Make Sail looks like a physics-based Wind Waker

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Make Sail, the latest crowdfunding endeavor on Fig, looks like an endearing alternative to Rare's upcoming Sea of Thieves. Both titles are first and foremost about sailing, naval combat, and treasure-hunting, but where Rare is gunning for the co-op audience, Make Sail is tapping those with an appreciation for physics-based pirating.
In development by Popcannibal (of Girls Like Robots and Elegy for a Dead World fame), Make Sail tasks players with crafting their own sea-faring vessel. These will affect how your ship moves, its top speed, and its sustainability through hazards. Sometimes you'll need to be fast to outrun nautical predators, other times it's more important to focus on shielding for harsh terrain, and sometimes you'll want to invest on extra cargo space to haul resources around.
"Snap together planks, poles, sails, masts, jets, propellers, balloons, propellers, sparklers and more," Popcannibal teased of its robust vehicular crafting system.
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