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Windward cover art

Windward

Tasharen Entertainment Inc. · 2015-05-12

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 02, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 02, 2015 (Mac), Apr 02, 2015 (Linux)

Windward is an action-filled multiplayer sandbox game that puts you in control of a ship sailing the high seas of a large procedurally-generated world.

Windward is a 2015 Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game priced at $9.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 3629 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 200,000 .. 500,000.

3
playing now
80%
positive of 3.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
42/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Windward trailer thumbnail

Windward - Official Trailer

≈239,375 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 91k–218k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,633 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Fanatical (2018-02-16) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1302026-09-15 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7826Oct 2014Aug 2026Oct 2014 — avg 19 · peak 57Feb 2015 — avg 40 · peak 167Jun 2015 — avg 256 · peak 891Oct 2015 — avg 67 · peak 365Feb 2016 — avg 148 · peak 454Jun 2016 — avg 133 · peak 672Oct 2016 — avg 38 · peak 86Feb 2017 — avg 52 · peak 120Jun 2017 — avg 186 · peak 503Oct 2017 — avg 46 · peak 129Feb 2018 — avg 56 · peak 132Jun 2018 — avg 33 · peak 105Oct 2018 — avg 25 · peak 61Feb 2019 — avg 31 · peak 74Jun 2019 — avg 20 · peak 58Oct 2019 — avg 17 · peak 39Feb 2020 — avg 17 · peak 44Jun 2020 — avg 26 · peak 65Oct 2020 — avg 37 · peak 100Feb 2021 — avg 28 · peak 69Jun 2021 — avg 25 · peak 66Oct 2021 — avg 16 · peak 36Feb 2022 — avg 22 · peak 63Jun 2022 — avg 17 · peak 44Oct 2022 — avg 13 · peak 32Feb 2023 — avg 15 · peak 34Jun 2023 — avg 14 · peak 38Oct 2023 — avg 12 · peak 33Feb 2024 — avg 15 · peak 37Jun 2024 — avg 14 · peak 35Oct 2024 — avg 10 · peak 35Feb 2025 — avg 15 · peak 44Jun 2025 — avg 9 · peak 19Oct 2025 — avg 8 · peak 17Feb 2026 — avg 7 · peak 22Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 15
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $13.392015-09-18 — best price $7.492016-01-04 — best price $14.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992017-03-05 — best price $3.992017-11-01 — best price $9.992018-02-16 — best price $1.992018-09-13 — best price $9.992019-02-05 — best price $4.992019-11-21 — best price $3.492020-02-25 — best price $9.992020-05-28 — best price $9.992020-06-15 — best price $9.992020-07-10 — best price $9.992020-07-28 — best price $9.992020-08-15 — best price $9.992020-09-03 — best price $9.992020-09-21 — best price $9.992020-10-08 — best price $8.892020-10-26 — best price $8.892020-11-12 — best price $9.992020-12-07 — best price $8.892021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-02-07 — best price $9.992021-02-25 — best price $8.892021-03-15 — best price $8.892021-04-02 — best price $8.892021-04-20 — best price $9.992021-05-24 — best price $9.992021-07-07 — best price $7.342021-11-02 — best price $8.892022-01-27 — best price $2.492022-06-24 — best price $7.342022-12-04 — best price $8.892023-03-17 — best price $7.342023-10-09 — best price $9.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
82.3%
earned "Commissioned"
30%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, German, Italian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,0702%31

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCo-opIndieNavalActionPiratesSandboxTradingStrategyAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.