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Sailwind
Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This is one of my favorite games, but also not for everyone. If you like an sandbox sailing game, that has no enemies, but is both punishing and calm. This may be the game for you. I love to pretend I'm a tea trader, sailing my brig along the trade winds, searching for new ports…”
— a player, Steam review · 347 hrs played“This game absolutely rules, but it's definitely not for everyone. If you know how to sail then you will enjoy peacefully going from island to island trading goods and upgrading your little boat until you can get a bigger one if you want (I like to stay with the small ones these…”
— a player, Steam review · 145 hrs played““A game that feels like getting kicked in the teeth… and somehow that’s the fun.” Sailwind is one of those rare games that you hate for the first couple hours and then suddenly realize you’re completely obsessed with. It doesn’t hold your hand, it doesn’t care about your…”
— a player, Steam review · 60 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:51 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Update 0.38.1 Patch Notes
- fixed a bug where sails on your other boats would disappear when you moved far away from the boat (unfortunately, this fix will not restore any missing sails from previous saves) - fixed a bug where
Update 0.38 Patch Notes
Improved anchors- anchors can now be picked up and dropped manually, allowing you to use them for maneuvering (kedging)- anchors will now hold more effectively as they become more parallel with the se
Update 0.37.1 Patch Notes
- purchasing oars in shops should now work properly - you can no longer push your boat while jumping
Update 0.37 Patch Notes
New Features & Gameplay Changes- you can now quickly access your inventory slots by pressing the number keys on your keyboard (from 1 to 5). Press the slot hotkey while holding an item to insert it in
Update 0.36 Patch Notes
New Features- Crow's Nests: now available in shipyards for the three medium-sized ships, along with ratlines for climbing. Crow's nests will allow you to see farther beyond the horizon, making it easi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Sailing · Simulation · Open World · Survival · Immersive Sim · Relaxing · Adventure · Fishing · Transportation · Exploration · Life Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://raw-lion-workshop.com/sailwind |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64bit Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space