Windward Sets Sail For Release

The nautical themed procedurally generated sandbox MMO Windward has left Early Access and is fully released on Steam. The game offers vast coasts to explore and is inspired by the classic Sid Miere's Pirates! Windward offers both singleplayer content in the form of randomly generated quests and multiplayer components including large scale PvP. Built on the Unity game engine, Windward is an indie title that can be played both for its combat, or its more relaxing trading/sailing components.

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Read the entire press release below:

Windward's High Seas Sandbox Adventures Launches for Windows, Mac, Linux

TORONTO - May 12, 2015 - Windward, an action-packed sandbox game set on the open oceans, has dropped anchor on Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux for $14.99, but is currently on sale for $12.74. Developed by Tasharen Entertainment, Windward has players captain a ship sailing the seas of a vast and beautiful procedurally-generated world.

Windward's open-ended gameplay offers numerous possibilities. Players start with a small boat that can be upgraded into one of the most feared ships on the open oceans that specializes in offense, defense or support. Windward offers epic MMO gameplay or a single player experience. Gamers decide if they would like to sail the seas and create their own adventures or complete quests.

Some missions task players with peaceful assignments like dropping off cargo, ferrying passengers or establishing new towns. Other assignments require gamers to defend their territory from pirates or become one themselves and raid other factions. When this occurs players must employ strategy to avoid enemy fire while getting into position to set off volleys of cannon fire, fire bomb their enemies or one of the other various skills.

"Windward's release is the culmination of years of hard work and valuable feedback from the Steam Early Access community," said Michael Lyashenko, founder, Tasharen Entertainment. "I have put my heart and soul into this game and hope everyone who is just discovering Windwardenjoys it as much as the players in beta did."

Game Features:

• Thrilling Naval Combat - Battle pirates, NPCs and other players; raid the lands of rival factions and defend your own cities

• Relaxing Gameplay - Explore beautiful uncharted waters, become a master merchant or establish peace as a diplomat

• Cross-Platform Multiplayer - Form a fleet with friends for epic battles or peacefully sail the open seas together

• Beautiful Procedurally-Generated World - A unique experience during every campaign filled with tropical paradises and frigid icy waters

• Modifiable Map - Build new towns, disrupt stable regions and alter terrain

• Deep Customization - Three separate skill trees with 30 talents that players can put more than 100 talent points into

Windward is the first PC title by Tasharen Entertainment. The studio developed the Unity plugin -- NGUI -- a tool widely used for the past three and a half years by the majority of publishers and developers that create games using the engine. NGUI was originally created to aid the development of Windward.

About Tasharen Entertainment

Tasharen Entertainment is a one-man indie studio based out of Toronto. Established in 2011 by Michael Lyashenko, an experienced software developer, the studio is most well-known for its Unity plugin -- NGUI -- a tool widely used by publishers and other developers that was originally created to aid the development of Windward.