Yes — Blackwake is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Is Blackwake Steam Deck compatible?

Mostly. Valve rates Blackwake Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.

Can I play Blackwake on Mac?

Yes. Blackwake has a native macOS version on Steam.

Does Blackwake have co-op?

Yes — Steam lists Blackwake with online co-op.

Is Blackwake on PC Game Pass?

No — Blackwake is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Blackwake

Name: Blackwake
Brand: Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd
Availability: InStock

Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd · February 19, 2020 · Pirates, Multiplayer, Naval Combat, Naval, Team-Based

Blackwake is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Very Positive81% · 26,0559playing now

Best price

Free

Get it free on Steam

Prices last checked 30 Sep 2026, 06:07 UTC

Cheapest Blackwake keys — keyshops

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CJS CD Keys

Standard Edition · Steam

$2.77

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Eneba

Standard Edition · Steam

$5.30

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Blackwake price

Blackwake is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Blackwake

✦ AI summary

Lead crews of up to 13 players across massive naval battlefields where teamwork is everything—man the cannons, repair damage, and coordinate boarding parties to sink rival ships. Blackwake delivers intense multiplayer naval combat with dynamic weather, multiple game modes, and deep progression that lets you customize your crew and vessel.

Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation.

Fire cannons, sink ships or board them with FPS combat
54 Players, small and large ships. Crews up to 13 players
Maintain your ship, make repairs, reload & resupply cannons
A large selection of weapons to snipe, slice and blow away nasty pirates
Captain a vessel through nomination, issue orders to yer' crew & fight tactically on the sea
3 Game modes of TDM, Siege (fort attack/defend) & Capture the Booty
Navigate maps with variation. Different weather, time of day, avoid volcano eruptions & Icebergs
Customize your Character and Ship by leveling your rank!

Blackwake — game info

Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam Deck: Playable
Player modes: Online PvP, Online co-op
Controller: Partial controller support
PC Game Pass: Not included

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DLC & expansions

Free to play

Blackwake Official Soundtrack

Free

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Aug 23, 2026

game crashed after tutorial, and now crashes every launch. 10/10

2 found this helpful

Recommended Aug 27, 2026

Its fun but the people who play it are chinese hackers and random russians who i dont really know what to say about becaue im scared they will throw the mafia at me now the game is fun but its only fun because its free because if it was paid i would say not worth it but it isnt the game is fun the ships are fun but weird the guns are fun to use and i guess thats it

1 found this helpful

Recommended Sep 8, 2026

Yes

Not recommended Sep 6, 2026

DO NOT GET THIS GAME: very boring and not worth downloading/ putting time into. I got this game expecting a fun pirate experiance, but instead got left with pure dissapointment. DONT GET THIS GAME. NOBODYS ONLINE. ONLY BOTS

Recommended Aug 27, 2026

fun pirate game more people need to play

Not recommended Aug 26, 2026

Pretty bad

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