Fit check
Is A pirate quartermaster worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players drawn to pirate ship life who want to manage crew duties rather than focus only on combat
- Players who enjoy making choices between a captain’s interests and sailors’ rights
- Players who want procedurally generated maps and a mix of ship management and boarding fights
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for consistently fast pacing, since voyages are described as slow and battles as a sudden shift in tempo
- Players who prefer a narrow activity loop, since ship duties span navigation, upkeep, crew health, and combat
- Players seeking a puzzle-focused or prison-escape game
Our take on A pirate quartermaster
The central role is a pirate ship’s quartermaster, caught between the captain’s wishes and the crew’s rights.
What is A pirate quartermaster?
Play as the first mate aboard a pirate ship, overseeing the crew and deciding whether to challenge the captain or carry out his wishes.
Ship duties include steering, rigging, heating, fishing, cleaning, maintenance, and treating illness. Management runs in turns marked by watch bells, with hunger, thirst, and disease among the crew’s concerns. The game includes sailboats and steamships, ship compartments that can be changed, and orders entered on a keyboard during gunnery; mouse input is also available. Boarding brings hand-to-hand combat. Each new game generates a different map and redistributes the wealth and traits of its peoples. Voyages move slowly, while battles sharply change the pace.
How A pirate quartermaster plays
- 01Quartermaster decisions
- Choose whether to defend sailors’ rights against the captain or support the captain’s interests.
- 02Watch-based ship duties
- Ship management advances in turns marked by a watch bell, with duties ranging from steering to tending illness.
- 03Typed gunnery orders
- During gunnery, enter the captain’s commands with a keyboard or use the mouse.
- 04Procedural maps
- New games generate maps and assign different wealth and characteristics to peoples.
- 05Ship compartment changes
- Tools allow the player to alter the ship’s compartments.
A pirate quartermaster compared to similar games
Sailing Era centers on ocean exploration during the 15th to 17th centuries, while A pirate quartermaster focuses on crew management and shipboard duties. Force of Nature combines exploration, resource gathering, crafting, and management; this game instead frames its management around life aboard a pirate vessel and includes typed gunnery orders.
A pirate quartermaster: platforms & release
Is A pirate quartermaster worth it?
It is worth it if: players drawn to pirate ship life who want to manage crew duties rather than focus only on combat. Skip it if: players looking for consistently fast pacing, since voyages are described as slow and battles as a sudden shift in tempo.
Where can I download A pirate quartermaster?
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What platforms is A pirate quartermaster on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
