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Windrose Surges Past Rust With 200,000+ Steam Players in Early Access

A breakout Early Access launch signals strong demand for a cooperative pirate survival game on PC.

Overview

  • Windrose climbed into Steam’s top ranks with a peak of 200,162 concurrent players, surpassing long-running survival hit Rust according to SteamDB tracking.
  • Strong pre-release interest, including a widely played demo and about one million Steam wishlists, set the stage for its fast start.
  • Early sales hit 500,000 copies within 48 hours according to coverage, and Steam user reviews sit in the Very Positive range.
  • The studio shipped an update to improve server stability after launch-week connection issues that affected online play.
  • Kraken Express maps a 1.5 to 2.5 year path to version 1.0 with roughly 50% more content and a higher price at full release, and says console versions are a later goal after the PC launch.