Pirates Journey

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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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Play Modes

+10

71%

Audience ScoreBased on 55 reviews

gameplay7 positive mentions

grinding4 negative mentions

The game features an immersive world with engaging gameplay and beautiful graphics, making it enjoyable for fans of pirate and survival themes.
Building and managing a pirate colony is a fun and satisfying experience, with a good sense of progression and resource management.
The developers are actively updating the game and responding to community feedback, showing potential for future improvements and content.

The game is currently plagued by bugs, including issues with saving progress, clunky controls, and repetitive gameplay that can become grindy.
Many players feel that the game lacks polish and content, making it feel more like an early demo rather than a fully realized product.
The combat system and AI behavior are criticized for being simplistic and unrefined, detracting from the overall experience.

gameplay
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
39%
44%
17%
The gameplay is well-designed with engaging mechanics, particularly the colony-building aspect, and is frequently updated with new features. However, players note that it can become grindy and repetitive in the late game, and some find the user interface lacking. Overall, the basic gameplay loop of resource gathering and crafting is enjoyable, making it a solid choice for fans of adventure and survival games.
- “The gameplay is very well designed from the beginning to the end of the game.”
- “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 being tasked to gather resources to craft buildings and provide huts to 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
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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25%
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the well-executed designs and overall quality, while others find them clunky and reminiscent of older indie titles. Overall, the consensus leans towards above-average visuals, though opinions vary significantly.
- “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.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be somewhat tedious, especially in the late game where it becomes repetitive and less engaging. While managing the pirate camp starts off enjoyable, it eventually leads to a grind-heavy experience that can feel monotonous. Overall, the game is better enjoyed with friends, but the need for extensive grinding may deter some players.
- “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
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
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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 appeals to adventure game enthusiasts.
- “I liked the depth of the characters in the quests and in your settlement.”
- “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.”
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks a cohesive narrative that keeps players engaged.”
- “While the characters have potential, their development is overshadowed by the repetitive nature of the quests.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
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Overall, players report that while there are minor optimization issues and some elements still need refinement, such as crafting icons, the game runs smoothly on high settings for the majority of the time, especially during multiplayer sessions.
- “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, to be honest.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game is praised for its exceptional stability, being described as the best bug-free simulation experience available.
- “The best bug-free simulation game.”
- “I appreciate how stable the game runs; I've experienced very few crashes.”
- “The performance is consistently smooth, making for an enjoyable gaming experience.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the humor in the game to be entertaining, often highlighting absurd and unexpected scenarios, such as a captain battling a bear, which adds a lighthearted and amusing element to the gameplay experience.
- “I just made an enemy captain fight a bear, and it was hilarious!”
- “The witty dialogue and absurd situations had me laughing out loud.”
- “The game is filled with clever puns and unexpected humor that keeps things entertaining.”