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Windward

Windward

Windward is an action-filled multiplayer sandbox game that puts you in control of a ship sailing the high seas of a large procedurally-generated world.

Released May 12, 2015 Developer Tasharen Entertainment Inc. Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux PiratesNaval CombatNavalSandboxAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

80.0%positive3,591 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Part of my lifelong journey to scratch the 'Sid Meier's Pirates!' itch. This one didn't quite get there, but it's good.”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Slow and incredible grindy with no content to look into. The trade commissions are so ridiculously small and the cargo space limited to one unit of traded good in the quest stack. With 10 times the profit rate it could be tolerable, not like this. Everything is as slow as…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Is supposed to be native on Linux, but doesn't start on Steam and crashes on Proton. Looks fun, but I can't play it. Edit: Works – barely – with GE, so I played it for some time. A meh game, but I vote it down for the ridiculous grind one has to endure to get the last ship 8500k…”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7playing at last check
1124-hour peak
3,494all-time peak
0 500 1k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 782 avg · May 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

31achievements
30.0%median completion
4.2%rarest: Up And At 'Em!
82.3% of players 65.3% of players 64.4% of players 61.7% of players 59.3% of players 59.3% of players 59.1% of players 48.1% of players 47.5% of players 39.6% of players 39.4% of players 35.4% of players 34.6% of players 34.2% of players 32.1% of players 30.0% of players 29.1% of players 27.8% of players 25.1% of players 24.1% of players 14.7% of players 12.2% of players 12.0% of players 11.5% of players 10.7% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 5.4% of players 4.8% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 82.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
82.3%Commissioned — Complete your first commission.
65.3%Naval Proficiency — Defeat 5 pirates.
64.4%Curiosity — Open a Sealed Letter.
Rarest badges of honor
4.2%Up And At 'Em! — Complete the Strange Diagram quest.
4.5%Admiral — Achieve the Admiral reputation standing with any faction.
4.8%Unstoppable — Drive out pirates from a level 39+ region.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU8.19 EUR
UK7.19 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada11.49 CAD
Japan1,010 JPY
Brazil20.69 BRL
China37.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$4.1 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$10

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Mar 05, 2025
Captain’s Log: Windward Horizon – February Recap

Ahoy, Captains! February was an exciting month for Windward Horizon, with Steam Next Fest, new patch updates, and an amazing community stepping up to help fellow sailors. Let’s dive into what’s been h

Feb 21, 2025
Windward Horizon is sailing into the Steam Next Fest!

This Monday, join your friends in exploring the world of Windward Horizon, a solo dev project and a sequel to fan-favorite Windward! The Demo will be live exclusively during Steam Next Fest! Explore a

Jul 01, 2024
Windward Horizon: Play Test 2

All Windows and Linux Windward players are invited to try the upcoming sequel, Windward Horizon, for free during the July 5th weekend! Experience the multitude of changes since the May's playtest, inc

May 13, 2024
Windward Horizon Play Test Weekend

As promised last month, the Play Test for the upcoming Windward Horizon game is going to be here this week for you to enjoy. Anyone that owns the original Windward game and doesn't mind running into a

Apr 18, 2024
Sequel to Windward coming in 2024!

The wait is nearly over! The long-awaited sequel to Tasharen's Windward, originally released on Steam in 2015, is finally getting a sequel, and it's coming sooner than you think! Windward Horizon aims

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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.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsPirates · Naval Combat · Naval · Sandbox · Adventure · Indie · Multiplayer · RPG · Trading · Open World · Action · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, German, Italian
ControllerFull support
Achievements31
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Vista Processor: 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4200 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 250 MB available space Sound Card: Integrated audio Additional Notes: May need to reduce the graphics quality in-game