Windrose is a survival game set in an alternative Age of Piracy. It features the classic “build, craft, survive” formula and challenging boss fights, complementing it with sea battles, boarding actions and seamless ship-to-land gameplay. Driven by real-world characters and supernatural powers alike, the story unfolds into an epic fight against unspoken ancient evil.

You are a freelance courier betrayed and stranded after a job gone wrong. What starts as a grounded story of survival and revenge will put you in the middle of a conflict between empires, pirate clans and mysterious dark powers looming on the horizon. Windrose is brimming with the Age of Piracy allure!

Answer the call of the seas! Take the helm and blast your enemies with cannons or finish them off in fierce boarding actions. Your adventure continues on sea or land seamlessly: bombard coastal forts from afar, close in and engage the defenders in hand-to-hand combat! Command a nimble cutter, an all-rounder frigate, a monstrous galleon and other ships. Oh, and don't forget to sing sea shanties with your crew while you travel.

At its core Windrose is a refined and comprehensive survival experience. Explore vibrant, diverse biomes and gather resources, unleash your creativity in building and crafting, turn your shelter into a fully operational outpost. Recruit and expand your crew to speed up harvesting and production. You’ll need every advantage to overcome the dangers ahead.

Hack, slash, batter and shoot your way to glory! Master a vast arsenal of melee weapons and firearms. Parry and dodge enemy attacks, and make good use of different strikes to gain the upper hand. Manage food, potions and oils for powerful buffs. Put your skills and loadouts to the test against challenging bosses, defeat them and plunder their treasures.

Co-op features will add countless hours of fun. Explore, survive, build and fight together: the game story is fully playable in group.

The scallywags of Kraken Express (formerly known as Windrose Crew) are thrilled to launch Windrose into Early Access today on Steam, the Epic Games Store and Stove.

Players can grab the base game for $29.99, or purchase the Supporter Bundle, featuring the base game, a wallpaper collection and the official game soundtrack (including in-game ambient music, trailer tracks and a hearty selection of sea shanties recorded by Seán Dagher), for $39.99. A 10% launch discount is available for one week for either edition of the game.

Explore three diverse biomes with quests to complete, enemies to fight in souls-lite-inspired combat, and handcrafted points of interest to discover in a procedurally generated world. Take down epic bosses with an armory of unique weapons, including sabers, maces, muskets and more. Improve your reputation with various factions, trade, farm, fish and build a pirate haven of your own – and command your own vessel in thrilling naval battles with boarding actions. The high seas are yours for the taking!

The Early Access launch of Windrose provides dozens of hours of content and fan-requested features from the demo! Create the perfect pirate playstyle with an array of skills, talents and gear, and experience seamless land-to-ship gameplay with a focus on exploration, base building and combat. Sail the open seas with three totally new vessels, and one of the most-requested features from the demo: co-op ship controls, where a crew can share control of a vessel's weaponry, teaming up to take down the enemy.

Up to 8 players can play Windrose together, but Kraken Express suggests playing with 4 for the best gameplay experience, especially in the late game

Key Features

• A Pirate Tale for the Ages: Welcome to the Age of Piracy! You are a freelance courier betrayed and stranded after a job gone wrong. What starts as a grounded story of survival and revenge will put you in the middle of a conflict between empires, pirate clans and mysterious dark powers looming on the horizon.
• Conquer the Seas: Take the helm, blast your enemies with cannons or finish them off in fierce boarding actions. Your adventure traverses sea and land seamlessly: bombard coastal forts from afar or close in and engage in hand-to-hand combat! Command a nimble cutter, an all-rounder frigate, a colossal galleon, and other ships. And don't forget to sing sea shanties with your crew while you travel, on your own or in co-op!
• Survive the Onslaught: Windrose is a refined and comprehensive survival experience. Explore vibrant, diverse biomes, gather resources, unleash your creativity in building and crafting, and turn your shelter into a fully operational outpost. Recruit and expand your crew to speed up harvesting and production. You’ll need every advantage to overcome the dangers ahead.
• Become the Savviest Swashbuckler: Hack, slash, bash and shoot your way to glory! Master a vast arsenal of melee weapons and firearms, parry and dodge enemy attacks, and make good use of different strikes to gain the upper hand. Put your skills to the test against challenging bosses – defeat them and plunder their treasures!

Windrose is in development for PC (Steam).