ATLAS

Open-world pirate survival MMO built around sailing and naval combat

Grapeshot Games, Instinct Games · Published by Grapeshot Games, Snail Games USA · Released Dec 22, 2018 · Early Access

Action Adventure Massively Multiplayer RPG Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 47% of 43K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 40% of 15 in 30 days
Playing now: 121; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 3 years ago; Jun 21, 2023

What is ATLAS?

An open-world pirate survival MMO in Early Access, set across a persistent ocean filled with islands. You build and customize ships, recruit player or NPC crews, sail between landmasses, craft, hunt treasure, explore wrecks, and raid settlements through naval and land combat. It supports single-player, co-op, and PvP.

For you if...

+you want to build and customize pirate ships
+you prefer open-ended survival and crafting with friends
+you enjoy naval combat and raiding player settlements

Not for you if...

−you dislike survival crafting and resource gathering
−you prefer compact worlds with little travel
−you want a guided, story-focused campaign

What players say

47% of 42,925 reviews are positive · 40% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the shipbuilding, hands-on sailing, naval combat, large island world, and co-op play. The most common complaint is that development has stopped and official servers have closed; players call the game unfinished and buggy, while noting that private modded servers remain active.