Windrose quickly became this year's breakout Steam Early Access hit over the past few months. Now, the developers are looking ahead to the next major update, which may not arrive until later in the year.

For the next patch, the Windrose development team is focused on fixing a few key issues, including:

• Connectivity issues;
• CPU usage on idle clients and servers;
• Disk usage during gameplay (to reduce the load on SSD specifically);
• Performance and stability improvements;
• Over 40 new building pieces to fill some gaps and inconsistencies;
• Over 50 fixes and QoL changes;

While bug fixes and smaller changes will continue to happen, the next major content update for Windrose is still some ways off. The development team says it will take “at least six months to deliver” on its plans.

In the meantime though, fans have a teaser of what to expect, with the next content update focusing on adding a new biome called Ashlands. Alongside its big content updates, the developers will also continue to work on gameplay systems, so there will be plenty to look forward to before the new biome hits.

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There seems to be a new hit survival game popping up on Steam each year. 2026 is no different, with Windrose being an early contender for breakout early access hit of the year. 

In an update shared on its Steam community page, the Windrose developers shared that the game has sold over 1 million copies during its first week. The game has also achieved an impressive concurrent player count of 200,000 players at its peak.

This is obviously a great start for a multiplayer game, especially an early access title. Now, we will have to wait and see if the studio can maintain this momentum with future updates.

For those who don't know, Windrose is a pirate-themed survival game, where players team up to explore, find treasure, build bases, engage in naval warfare and more. The game currently has a very positive user score, based on tens of thousands of individual reviews on Steam.

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