Wingspan (video game)

Wingspan is a 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.

Wingspan
Developer(s)	Monster Couch
Publisher(s)	Monster Couch[a]
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	macOS Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One iOS iPadOS Android PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
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
Genre(s)	Strategy
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

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

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	78/100 (Switch)[8] 84/100 (Win)[9]

Review score

Publication	Score
PC Gamer (US)	9/10

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.