Developer returned with updates and fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“THEN STARTED DOING WEEKLY DAMNED UPDATES”
Steam review · 34 h played ↗
Pixel Piracy
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 65%Mixed · 65%Vitali Kirpu2014Action Roguelike · Sandbox · Roguelike
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A silly, addictive pirate sandbox about building a ship and leveling a crew, but buggy, repetitive and laggy late-game. Skip it if you want something polished.
Great for
Pirate fans who enjoy ship customization and crew management and can tolerate jank, ideally on sale
Main risk
Game-breaking bugs, late-game lag and repetitive gameplay, plus a developer with a history of abandonment
What players love
Addictive, fun exploration and plundering loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I couldn't put it down till 4am.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Ship building and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The shipbuilding, especially, I thought was great: there's a ton of blocks to use, it's very self-explanatory”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Crew recruiting, leveling and gear
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I really appreciate the crew building and training, as well as the frustration that comes with having to start over when a highly-trained crew member dies”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Funny crew antics, poop and survival details
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“they even including certain little things such as pooping and cleaning up the poop”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Charming pixel art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The pixel art style looks simple at first, but quickly develops its own charm.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Abandoned by the developer, scam concerns
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“dev abandoned not only once but twice never buy from this person”
Steam review · 38.5 h played ↗
Bugs and game-breaking glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“A game breaking bug exists whre the Captain (player character) will get stuck and unable to move, meaning no further progress into the game.”
Steam review · 37.5 h played ↗
Repetitive, shallow gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You will do the same thing you did in hour 1 in hour 100”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Poor tutorial, clunky controls and menus
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“there isnt even a control scheme good luck if you dont watch old youtube vids”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗
Severe lag and memory leak in late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“lags when u have more than a dozen pirates on a medium sized ship, terribly optimized”
Steam review · 71.5 h played ↗
Overpriced and no Russian localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“For $15, the dev must be insane still asking that much.”
Steam review · 20.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor1.6 GHZ
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsPixel Shader Capable Graphics card
Storage200 MB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor1.6 GHZ
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsPixel Shader Capable Graphics card
Storage200 MB available space
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