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Buccaneers!
Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-05-14)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“This is an incredibe game, not much more to say, the vibes are impeccable, my only problem is how it's impossible to run into smaller ships when you get a bigger one, so it never feels like you are really powerful, i get that it would be easy, but it would be more fun do destroy…”
— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played“Not even worth it on sale. Not fun in the slightest, horrible in VR.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 21:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Security Fix Released - Patch 1.1.02
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a minor update containing a security fix for a vulnerability found in the Unity game engine. According to Unity, there is no evidence that this vulnerability has b
Version 1.1.01 Released: Loading Fixes and more!
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a small patch addressing some high priority issues with loading save games as well as a handful of minor fixes. Buccaneers! Version 1.1.01 Changes - Increased the
Buccaneers! Soundtrack DLC Available Now!
Fellow swashbucklers, The Buccaneers! Original Soundtrack is now available as a DLC! Now you can listen to 20 piratey themes directly through Steam, including bonus tracks not featured in the game. Th
Version 1.1.0 Released: Modding Support in Beta, Fixes and More!
Fellow swashbucklers, Modding support is finally here! After a long hiatus, we’re excited to give you new ways to customise your ships with cosmetic mods. This feature is currently in beta and may be
Patch 1.0.14 Released: New Music, Open World Improvements and more!
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a new update with many enhancements to make your life on the seas all the merrier! Open world sailing has been given major improvements including support for bount
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Pirates · Action · Naval · RPG · Open World · Sailing · Sandbox · Naval Combat · Stylized · VR · 3D · 6DOF (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://skywarddigital.co.uk/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8 or 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 / AMD FX-4100 or greater Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 series or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space VR Support: OpenXR Additional Notes: Minimum requirements for standard (non-VR) mode at lowest settings