind is a point & click game about a women named Talma and her farming days in isolation far away from her family who had gone to live in the city. The soothing music of the game plus the peaceful farming makes quite a cozy combo that just eases you into the game. The sound of the goats, birds, chicken,the travelling pedeller who sells us things, our happy little moments in the farm made it super easy for me to immerse myslef in the game. Althought it is just a point &…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From a game-design standpoint I loved playing The Stillness of the Wind. The mechanics of the game loop quietly support an engrossing ambiance - the slow pace of Alma moving about her farm gives time to think and worry, time passing as you read letters and books... a fantastic play 💛
positive · AI labelView post →Next stream is going to be sad game time yeeey!!! \o/ We are (probably) going to finish The Stillness of the Wind, aka the saddest cozy farming game www.youtube.com/live/QK-3WU1... (yeah, repost because I had linked the wrong stream LMAO) #vtuber #cozygames
neutral · AI labelView post →I won't thumb it down but I don't like this game. I feel scammed by the trailer. There are no answers to the mystery and they is no voice acting in the actual game. Just a warning that the trailer is a lie, but otherwise the game is fine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You shouldn't play it like it's a video game. But you should play it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Years ago I found this game on itch.io, but I revisit it again. The first time it made me cry, this time it feels all so calm and peaceful, a peaceful life, with routine with small changes, but being an old lady enjoying her life and her animals and her memories.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where do I even begin? Playing "The Stillness of the Wind" felt like wandering through an old, melancholic poem, only with less rhyming and more goats. You step into the well-worn shoes of an elderly lady who's been there, done that, and now just wants to tend to her small, isolated farm in peace. Loneliness in the Letters Every so often, you'll get letters from distant family members. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill "wish you were here" postcards. No, these are the tear-jerkers, the kind…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am very torn about this game. On the one hand, heartfelt babushka simulator with several twists and unexpectedly deep world-building. On the other hand, the few gameplay mechanics that do exist are broken. I was really onboard for the first two hours, but the last 90 minutes of the game were a fairly miserable experience. - This is a spoiler alert, I lost one goat despite scarring off all the wolves (from what I could tell). Yet, I lost one. There were no one on screen anywhere near…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The stillness of the wind delivers a great experience for the short playtime you need to complete the game. It completely captivated my attention with just the few tasks you can do in one day. Milking the goats, making cheese, getting fresh eggs from the chickens, or tending to your crops. The days are short, and the only person who comes by is the local trader, who seems to be the only real contact we have, aside from the letters from our family. While it does make you feel isolated, looking…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It took me awhile to finish this game. I started it and I'm not sure how much time passed between then and my finishing it but I'm glad I came back to it. It is a sweet and heartbreaking story told thru letters and commentary of the places around the farm by Talma. I might have cried at the end. I will say, as someone who is generally impatient- I wish she walked a little faster, but I also think that her pace suits the game so its for the best I didn't have my wish.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →girl it's like a performative male's first venture into depicting grief, lmfao, what are you even
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BmD... On Monday's stream we started a charming little game called The Stillness Of The Wind. No combat, no platforming, just farming and letters from family that has moved away. Check it out if you're into that kind of thing. #videogames #livestream #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →So, what is the equivalent of a Béla Tarr film in a video game, “The Graveyard”? Because games that ask for time and patience in a way that doesn't feel cheap exist, like “The Longing”, “Death Stranding” or “The Stillness of the Wind”, but it doesn't feel like an adequate equivalent.
neutral · AI labelView post →Didn't really like it. Everything is really slow and there's not that much to do, it's more about the story.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been no contact with my mother for almost 3 years now and this game almost made me change my mind. Very profound message and impact.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Underrated and beautiful game. Genuinely made me tear up at the end.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LONELINESS LEAD TO THE DEATH 5.5 EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL Everything in this game has spoke about loneliness. Wherever you go, whatever you do, it just lead you to the death. Nothing more than it. The part you will remember is how slow the granny walk around. How you can't move just like normal granny, this granny seems different. Because i realize this game is really something. I need to play two times to know what kind of game is this. The deeper you try, the ending you seek about, you will…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is very eye opening. Really makes you think about how many end up alone when they get older. Would definitely recommend it though! The music and scenery is just beautiful.
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