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Arcane Waters

Arcane Waters

Arcane Waters is an open world pixel pirate adventure. Fight other pirates, monsters and players! When you need a break, tend to your farm, craft new equipment, or trade in distant lands. The choice is yours in this vast piratey world.

Released Nov 14, 2022 Developer Black Mammoth Games Publisher Grey Havens Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Early AccessActionOnline Co-OpCo-op2D
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

62.2%positive172 reviews
Recommended · 62 found this helpful

“So far its enjoyable. Some things to consider: -Smaller dev team -New game in early access (its gonna be rough around some edges) -Community is growing -It's an MMO If you have an issue with: -Not a AAA title -Not a fully finished game -Small initial community -It being online…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“Really fun experience exploring. Finding quest items is tricky at first, there is no real quest markers which is really cool, you kind of need to learn the zones/areas and what drops what. The ship combat is really enjoyable. Skill based shots and kiting around enemies. Voyages…”

— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played
Not recommended · 119 found this helpful

“I'll echo what a few of the other reviews are saying. There's a lot of great seed ideas in this game that could be really awesome when the devs have a bit more time and money to help them to grow and germinate. As is? The cookie dough ain't done baking and while I know that's…”

— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

95achievements
19.4%median completion
0.0%rarest: Maybe I should save these forever?
87.1% of players 80.7% of players 79.5% of players 73.1% of players 72.1% of players 71.6% of players 71.3% of players 71.1% of players 69.2% of players 69.1% of players 64.1% of players 62.9% of players 62.2% of players 60.9% of players 60.6% of players 56.6% of players 55.5% of players 55.4% of players 52.0% of players 47.1% of players 46.7% of players 46.2% of players 45.1% of players 44.0% of players 44.0% of players 43.7% of players 42.8% of players 41.3% of players 41.3% of players 41.0% of players 40.5% of players 39.3% of players 39.2% of players 38.5% of players 38.4% of players 37.4% of players 36.2% of players 35.9% of players 30.8% of players 30.6% of players 27.1% of players 24.7% of players 24.5% of players 24.0% of players 23.3% of players 21.8% of players 19.6% of players 19.4% of players 19.3% of players 19.2% of players 19.2% of players 17.0% of players 16.9% of players 16.4% of players 15.4% of players 15.4% of players 15.3% of players 11.7% of players 11.5% of players 10.7% of players 87.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.1%Boing! — You've found a bounce pad! Keep an eye out for more!
80.7%Chores... — Your first quest has been completed!
79.5%Find a Penny... — Pick it up! Your first Gold!
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Maybe I should save these forever? — You've used 25 potions! They don't do any good sitting in your bags!
0.0%Chug-a-Lug — Tilted back your first potion!
0.0%Generous Gifter — You've given 20 gifts! How generous!

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 24, 2025
End of a Journey

Friends, It is with great sadness that I am announcing that the time has come to retire the Arcane Waters servers. I am forever grateful to the amazing people I met through this project, and I want to

Nov 21, 2023
1 Y'arrr Anniversary

Ahoy, me hearties! It's been a year since our grand adventure set sail in the treacherous waters of early access. We've weathered storms, faced fearsome sea monsters, farmed potatoes, and lived to tel

Apr 28, 2023
Guild Town Control

Hello scallywags! Today we're releasing an update containing a new guild-based PVP feature. Introducing Guild Town Control! How does it work? Make sure you're in a guild and flagged for PVP. Delivery

Jan 28, 2023
Patch Notes January 25, 2023

Changes since previous patch notes: New events coming soon! We'll be doing some treasure hunting in the new area west of Port Haven, past the friendship rune circle. Players can win friendship tokens,

Jan 08, 2023
Arcane Waters Demo Available & Friend Rewards!

Arcane Waters now has a demo available! Tell yer' friends to test their sea legs in Port Haven for free! Friendship reward items! Visit the area west of the Port Haven shipyard with a Steam-friend who

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Action · Online Co-Op · Co-op · 2D · Crafting · Open World · Pixel Graphics · Pirates · RPG · Naval Combat · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements95
Official sitehttp://www.arcanewaters.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: 256 MB Graphics DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1.73 GB available space