Nantucket
Seafaring strategy RPG about building a crew and hunting whales
Picaresque Games · Released Jan 18, 2018
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 808
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Sep 27, 2019
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is Nantucket?
Set during the Golden Age of American whaling, this strategy RPG follows Ishmael's search for Moby Dick after the novel's events. You sail between ports and hunting grounds, take jobs, develop your captain's skills, and manage crew assignments and ship upgrades. Whale hunts and fights against pirates use turn-based combat.
For you if...
- +you enjoy historical settings and choice-driven adventures
- +you prefer a measured pace that rewards planning
Not for you if...
- −you prefer direct action over resource management
- −you want to avoid games about hunting whales
What players say
78% of 808 reviews are positive
Players praise the sea shanties, historical atmosphere, and tactical combat. Complaints center on repetitive hunting and grinding, while some players find the reliance on random rolls frustrating.
Screenshots and trailer
Nantucket system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Nantucket?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP or newer (64 bit)
- Processor
- 2 Ghz or more
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Nantucket have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Nantucket run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 28
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Nantucket 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Strategy
- Indie
- Adventure
- RPG
- Simulation
- Historical
- Naval
- Exploration
- Sailing
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- 2D
- Great Soundtrack
- Board Game
- Pirates
- Sandbox
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Sep 27, 2019 · Hotfix for Nantucket 1.4
- Sep 16, 2019 · Patch 1.4 now live with our latest DLC: Masters of the Seven Seas
- Nov 10, 2018 · Patch 1.3 is out! More to come.
- Aug 14, 2018 · Patch 1.2 out! The game is now available on Mac and Linux.
- Mar 15, 2018 · Patch 1.1 out!
2 DLC available.
