Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale

Pirate strategy with fleet management and turn-based naval battles

Gaming Minds Studios · Published by Kalypso Media · Released Feb 13, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 57% of 169
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 2; peak 24h 3
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale?

In this single-player strategy game set in the 17th-century Caribbean, you play a pirate captain pursuing riches and fame. You maintain a fleet, raid convoys and settlements, and fight turn-based naval battles on a hex grid.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning moves in turn-based naval battles
+you like managing a pirate fleet and developing skills

Not for you if...

−you want real-time combat instead of turn-based tactics
−you want to play with other people

What players say

57% of 169 reviews are positive

Some players find the pirate gameplay fun, while others report bugs, including combat glitches.

Screenshots and trailer

Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
Processor: AMD or Intel, Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 or better (2048MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

OS: Windows 10 (64bit)
Processor: AMD or Intel, Intel Core i5 7400s @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 @ 3.4 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 or better (4096MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 26
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Traditional Chinese.