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Urban Pirate

Urban Pirate's blend of strategy, arcade mini-game, and RPG elements provides a fun, comical experience. Unfortunately, it suffers from repetitive gameplay and a discouraging progression system.
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59%Game Brain Score
gameplay, music
story, replayability
71% User Score Based on 35 reviews
Critic Score 55%Based on 2 reviews

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Urban Pirate is a single player survival role playing game. It was developed by Baby Duka Games and was released on June 17, 2016. It received neutral reviews from critics and mostly positive reviews from players.

The original petty crime simulator. A flammable mix of turn-based survival and action-packed mini-games.

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71%
Audience ScoreBased on 35 reviews
gameplay5 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Urban Pirate features a unique and engaging aesthetic with charming pixel art and a fitting soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
  • The game offers a fresh take on urban survival simulation, allowing players to engage in various activities like shoplifting, socializing, and managing resources in a humorous and relatable way.
  • There is a surprising depth of strategy involved, with mechanics that gradually introduce complexity as players progress through the game.
  • Gameplay can become repetitive over time, with rigid daily routines that may lead to a mechanical and purposeless experience without a strong narrative structure.
  • The game suffers from frustrating RNG elements that can hinder progress, particularly in shoplifting and social interactions, leading to a sense of unfairness.
  • Controls and gameplay mechanics can feel clunky and awkward, detracting from the overall enjoyment and accessibility of the game.
  • gameplay
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay in "Urban Pirate" is engaging and well-designed, featuring simple controls and a reasonable difficulty curve that introduces new mechanics at a comfortable pace. However, players note that the experience can become repetitive over time due to a lack of narrative structure and a reliance on repetitive actions, leading to a mechanical feel. While the game draws inspiration from classic titles and offers fun mini-games, some users find the progression system discouraging and the overall gameplay lacking depth.

    • “There is no other game like Urban Pirate when it comes to setting and style, and the gameplay is well thought through and engaging.”
    • “+ As you progress, new mechanics are unlocked which continue to make the game more complex.”
    • “The pacing of the game is nice; it eases you into new game mechanics just at the right time.”
    • “Over time, these routines begin to dominate the experience, and without a narrative structure, the simulation can start to feel mechanical and purposeless.”
    • “Unfortunately, it suffers from repetitive gameplay and a discouraging progression system.”
    • “Urban pirate is a management game with a joke that falls flat and mechanics that haven’t been thought through.”
  • music
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's music is widely praised for its fitting 8-bit style, contributing to a nostalgic and vibrant atmosphere that enhances the overall aesthetic. Many players enjoy the soundtrack, describing it as catchy and well-suited to the game's theme, although some find it repetitive and annoying over time. Overall, the music is considered a standout feature, adding significant value to the gaming experience.

    • “The OST is incredible; I listen to it often in my library. I mean, I can't play the game all the time when I want to hear the shoplift theme!”
    • “Good vibes and a great soundtrack; it's worth it for that alone!”
    • “The intro and music are absolutely awesome. Everything from the graphics to the music to the sounds works and rocks right away; it looks like it's going to be great.”
    • “The game’s strongest feature is its aesthetic: smudgy, rebellious pixel art and blocky, repetitive music that together create an oddly innocent tone, even when the actions themselves are illegal.”
    • “The sprites are basic but have some form of an art direction and the music is appropriate 8-bit stuff.”
    • “Also, since it is an 8-bit retro-style soundtrack, it got heavily annoying fast and muted within minutes.”
  • graphics
    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are characterized by a charming retro aesthetic, featuring smudgy pixel art and basic 8-bit visuals that evoke nostalgia for classic games. While some players appreciate the unique style and attention to detail, others find the graphics overly simplistic, reminiscent of early computer art. Overall, the visuals effectively complement the game's tone and enhance the overall experience.

    • “The game’s strongest feature is its aesthetic: smudgy, rebellious pixel art and blocky, repetitive music that together create an oddly innocent tone, even when the actions themselves are illegal.”
    • “It has some truly fantastic artwork and music, and there is TLC everywhere you look.”
    • “The old school graphics are simple but perfect for the setting and feel the game is aiming for.”
    • “The graphics are extremely basic... kind of reminds you of something made in MS Paint.”
    • “The art style is very similar to SkiFree and other Windows 3.1 games.”
    • “8-bit retro graphics”
  • story
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story mode is immersive and reminiscent of classic titles, featuring a mix of humor and engaging missions that gradually complicate the gameplay. While some bonus objectives can be frustratingly challenging and necessary for progression, the overall narrative experience is addictive and rewarding, making it a highlight of the game.

    • “Indeed a very immersive experience with good humor and reminiscence of old school classics such as the Monkey Island series, Police Quest, and even GTA 1.”
    • “It was oddly addictive, despite the frustrations, and I quite liked the minimal yet engaging story.”
    • “Both of these missions took 5+ attempts for me, which is extremely frustrating, given that it was not my lack of skill that necessitated this.”
    • “Additionally, despite the fact that both of these mission objectives were labelled as 'bonus', they were anything but, considering that I needed to complete every bonus objective to move past level 5 (there are 11 levels, btw).”
    • “The important part of this game is the story mode.”
  • humor
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its unique and immersive humor, featuring hilarious in-jokes that resonate with fans of classic titles like Monkey Island and Police Quest. While the early levels may feel repetitive, the humor and engaging pixel art style enhance the overall experience as players progress.

    • “The in-jokes are hilarious!”
    • “Indeed a very immersive experience with good humor and reminiscence of old school classics such as the Monkey Island series, Police Quest, and even GTA 1.”
    • “On the first levels, it is repetitive, but as you progress, there is so much to do and explore. It's a unique game, very funny, and the pixel art style is an extra plus.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers limited replayability, with players noting that there isn't much incentive to revisit it after completing the main content.

    • “Not much replayability.”
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Urban Pirate is a survival role playing game.

Urban Pirate is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Urban Pirate was released on June 17, 2016.

Urban Pirate was developed by Baby Duka Games.

Urban Pirate has received neutral reviews from players and neutral reviews from critics. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Urban Pirate is a single player game.

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