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Kaze and the Wild Masks

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.

What works

  • Tight and responsive controls
  • Engaging level design with varied mechanics
  • Charming pixel art and animations
  • Nostalgic homage to classic platformers
  • Good replay value with collectibles and time trials

Things to keep in mind

  • Short overall game length
  • Boss fights considered repetitive and lengthy
  • Some difficulty spikes and memorization-heavy sections
  • Minimal story and character development
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Grapple Dog

  • Oozi: Earth Adventure

  • Lunistice

  • Cursed to Golf

  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord

  • BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Less competitive

Games that feels like Kaze and the Wild Masks but with less competition against others

  • Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition

  • Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series

  • Eryi's Action

More expressive

Games that feels like Kaze and the Wild Masks but with more self-expression and customization

  • Demon Tides

  • Wings of Vi

  • Mago

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

  • Freedom Planet 2

  • Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

More violent

Games that feels like Kaze and the Wild Masks but with more combat and destruction

  • Berserk Boy

  • Volgarr the Viking

  • NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

  • Death's Gambit: Afterlife

  • TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT

  • Freedom Fall

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Kaze and the Wild Masks: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026