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Windrose

Windrose

Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!

Released Apr 14, 2026 Developer Kraken Express Publisher Kraken Express, Pocketpair Publishing (Japan) Platforms Windows Early AccessPiratesOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftSurvival
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

86.8%positive52,928 reviews
Recommended · 30 found this helpful

“I highly recommend Windrose if you like to build. No other game except Minecraft has scratched that itch in terms of personal creativity. Starts a lil generic with the chop tree and mine stuff in the beginning as in every survival game. Once you get the ship, the game opens up…”

— a player, Steam review · 189 hrs played
Recommended · 23 found this helpful

“A GREAT FOUNDATION - NOW GIVE IT THE DEPTH IT DESERVES I actually really enjoyed Windrose. The pirate setting works. Exploring the world is fun. Sailing feels good. Building a base can be incredibly satisfying. There is a genuinely good game here. But after finishing the…”

— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“I've played enough to make an objective judgment. The game really deserves it, but I'd like to give some advice to the developers, hoping they'll read it: it's really annoying that every 100 meters of ocean there are 15 enemy ships, it makes no sense. The bonfire is certainly…”

— a player, Steam review · 98 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

210,970all-time peak
0 100k 200k 107.9k avg · Apr 2026

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia44.99 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,400 JPY
Brazil89.99 BRL
China98.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$15 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 26, 2026
Windrose x Youtooz

Get your collection shelves ready! We’re happy to announce our collaboration with Youtooz on the first-ever Windrose collectibles! Our first thematic drop features three things every Archipelago capta

Sep 14, 2026
Triple-i Initiative x Windrose: Tune In on October 8th!

Ahoy, mateys! The Triple-i Initiative is back on October 8th, and Windrose is setting sail for the show once again! If you haven’t caught one before, Triple-i is basically one big, action-packed barra

Aug 28, 2026
Ashlands Development Sneak Peek + 10% Off!

Hey, captains! The end of summer is drawing near, and while it’s a little sad to see it go, we’re putting more and more effort into our next update, Ashlands. We decided to share a few small work-in-p

Aug 25, 2026
Patch Notes, version: 0.10.0.9

Patch Notes, version: 0.10.0.9 Cannonballs now correctly deal damage when hitting a ship’s stern. Cannonballs now correctly deal damage when hitting a ship’s sails or hull.

Jul 08, 2026
Patch Notes, version: 0.10.0.8

Ahoy, captains! Here’s a small patch with a few improvements. We’re also very grateful for all your feedback and comments on the latest devblog post. One known issue remains in this build, but we’re a

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Pirates · Online Co-Op · Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Crafting · PvE · Exploration · Naval Combat · Building · Sailing · Open World (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish * , German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Official sitehttps://playwindrose.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-8700K / AMD® Ryzen™ 7 2700X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GTX™ 1080 Ti / AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: System requirements are not final at this stage of development. Ongoing optimizations will improve performance across a wide range of hardware. The stated minimum RAM requirements apply to solo and co-op play. If you choose to self-host a server (world), additional RAM will be requ