
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.
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Every journey in Windward is unique. Generate a world that is yours alone, filled with dynamic towns, unpredictable encounters, and a growing network of trade and conflict. As you sail further from your starting point, the challenges intensify, but so do the rewards. Pirates lurk in uncharted waters, and the AI, bound by the same rules as you, must explore and adapt just as you do.

Windward is designed for both solo and cooperative play. While you can sail alone, the experience truly comes alive with friends. Work together to expand your influence, take on dangerous foes, and build a thriving faction. As your reputation grows, friendly AI may even choose to follow and assist you in your adventures.

Your ship is your lifeline, and choosing the right one matters. Fast Schooners are ideal for exploration, while massive Ships of the Line bring unmatched firepower to battle. As towns prosper through trade and questing, they offer new upgrades and more powerful ships, allowing you to adapt to the ever-changing world.

How you shape your journey is entirely up to you. Fight off pirates, trade with growing towns, take on quests, or simply explore the open waters. Towns will respond to your actions, growing as you supply their needs. Build a fearsome reputation, and the AI will take notice—some will challenge you, while others will choose to stay out of your way.
Set sail and carve your path in a world that evolves with you.
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I would not recommend that game to anyone, neither friend or foe. Whats good in there: - First 2-4 hours its fresh, its offers great expirience due surfing open seas, fight pirates or become one. - Such a sweet music there, 3-4 tracks but makes ambient very cozy. - Fighting are good, just make sure you pull damage scroller to 200%, or it becomes minus. Whats bad in there: -Everything after 4 hours of playing. Grind gold for next ship, grind lvl-s for next region, grind resources for achivement quest. Bah! - "Боты, ёбаные боты." (с.) Some guy from Battlefield 2. - Co-op dead (do not missunderstend with multiplayer). Its simply IMPOSSIBLE to one friend join in co-op map to another. Game simply not allow you to. - Multiplayer is not dead, but almost. 1-2 active players a day. Even AvP(2010) have more necro-players in t. - Achievements are good, but one achievement is almost impossible to get, because its requires +1 player and virgin untaken region in multiplayer server to cap it (which is HARDER to find EVERY day). Really make my week harder, I was forced to call a special-ops group to assist me with that one. - Just look at a price. This 10 years old game have to be sold for 1$ without a discount. Well, thats it I guess. I wish you only the best, dear stranger. Comments are open.
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Languages: English, German, Italian
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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 gold, 10k & 10k of ressources), only to be followed by a plethora of fetch quests to actually get the ship... and then it sucks sea bass!
Used to work great but won't run on Linux any more crashes to desktop. My internet was out and I was looking for something to play local and this game wll not launch.
A lot of annoying bugs and missing QOL
6/10 Macht auf jeden Fall Spaß, wenn man es mal halbwegs verstanden hat. Kratzt überall nur an der Oberfläche und ist schon sehr Mainstream gehalten. Man kann für eine Nation spielen und/oder (!) als Pirat die Gegenunsicher machen. Man kann JEDERZEIT die Nation ändern bzw. Pirat werden (mit Ruhetimer). Ab einer gewissen Stufe muss man höherstufige Schiffe zerstören um die Blaupause dazu zu finden um an bessere Schiffe zu kommen. Ein schönes Spiel für Zwischendurch um die Meere unsicher zu machen. Langzeitmotivation hält sich leider in Grenzen, auch wenn ich schon ziemlich weit bin. Man hat bei dem Spiel leider SEHR viel Potenzial verschenkt. Schade!
its getting irritating with all the handicap
Steam Deck Compatible! Select the game on your Library, Settings icon, Compatibility menu: Chose Proton Experimental or Proton 10 or higher.
"Windward" é aquele tipo de jogo que te transporta para uma era de exploração naval com uma leveza e uma liberdade que raramente vemos em simuladores de navegação. O foco aqui é muito mais na progressão e no comércio (estilo Sandbox) do que em uma simulação técnica e pesada de velas, ao contrário de títulos mais rígidos como "Sid Meier’s Pirates!". Apesar da proposta mais relaxante, creio que os apreciadores de jogos de conquista territorial e gerenciamento também irão apreciar a profundidade que Windward oferece conforme você expande sua influência pelo mapa. Eu disse que este jogo é mais focado em progressão, mas é claro que há estratégia envolvida, tanto na customização da sua nau quanto na abordagem das batalhas navais. O jogador pode optar por ser um comerciante pacífico, focando apenas em suprir a demanda das cidades, ou participar ativamente de combates para libertar regiões das mãos de piratas. Escolhendo a luta em alto-mar, não basta somente atirar com os canhões; é preciso observar a direção do vento, escolher o tipo de munição e gerenciar as habilidades da tripulação. Então não são apenas decisões de combate imediato; cada porto que você ajuda a crescer é um investimento de longo prazo que vai liberar melhores equipamentos e navios maiores. A jogabilidade é bastante fluida e, na minha opinião, um dos pontos altos: o controle do navio é intuitivo, mas exige que você entenda a inércia na água. É mostrado o alcance dos canhões e a saúde das embarcações de forma clara; quando um inimigo está sob seu fogo cruzado, a sensação de impacto é gratificante. No entanto, se você não for cuidadoso com o posicionamento e acabar cercado em águas profundas, sua frota pode ser enviada para o fundo do mar rapidamente. Houve situações em que subestimei uma pequena escuna pirata e acabei perdendo o progresso de uma carga valiosa, o que ensina que o respeito pelo mar é fundamental. Ainda sobre a jornada, aqui há um conceito muito importante, que é o desenvolvimento das facções. Como o mapa é gerado proceduralmente, cada partida parece nova e o moral da sua facção é relevante para o controle do mapa. Se você ajudar uma cidade a prosperar, ela se defende melhor sozinha; se você ignorar os pedidos de socorro, o moral da região cai e os piratas dominam tudo. O mais importante é que você pode jogar de forma cooperativa ou competitiva, e na minha opinião, convidar amigos para formar uma frota torna a experiência muito mais rica — aconselho a não tentar conquistar as regiões mais perigosas sozinho, pois o poder de fogo inimigo escala rápido. Para finalizar, outra coisa que eu gostei: a beleza simples do jogo. Na navegação, não fique apenas focado nos números; observe os reflexos na água e as mudanças de clima enquanto viaja de um continente a outro. Você não precisará decorar manuais complexos de navegação, basta sentir o vento e decidir qual será o seu legado nos sete mares. Enfim, recomendo.
Very simple, cozy game. The gameplay loop is addicting: every town has a quest board and trading needs, which link to others towns requests. Planning your travels around the links between various cities needs both create a sense of an alive world and leans towards a nice, emergent strategy depth. Combat doesn't have much depth and quickly became tedious for me. I can see myself playing this game a lot when in need of a relaxing time.
ITS AN above view game the detail is good it plays well on the steamdeck before you launch have to change the proton but after that everything runs great no issues game looks and plays great it could be a verified steam deck game its easy to get used to looks good plays good
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