Comparison

SkullWyke vs Wind's Passage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SkullWyke

Embark on a low-poly pirate adventure across a dynamic Caribbean sea. Master sailing mechanics, engage in tactical ship combat, and visit bustling ports for upgrades and crew training. Enjoy a full single-player campaign playable offline, with optional leaderboards and multiplayer.

Highlights
  • Low-poly pirate sailing
  • Tactical ship combat
  • Port management and upgrades
  • Single-player offline campaign
  • Optional multiplayer sessions
  • Wind and weather simulation
Features
Read full description

SkullWyke is a low-poly pirate sailing game. Take the helm, read the wind, and fight for gold on a living Caribbean sea. SAIL Trim your sails to the wind, steer by the compass, and feel the ship heel as you cut across the waves. Weather shifts the sea around you. FIGHT Trade broadsides, pick your shot, and board when the moment is right. Hull, sails, and crew all take damage — keep your ship fighting fit. PORTS Put in at Tortuga, Nassau, and Port Royal. Train your crew, refit the ship, and pick a sail colour for stealth. Open the chart and plan your next prize. PLAY YOUR WAY A full single-player campaign you can play entirely offline. Optional Game Center leaderboard if you want to post a high score. Optional multiplayer sessions with other captains. NO ADS. NO IN-APP PURCHASES. The whole game is included. Sixteen languages. Landscape on iPhone and iPad. How to play • On-screen stick: sails and helm • Fire each broadside with the cannon buttons • Dock at a port to repair, recruit, and refit Rotate to landscape — the game is built for it.

About

Wind's Passage

Features
Read full description

■ Read the wind. Draw the route. Own the sea. Wind's Passage is a pixel-art sailing simulation set on the oceans of the 16th century. It starts with one rule — buy low, sell high — and grows into a fleet, a war with pirates, and a map of waters nobody has charted yet. ■ Ninety ports, one continuous sea From Lisbon to Nagasaki, ninety ports sit on a single world map. Sail up the Nile, the Tigris, the Indus, the Yellow River or the Amazon to reach inland cities; slip through a narrow strait to enter the Black Sea. The shortcuts are not marked. ■ Prices move with the world 36 trade goods plus 32 port specialities. Ports in the same region drift together, so reading one market tells you something about its neighbours. Buy in bulk and you will move the price yourself. ■ Six captains, six routes Merchant, adventurer, soldier, privateer, surveyor, treasure hunter. Different home port, different strengths, different ending. ■ Hex tactical combat With the wind behind you, you move further. Point your bow at the enemy and your guns will not bear. Choose whether to hole the hull, shred the sails, or rake the deck; close the distance for boarding or a one-on-one duel. Get lucky and you take the ship instead of sinking it. ■ Also · 7 ship classes · Navigation, combat and trade levels up to 50 · Storms, dead calms, pirates — every day drains water, food and morale · 30 discoveries hidden across the ocean

Screenshots

SkullWyke4 screens
Wind's Passage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkullWyke at none against Wind's Passage's 4. SkullWyke also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Wind's Passage sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SkullWyke asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkullWyke ships an update daily, Wind's Passage every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SkullWyke versus Wind's Passage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkullWykeWind's Passage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB85 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAleksandr ShumilovCheonghyun You

In-app purchases

None

SkullWyke

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Wind's Passage

One-time4
  • Novice's Purse$0.49
  • Merchant's Coffer$2.99
  • Admiral's Treasure Chest$3.99
Show 1 more
  • Governor's Vault$5.99

Questions

Is SkullWyke free?
SkullWyke is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wind's Passage free?
Wind's Passage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SkullWyke or Wind's Passage have ads?
Neither SkullWyke nor Wind's Passage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkullWyke or Wind's Passage?
SkullWyke ships an update daily, and Wind's Passage every 2 weeks. Most recently, SkullWyke was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wind's Passage on October 24, 2026.

Other comparisons