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Pirate Ships

Pirate Ships

Pirate Ships is a PvP game about shipbuilding and naval battles. Embark on an epic journey together with other players and fight monsters, pirates and thieves to become the greatest pirate in all of the Caribbean!

Released Mar 3, 2026 Developer HeroCraft Ltd. Publisher HeroCraft PC Platforms Windows · Mac Auto BattlerRoguelikePiratesTurn-Based CombatSailing
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

60.5%positive380 reviews
Recommended · 12 found this helpful

“Not pay-to-win in my experience. Skill and setup matter a lot”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I can't just pass up anything about pirates. This is a free game, so I had to give it a spin. Well, now I can't stop. There is something oddly satisfying about battles in this game. Customization of your ship and crey gets you a lot of variety to poke around with.‍”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Pirate Ships looked okay at first. Average artwork. However, the pay-to-win nature of the game discourages me from playing. The enemies of the story mode are very tough for a beginner. You can only search and fight players for most of the game play during the early period. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

152all-time peak
0 50 100 68 avg · Mar 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 2026-09-26.

31achievements
12.8%median completion
1.8%rarest: Dream team
73.6% of players 50.6% of players 40.4% of players 33.7% of players 29.7% of players 25.7% of players 23.4% of players 23.0% of players 22.3% of players 22.3% of players 21.8% of players 21.7% of players 19.1% of players 16.0% of players 15.7% of players 12.8% of players 12.4% of players 11.7% of players 10.7% of players 10.2% of players 9.2% of players 8.5% of players 7.7% of players 7.4% of players 6.9% of players 6.2% of players 5.8% of players 5.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 73.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.6%Smells Like Gunpowder — Complete the tutorial
50.6%Out of My Way — Win in Skirmish 10 times
40.4%Toe to Toe — Win in Skirmish by shooting sailors 10 times
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Dream team — Upgrade 5 captains to maximum 4 stars
1.9%First among equals — Upgrade any captain to 4 stars
2.0%Renown and Respect — Reach a rating of 15000 in Skirmish

Latest official news

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

Aug 13, 2026
⚓ Update: Clan Upgrades, Shield Rework, and Combat Balance

A big one this time. Let's break it all down. 🏴‍☠️ Clan Upgrades A new Research system has been added! Contribute resources to develop your clan and unlock powerful passive bonuses for all clan member

Jun 25, 2026
⚓ Technical Update 1.43.2

No new features this time around. This update is focused on fixes, balance adjustments, and general polish. ⚔️ Battle Changes Balance & Mechanics Increased melee attack range, making it easier for sai

May 28, 2026
Update Is Live — Clans Have Arrived!

Pirates, the new update is out now. The headline feature is Clans. Here's a full breakdown. 🏴‍☠️ Clans Clans are the first step toward playing together as a crew. The system is just getting started —

May 08, 2026
🏴‍☠️ UPDATE NOW ROLLING OUT

Pirates, many of you may have already noticed the latest Pirate Ships update. We are releasing it gradually across platforms, and it should become available to all players by the end of the week. This

Apr 09, 2026
New Captain, Gear, and Improvements

The seas grow colder, Pirates — and far more dangerous. New Captain: Lenore de Glaceval A new force joins the battle. Lenore wields the power of frost to damage and slow enemies, and can summon a ghos

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsAuto Battler · Roguelike · Pirates · Turn-Based Combat · Sailing · Naval · Indie · Naval Combat · PvP · Roguelite · Tactical · RPG (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Italian, Dutch, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Vietnamese
Achievements31
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 updated to the latest version Processor: Pentium or AMD 1.5mhz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Video Card DX9 256mb DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space