Wind Riders

Our team wants to create a game where you are racing against yourself or others in a sailing game. The booth will be built like two (very small) boats and one screen. The boats will have a physical rudder and sail. The main mechanics of the game is a rudder that controls the steering of the boat and a sail that you will have to catch the wind in. The high concept of the game is having two players plus some bots that race against each other just like Mario Kart. Also in this version the boats are fully fledged, something that looks like the hull and front of a boat with a viking theme. We also want fans that indicate the direction of the wind and really make the player feel like they are in a boat on an open sea.

This game was awarded the Jury Spotlight Award at the Gotland Game Conference 2024.

Team Sail’em!

  • Fredrik Kjellberg
  • Danila Rumyantsev
  • Vivien Birkás
  • Duy Nguyen
  • Elias Uddin
  • Julian Letsche
  • Linda Ringdahl