Windrose conquers the top of Steam: pirate survival surpasses Crimson Desert and Pragmata

Windrose, a pirate survival game in Early Access, takes the top spot in Steam sales with an 89% approval rating and a peak of 222k players.

Windrose conquers the top of Steam in Early Access

Windrose, the new survival game from Kraken Express, has arrived on Steam in Early Access and already occupies the position of best-selling title, leaving Crimson Desert behind and forcing Pragmata to cede its lead.

The game combines building, crafting, and survival in a pirate experience, exploring land and sea. The world is procedurally generated and offers biomes, quests, dungeons, and mysteries to be unraveled with your crew.

How Windrose works

It is a PvE survival title where you need to build, gather, and manage a crew while facing naval challenges and clashes between ships and the coast.

• Launch price: $30
• User rating: 89% with over 13,000 reviews
• Maximum concurrent players: 222,134
• Players in the last 24h: 196,422
• Not Steam Deck Verified, but is listed as Playable on Steam Deck

A user described the experience like this:

Tired of losing all your hard-earned stuff to sweaty cheaters.

— an indication that the community is looking for a more stable and fun gaming experience.

Regarding the Early Access state, the team has not yet confirmed when the game will leave this phase, but support has remained active, albeit not with the cadence typical of AAA studios.

There is no confirmation of verification on Steam Deck, but the game appears as Playable on the handheld, which may change as development progresses.

With Windrose leading sales, the title highlights the demand for cooperative survival games with a naval focus in Early Access, showing that independent titles can compete with releases from major studios.

Have you already tested Windrose? What did you think of the pirate experience, the gameplay, and the $30 cost in this Early Access? Share your opinion in the comments.

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