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Pixel Piracy

Side-scrolling pirate sandbox about building ships and commanding crews

Vitali Kirpu · Released Jul 31, 2014

AdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Mixed
64% of 6,178
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Dec 6, 2023
Minimum PC
Pixel Shader Capable
1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Pixel Piracy?

Pixel Piracy is a side-scrolling pirate sandbox set in a generated world. You recruit a crew, build and upgrade a ship, sail between islands, and fight rival pirates while searching for treasure.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy designing ships and developing a pirate crew
  • +you like open-ended sailing and unpredictable encounters

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer a guided adventure to open-ended sailing
  • −you want a fixed world rather than generated maps

What players say

64% of 6,178 reviews are positive

Players praise the freedom to build ships, develop crews, and explore unpredictable routes. Common complaints include clumsy controls, repetitive or drawn-out combat, lag with larger crews, and persistent bugs. Some players say development has stalled.

How many players finish Pixel Piracy?

2.3% of Steam players have unlocked «Beat the game... for now?», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Pixel Piracy screenshot 1

Pixel Piracy system requirements

Minimum: Pixel Shader Capable, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Pixel Piracy?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
1.6 GHZ
Graphics
Pixel Shader Capable Graphics card
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
200 MB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Pixel Piracy have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Pixel Piracy run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
31
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Pixel Piracy use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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