Windward
Designed from the start to be a fully procedural co-op game, Windward can be played by yourself, but it truly comes alive when playing with friends. Start by generating a procedural world that will be unique…
Windward is an adventure developed by Tasharen Entertainment Inc., released 2 April 2015 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Windward is
Windward is an adventure game developed by Tasharen Entertainment Inc. and released in 2015. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Designed from the start to be a fully procedural co-op game, Windward can be played by yourself, but it truly comes alive when playing with friends. Start by generating a procedural world that will be unique to you, design your own custom faction then sail forward fighting pirates, trading with towns, doing quests or simply exploring -- it's up to you how you want to play.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Windward holds a critic score of 68 out of 100. That places it above 30% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
Windward launched on 2 April 2015, within three weeks of Bloodborne, Mortal Kombat X, Yakuza 0 and Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Bloodborne, Mortal Kombat X, Yakuza 0, Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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