Windrose

More importantly, Windrose has enormous potential to become a truly outstanding pirate adventure. Let's hope it doesn't squander this potential on its way to release and proves to be a true treasure of the genre.

On the whole, though, Windrose succeeds more than it falters, and it’s a surprisingly well-performing game despite being early access.

Windrose is a great pirate survival game with great sailing, exploring, and base building, but it has some problems with solo combat balance and the user interface.

Windrose is the definitive proof that you don't need a "AAAA" budget to make an incredible pirate game. Kraken Express has delivered a survival adventure that is dripping with atmosphere, packed with content (even in Early Access), and features a gameplay loop that is dangerously addictive. The base building is intuitive, the naval combat is thrilling, and the world is begging to be explored. With a roadmap promising 50% more content, new biomes, and an epic narrative finale over the next two years, Windrose is an absolute must-play for fans of the survival genre. The seas are calling, Captain.