A year ago, we first learned about a new pirate MMO called Crosswind from an Uzbekistan-based studio called Crosswind Crew, due out in 2026. By the top of this year, however, the game – and the studio – had gotten a rename to Windrose and Windrose Crew, a publisher in Palworld studio Pocketpair, and a downgrade to a slightly smaller-scale co-op sandbox. And now, it’s getting that early access launch as promised.
“We are ready to set sail,” the devs write on Steam today. “Windrose Early Access is coming out on April 14 – with a $29.99 US price tag. The Steam page clarifies that the game will sit in early access for 1.5 to 2.5 years and accrue half again as much content by that 1.0 launch.
“Windrose is a fully playable survival adventure with optional co-op. Depending on various factors, the main story will take around 50-70 hours to complete, but this may vary depending on the playstyle. In terms of content and features, Early Access version contains 3 biomes (with unique main and side quests, crafting recipes, enemies and bosses) scattered across ~30 procedurally generated islands with over 90 hand crafted points of interest, 3 playable ships, naval combat with boarding actions, fully functional building system with several distinctive building styles, crafting and upgrading, character progression with stats and talents, armor, weapon and equipment combinations, Tortuga town, factions and their quests, as well as basic reputation systems and NPC workers.”
There’s still a demo on Steam if you want to peek before you plunk down your pennies.
