Windrose Multiplayer Guide: How Many Players Can Join a Session?

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  • Primary Subject: Windrose (Early Access Version)
  • Key Update: Windrose supports up to four players in standard co-op and eight players on dedicated servers, with plans to increase limits during early access.
  • Status: Confirmed
  • Last Verified: April 22, 2026
  • Quick Answer: Standard co-op sessions allow four players, while dedicated servers cap at eight. You can technically bypass this via config files, though it may impact performance.

Windrose is officially out in early access, and it's already the talk of the town.

One of the best parts about this pirate survival game is how you can play it solo or with friends. Playing with others means you have companions to sail the seas with and defeat the infamous Blackbeard. However, with it being in early access, you might be wondering if there is a player limit for your servers.

Here's everything you need to know about co-op and multiplayer in Windrose.

How Many Players Can Join a Windrose Session?

If you're planning to co-op Windrose with friends in a standard peer-to-peer hosted game, the player limit is set to four. However, if you plan to make a dedicated server for your friends to join at any time, the cap is set at 8 players.

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Credit: Kraken Express

You may be wondering why you can only co-op with three other players. As the game is currently in early access, Kraken Express is still testing the limit of co-op capacity to make sure the experience runs smoothly for all players.

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In an update posted on Steam, developers stated that it's likely the co-op limit will eventually increase from four players to eight.

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Credit: Kraken Express

Can you add more people if you really want? Well, yes. By exiting the game and editing the game's configuration file to increase the max player count, you can have as many players as you want. However, this isn't recommended, as it will likely have a negative impact on performance.

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