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Windrose
A pirate survival adventure where friends build island settlements, improve their ships and fight on land and sea.
Online co-op.
- Online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-opYesPlayer count not confirmed
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You wash up after a clash with Blackbeard and begin gathering materials for a new life as a pirate captain. Build a settlement, craft equipment and repair a ship to reach other islands. Quests lead you toward new regions and bosses, while exploration brings supplies, building pieces and better gear. Your home and character keep growing between evenings.
Friends can share a world through a hosted game or dedicated server. You can sail separate ships or let one player steer while another fires the guns. On shore, extra swords and muskets help with enemy groups, and building gives everyone another job to take on. The store advertises support for eight players and recommends four for performance. It is in early access, with more content planned.
How it feels
Kind of game
One lasting world your group settles. You gather, build and push into dangerous places together.
- A big part
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Working in sync
- Jumping and climbing
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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- Sessions
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- Co-op
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- Kind of game
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- Core to both
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- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
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All co-op facts
Last checked 28 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Most players online
- Not confirmed
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 110
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
11 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Story, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Publisher describes native online cooperative worlds on hosted and dedicated servers.
- Platforms: The current product requirements list Windows.
- Release status: Steam labels the playable product Early Access.
- Release date: The early access release date is 14 April 2026.
- Genres: Publisher identifies survival adventure, crafting, action combat and RPG character development.
- Kind of game: Friends gather, build settlements and explore a dangerous world.
- Sessions: Settlements, character development and unlocked ships persist across sessions.
- About: Procedural islands, survival supplies and supernatural enemies sit in a setting of piracy where you captain a ship, fight naval battles with boarding and claim spoils.
- Story: The campaign follows conflict with Blackbeard and supernatural powers through quests and bosses.
- Exploring: Discovering islands, dungeons and points of interest is central to progress.
- Building and creating: Construction ranges from shelters to forts and settlements.
- Fighting: Land fights and naval battles recur alongside gathering and building.
- Unlocks and progress: Characters gain talents and equipment while ships and settlements improve.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID.
- Steam app ID: The public product record identifies app 3041230.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
playwindrose.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Release status, Release date.
- Online co-op: The maker describes a PvE survival adventure playable with friends.
- Release status: The maker announces that early access is available.
- Release date: The release announcement is dated 14 April 2026.
gamespot.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Local co-op.
- Local co-op: Joey Carr on 14 April 2026 explicitly reports no local split-screen co-op. Each participant uses a different PC.
gamersheroes.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Working in sync, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress.
- Working in sync: Blaine Smith on 14 April 2026 describes shared ships with steering and gun roles, as well as players using separate ships.
- Planning ahead: Equipment sets, food buffs, weapon choices and ship loadouts affect encounters.
- Unlocks and progress: The co-op review describes improving gear, unlocking construction pieces and keeping a home settlement across the campaign.
sirusgaming.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Getting better, Jumping and climbing, Puzzles and figuring out, Building and creating.
- Tension and danger: Erickson Melchor on 20 April 2026 describes dangerous fights separated by sailing and construction.
- Calm and coziness: The review describes relaxed sailing and long periods creating an island settlement.
- Getting better: Parrying, committed attacks and reading enemies require practice.
- Jumping and climbing: The review identifies platforming sections between other activities.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Pressure plates and tomb puzzles occur as diversions from exploration and combat.
- Building and creating: The reviewer spends long periods changing the settlement as new construction pieces unlock.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Time to hang out, Calm and coziness.
- Time to hang out: Christopher Livingston on 14 April 2026 sees room for a small group to spend time together through naval battles and base building. He distinguishes this from more frequent improvised comedy.
- Calm and coziness: The played report describes forgiving survival needs without dehydration or injury management.
steamcommunity.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos.
- Laughter and chaos: A bounded public helpful-review sample includes minor humorous deaths and group mistakes within the survival loop. Ten cards were read. One card disclosing AI assistance was excluded from the evidence tally.
store.epicgames.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The opened base-game offer lists Windows requirements. Its older four-plus wording is not the current Steam cap.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
gamewatcher.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Local co-op.
- Local co-op: GameWatcher, April 14, 2026, reports that no local multiplayer options exist. This independently corroborates the GameSpot guide, which could not be accessed again.






