Bootleg Steamer
Team Junkfish · 2024 · Trading, Management, Historical, Crime, Relaxing
PC
Mostly Positive74% · 23
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About Bootleg Steamer
In this rogue-like game, you embark on your journey as a captain during the tumultuous American Prohibition. Overcome challenges like inclement weather, relentless Coast Guard pursuit, shrewd Mafia dealings, and your own financial pitfalls, all while ensuring your path to wealth remains unhindered.
The population is thirsty, and you’re the captain they need. Buy cheap alcohol from underground brewers and upsell it to thirsty Americans at lucrative premiums. Each city and town will have its own demands, so navigate your strategy carefully to maximise your profits.
Become a master of bootlegging by tailoring your smuggling operations to your liking. Choose and upgrade ships, recruit skilled crew members, and develop a truly unique strategy to outwit both the Coast Guard and the Mafia. Your decisions shape your success as you navigate the hazardous waters of Prohibition-era America with a strategic edge.
Choose your captain wisely! 6 captains are ready to set sail, each with their own pros and cons which could make or break your bootlegging strategy. Traverse diverse oceans, rivers, and lakes while you overcome challenges, from weather phenomena to dogged Coast Guard patrols, all to chart your course to wealth in this trading rogue-like adventure.
Forge alliances with the Mafia through contracts, utilising their influence to navigate the perilous waters of the Prohibition. Engage in high-stakes dealings and avoid invoking their wrath – but remember, they always collect on their debt with interest!
Immerse yourself in the Prohibition-era America. Interact with the locals, aid a rail baron, support cities devastated by the Great Depression, and contribute to the construction of the iconic Empire State Building. Make connections with thirsty customers and throw Sea Parties visible from the shore. Your actions reverberate through the historical tapestry of the 1920s, adding a unique layer to the rogue-like storytelling experience.
Supply and Demand: Turn Smuggling into a Profitable Endeavour
The population is thirsty, and you’re the captain they need. Buy cheap alcohol from underground brewers and upsell it to thirsty Americans at lucrative premiums. Each city and town will have its own demands, so navigate your strategy carefully to maximise your profits.
Customise your Ship, Choose your own Unique Crew, and Develop your own Strategy
Become a master of bootlegging by tailoring your smuggling operations to your liking. Choose and upgrade ships, recruit skilled crew members, and develop a truly unique strategy to outwit both the Coast Guard and the Mafia. Your decisions shape your success as you navigate the hazardous waters of Prohibition-era America with a strategic edge.
Play as 1 of the 6 Unique Captains and explore over 50 different maps
Choose your captain wisely! 6 captains are ready to set sail, each with their own pros and cons which could make or break your bootlegging strategy. Traverse diverse oceans, rivers, and lakes while you overcome challenges, from weather phenomena to dogged Coast Guard patrols, all to chart your course to wealth in this trading rogue-like adventure.
Mafia Favours and Contracts
Forge alliances with the Mafia through contracts, utilising their influence to navigate the perilous waters of the Prohibition. Engage in high-stakes dealings and avoid invoking their wrath – but remember, they always collect on their debt with interest!
Invitations and Sea Parties
Immerse yourself in the Prohibition-era America. Interact with the locals, aid a rail baron, support cities devastated by the Great Depression, and contribute to the construction of the iconic Empire State Building. Make connections with thirsty customers and throw Sea Parties visible from the shore. Your actions reverberate through the historical tapestry of the 1920s, adding a unique layer to the rogue-like storytelling experience.
Game Features
- Explore the United States Prohibition Era: Over 50 different maps spanning the American continent between 1920 and 1933, each showcasing a different look and a different challenge.
- 60 different playable ships to choose from: You begin your adventure by selecting a humble starter ship, making strategical choices between nautical speed, steering, loading times, and cargo capacity. As you progress in your lucrative career, you can choose to upgrade your beginner ship or buy a brand new one. Each one comes with distinct aesthetics and functionality, but you can always tailor them to your playstyle with a few well-placed upgrades.
- Choose from 60 crew mates: Each map provides a new opportunity to expand your crew. Choose wisely, as each crew member comes with their own unique advantage and disadvantage! Whom you hire onto your ship could help or hinder your strategy.
- 15 unique pets to adopt: From cats and dogs to parrots and rare sea creatures, your favourite ship mascot is surely hiding among them. Discover them all as they help you on your journey to become the most successful rumrunner in America.
- 10 Special Abilities: Be tactical and employ them at the right moment to avoid being caught by Coast Guard or the raging Mafia. Some of which include:
- >> Tangle Net Launcher: The Coast Guard are passionate about dismantling your empire. Slow them down by casting out your net and making a quick get away.
- >> Alcohol Super Charger: Sometimes there’s a need for speed. Use some of your smuggled alcohol to fuel the engine and leave your pursuers in your wake.
- >> Divine Favour: Your prayers have been answered. The next time you get caught, Divine Favour lets you hide all illegal cargo during an inspection.
- Weather Phenomena: Navigate your way around whirlpools, storms, and water currents as you learn to use them to your advantage.
- Logbook Management: Monitor your Seasonal smuggling operations by tracking your crew, ships, and profits. Make notes of your mistakes and improve year-on-year as you unearth yet-to-be-discovered misadventures.
Are you ready to take on the challenge and build your own smuggling legacy today?
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Great concept, poor execution6 found this helpful
The game is too hectic. It's much more of a racing game with trading options than a smuggling game. All the boats move incredibly fast, flipping around and bouncing off obstacles. On top of that, there's a tight timer. So you only spend a couple of minutes on fairly small maps with just a few smuggel/trade goods. Just when you've gotten your bearings, you have to move on. The whole thing would be more suited to a space setting. I was hoping to sail down the Mississippi in a cozy 1920s trawler. I would like a trading game spiced up with corrupt coast guards, prohibition, the mafia, and so on.3 found this helpful
Fun little game
Bootleg Steamer, developed by Team Junkfish and published by Junkfish Limited, is a unique blend of roguelite adventure, strategic trading sim, and light maritime survival, set against the gritty yet charming backdrop of 1920s American Prohibition. In this world of smugglers, speakeasies, and the ever-watchful Coast Guard, you assume the role of a bootlegging ship captain navigating treacherous waters and even trickier political dynamics. The game doesn’t just pay lip service to its setting—it embraces the era with a stylized presentation and a gameplay loop that constantly challenges you to balance risk, profit, and personal ambition. At its core, Bootleg Steamer is about smuggling. You’ll choose from several playable captains, each with unique starting stats and backstories, then set sail with a vessel of your choosing. Your goal is to build a criminal empire on the high seas by buying alcohol from illicit distilleries and selling it across a variety of procedurally generated maps—from the Mississippi River and Great Lakes to the Caribbean and the icy reaches of the north. It’s not just a simple matter of buying low and selling high, though. The real game lies in the choices you…
Its a fun game to pick up and drop when you have the time and try to earn a better score.
Interesting and light-hearted game.
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