After a highly successful demo on Steam earlier in 2026, the pirate survival game Windrose launched into early access and has garnered over triple the player count of its demo version.
While it's still only day one, Windrose looks to be the next great survival indie title. It joins the ranks of other similar games such as Enshrouded, Palworld, Valheim, and The Forest. Those games achieved varying player counts on their opening days, but Windrose currently sits at just shy of 70,000 concurrent players on Steam after hitting a max of 22,000 with its demo.
