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Windrose

Pirate survival adventure with base building and ship-to-ship combat

Kraken Express · Published by Kraken Express, Pocketpair Publishing (Japan) · Released Apr 14, 2026 · Early Access

ActionAdventureRPG

Reviews trending down: 74% positive in the last 30 days vs 85% overall

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 49K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 630 in 30 days
Players
1,108
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 months ago
Aug 25, 2026
Minimum PC
RX 6800
16 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Windrose?

This Early Access survival adventure takes place in an alternate Age of Piracy, where you play a captain challenging Blackbeard. You gather resources, build settlements, and explore a procedurally generated open world with handcrafted dungeons. Combat ranges from melee weapons and firearms on land to cannon fire and boarding at sea.

For you if...

  • +you want to play solo offline or with friends
  • +you enjoy recruiting workers and customizing your own ship

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike resource gathering and crafting as core activities
  • −you want a finished game rather than early access

What players say

85% of 49,455 reviews are positive · 74% of 630 in the last 30 days

Players praise the building systems, exploration, and sailing. Recent reviewers criticize the slow pace of meaningful gameplay updates.

Screenshots and trailer

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Windrose system requirements

Minimum: RX 6800, 16 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-8700K / AMD® Ryzen™ 7 2700X
Graphics
NVIDIA® GTX™ 1080 Ti / AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
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 required. An SSD is strongly recommended to ensure a smooth gameplay experience.

Recommended

OS
Windows® 11 or later (64-bit)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-10700 / AMD® Ryzen™ 7 5800X
Graphics
NVIDIA® RTX™ 3080 / AMD® Radeon™ RX 6800 XT
Memory
32 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
System requirements are not final at this stage of development. Ongoing optimizations will improve performance across a wide range of hardware. An SSD is strongly recommended to ensure a smooth gameplay experience.

Does Windrose have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Windrose run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Traditional Chinese.

Does Windrose use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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