Time to enter A Valley Without Wind

Arcen Games, the creators of the amazing AI War, have never been afraid to try radical new ideas and wildly innovate while offering deep gameplay and unique visuals. Their latest offering though, the brilliantly named A Valley Without Wind, does indeed surpass anything they have dared to dream, and even more impressively actually create, so far. Now, the best way to describe AVWW would be as the spaced-out spawn of Midwinter, Terraria and Lords of Midnight after a chemically altered night everyone is trying to forget everything about, but I simply can't see how anyone besides me would be able to comprehend a description of this sort.

That's why I've wisely come up with an alternate description too: it is a procedurally generated, side-scrolling, 2D arcade adventure, with strong exploration, RPG and strategic elements, that is sort of infinite. Is this better? Does it make sense? Well, I sure hope so, for I have only entered the still-in-BETA world of AVWW for a couple of hours and am incredibly impressed. I'm also pretty certain that it's only by playing AVWW that one can properly understand and  fully appreciate the thing, but here's another try:

Did the picture help at all? Right. Better provide you with the developer's description then:

Environ has been shattered in the wake of an unknown cataclysm, with only small pockets of humanity left in its wake... What will you do in this strange new world? 

The creators of AI War bring you a procedurally-generated 2D side-scrolling adventure of limitless proportions. Survive and explore a vast persistent world filled with dangerous creatures, powerful magic, and ancient technology. Do so while helping other survivors establish settlements, gathering resources to craft, fending off evil invaders, and more.

Intrigued? Excellent. On to the news bits then, as you too can now have a taste of A Valley Without Wind via the just released and pretty fantastic AVWW demo. What's more and for a mere $10 (that's a hefty 50% discount on the launch price, that is) you can also pre-order the game and gain instant access to its current version, which, incidentally, is getting constant updates. As for me, well, I'll be playing said BETA and will soon let you know all about my slightly more coherent thoughts on AVWW. AVWW is available both for Mac and PC.

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