Pirate Twist

Ahoy mateys! Really competently made by a single dev which is impressive, I am not normally a fan of pirates or roguelikes however I wanted to give it a try to support the dev and i had a surprisingly good time! Nice music and vibe, for an Early Access so far the amount of content is quite meaty. Things to improve based on a first impression in my opinion are perhaps some balancing particularly in the caves section, and definitely the UI could use some love, however if you enjoy pirates and roguelikes this game should scratch quite the itch with its hook!

Really solid roguelike naval game. Maneuvering the ship is responsive, shooting feels good, and the boat equipping system gives you lots of fun options to play around with. The persistent captain talents make each run feel rewarding, and the boss fights offer a genuine challenge. Definitely worth picking up.

I went into this game expecting an easy-sailing roguelike, but the game really humbled me. The difficulty scaling is REAL, if I'm being honest. I'd recommend playing on the easiest difficulty if you want to learn the ropes of sailing and ship combat. The arsenal and all the modules on your ship have a huge impact on how your ship performs. I also liked that it's not just a continuous series of pirate ships duking it out. There are different game modes, too (won't spoil anything, of course!). Personally, I really enjoyed this game a lot. Shout-out to the devs! Would recommend. 10/10!

Updated (Yes): It's not frequent I see a developer who's active in responding to feedback about their game, and I can tell they care, so I'll update my review. Personally, I still think it would be nice to have an option to disable the repair costs increasing over time since it would eventually render my run obsolete while I'm still learning to play the game and finding ways to deal with multiple ships catching up to me for some reason even though we're both going the same direction. Old (No): Could've been an ok game, but they really need a statistic to tell you how many times you lost as well as a frustrating gameplay experience in general, with repairs to ship after being destroyed getting progressively more expensive to the point of being unplayable as well as a frustrating cave treasure hunt game where you cannot see anything and need fire rounds (the most expensive ammo in the game) to help light the way.

The is interestingly unique and has a lot of potential. I played the game on steam deck and I enjoyed it quite a lot. There are some places where improvement is needed like some texts being small for a steam deck but when those get fixed it's a good handheld game that can get you hooked for hours.

Very promising and fun take on the theme. Ive been disappointed in a couple of the pirate and boat based roguelites that came out in the past year, but this one did a good job of keeping the action going, giving increased challenges, and the devs are putting out a lot of great updates from feedback. Looking forward to the next content https://www.youtube.com/live/oREhxo_O-T8?is=HatLJbDTv76-RP6a