Developer posts and news about this game.
Smooth Sailing: Freeze Hunt & Crew QoL Ahoy, captains! CHANGES: - Crew belongs to the ship now, not to the guns. The crew count and the hire ceiling come from the hull itself — removing cannons no longer makes your hired hands "disappear" from the panel, and re-fitting guns n
Devblog #7 Battle Scars & Honest Broadsides Battle Scars & Honest Broadsides Ahoy, captains! This one is all about the fight itself — what your hull shows after a brawl, how the enemy actually shoots, and what you find in the wreckage. Battle Scars That Stick Cannonballs
Chart Your Course: a Living Main Menu & a Smoother Launch Ahoy, captains! This update is all about what happens before you set sail — the game now greets you with a proper harbor instead of throwing you straight into the water. Know Before You Sail The server list is alive no
Development Blog #5 Major Update Sails Up! Flags, Living Weather & a Visual Overhaul Ahoy, captains! This update brings a big one — you can now choose the flag you sail under — plus dynamic weather, a sunnier sea, and a pile of quality-of-life improvements. Raise Your Flag Vi
The Playtest Sets Sail on macOS! Ahoy, Captains! The Pirate Life playtest is now available on macOS ! Whether you're sailing on an Apple Silicon Mac or an Intel-based system, you can now join your crew and play on the very same servers as Windows players. What's New Native macOS
Playtest Update #4 Major Update — Localization, New World Map & Captain's Log Captains! This update brings one of the biggest quality-of-life improvements to Pirate Life so far. We've completely redesigned the World Map, added full localization, introduced a brand-new Captain
Ahoy, sailors! A new update has arrived! Thank you to everyone who has been testing the game and sharing feedback. Here's what's new: Join the Playtest Pirate Life is currently in playtest, and we're inviting more sailors aboard! Click Request Access on the store page, and you'll
Become a Part of Our Journey! Our journey is only beginning, and we would like to invite you to become part of the Pirate Life community. We have launched our official Discord server where we will share development news, changelogs, work-in-progress content, and updates on what t
Pirate Life — Development Update Over the past few weeks, we’ve been fully focused on rebuilding and improving the core technical foundation of Pirate Life. One of the biggest changes was a complete rewrite of the networking architecture. We moved away from several temporary syst
Pirate Life Playtest Is Open Captains, the Pirate Life Playtest is now available. You can request access directly on the Steam page and join the testing phase. This playtest will allow players to experience early gameplay, sailing mechanics, and naval combat while helping us impr
Welcome captains! Today we’re excited to share the first official Devlog for Pirate Life. In this DevBlog we want to showcase one of the ships that will be available in the game and talk about our approach to ship design. Ship Design Our ships are inspired by real sailing vessels
Welcome to Pirate Life ⚓ We’re excited to welcome you to the official Pirate Life community hub. Pirate Life is an open-sea multiplayer experience focused on naval combat, ship progression, and cooperative adventures across a vast ocean world. Our goal is to create a living marit