Windrose

Windrose is a survival adventure set in an alternative Age of Piracy. The player takes the role of a captain who challenges Blackbeard. The story begins as one of survival and revenge, then develops into a wider conflict between empires, pirate clans and dark supernatural powers. The game follows a build, craft and survive structure, with exploration on both land and sea.

The world consists of procedurally generated biomes containing hidden mysteries, quests and over 100 hand-crafted dungeons and points of interest. Players gather resources and construct buildings ranging from simple shelters to mansions and forts. NPCs can be recruited to expand a settlement and speed up harvesting and production. Players can also trade with different factions. At sea, the player crews and captains a ship, with transitions between ship and shore. Naval combat includes cannon fire at range and boarding actions, and ships can be equipped and customised, with options including a ketch, a brig and a frigate.

Combat involves melee weapons and firearms, including sabers, rapiers, halberds, greatswords, pistols and muskets. Players can parry, dodge and chain strikes, and can shape their approach through talents, loadouts and armour sets. Food and potions provide buffs, and enemies include a range of bosses that drop treasure. Windrose can be played solo offline or in co-op for up to 8 players, using self-hosted or dedicated servers. The developers recommend parties of up to 4 players for best performance, particularly in the late game.