Blackwake

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%2020

Free to play

US Steam price, checked 1 h ago

The verdict

A chaotic, teamwork-driven pirate ship battler that's free and a blast with a full crew, but it's abandoned, servers are nearly empty and launch bugs are common. Skip it if you have no friends.

Great for

Friend groups wanting chaotic, funny, team-based pirate ship battles who can tolerate a rough, abandoned game

Main risk

Empty servers or a game that won't launch, leaving you unable to play at all

What players love

Hilarious, memorable moments with friends

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“Most fun i've had in years, if you have few drunk friends and some free time, give it a shot, u won't regret it”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗

“Pirate simulator where nobody knows what they’re doing but everyone’s drunk, so it's fine”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗

Immersive crew-based ship combat

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“Loading cannons, repairing leaks and yelling at my teammates made me feel fully immersed. Boarding enemy ships was intense and hilarious at the same time.”
Steam review · 22.7 h played ↗

“In this game you win as a team, or sink together.”
Steam review · translated · 18.5 h played ↗

“There is no better feeling than finding a roleplaying crew, joining VC and fooling around as bloodthirsty sailors.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗

Strong pirate atmosphere and the best of its niche

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“Its an awesome pirate game. It makes you feel like a pirate”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗

“This game is what I wish SOT was. It may be low graphics but gameplay is top tier endless fun”
Steam review · 40.8 h played ↗

“The best game about ships, pirates and privateering. The Pirates of the Caribbean vibe is insane, I recommend it to everyone.”
Steam review · translated · 11.6 h played ↗

Free to play, no microtransactions

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“Keep yer coins as there is no pay-to-win or micro transaction crap, just good ol' ship to ship combat!”
Steam review · 267.5 h played ↗

“Bottom line, it's free and you could do way way worse with your spare time.”
Steam review · 1730.2 h played ↗

Good visuals, sound and voice chat

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews

“the soundtrack is incredible the visual is very beautiful”
Steam review · 123.6 h played ↗

What players complain about

Dead servers and tiny player base

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“I haven't actually been able to play it since there was nobody online today or yesterday when I went to play it.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“The most people you are ever going to see in this game is 1 to 2 servers of players.”
Steam review · 52.6 h played ↗

“The game is good, but the servers are dead; Russian servers used to have 50 people, now 6.”
Steam review · translated · 12.6 h played ↗

Won't launch or crashes after the tutorial

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Game literally does not launch. Went through numerous forums to try. Tutorial launches, then game fails to launch.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“The game just crashed during the tutorial and won't open anymore. Changing launch options didn't help.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗

“The tutorial was fun, but after that the game closed itself and now it just wont open.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

Abandoned by developers, no updates

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“The game has been abandoned by its developer.”
Steam review · 34.2 h played ↗

“The developers didn't finish this game and just abandoned it.”
Steam review · translated · 32 h played ↗

“The game was only declared finished so it could be abandoned without any further development or ongoing support.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗

Bugs, lag and poor optimization

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Optimization, and there are always freezes, lags, crashes and so on.”
Steam review · translated · 0.5 h played ↗

“It will crash your PC so bad it's gonna reboot itself, seen on multiple PCs.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

Clunky, repetitive, limited content

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“awful targeting and melee system redundant gameplay lack of content no real feeling of progression”
Steam review · 10.5 h played ↗

“the game feels old, clunky, and mostly past its prime”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

Toxic, gatekeeping veteran community

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“This is, hands down, the MOST toxic community I've ever seen. People mutiny you for no reason”
Steam review · 10.6 h played ↗

“Grueling learning curve paired with toxic players makes for frustrating experience.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unknown

Minimum

OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit

Processori5 2400, FX-6300

Memory10 GB RAM

GraphicsR9 270, GTX 660

Storage4 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit

Processori5 6500, AMD FX-8350

Memory12 GB RAM

GraphicsR9 290, GTX 970

Storage4 GB available space

OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit

Processori5 2400, FX-6300

Memory10 GB RAM

GraphicsR9 270, GTX 660

Storage4 GB available space

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