Rewarding exploration of handcrafted islands
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“it has a massive, handcrafted world packed with secrets to explore”
Steam review · 50.2 h played ↗
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Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%Piranha Bytes2014Action RPG · RPG · Adventure
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A janky, easy Piranha Bytes pirate RPG with a big explorable world and factions, held back by clunky combat, a weak story and bugs. Skip it if you want polished combat.
Great for
Fans of Gothic/Risen and Eurojank who love exploring handcrafted islands and looting
Main risk
Clunky combat, a weak story and ending, and bugs like vanishing saves can sour the experience
What players love
Charming Piranha Bytes atmosphere and humor
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The music is excellent and really sets the mood.”
Steam review · 85.3 h played ↗
Factions and varied playstyles
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I liked how you can choose your own path with different guilds and fighting styles.”
Steam review · 45 h played ↗
What players complain about
Clunky, frustrating combat
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“the one big thing that breaks this game, is the frustratingly bad combat.”
Steam review · 21.3 h played ↗
Weak story and disappointing ending/final boss
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Whoever put the final boss in this game needs to be fired and banned from ever making video games.”
Steam review · 36.2 h played ↗
Saves disappearing and game-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“All my saves just randomly dissapeared without any reason, what a waste of time.”
Steam review · 21.2 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Way too long and way too boring.”
Steam review · 30.9 h played ↗
Crashes and poor performance on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“constant crashes, annoying freezes upon loading and corrupted saves”
Steam review · 28.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista SP2 , Windows 7 SP1 , Windows 8
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD 3850 or GeForce 9600 GT, VRAM 512MB
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 (64-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 10 (64-Bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 at 2.5 GHz or better or AMD Phenom II x4 940 at 3.0 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 or AMD Radeon HD 5870, 1 GB VRAM
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows Vista SP2 , Windows 7 SP1 , Windows 8
Processor2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon HD 3850 or GeForce 9600 GT, VRAM 512MB
Storage8 GB available space
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