Illwind is a top-down coop shooter where you choose a unique hero as a member of a pirate airship's crew. Manning weapons, fighting off boarders, and surviving day-to-day on your aerial home.Man the Guns!Fight your way through masses of enemy airships by making use of a customised arsenal of mounted weapons and machinery. Jam their radar, set them on fire, shoot them with flak, and more!Be the Hero!Choose from a cast of unique and eccentric characters and stand out amongst your peers. Bringing your own unique abilities and weaponry to further augment your crew.Gear Up!Buy and install a panoply of different machines and weapons onto your mighty airship. Choose from a large selection of economic, utilitarian, defensive and offensive equipment.Bro down!Invite your friends on Steam to team up with you and face the onslaught. Brave the many threats out there betwixt the Skylands like real bro's do... or undermine their efforts for the hell of it!Sur-thrive!Experience day-to-day life aboard your airship as you travel through the world, evade your enemies and choose your battles wisely to complete your ultimate objective.Live Roadmap:We have a lot of cool ideas for ways to expand the game, below is a non-exhaustive list of different updates to the game that we have in mind. Please take note that neither the order nor the content is final, and all things may be subject to change without announcement. And if you have more ideas for us, feel free to reach out on the game's Discord server.
✗ - Ports of Call
Towns, villages, rigs, and other skylands to visit.
✗ - In Shipshape
Vastly expanded airship weapons and mountable equipment.
✗ - Big Booty
Expanded merchants and trading, cargo and cargo vessels, as well as enhanced resource harvesting.
✗ - Rum and Gun
Enhanced crew and crew simulation, mutiny and morale. More guns and melee weapons as well!
✗ - Swords Aboard
Expanded boarding mechanics and enemy crews on their airships.
✗ - Skies on Fire
Strategic weapons for the Worldmap, hazards like airmines and flak zones from settlements. Long-range strike craft and torpedoes.
✗ - Bits and Baubles
More decorations and polish on player airships.
✗ - Hot Air
Weather events and more airship events.
✗ - Swag and Shanties
More character skin choices and customisation.
✗ - Whale Ho!
Skywhales/Monsters, general ship-borne vermin, and other wildlife.
✗ - Trials and Treasure
Treasure hunting and expanded loot types.Thanks!Our sincere thanks for viewing our product; as two independently starving Afrikaans dudes we made this game in our free-time -day or night- during times where South Africa had no electricity for up to 13h a day, your consideration surely means a lot to us!