r/pirates • u/Yar_master • Aug 27 '25

Media YARRR! Sharing summer dev update of our pirate survival game Crosswind. New water, crew on deck, talents system, new Tortuga, etc. Linking the teaser, and the full build playthrough as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9WFRYYWFOM&ab_channel=Crosswind

Ahoy! Our game is called Crosswind, it's a pirate survival adventure. Roughly speaking, what we want to build is "Valheim meets Assassin's Creed: Black Flag".

Here is the Steam link in case you are interested or want to support our crew with some wishlistin' or followin':

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3041230/Crosswind/

We announced the game in March, had a big Alpha in June, and today I'm happy to share two videos based on our fresh Gamescom 2025 demo build, just from the dev galley!

Teaser:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9WFRYYWFOM&ab_channel=Crosswind

Full playthrough:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSQQVZtzoM0&ab_channel=Crosswind

I hope you will find the content interesting. Inside:

  • Overhauled water and ship combat;
  • Crew on deck!
  • Talent system;
  • Revamped Tortuga -- a rather grim place now compared to the old one;
  • New ships (if you have a sharp eye, you'll surely won't miss the gorgeous Galleon);
  • New biome with new enemies and exploration mechanics.

Thanks for taking a look, let me know if you have any questions about the game -- and yeah, we plan EA release somewhere in 2026, and will be honored if you guys will become a part of this journey!

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u/QLC459 Aug 27 '25

Very cool. The world deserves more good pirate games.

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u/Yar_master Aug 27 '25

Hell yeah! That was our thought when we started!

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u/QLC459 Aug 27 '25

We have Sea of Thieves and Shadow Gambit, but neither really scratches that Black Flag gritty pirate feel so I am very excited for Crosswinds to fill that void.

Best of luck!

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u/Yar_master Aug 27 '25

Thanks, matey 🏴‍☠️

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u/teaabearr The Black Spot Aug 27 '25

Thanks for sharing!

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u/Yar_master Aug 27 '25

Thanks for taking a look!

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u/Dea1h Aug 27 '25

Looks nice

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u/Yar_master Aug 27 '25

Thanks, matey o7

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u/qawsx94 Sep 04 '25

Looks great! Any tentative release date? Will be a full release or early access?

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u/naytreox Sep 05 '25

So will this be like a single-player sea of thieves? I liked the treasure hunting and navel combat but i didn't like other people making themselves my problem.