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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“since i usualy only comment on bad games i go through some good ones now”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“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“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 playedAchievement 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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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
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
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
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
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
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Indie · Adventure · RPG · Simulation · Naval · Historical · Exploration · Sailing · Choose Your Own Adventure · 2D · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 28 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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