Windrose sails past 1 million copies sold in six days as it hits 200,000 concurrent players

Windrose, the latest survival-crafter to take Steam by storm, started selling like hot cakes the moment it launched—or, to be era-appropriate, like salt pork and bug-infested hardtack. It's continued to rake in the doubloons since launch, and in less than a week, has "plundered" the 1 million copies sold milestone.

The team at Kraken Express thanked players in a Steam community blog post, which also notes that the game recently peaked at 200,000 simultaneous players on the platform. "Your support for the game is absolutely astonishing, and your patience while we are working on fixes is truly heart-warming."

"We read your reviews and comments, watch your videos and streams, and sometimes, honestly, shed a pirate-y tear of happiness, because now when the game is out you share our dream of swashbuckling adventure," the post continues. "And there are boars, too, we know, but whatever ...