Windrose

ADD PAUSE BUTTON IN SOLO MODE FOR DADS PLEASE. Finally a pirate game you can enjoy solo. Nice environment Combat is good Controls & building 10/10

Amazing game, I've been having tons of fun playing with friends and I'm absolutely loving the crafting systems and very thoughtful QoL this game decided to include early on. Here are some criticisms coming from a place of love since I will absolutely keep playing and attempt to create mods for it going forward. - Character's progression is very overdesigned and detached from the actual gameplay. 90% of what you do in the game does not reward you with experience or contribute in any way in your character's growth. Talents are primarily focused on combat, with many being passives balancing out the lack of attribute importance, since the C, B, A, S, ranks you see on weapons correspond in miniscule increases in damage or HP etc, which are also soft capped. That absolutely hinders player expression when building your character. That leaves the crafting/upgrading part of your weapons and armo

I have been wanting a new pirate game for a long time. We all know (I'm pretty sure) Assassin's Creed Black Flag. I'm also pretty sure we all know the disastrous failure that Atlas was or better yet, in recent years - Skull and Bones was. No game even compared to Black Flag at all and I was worried no game would ever come close again. Windrose started as a PVP pirate game. I did not want it because of that fact. I actually ignored this title because PVP is littered with cheaters and sweats that just ruin the fun. Then, they changed Windrose to PVE and I downloaded the demo to try. I fell in love instantly. After playing for about 7 hours in Early Access (would have more but I am swamped with recent games) I can safely say that Windrose ticks all the right box's for me. I am a massive open-world-survival fan, throw in pirates and tick all the right box's for mechanics... damn... I never

Right, I'm not a pro review writer so I'm just going to tell you what I like about this game. +no item durability (what a pain in the ass in survival games) +no inventory weight limit, only x amount of slots +gathering takes some time but isn't quite as ludicrous as in some other games like it (looking at you, Conan Exiles), and you can eventually start buying resources - not all, but most +it's gorgeous to look at - the environments are beautiful and well crafted +combat is challenging but not stupid hard - it's all about learning enemies' attack patterns, and if a scrub like me can figure it out, anyone can +resources are available for building and crafting as long as they're stashed within bonfire range +sailing feels soooo good +the audio design is crisp - everything sounds perfect, from ambience to enemies, your ship groaning when falling off the top of a wave That's just off the t

TL;DR: If you like building, exploration, and you’ve been looking for a pirate survival game that actually delivers - just buy it. You won’t regret it, even at current early access state. Details: Build bases, scavenge resources, and pick fights you might not win (especially if you’re trying to avoid killing dodos). And of course, step up as a captain: craft your own ship, upgrade it, load up the cannons, and take the fight to the sea to prove who really runs these waters. The hook is how smoothly it blends genres: it has vibes of Valheim progression - you want to return in game for make your base better with polished build mechanics. Game is already have great visuals, and naval combat that feels like the pirate game I've been waiting for. Honestly, Windrose is what Sk&Bones should have been and it also scratches that Black Flag itch in the best way. Note about dodos: they might loo

Got gored by a boar. Got pecked to death by a dodo. Got skewered by a pirate. Got puked on by some undead horror. Fell off the top of a tall ruin and died because I ran out of food buff. Built my own little pirate town, got my own ship, sunk some of Blackbeard's fleet and plundered their booty. Check. I am having a wonderful time with this game!