Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas

Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas

Steam Deck · unrated

Grey Havens · Free to Play · Jul 6, 2018

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

74%
Mostly Positive
531 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 531 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
-> Great game mechanics that work really well together (PvP, Player ran economy, governments, trading, war, player owned everything (Ships, Stall's, Shops, Houses, Government Buildings, Islands)
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
If the developers ever decided to modernize it — improving visuals, fixing outdated systems, and promoting community events — this game could easily return to relevance, capturing both nostalgic veterans and new players who crave something truly unique.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It’s clever, refreshing, and offers a kind of gameplay you just don’t see anymore.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
(Run shoppes, battle ships, puzzle duty stations to help the ships, or puzzle to help shoppes build their inventory,: You can run a ship and trade commodities for profit, play parlor games such as spades, hearts, poker; and always take on other pirates in a swordfight or rumble.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Multiplayer28 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Gameplay18 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization26 reviews
46%
Players complain% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking10 reviews
20%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
49
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.