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Puzzle Pirates

Puzzle Pirates

Every activity in Puzzle Pirates is a uniquely fun puzzle: be it sailing, gunning, or hauling treasure, your own puzzling skill determines your success!

Released Aug 31, 2011 Developer Grey Havens Platforms Windows · Mac Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerPuzzleCasualPirates
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

80.1%positive2,107 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“The greatest game I have ever played. Seriously. With other games, you play for a few weeks or months and put it aside. With this game, you always want to come back! Been playing it since I was a child. I am 27 and almost about to be married and have kids.”

— a player, Steam review · 653 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Just as fun as I remember it. Genuinely the best pirate game out there. The graphics are cute and the puzzles are great. There is an active community in the Emerald Ocean server. You also don't have to spend a single cent if you don't want to, as premium currency can be bought…”

— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“this game is super addicting however it highlights why pay to win should be illegal, the entire game is based off of gambling and buying doubloons for ridiculous prices. I wouldnt be surprised if there is a lawsuit because of this as the game is designed to make you go broke as…”

— a player, Steam review · 246 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

116playing at last check
23924-hour peak
358all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 220 avg · Apr 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 2026-07-25.

220achievements
0.4%median completion
0.0%rarest: Sublime Spades Player
24.2% of players 9.2% of players 7.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.4% of players 4.9% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 24.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
24.2%Full Steam Ahead — Participate in a voyage and win a Sea Battle. Welcome to Puzzle Pirates!
9.8%Waterlogged Spyglass — Complete your first expedition to salvage a sunken ship.
9.8%Beach Comber — Complete your first expedition for buried treasure.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Sublime Spades Player — Reach Sublime experience in Spades.
0.0%Sublime Treasure Hauler — Reach Sublime experience in Treasure Haul.
0.0%Sublime Blacksmith — Reach Sublime experience in Blacksmithing.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Dec 21, 2016
A Frozen Pirate Carol!

http://content.puzzlepirates.com/images/spyglass/2016dec/team_comp.png The brigands 'n barbarians have frost in thar soul this season. Ye ghosts of holidays past, present and future must “encourage” t

Dec 21, 2016
A Frozen Pirate Carol!

http://content.puzzlepirates.com/images/spyglass/2016dec/team_comp.png The brigands 'n barbarians have frost in thar soul this season. Ye ghosts of holidays past, present and future must “encourage” t

Sep 28, 2016
Those Greedy Brigands

http://content.puzzlepirates.com/images/spyglass/2016sep/greedy_brigands_large.png Avast, mates! Greedy brigands 'n barbarians who 'ave selfishly hoarded bits o' booty fer themselves 'ave infiltrated

Sep 28, 2016
Those Greedy Brigands

http://content.puzzlepirates.com/images/spyglass/2016sep/greedy_brigands_large.png Avast, mates! Greedy brigands 'n barbarians who 'ave selfishly hoarded bits o' booty fer themselves 'ave infiltrated

Aug 19, 2016
We've Booched!

http://content.puzzlepirates.com/images/spyglass/2016aug/booch_box.png They’ve done it again! Pesky, rumsick monkeys have run amuck with this box, resultin' in color combinations that nature ne'er int

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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.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · Massively Multiplayer · Puzzle · Casual · Pirates · Strategy · Adventure · Multiplayer · Co-op · 2D · RPG · MMORPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish - Spain
Achievements220
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.puzzlepirates.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP and Vista, 7 Processor: 500 MHz Memory: 256 MB Hard Disk Space: 100 MB Java: Version 1.5