You Must Build A Boat

Match-three puzzle runs through battles as you build a boat

EightyEightGames · Released Jun 4, 2015

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 1,082
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 1; peak 24h 5
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 years ago; Nov 15, 2019

What is You Must Build A Boat?

In this single-player match-three puzzle game, you work toward building a boat and recruiting a crew. During repeated runs, you slide rows or columns of tiles to match swords for attacks and keys to open chests while your character moves right. You can take on several quests at once and upgrade a magic staff.

For you if...

+you enjoy match-three combat with incremental upgrades
+you like taking on multiple quests for added difficulty

Not for you if...

−you prefer untimed puzzles you can solve slowly
−you dislike making repeated attempts to reach a goal

What players say

82% of 1,082 reviews are positive

Players praise its suitability for short sessions and say they keep coming back to the puzzle battles. They complain that matches can feel too dependent on luck and that some tile types are hard to distinguish.

Screenshots and trailer

You Must Build A Boat system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: Core2Duo
Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible video card with 256 MB shared or dedicated RAM (ATI or NVIDIA)
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 150 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 12
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

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