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Is Pirates? Pirates! worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Reigns-style game fans who want pirate-themed decisions and branching outcomes
- Strategy players who enjoy managing several resources at once
- Players who want both turn-based ship battles and close-combat encounters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who dislike restarting after a resource bar becomes full or empty may hit a wall when a decision pushes any bar to its limit.
- Players seeking a single battle system may find the shift between turn-based naval commands and boarding combat a poor fit.
- Players looking for a linear story may not want choices that determine which of two endings unfolds.
Our take on Pirates? Pirates!
The likely bounce point is resource management: any bar reaching full or empty ends the run and forces a restart. Players who find that threshold system frustrating may hit the wall after a decision changes Crew, Ship, Treasury, or Fame.
What is Pirates? Pirates!?
Pirates?
Pirates! is a pirate survival RPG in which choices shape a branching story with two possible endings. Drag cards left or right to make decisions that change Crew, Ship, Treasury, and Fame. If any resource bar fills or empties, the captain dies and the game restarts. The journey includes more than 2,000 cards and over 60 characters, along with events, items, and islands. Explore islands for buried treasure by following map directions through hazards and traps. Naval fights use turn-based commands to move and fire, while boarding enemy ships leads to close combat with guns and blades. Completing tasks unlocks events and items.
How Pirates? Pirates! plays
- 01Resource balancing
- Choices affect Crew, Ship, Treasury, and Fame, and reaching either end of a bar causes a restart.
- 02Branching story
- The captain's decisions lead toward one of two endings.
- 03Two battle modes
- Ship encounters use turn-based movement and firing, while boarding leads to combat with firearms and blades.
- 04Treasure exploration
- Pirate maps provide directions for finding chests while navigating jungle hazards and traps.
- 05Large card collection
- The game includes more than 2,000 cards representing characters, events, items, and islands.
Games like Pirates? Pirates!
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Ivan ArmandyFor:Players drawn to pirate ship life who want to manage crew duties rather than focus only on combatSkip if:Players looking for consistently fast pacing, since voyages are described as slow and battles as a sudden shift in tempo
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3DCloudsFor:Players who want pirate-themed adventures with both ship and land combatSkip if:Players seeking a narrowly focused naval simulator may bounce between cannon battles and the game's land-based combat.
RPGRogue Waters
Tripwire PresentsFor:Players who want pirate fiction paired with turn-based tactical combatSkip if:Players seeking a single uninterrupted campaign may bounce off the run-based reset of equipment, items, and ship modules.Picked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
Pirates? Pirates!: platforms & release
Is Pirates? Pirates! worth it?
It is worth it if: reigns-style game fans who want pirate-themed decisions and branching outcomes. Skip it if: players who dislike restarting after a resource bar becomes full or empty may hit a wall when a decision pushes any bar to its limit.
Where can I download Pirates? Pirates!?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pirates? Pirates!'s store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pirates? Pirates! on?
Windows only.
