Windrose
Game · 2026
A pirate survival demo preceded a launch with more than 200,000 concurrent players.
Spread Score
How it worksNumbers
- Full game SteamDB peak reported April 19
- 222.1K
- As of Apr 19, 2026 · PC Gamer
- Seed to observed peak
- 9 weeks
- Feb 17 ’26 to Apr 19 ’26
- Platforms
- 4
- Started on Open web
- Origin
- Mixed
- Gaming
Mechanics
How it spread
Trace the originWindrose released a public demo before Steam Next Fest. Players discussed it and press covered its popularity. The game entered early access in April; its developer reported one million sales in six days.
Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum.
Timeline (17)
February 2026
Windrose Crew seed · Feb 17 ’26
Windrose Crew released the free demo ahead of Steam Next Fest.[1]
ComicBook.com press · Feb 21 ’26
ComicBook.com reported the demo was trending on Steam before the festival.[2]
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- 1Make a playable preview available before a major discovery event.
Every number (6)
- Demo concurrency reported February 21“over 18,500 players”18.5K[2]
Press (6 outlets)
- Feb 19, 20262 days inNotebookcheck · Steam pirate survival demo
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