Blackwake
Team-based first-person pirate naval combat with ship repairs and boarding
Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd · Released Feb 19, 2020
ActionCasualIndieStrategyFree To Play
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 26K
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 60% of 30 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 4
- peak 24h 5
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- May 31, 2020
What is Blackwake?
This first-person multiplayer naval combat game pits pirate crews against each other at sea. During matches, you fire and reload cannons, repair your ship, board enemy vessels, and fight with handheld weapons. A nominated captain can direct the crew, and match types include team deathmatch, fort sieges, and Capture the Booty.
For you if...
- +you enjoy coordinating a crew during pirate ship battles
- +you like switching between cannon fire and boarding combat
- +you enjoy taking command and issuing orders at sea
Not for you if...
- −you prefer solo play to crew-based multiplayer matches
- −you want a story campaign instead of competitive matches
What players say
81% of 26,053 reviews are positive · 60% of 30 in the last 30 days
Players praise the team-based pirate battles, especially on full servers. Their most common complaint is that few players and servers remain, and many report crashes or trouble launching the game.
Screenshots and trailer
Blackwake system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- i5 2400, FX-6300
- Graphics
- R9 270, GTX 660
- Memory
- 10 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- This is to play the game on lowest settings with medium shadows at around 60FPS@1080p resolution.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- i5 6500, AMD FX-8350
- Graphics
- R9 290, GTX 970
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- This is to play the game on High settings at 60FPS@1080p resolution. More CPU power is required on larger servers with more players. Newer i7 CPU's should handle the game easily.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 39
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Tags
- Pirates
- Multiplayer
- Naval Combat
- Naval
- Team-Based
- Action
- First-Person
- Co-op
- Strategy
- Funny
- FPS
- Sailing
- Early Access
- Indie
- Swordplay
- Open World
Recent updates
- May 31, 2020 · Recent Hotfixes
- Nov 2, 2019 · Patch 3.88
- Jul 5, 2019 · State of bots & Siege
- Jun 29, 2019 · 3.87 - Crew Bots
- Mar 25, 2019 · 3.83 March Patch Notes + Hotfix
1 DLC available.
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