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Nantucket

Nantucket

Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece.

Released Jan 18, 2018 Developer Picaresque Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyIndieAdventureRPGSimulation
View on Steam ↗ $5.39 (US · as of 2026-10-22)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

79.3%positive882 reviews
Recommended · 256 found this helpful

“Short answer: Release day I just finished my binge play at sixteen (16) hours. Yes. Me like. Full text: First off I purchased the game. This isn't a "got it for free" or Beta review. Im writing this on release day after several hours of binge playing. I first became aware of the…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Recommended · 92 found this helpful

“Pretty good, "but". There's some unpolished implementaions (or questionable design choices?) that could do with some work. Maybe for a sequel? - Loading screens. At first you don't pay them a lot of attention, but since all the game revolves around the 'go out at sea - go back…”

— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played
Not recommended · 133 found this helpful

“Beware the Newborn Narwhals! (as they will totally murder you.) There's a lot to like in Nantucket: The visual style, the quests and generated story-line, the sea shanties, the RPG details, and, of course, the theme of early 19th-century whaling. Overall, the game feels kind of…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

8peak since Aug 2026
0 1 2 2 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.

28achievements
10.7%median completion
0.5%rarest: A life at sea
35.2% of players 32.7% of players 21.1% of players 20.5% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 18.4% of players 16.5% of players 14.8% of players 14.6% of players 14.1% of players 11.8% of players 11.6% of players 11.2% of players 10.7% of players 8.4% of players 6.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 4.9% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.0% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 35.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
35.2%First Blood — Hunt your first whale
32.7%Circumnavigation — Navigate 21.600 nautical miles
21.1%Commander — Reach level 5
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%A life at sea — Complete a 50 years long challenge mode game
0.7%Master of the Seven Seas — Win a challenge mode game of any length
2.0%Love Boat — Have at least 5 crew members with the "Sodomite" trait on your ship

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$5.39−70% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-22 11:56 UTC
$17.99base price
$5.39lowest since tracking began2026-07-27
US5.39 USD−70%
EU5.24 EUR−70%
UK4.49 GBP−70%
Australia7.95 AUD−70%
Canada7.04 CAD−70%
Japan600 JPY−70%
Brazil16.49 BRL−70%
China20.40 CNY−70%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$3.1 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$6.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-22). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-25 08-11 08-29 09-15 10-03 10-22

Latest official news

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

Sep 27, 2019
Hotfix for Nantucket 1.4

Ahoy there, We just released an hotfix for the version 1.4 of Nantucket , it's a minor patch following the feedback received after the release of the DLC Masters of the Seven Seas . Here is the change

Sep 16, 2019
Patch 1.4 now live with our latest DLC: Masters of the Seven Seas

Ahoy there! We are really happy to announce the release of patch 1.4 together with the launch of our latest DLC: Masters of the Seven Seas . Masters of the Seven Seas introduces the Challenge Mode , a

May 23, 2019
Announcing Masters of the Seven Seas!

Ahoy there, we are happy to announce our next DLC for Nantucket, Masters of the Seven Seas, coming this summer. Masters of the Seven Seas introduces the Challenge Mode, a new game mode set in a new cy

Jan 04, 2019
Nantucket in Kotaku's "Top 10 Games of 2018"

We are proud to announce that we have been nominated by Kotaku's managing director Riley MacLeod in his "Top 10 Games of 2018" list. https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/12/rileys-top-10-games-of-2018/ We a

Nov 12, 2018
Nantucket: Songs of the Braves DLC is out now

Ahoy there! As anticipated with the latest patch log, we just released the first DLC for Nantucket, Songs of the Braves . Songs of the Braves adds 10 new sea shanties to Nantucket, bringing more than

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · Adventure · RPG · Simulation · Naval · Historical · Exploration · Sailing · Choose Your Own Adventure · 2D · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements28
Official sitehttp://www.picaresquestudio.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or newer (64 bit) Processor: 2 Ghz or more Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1000 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible