
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!
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Windrose is a survival adventure set in an alternative Age of Piracy. It features the classic “build, craft, survive” formula along with intense combat and engaging exploration on land and sea.
Progress through vast procedurally generated biomes filled with hidden mysteries, hand-crafted dungeons and quests. Gather your crew and captain your ship through brutal naval combat with boarding actions and seamless transitions between ship and shore.
Defeat challenging bosses on your swashbuckling adventure driven by real-world characters and supernatural forces alike.
Every legend begins with a reckless crossing.
You are a captain who dares to challenge Blackbeard. What begins as a grounded story of survival and revenge draws you into a growing conflict between empires, pirate clans, and mysterious dark powers looming on the horizon. Windrose is steeped in the allure of the Age of Piracy.
Answer the call of the seas and move seamlessly between ship and shore. Naval combat is shaped by your decisions, whether you’re trading cannon fire at range or closing in for fierce boarding actions. Equip and customize your ship to suit your playstyle, from nimble ketch to versatile brig and monstrous frigate. And when the cannons go silent, claim your spoils and share a sea shanty with your crew as you sail onward.
Establish a foothold in vibrant, diverse biomes, gather resources, and build to your own taste, from simple shelters to elaborate mansions and fully developed forts. Recruit NPCs and grow your settlement to speed up harvesting and production.
This world belongs to the brave and the curious, so venture into the uncharted lands. Over 100 hand-crafted dungeons and points of interest contain endless secrets and treasures, though such rewards rarely come without risk. Trade with different factions to gain the edge you’ll need.
Hack, slash, batter, and shoot your way forward! Master a wide arsenal of melee weapons and firearms. Parry and dodge enemy attacks, chain different strikes, and keep an eye out for new gear, including sabers, rapiers, halberds, greatswords, pistols, muskets, and more.
Shape your combat style through talents and flexible loadouts with unique armor sets. Use food and potions to gain powerful buffs. Test your skills against a wide range of enemies and challenging bosses, defeat them, and claim their treasures.
Windrose is fully playable solo offline or in co-op with friends, supporting up to 8 players, with both self-hosted and dedicated servers available. Procedural generation will make each journey stand out. Please note: due to performance, especially in the late game, we recommend to play in the party up to 4 players for the optimal experience.
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Languages: English*, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish +1 more
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Windrose mě příjemně překvapila svou atmosférou a kombinací průzkumu, stavění a dobrodružství. Hra nabízí spoustu možností, jak si postupně budovat vlastní loď a objevovat nová místa, takže se člověk jen tak nenudí. Oceňuji také pěknou grafiku, příjemný soundtrack a celkově pohodové tempo hraní. Postup hrou je odměňující a neustále motivuje objevovat další obsah. Vývojáři navíc hru pravidelně vylepšují a je vidět, že na ní pracují s nadšením. Pokud máte rádi survival a crafting hry s důrazem na objevování, Windrose rozhodně stojí za vyzkoušení.
Better than Atlas
Meine Bewertung für das Spiel Windrose. 1.Es ist echt ein cooles Spiel 2. Was schön wäre, mehr das echte Privaten Leben zu zeigen statt immer wieder Zombies zu sehen oder Irgendwelche Zauber Mutanten. 3. Das Kampf System ist auf Dauer sehr eintönig und spiegelt das echte kämpfen der Piraten nicht wieder, man könnte da einiges verbessern. 4. Die Schatzsuche in diesem Spiel mit der Schaufel ist sehr einfach gehalten, und kann nach 10 mal ein X auf der Karte schnell langweilen, mit einer roten Markierung am Baum. 5. Die Gegner egal welche Kategorie, sind immer Gleichbleibend nicht die schlausten, das einzige was sich ändert am Gegner ist sein Level. Mein Abschluss Satz wäre einfach, mehr das echte Piraten Leben zu zeigen von 1690 bis 1730 statt Zombies die jeder kennt. LG Tom
Игра бомба. Немного с оптимизацией подшаманить и добавить больше квестов. Ставлю 10/10
I was sceptical at first, so I've tried "demo" version of this game first, and during that time I've realised that I can spend at least 100 hours playing this game, so I bought it. Well, it was 115 hours as of now and I'm not done yet. Of course I'm playing in coop, so the grind is bearable, but even if I was alone, it scratches... something. Sure, it's just early access version, but it's worth those 30 euros already. Devs, please don't abandon the game, add more content <3
Great game! I love the feeling of exploration and the base building system is well designed. This game surprised me by the amout of quality of life available, from vendor to skip the ressource grind in places you have already completed, to being able to create quick travel points, and having all the chests linked together at the base. On the other hand, the early experience is rough, and the combat are punitive like a Dark Soul. It gets a lot better as soon as you understand how to cook food to triple your health/double your stamina, and upgrade your weapon so you no longer spend 5 minutes tickling a boar that can one-shot you. This game, especially the combat, is much better when played with 2-3 friends.
I did nothing. Was able to play one day, got on the following day game would crash during loading screen. like i said changed nothing, nothing about the game, nothing about my computer. And all of the sudden i couldn't play. I have tried everything imaginable. verified game files, run as admin, check for driver updates, windows updates, disabled steam files, deleted all my saves, deleted all my windrose files, lowed all my graphics setting possible, used specific run codes, changed other windrose property files, did other random tips people said that worked or might work off of youtube and steam community. Nothing worked. I have now spent 7.5 hours playing the game, and 4.5 hours trying to fix it, legit not kidding, have restarted the game and my computer so many times i lost count, trying to adjust things and have the game freeze and crash on me. like i said i have deleted all the files and reinstalled windrose fresh still same problem, can play the tutorial and once i hit the loading screen to go into the actual world, it freezes and crashes. And like i said one day it worked one day it didn't and i didnt change anything about my computer or the game before it started crashing. I have had similar problems with games, but never have i ever been unable to fix it. The buddy i play coop with he still can play just fine. so why me, i even have a better gaming pc then his.
супер
Ирга превосходная, потянула на моём компе, советую всем кто любить выживания и пиратство, жду ближайшего обновления! Спасибо Kraken Express за отличную игру!!
The combat is clunky normally, but even more when the AI decides to have every nearby enemy join the fight. Even a low level enemy can two shot you with armor. You are locked into attack animations and sometimes the enemy staggers, but other times they hyper-armor through it and just hit you back with no way of being able to predict it. The ocean is a lot of boring sailing with nothing to do but afk on your way to destinations. The boat combat is pretty fine, but the boat movement feels rather bad. The building system is great though.
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