Although there's a lot of anticipation surrounding the upcoming remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, another pirate game is already taking Steam by storm. Kraken Express launched Windrose into Steam Early Access on April 14, and it has already attracted nearly 200,000 players this weekend.

Windrose is sailing with the wind at its back, and the new pirate survival game has proved such a hit that it's even managed to dethrone the longstanding champion of the genre. With the publishing might of Pocketpair behind it (the studio responsible for breakout success Palworld), developer Kraken Express has built a gorgeous PvE experience that's proving extremely popular, growing steadily over its first week. It's now surpassed even the heights of Rust, which has long sat as a staple of the Steam charts. Who knows where the limit is?