Maelstrom
Free-to-play fantasy naval combat with PvP and sea monsters
Gunpowder Games, Inc., Tideturners · Published by Forthright Entertainment · Released Sep 20, 2019
ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyFree To Play
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 2,581
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Dec 20, 2024
What is Maelstrom?
In this fantasy naval combat game, you captain an Orc, Dwarf, or Human warship on a monster-filled ocean. In free-for-all or team-based online matches, you fire cannons, ram or board enemy ships, collect loot, and avoid sea monsters as safe waters narrow. You can upgrade your ship between matches.
For you if...
- +you like positioning ships to protect damaged armor
- +you enjoy choosing ammunition for different combat targets
Not for you if...
- −you dislike PvP battles with shrinking safe waters
- −you prefer ship fights without ramming or boarding
What players say
83% of 2,581 reviews are positive
Players praise the quick matches and say the game is easy to learn. They report trouble finding matches, queue freezes, and rewards or chests failing to register.
Screenshots and trailer
Maelstrom system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit or later
- Processor
- Quad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 7 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 28
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Free to Play
- Pirates
- Battle Royale
- Naval
- Sailing
- PvP
- Action
- Strategy
- Massively Multiplayer
- Simulation
- Indie
- Naval Combat
- Multiplayer
- Fantasy
- Dwarves
- Co-op
Recent updates
- Dec 20, 2024 · Tidings of Treasure and Turmoil: Winter Update!
- Dec 19, 2024 · A Jolly Update Coming Tomorrow!
- Dec 6, 2024 · Server Maintenance Alert
- Nov 16, 2024 · Hotfix - 11/15/24
- Nov 16, 2024 · Hotfix - 11/15/24
3 DLC available.
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