Windward

Windward

Tasharen Entertainment Inc. · 2015 · Pirates, Naval Combat, Naval, Sandbox, Adventure

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Mostly Positive80% · 2,66661Metacritic5playing now
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About Windward

✦ AI summary

Command a customizable ship across a procedurally generated ocean where every decision shapes a living world—trade with thriving towns, battle pirates, and complete quests as both environment and AI respond dynamically to your actions. Play solo or co-op to expand your faction's influence, upgrade to more powerful vessels, and build a reputation that either attracts allies or challenges rivals.

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.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 10, 2026
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Recommended Jul 7, 2026
This is cute and fun, easy to get into
Recommended Jul 6, 2026
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Recommended Jun 30, 2026
This is such a great game -- relaxing (really enchanting music), open-world feel but not overwhelming in scope, lots of variety in missions, strategies, etc. I wish I could zoom down to a horizontal view! But that would be another game entirely. Well worth the full price, at a 50% reduction I am getting a huge amount of fun out of a very small investment. Haven't played it very much but am loving it so far. Thank you Tasharen!
Not recommended Jun 28, 2026
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 …
Recommended May 29, 2026
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