Puzzle Pirates

Pirate MMO where every job plays out as a puzzle

Grey Havens · Released Aug 31, 2011

Adventure Casual Massively Multiplayer Strategy Free To Play

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 2,276
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 26 in 30 days
Playing now: 133; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 9 years ago; Sep 28, 2016

What is Puzzle Pirates?

A free-to-play pirate MMO built around more than 20 puzzles and minigames. You complete puzzles for sailing, combat, crafting, foraging, and treasure hunting while trading goods, running shops, joining crews, and taking part in cooperative or PvP voyages across a shared ocean.

For you if...

+you want casual puzzles with room for skill mastery
+you enjoy cooperative voyages and competitive ship battles
+you like trading, crafting, and managing your own shop

Not for you if...

−you expect modern high-resolution graphics
−you prefer direct action combat over puzzle-based tasks

What players say

80% of 2,276 reviews are positive · 84% of 26 in the last 30 days

Players praise the puzzle variety and the social depth of crews, flags, and shared voyages. Common complaints cite a small population that limits larger activities, suspected botting, pressure to buy premium currency, and opaque account bans or support responses.