[1] In Windblown, the player controls a Leaper, an anthropomorphic creature in a world made up of floating islands.

The Leapers, who live in the Ark—a village of their kind—work together to explore the nearby Vortex, fighting off Sentinel robotic creations that patrol the islands within it, while locating survivors, materials, and gear to bring back to the Ark.

[3] One goal with Windblown was to introduce cooperative multiplayer, compared to the single-player Dead Cells.

Within Windblown, they added an "Alterattack" system that allowed extra boosts when the player switches between weapons.

The team also looked to the Monster Hunter games to expand on what abilities they could incorporate into their weapons.