Windrose Crew hoisted a brand-new flag during today’s PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, revealing a fresh look and a full rebrand for their ambitious pirate survival adventure formerly known as Crosswind. The new trailer highlights high-seas chaos, sword-swinging brawls, and the sweeping sense of adventure that will define Windrose when it arrives on Steam.
A New Name, the Same Swashbuckling Spirit
The reveal trailer marks the first time players have seen Windrose since its rebrand and identity shift, which better reflects its focus on seafaring exploration and dread pirate fantasy. The video is packed with naval battles, close-quarters melees, cannon fire, and plenty of rowdy high-seas antics that echo the game’s promise of seamless transitions between ship-to-ship combat and on-foot encounters.
Players can check out the full video in the PC Gaming Show showcase, along with a press kit offering an early look at environments, characters, and ship designs.
Carve Your Legend Across the High Seas
Windrose is a full-scale pirate survival action adventure, playable solo or in online co-op, where you build a crew, sail the open ocean, and carve your name into the hulls of anyone foolish enough to cross you. Naval combat emphasizes both finesse and firepower, blasting enemy ships from a distance or ramming into them and boarding to settle things the old-fashioned way.
The world spans vibrant biomes, island chains, and uncharted horizons, with players free to discover resources, establish bases, and expand their operations as they rise from stranded courier to feared captain.
Souls-Lite Combat Meets Pirate Fantasy
Beneath the exploration and survival systems lies a combat style inspired by Souls-lite action. Swordplay relies on timing, stamina, and technique, with dodges, parries, and weapon variety giving fights both weight and flexibility. Firearms, explosives, and ship weapons add extra flair when boarding enemy vessels or battling powerful bosses.
Every victory feeds into progression, new crew members, new upgrades, and, of course, new loot to stash in your hold.
A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Dark Horizons
Windrose weaves its systems around a narrative that begins with betrayal. After a job spirals out of control, your courier-turned-survivor is stranded in hostile waters and swept into a conflict spanning empires, pirate clans, and an ominous supernatural force emerging from the deep.
Players will shape their destiny through exploration, combat mastery, and the strength of the crew they choose to build.
Chart a Course for Adventure
With ship classes ranging from swift cutters to massive galleons, a focus on traversal and discovery, and co-op options that let friends form their own pirate bands, Windrose aims to offer a robust survival experience with a strong action-adventure backbone.
Players can wishlist Windrose on Steam now.
