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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 ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.6%positive844 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“since i usualy only comment on bad games i go through some good ones now”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Nantucket is a good game that's carried by vibes and love from the creators. Combat is fine, but relatively simple, RNG dependent, and unbalanced (2 of the 4 sailor types have downright useless abilities). Trading is nice, crew management is nice, and the random events are fun.…”

— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“This game is putrid. Great concept, horribly implemented. Program throws different "crises" at you and it seems to be totally random and without regard to your preparedness. For instance, I leave port with 86 days worth of water. 3 days in I get a decision card stating I'm…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 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 2026-07-25.

28achievements
10.7%median completion
0.5%rarest: A life at sea
34.9% of players 32.4% of players 21.0% of players 20.4% of players 19.1% of players 18.9% of players 18.3% of players 16.4% of players 14.8% of players 14.5% 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 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.0% of players 4.9% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 1.9% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 34.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
34.9%First Blood — Hunt your first whale
32.4%Circumnavigation — Navigate 21.600 nautical miles
21.0%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
1.9%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.

$17.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$17.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US17.99 USD
EU17.49 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia26.50 AUD
Canada23.49 CAD
Japan2,000 JPY
Brazil54.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

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

China≈$10 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

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 2026-05-20.

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
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
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