Sailwind on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!
Sailwind is a early access, sailing and simulation game
developed and published by Raw Lion Workshop.
Released on October 18th 2021 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 1,716 reviews of which 1,566 were positive and 150 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.
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System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64bit
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 3 GB available space
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A one of a kind gem A simple game at first glance, but the depth to it is incredible A paralel world with 3 aechipelagos which represent the maritime history of each region and the ships of that region irl The arabic dows in AL ank The Chinese junk ships in esmerald And the European brigs ships in asterin (the cog is not a caravel lol) Along with uncharted islands and "secret" locations Once a player found an island and it was named after him/her. You can check discord and see it for yourself You can use the quadrante to navigate using the stars or the suncompass, you can trade goods between múltiple regions, you can plot a rout using the trade winds or just do what ever you want. It may be frustrating and hard sometimes specially for someone with no maritime experience but this game rewards patience, but once you learn the ropes you can open up a new world of gaming memories and experiences you may never get from a triple A title
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The bad: The game is still in development. There are some glitchy things that aren't quite deal breakers but they can get annoying. Jumping through the docks is probably my biggest peeve, especially when carrying something. The new storage system (you can now put things into crates, not just take them out) can be frustrating if you aren't standing in just the right spot or the boat is rolling. It's too easy to move things accidentally, which can be frustrating when you get things settled just right, then you accidentally move a crate while trying to get something out of another one and then all of your crates shift and you can't put things back the way they were. The game economy makes it fairly easy to make gobs of money on the longer voyages... almost too easy. Two or three voyages around the triangle with the right cargos and you're rich. If you're looking for action you may want to look elsewhere. The good: You have to think some. It's not mindless roaming. It's relatively easy to get around using the tools provided, but you're not going to open a map screen and see "oh, I'm right there, so I need to do this to get to where I want". You're going to have to guestimate based off of the sun & stars mixed with a bit of dead reckoning and patience. I like the balance between starting off and expanding out as your skills grow. You don't need to do a huge ocean crossing right off the bat; the smaller island chains are fun and great for getting the basics down. That said, it's a good feeling seeing land after 14 game days (~3 to 4 play hours) if you make your first crossing on the starter ship. The future: The devs seem to be very responsive and have a road map that they've posted as to their future plans. There is huge potential for growth just based off of the towns and villages I've wandered around in the game. The world is fairly bare bones at the moment in terms of who and how you can interact but there are lots of buildings with closed doors that are ripe for expansion down the road. The world is relatively small but there are already areas that are off the map. Right now there is no damage or real maintenance needed for the boat; that's supposed to be in the works. As it is, checking your sails, fishing, watching the weather is pretty nice.
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It's a good time killer, I look forward to seeing more updates to the game; it has potential. Although, currently the game still suffers the same issues since I started playing it 3 years ago. They are: 1. Despite having a reputation system, the grind to make money is a slog fest, I personally don't like that the mission reward money is based on the distance between the locations and there never grow alongside your rep which I feel would give players more incentive to do them. (The trade market is just a better way of making money compared to the missions) 2. Not enough ships or customisation parts. (A sail preview feature before you select the sail would be sweet) 3. There's still a lot room for more locations and landmarks to be added 4. Some islands either have markets or are still very scarce (Alchemist Island for example, which is my least favourite place to trade from) 5. NPC ships still have a tendency to break quantum physics and try to merge into your ship or other npcs 6. Not having the luxury to configure features e.g. Hunger, Thirst, Food spoilage to be tweaked or enabled/disabled is something I would really love to see, just to have more options for a more casual play style would be fantastic. 7. I hate that sprinting chews through your thirst meter like it's nothing, considering the fact, that having water is such a constant stress factor in the game I'm hoping some of the issues I've mentioned get resolved in future updates; I do like this little sailing game and I would love to see it be further improved upon.
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ADDICTIVE! The sailing experience in this game is better than ATLAS, NAVAL ACTION, SKULL & BONES, PIRATES OF THE BURNING SEA, UNCHARTERED WATERS...I've played all these games. Sailwind makes you really sail your ship. You not only control your rigging, wheel, and rudder but you can also modify it in the shipyard to your liking. Change your masts, sails, mizzen, bowsprit, forestay...etc. Also, this game requires navigation skills and duly gives you access to all the navigation tools necessary. You will make LONG sea journeys in this game and encounter the gambit of weather conditions. Navigation tools you can buy are the basic standard compass, sun compass, quadrant, chronometer, and chronocompass. The challenge of learning how to properly navigate, manipulate all sails and rigging, and be a successful maritime merchant all at once...it can definitely hook you. Oh, there's fishing and cooking as well. Another addictive aspect of this game is the grind. I'm a gamer so I enjoy a nice grind, and Sailwind gives it to you. The navigation tools, ship upgrades, and finally the purchase of a much larger and better ship...yeah, you will grind the money for all these things. If you've played any of the games aforementioned you'll definitely want to give this one a go. The day when this game becomes an mmo people won't go outside anymore. I hope the upcoming AHOY game has similar sailing features as SAILWIND. ⚓⛵
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This is the most relaxing game I own. Are you interested in navigation and sailing? Do you want to be a maritime merchant? Do you want to get lost during your ocean passage never to see your family or land again? This is the game for you.
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Online players
88
Developer
Raw Lion Workshop
Publisher
Raw Lion Workshop
Release
18 Oct 2021
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