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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!

Windrose is a early access, pirates and online co-op game developed by Kraken Express and published by Pocketpair Publishing (Japan) and Kraken Express.
Released on April 14th 2026 is available only on Windows in 12 languages: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil and Turkish.

It has received 4,647 reviews of which 4,077 were positive and 570 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 26.99€ on Steam with a 10% discount.

The Steam community has classified Windrose into these genres:

Early Access Pirates Online Co-Op Open World Survival Craft Crafting Survival PvE Exploration Naval Combat Building Sailing Base Building Open World Massively Multiplayer Adventure PvP Combat Action-Adventure Third Person Action

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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 required. An SSD is strongly recommended to ensure a smooth gameplay experience.

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April 2026
Rum, Beer, Quests, and Mead, these are the things that a pirate needs. Thoughts so far... - Runs Smoothly, - No Crashes, - Early progression is fun. - Dodo's can do one. big feathery bastards - The only issue I've encountered is the game failing to close fully on exit. (No Longer Occuring) - I love that they've already added the ability to fire the cannons on other ships, had a blast with the dudes. Would like to see... - Ability to climb into the crows nest, might be an option on other ships but i'm only on the Ketch atm.
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April 2026
TL;DR: If you like building, exploration, and you’ve been looking for a pirate survival game that actually delivers - just buy it. You won’t regret it, even at current early access state. Details: Build bases, scavenge resources, and pick fights you might not win (especially if you’re trying to avoid killing dodos). And of course, step up as a captain: craft your own ship, upgrade it, load up the cannons, and take the fight to the sea to prove who really runs these waters. The hook is how smoothly it blends genres: it has vibes of Valheim progression - you want to return in game for make your base better with polished build mechanics. Game is already have great visuals, and naval combat that feels like the pirate game I've been waiting for. Honestly, Windrose is what Sk&Bones should have been and it also scratches that Black Flag itch in the best way. Note about dodos: they might look like a walking chicken nugget… right up until they’re the reason you’re sprinting back to your grave marker with zero dignity. ps: in it's current state, I did removed AI'ish slop part and I feel sorry for using it to make text easier to read pps: I did put 20+ hrs into early alpha build in late 2024, 20+ hrs into later alpha build in 2025, and 10 more hours in demo. And I can't say in words how much game progressed through this time. Based on demo, it is one of smoothly played early access game I had played and there was close to zero bug encounters (only crabs, hehe). Strongly recommended if you feel like playing modern pirate game with crafting bases (actually, it is not necessary, but sooo satisfying), greatly done sea fights (with abordage, ofcourse!) and scavenge for treasures at isles.
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April 2026
A little Valheim and a little Enshrouded (and maybe a little Soulmask/Conan with npc hirelings) - with plenty of its own identity - all wrapped in a gorgeous pirate flag =) When you get your first ship and your crew starts singing shanties... *chefs kiss* =) If you're a fan of survival games like those previously mentioned - you'll find yourself right at home here. If you're also a fan of the age of piracy - well, then you're simply going to adore it!
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April 2026
Awesome game that's only going to improve throughout EA I have no doubt. For devs: Biggest issue I have at the moment is light sources at my base camp seem be disproportionately resource hungry. PC was jumping up 15c hotter just from just 1 torch even when I lowered all the options. Had the same issue in enshrouded early access, but they fixed it in a performance pass eventually. Hopefully you do the same!
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April 2026
The one, the only, the true AAAA pirate game. Skull and Bones crying at what could have been.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Windrose is currently priced at 26.99€ on Steam.

Windrose is currently available at a 10% discount. You can purchase it for 26.99€ on Steam.

Windrose received 4,077 positive votes out of a total of 4,647 achieving a rating of 8.48.
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Windrose was developed by Kraken Express and published by Pocketpair Publishing (Japan) and Kraken Express.

Windrose is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Windrose is not playable on MacOS.

Windrose is not playable on Linux.

Windrose offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Windrose includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There is a DLC available for Windrose. Explore additional content available for Windrose on Steam.

Windrose does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Windrose does not support Steam Remote Play.

Windrose is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Windrose.

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Windrose
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Kraken Express
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Pocketpair Publishing (Japan), Kraken Express
Release 14 Apr 2026
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