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"Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG & Sea Battles" is a story-driven adventure game where you play as Rufus Monroe, an adventurous smuggler in the Caribbean. After a raid goes wrong, you'll face dangerous voyages, perilous piracy, and fatal fights against powerful enemies. The game is designed according to historical prototypes and challenges you to survive the dangers of the Caribbean and become a legendary pirate.

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78%

Audience ScoreBased on 165 reviews

story13 positive mentions

stability4 negative mentions

The game features beautiful graphics and a captivating atmosphere that evokes the spirit of classic pirate adventures.
There is great potential for the game, with many players expressing excitement for future updates and the addition of more content.
The naval combat and ship mechanics are enjoyable, providing a fun experience for fans of pirate-themed games.

The game currently suffers from numerous bugs and performance issues, making it difficult to play smoothly.
Many players find the gameplay to be overly linear and repetitive, with a lack of meaningful exploration and freedom.
The combat mechanics, both on land and at sea, are criticized for being clunky and unrefined, detracting from the overall experience.

story
78 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
74%
9%
The game's story has received mixed reviews, with many players criticizing its linearity and lack of meaningful choices, leading to a repetitive experience. While some appreciate the interesting premise and visuals, others find the quest structure tedious and the overall narrative unoriginal. Additionally, technical issues and bugs have hindered the storytelling experience, leaving players frustrated with progress interruptions and a desire for more freedom and depth in the gameplay.
- “The main quests are interesting and revolve around smuggling.”
- “For now, it's a very story-focused game, but the devs announced a lot of good, like free mode!”
- “The graphics are very nice, the plot has an interesting presentation.”
- “The story is very limited and the sea battles are totally broken.”
- “This game is a joke.... after an hour the game just ends with a close intro about how the story will continue sometime in the future when they make more content.”
- “It's story is unoriginal and uncreative.”
gameplay
44 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
23%
70%
7%
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with players appreciating the impressive visuals and naval combat but expressing disappointment over the limited mechanics and lack of an open world. While some nostalgic elements from previous titles are present, many feel that essential features are missing, leading to a sense of restriction and a desire for more content and depth. Overall, the game shows potential but requires significant improvements in mechanics and gameplay variety to fully engage players.
- “Regardless, I believe the game already presents an impressive visual and gameplay experience.”
- “The game beautifully embodies the atmosphere of piracy with high graphics and addictive gameplay.”
- “Despite its early stage, the game has promising mechanics and visuals.”
- “I have crashed to desktop as many times as I have quit the game normally, the camera is jerky at times, the sword combat kind of works as expected, and it makes heavy use of a 2x time mechanic because there's a lot of time wasting while on foot.”
- “Right down to it, the gameplay makes the game and the gameplay here is just severely lacking.”
- “Refund it immediately after I walked 500 m at a really low speed because I'm always too heavy and can't sell/put in stash my loot after 1 hour of gameplay, just to walk another 500 m with nothing to do in between, I can't even shoot a random rabbit along the way.”
graphics
40 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
45%
48%
8%
The graphics of the game have received generally positive feedback, with many players appreciating the atmospheric visuals, particularly in naval battles and scenic environments. While some elements, like certain buildings, appear less polished, the overall aesthetic is considered a significant improvement over previous titles in the genre. Players have noted that the graphics effectively capture the essence of piracy, though there are calls for further enhancements, such as ray tracing support.
- “I am really enjoying the updated graphics and look to this engine.”
- “The graphics are well chosen to feel the pirate life, especially in sea battles, where the gun shots and ships look very atmospheric.”
- “The game beautifully embodies the atmosphere of piracy with high graphics and addictive gameplay.”
- “Perhaps the dev should look at Pirates of the Caribbean 2003 to see how a game, which was released over 20 years prior to the release of Corsairs, is so far ahead in every single element of the game (perhaps excluding resolution of graphics).”
- “I do appreciate what this game is trying to achieve; they are trying to rebuild and recreate Sea Dogs with a new engine and graphical state, but this is not it.”
- “Graphics for a game in 2024 are very simple; I would like to see ray tracing RTX support from NVIDIA.”
atmosphere
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
57%
21%
The atmosphere of the game is widely praised for its immersive depiction of pirate life, enhanced by high-quality graphics, dynamic naval combat, and engaging music and dialogue. Players appreciate the comfortable ship controls and the overall captivating experience, although some express a desire for an open-world mechanic to further enrich the atmosphere. Overall, the game successfully captures the essence of piracy, reminiscent of classic titles in the genre.
- “The graphics are well chosen to feel the pirate life, especially in sea battles, where the gunshots and ships look very atmospheric.”
- “One of the main pluses of the game was the atmosphere - from music to dialogues.”
- “The game beautifully embodies the atmosphere of piracy with high graphics and addictive gameplay.”
- “However, they strive to preserve the spirit of the original games and recreate the atmosphere of pirate adventures.”
- “I enjoyed the visual design, jungles, naval battles, and the overall atmosphere.”
- “But, already now the current state of the game allows you to feel this atmosphere, which is hard to find elsewhere.”
optimization
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
45%
27%
Overall, the game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many players reporting significant performance issues, particularly in densely populated areas, leading to stuttering and low frame rates. While some users experience decent performance on high-end hardware, the consensus is that the game requires substantial optimization improvements to enhance playability and enjoyment.
- “This is a demo game but is moving in a better direction than others in its genre... better optimized, visuals and sound effects.”
- “Performance is alright at 70-100 fps playing 3440x1440 using RTX 3080 Ti and 5600X.”
- “The graphics don't look too bad and the performance is good.”
- “However, optimization issues remain a concern.”
- “However, it needs optimization because in some places the game starts to stutter (in cities) sometimes.”
- “Unfortunately, there are still issues with optimization; I have been getting 30-45 fps in large towns, such as Barbados.”
music
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The game's music is praised for enhancing the atmosphere, with particular appreciation for Yury Poteyenko's compositions, despite copyright limitations preventing their inclusion. Players express a desire for the option to add custom music, similar to the GTA series, while acknowledging that the existing soundtrack, though limited, is enjoyable and complements the game's graphics well.
- “One of the main pluses of the game was the atmosphere - from music to dialogues.”
- “One of my favorite aspects of the series is Yury Poteyenko’s music.”
- “Now don't get me wrong, its music is fairly nice (despite it being limited) and its graphics look amazing.”
- “I understand that due to copyright issues, you can’t add his music to the game.”
- “But please make it possible for players to add their own music to the game, like in the GTA series, where there’s a separate folder for a custom radio station.”
- “But when I’m at sea or in a storyline location or a place like catacombs, the native Corsairs Legacy music/sounds would play.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The humor in the game is a mixed bag, with players enjoying the pirate-themed jokes and satire, leading to genuine laughter at times. However, technical issues like lag detract from the experience, overshadowing some of the comedic elements. Overall, while there are funny moments, they are inconsistent and can be hampered by gameplay problems.
- “I found myself laughing more than a few times.”
- “More trading, more pirate humor and satire.”
- “Flying birds seem pretty funny, though.”
- “The humor in this game falls flat; it's more frustrating than funny.”
- “I expected some laughs, but the jokes are stale and poorly executed.”
- “The attempts at humor feel forced and often miss the mark entirely.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has been widely criticized, with users reporting frequent bugs, freezes, and crashes that significantly hinder gameplay. Many recommend waiting for developers to address these issues before playing, especially for those who are sensitive to technical problems. Overall, the experience is described as broken and glitchy, detracting from the enjoyment of the game.
- “But, if you are new to the series or if you are intolerant to buggy games - just wait until one day (hopefully) developers will fix the game.”
- “Died, picture freezes on a nearby city and the game locks up.”
- “Then if you add in the early access stuff, it's broken, buggy, and glitchy as all hell.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, particularly due to forced linear quests that require excessive backtracking and item management. The repetitive nature of running between locations detracts from the enjoyment of combat and exploration, leading to frustration, especially when inventory limitations hinder progress.
- “While I think this game has some potential, at this moment in time I can't recommend it. The ship combat is okay, but the forced storyline is tedious, and you spend more time running from place to place than fighting or sailing, making the game very repetitive after a short while.”
- “Right now, though, the linear quests are becoming tedious, particularly as I'm over-encumbered and having to speed walk everywhere with no way to offload items by selling them as the shops are closed.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Players highlight that the game offers significant replayability, encouraging them to return even years later for new experiences. Many express a desire for the game to maintain high replay value.
- “This will greatly increase replayability, and players will come back to the game even years later to try out new experiences.”
- “I want the game to have huge replay value.”