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gaming22 days ago•16 min saved

Far Far West Crowned No.1 on Steam, Ousting Windrose

Far Far West, a 1–4 player co-op first-person shooter from Evil Raptor, jumped to No. 1 on Steam’s sales charts, overtaking Windrose. The early-access title is on sale for $17.99 (down from $19.99) and carries an overwhelmingly positive reception with about 7,000 user reviews and a 97% approval rating. The surprise hit marks a breakout for Evil Raptor, whose previous titles Pumpkin Jack and Akimbot didn’t achieve this level of success, as big releases like Subnautica 2 and Forza Horizon 6 loom on the horizon.

via comicbook.com|

#evil-raptor #far-far-west #fireshine-games

technology23 days ago•2 min saved

Windrose Early Access pummels SSDs with extreme writes, patch tames the load

Windrose, a piracy-themed RPG released on Steam Early Access, was found to cause extreme disk I/O that could wear SSDs due to RocksDB misconfiguration (three databases with a tiny cache and WAL budget), driving tens of thousands of writes per second. A housekeeping patch released by Kraken Express on April 30 dramatically reduced the write rate (roughly 90k–130k writes/sec pre-patch to about 20–60 writes/sec in heavy play), and players are urged to update to protect hardware.

via TechSpot|

#early-access #io #rocksdb

gaming26 days ago•32 min saved

Windrose Roadmap Teases Ashlands Biome, Six-Month Update Window

Windrose's developers announced a six-month window for the next major expansion, Ashlands, following a minor patch that adds 40+ building pieces and over 50 QoL fixes. The game remains in early access, with hundreds of thousands of players online daily and more than a million copies sold, and the team promises more roadmap details in the coming months.

via Insider Gaming|

#ashlands #early-access #gaming

gaming26 days ago•7 min saved

Windrose Teases Ashlands Biome in First Major Update, Six-Month Window

Windrose sold over 1 million copies and peaked at more than 200,000 concurrent players within two weeks of Early Access. Kraken Express says the first major content update will introduce a new Ashlands biome and broaden core gameplay, but the rollout is ambitious and likely at least six months away. A smaller patch is also in the works to fix connectivity, CPU/disk usage and overall performance, with more than 50 fixes and about 40 new building pieces included.

via Eurogamer.net|

#ashlands #early-access #first-major-update

technology1 month ago•3 min saved

Windrose sails past 1 million sales in six days

Windrose, a pirate adventure from Kraken Express, has sold over 1 million copies in six days, with Steam peaking at about 222,000 concurrent players as the publisher celebrates the milestone.

via GamesIndustry.biz|

#concurrent-players #kraken-express #sales

gaming1 month ago•6 min saved

Windrose sails past 1 million copies sold as player counts surge

Windrose, Kraken Express’s pirate survival game, has sold over 1 million copies and drawn roughly 200,000 concurrent players within six days of its early access launch. The title, originally planned as a free-to-play MMO, pivoted to a premium experience for 1–4 players after player feedback. Set in a Caribbean-inspired world, players begin as a shipwrecked survivor who must foraging and craft to survive before the voyage at sea, with developers praising fan support and promising ongoing fixes.

via Eurogamer.net|

#early-access #gaming #pirates

gaming1 month ago•3 min saved

Windrose Eyes Xbox After Explosive Steam Early-Access Debut

Windrose launched in Steam early access and sold about 500,000 copies in 48 hours, marking a strong Steam debut for the PvE survival game. The developer says they’re enthusiastic about bringing Windrose to consoles, but will prioritize a 1.0 PC launch first. While no concrete Xbox timeline was announced, the game already has native Xbox controller support, and the Xbox Project Helix framework could facilitate a future console port as next-gen hardware evolves.

via Pure Xbox|

#console-port #early-access #gaming

impressions1 month ago•17 min saved

Windrose Ships a Fresh Pirate Fantasy With Black Flag Echoes

Windrose is an early-access Steam pirate RPG that blends open-sea ship combat with survival crafting. After a rough island-start, it opens up into a cooperative pirate experience with ship handling, looting, and sea shanties, plus on-foot combat and base-building. It channels Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s naval play while offering a more brutal, responsive feel than many survival games, and it stands as what Skull & Bones should have been—though the initial crafting grind may deter some players.

via Kotaku|

#black-flag #impressions #pirate

gaming1 month ago•3 min saved

Windrose Docks for Early Access, Braving Pirates, Plagues, and a Giant Flower Boss

Windrose, a co-op pirate survival game from Windrose Crew, is launching in Steam Early Access on April 14, 2026, with Pocketpair-backed publishing and an estimated 1.5–2.5 years to full release. Players form a crew, sail a frigate, and fight enemies including plague creatures and rival powers, culminating in a swashbuckling battle against a giant pink flower (the High Priestess). A Steam demo is available to try before launch.

via Rock Paper Shotgun|

#co-op-survival #early-access #gaming

gaming1 month ago•6 min saved

Windrose charts a course to Steam Early Access this April

Windrose, the pirate survival title from Windrose Crew and Pocketpair, finally has a release date: Steam Early Access launches on April 14, 2026. The open-world game supports 1-4 players, features three biomes, ship-to-ship combat, and a sizeable early-access plan of roughly 1.5–2.5 years with about 50% more content by final release across around 30 islands and 90+ points of interest.

via Eurogamer|

#co-op #gaming #open-world