Developer posts and news about this game.
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a minor update containing a security fix for a vulnerability found in the Unity game engine. According to Unity, there is no evidence that this vulnerability has been exploited, but we strongly recommend installing this update to be safe. You
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a small patch addressing some high priority issues with loading save games as well as a handful of minor fixes. Buccaneers! Version 1.1.01 Changes - Increased the size of ship health UI elements to make ship names and crew numbers easier to re
Fellow swashbucklers, The Buccaneers! Original Soundtrack is now available as a DLC! Now you can listen to 20 piratey themes directly through Steam, including bonus tracks not featured in the game. The soundtrack includes MP3 files and high-quality WAV files so you can use whiche
Fellow swashbucklers, Modding support is finally here! After a long hiatus, we’re excited to give you new ways to customise your ships with cosmetic mods. This feature is currently in beta and may be updated and expanded based on your feedback, so please let us know what you thin
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a new update with many enhancements to make your life on the seas all the merrier! Open world sailing has been given major improvements including support for bounties and quest encounters, plus a new world map UI for quick reference. You’ll al
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released another small update with some much-needed quality-of-life improvements. Notably, the world map now presents more information about quest markers, allowing you to distinguish between different encounters at a glance, and we made multiple adjus
Fellow swashbucklers, Our latest update is now live, featuring several enhancements for both VR and non-VR modes. In VR, steering your ship should now be smoother and more reliable for most headsets, while non-VR mode now has directional indicators to give you more feedback when
Fellow swashbucklers, Buccaneers! is a part of Steam VR Fest! You can now get the game for 33% off! Don't miss this chance! The sale ends on July 25 at 10:00 AM PDT (GMT-7) Also, you could try the demo if you wish. The demo is playable in both VR and non-VR modes and supports the
Fellow swashbucklers, Another new update is now live, bringing with it a much-requested feature: third-person sailing mode! You can switch to this camera view at any time, giving you a new perspective of your ship and fleet both in and outside of combat (but please note you canno
Fellow swashbucklers, We just released our tenth update since launch, including challenging new encounters, balance changes, quality-of-life improvements and more. Check out the full list of changes below. The game is also 30% off during the Steam Summer Sale, so if you’ve been w
Fellow swashbucklers, Another big update is now live, featuring major improvements for melee and ranged combat! We’ve added several new weapons including the much-requested Musket, and we’ve made swords and guns more varied and satisfying to use. Read on for the full details! Buc
Fellow swashbucklers, If you love collecting things, we have good news! You can now earn Steam Trading Cards by playing Buccaneers! - plundering loot doesn’t get any easier than that! We’ve created a full set of cards and other items for you to collect, including: - 6 trading car
Fellow swashbucklers, We're delighted to announce that Buccaneers! is now officially verified on Steam Deck! 🥳 This means the game runs great out of the box with no graphics tweaks required, and all the controls work as expected. We've made sure the game supports aiming with the
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a minor update which adds new achievements, new model details and more bug fixes! Here’s the full list of changes: Buccaneers! Version 1.0.08 Changes - Added achievements for conquering the entire map as each faction. If you have a save in whi
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve just released our biggest update yet, with a whole host of fixes and improvements for AI, UI and more! There’s a lot to cover, so without further ado, here are the details: Buccaneers! Version 1.0.07 Changes - The number of campaign save slots has been
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a new update with more fixes for quest progression, brigs, and more! Here are the details: Buccaneers! Version 1.0.06 Changes - Brigs can now be purchased from any shipyard. - For those who want a challenge, the Brig is now a playable ship. (P
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released another hotfix which now stops crashes that some players were experiencing when a new in-game week started. Here are the details: Buccaneers! Version 1.0.05 Fixes - Fixed the AI’s target towns not saving and loading correctly, causing a crash
Fellow swashbucklers, We’ve released a small hotfix for a bug introduced in yesterday’s patch, including the following changes: Buccaneers! Version 1.0.04 Changes - Added additional failsafes to try to prevent a crash that sometimes occurs when a new in-game week begins. If you s
Fellow swashbucklers, We have another new patch for Buccaneers! with multiple fixes for quest progression, town conquest and more. Here are the details: Buccaneers! Version 1.0.03 Changes - Added separate gun emplacements to some forts and disabled some gun batteries that were di
Fellow swashbucklers, The next patch for Buccaneers! is here, with notable improvements for AI ship behaviour and several other quest fixes. Check out the full details: Buccaneers! Version 1.0.02 Changes - Your allied ships will now change their behaviour correctly if you change