Windward

Buy80%

Mostly Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Tasharen Entertainment Inc. · Pirates · May 12, 2015

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
31
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy Windward?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 122 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
122 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall this is a great game with many hours of gameplay potential.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The controls are intuitive—movement relies on managing wind direction, and combat involves broadside positioning and timed use of special abilities.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In single-player mode, the repetition of retaking lost ports can grow tedious, while in multiplayer, it adds a layer of strategy and cooperation as players coordinate to secure key territories.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They will not hesitate to teach you the game and help you level up and it's never a problem to find fun coop raids going on or faction battles over control of the huge map.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lovely, but not spectacular, graphics and appropriate soundtrack enhance the overall gaming experience.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game allows for a lot of ways to tailor the difficulty to your liking.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay122 reviews
Combat69 reviews
Multiplayer64 reviews
Co-op57 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
25% still recommend
Players complain
Story
76% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
68% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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