Windrose closes in on two million sales, joining the new games and studios that dominated 2026 so far (opens in new tab)

Usually, it's game by AAA giants that carry the industry, but now it's the smaller studios that are breaking records, with Windrose joining a string of indie and AA darlings in reaching massive sales counts. A new report from Alinea Analytics indicates that Windrose, a new game from a new studio, was the best-selling game of April 2026, with Crimson Desert, another original title, though from a somewhat known developer, coming in at second place. The pirate adventure game incorporating surviv...