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Pirates Journey

70%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
grinding, story
70% User Score Based on 108 reviews

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"Pirates Journey" is a survival and base-building game set in the 17th century, where you and your crew are stranded on a tropical island. Gather resources, expand your camp, and train your crew to survive. Raid enemy factions, capture their bases, and uncover the island's mysteries. Work together with your crew and become the most powerful pirate captain.

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70%
Audience ScoreBased on 108 reviews
gameplay13 positive mentions
grinding8 negative mentions
  • The game offers a fun and immersive experience with friends, allowing players to build and manage a pirate colony together.
  • The graphics are well-executed, and the gameplay features a satisfying progression from a lone wanderer to a colony leader, with plenty of opportunities for exploration and resource management.
  • There is a lot of potential for future updates, and many players are excited to see how the game develops over time.
  • The game is currently plagued by numerous bugs, including issues with saving, NPC behavior, and combat mechanics, which detract from the overall experience.
  • Many players feel that the game lacks content and variety, leading to repetitive gameplay and a sense of emptiness in the world.
  • The game is considered not worth its current price point by some, as it feels more like an early demo than a polished product.
  • gameplay
    33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay of Pirates Journey is highlighted by its engaging colony-building mechanics and resource management, which create an enjoyable core loop. However, players have noted that the late-game can become grindy and repetitive, with some elements being easily speedrun. Overall, while the game offers a solid experience with strategic elements and immersive world-building, it is not without its design flaws and pacing issues.

    • “One of the strongest aspects of Pirates Journey is the colony-building mechanic.”
    • “The game features an immersive world with a decent storyline and engaging gameplay, making it a suitable choice for fans of adventure games.”
    • “The basic gameplay loop is really enjoyable, with tasks to gather resources, craft buildings, and provide huts for your villagers.”
    • “The issues I have had with the gameplay in the game is that it can be grindy during the late game and repetitive.”
    • “Another issue with gameplay as well is how easy you can speedrun building up.”
    • “It has basic survival gameplay but the 'building own colony' idea is exciting.”
  • graphics
    16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the well-executed designs and character aesthetics, while others find them clunky and reminiscent of older indie titles. Overall, opinions range from above average to impressive, with a few standout elements noted.

    • “The graphics are well-executed, and the characters are adequately designed.”
    • “Graphics: 10/10”
    • “The graphics of the game are pretty good as well.”
    • “Clunky, graphically not that great (very indie-dev 2015).”
    • “Graphic looks okay, but that's it.”
    • “The graphics are above average.”
  • grinding
    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be a mixed experience; while it starts off enjoyable, particularly in multiplayer, it becomes repetitive and tedious in the late game as players are left to manage resources and complete similar tasks repeatedly. Many feel that the grind can detract from the overall enjoyment, especially once all buildings are constructed.

    • “The issues I have had with the gameplay in the game is that it can be grindy during the late game and repetitive.”
    • “Managing the pirate camp is enjoyable at the beginning but becomes a bit boring later in the game where you have got all buildings and it is basically mostly about grinding and doing everything over and over again.”
    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
  • story
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers an immersive world with a decent storyline that enhances the experience of building a pirate colony. Players appreciate the depth of character development in quests and settlements, contributing to engaging gameplay that keeps the adventure fresh. Overall, it is well-suited for fans of the genre.

    • “The game features an immersive world with a decent storyline and engaging gameplay, making it a suitable choice for fans of adventure games.”
    • “I understand that the whole point is to build your own pirate colony, but when you focus on other things like quests to keep the game fresh, you realize that you're dealing with a much larger pirate island.”
    • “I liked the depth of the characters in the quests and in your settlement.”
  • optimization
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game shows promise in optimization, running smoothly on epic settings for most users, though some minor issues remain, particularly with crafting item icons. As it is still in early development, further optimization is anticipated, but multiplayer performance appears to be solid without synchronization problems.

    • “There is no synchronization or optimization problem when you play together.”
    • “It's still early in development, so minor things are needed like the correct icons for crafting items and such. Some optimization is needed, but I managed to stream this on epic settings and it was smooth for about 99% of the time.”
    • “It's still early in development, so minor things are needed like the correct icons for crafting items and such. Some optimization is needed, but I managed to stream this on epic settings and it was smooth for about 99% of the time, to be honest.”
  • humor
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the humor in the game to be entertaining, particularly enjoying absurd scenarios like making an enemy captain fight a bear, which adds a lighthearted and comedic element to the gameplay.

    • “I just made an enemy captain fight with a bear; it was pretty funny.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its exceptional stability, being described as the best bug-free simulation experience available.

    • “The best bug-free simulation game.”
    • “The game runs smoothly without any crashes or glitches.”
    • “I appreciate how stable the gameplay is; it never lags or freezes.”

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5h Median play time
4h Average play time
3-5h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 4 analyzed playthroughs

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