Relaxing, cozy atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The ultimate relaxation game. Chill out to calming music and sail the high seas, take out pirates or succumb to piracy of your own.”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Windward
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 80%Mostly Positive · 80%Tasharen Entertainment Inc.2015Sandbox · Adventure · RPG
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, relaxing pirate trading-and-combat sandbox that is shallow and grindy, with mostly dead multiplayer. Skip it if you need depth, a story or active servers.
Great for
Players who want a calm, low-stress pirate game to unwind to, ideally with a friend, bought on sale
Main risk
Repetitive quests and grind with no story, and multiplayer is dead or hard to set up
What players love
Beautiful visuals and soothing music
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The game is *gorgeous*. The water in particular is rendered incredibly, and seeing wrecks below the surface... awesome.”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗
Better with friends and co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Simple, but surprisingly fun - especially if you have a friend or two you can play with.”
Steam review · 173.9 h played ↗
Freedom to trade, quest or fight
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This game is all about freedom and that makes this game perfect sandbox!”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Cheap and runs on low-end hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Super chill game, runs on older hardware and looks pretty good for how it performs”
Steam review · 535.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, grindy gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Windward's gameplay loop is fundamentally very shallow, especially in single player”
Steam review · 59.5 h played ↗
Multiplayer is dead
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Now? hardly anyone plays it, and the 2-3 other people who do don't really say anything.”
Steam review · 148.7 h played ↗
Co-op and hosting are unreliable
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“All but a couple of hours of play time were making the multiplayer work.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Russian price hike angered players
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“The game isn't bad, but not for that kind of money.”
Steam review · translated · 22.4 h played ↗
Developer abandoned game, backlash over AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“it's been completely abandoned by the devs in favor of their new game Windward: Horizon.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗
Shallow, single-player AI factions do nothing
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“ai factions do not expand without player interaction, which means that none of the factions function in single player.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support250 MB
Minimum
OSVista
Processor1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4200
Storage250 MB available space
Recommended
OS7
Processor2.0Ghz quad-core Intel Core i7
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAny NVidia or ATI card that cost at least $200 in 2010
Storage250 MB available space
OSVista
Processor1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4200
Storage250 MB available space
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