Sail and Sacrifice

Released: May 24, 2019
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 06 Sep 2026, 05:02 GMT

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29 Apr 2024Developer post
'Sherwood Extreme' game release!
Ahoy Mateys! Click to Play Sherwood Extreme, our 2nd game released today In honor of the launch, Sail and Sacrifice will be available this week for 80% off! Sherwood Extreme is a co-op Crossbow Shooter with Bullet-Time Parkour! Race through levels and horde mode, chaining combos
25 Jun 2020Developer post
Anniversary Sail: 75% Off!
Ahoy Mateys! HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY to our baby SAIL and SACRIFICE!! Our longest game development journey so far of 2.5 years. In honor of our 1 year anniversary and Steam Summer SAIL, the game will be available today for just $5 = 75% off ! Sail and Sacrifice brings ye into an open
27 Jun 2019Developer post
Gunpowder Patch 1.3 Released!
Patch 1.3 - Gunpowder Ahoy me maties! Tales of explosive adventure await those who play the latest update of "Sail and Sacrifice". Gunpowder has now been implemented in a variety of ways including the flintlock pistol, picking up explosive barrels, throwing them, and shooting the
Patch 1.3 - Gunpowder
Ahoy me maties! Tales of explosive adventure await those who play the latest update of "Sail and Sacrifice". Gunpowder has now been implemented in a variety of ways including the flintlock pistol, picking up explosive barrels, throwing them, and shooting them. Here's an overview of what we've done in the last patch:
Patch Notes

Explosive barrels can now be picked up, kicked around, thrown, and sniped in slow-motion.
Added Flintlock Pistol.
Added inventory and quests to journal menu
Beginning prison has improved tutorials.
Many bug fixes, frame-rate and loading time improvements
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08 Jun 2019Developer post
Melee Combat 2.0 Patch 1.2 Released!
Patch 1.2 - Melee Combat 2.0 Ahoy landlubbers! Thar be boons in store for those who play the latest update of "Sail and Sacrifice," especially ye sword enthusiasts. Melee Combat 2.0 includes intuitive targeting, building tension through the "Riposte Meter" and executing your foes
Patch 1.2 - Melee Combat 2.0
Ahoy landlubbers! Thar be boons in store for those who play the latest update of "Sail and Sacrifice," especially ye sword enthusiasts. Melee Combat 2.0 includes intuitive targeting, building tension through the "Riposte Meter" and executing your foes via a variety of ways. Here's an overview of what we've done since the last patch:
Patch Notes

Added the "gentleman's rule" where NPCs are only allowed to engage in 1 on 1 duels
Added target aiming system with slow motion to better select your enemy
Added the "Riposte" meter, which builds up through defensive combat gameplay and can be spent on heavy attack counters and disarming your opponents
Removed stamina costs from parrying and melee attacks
Added dense fog to underwater
Added a 3D treasure chime sound when the player is near a chest
Reduced the range of fish wildlife to account for underwater fog, increasing density
Redistributed probabilities of small fish versus larger ones
Made horizontal turning rate slower when facing an NPC
Adjusted minimum and maximum viewing angles on the player character camera
Many bug fixes, frame-rate and loading time improvements
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31 May 2019Developer post
Character Customization Patch 1.1 Released!
Patch 1.1 - Character Customization Ahoy pirates, Kalinago natives and Spaniards! We've been hard at work fixing bugs, implementing new features and polishing the overall quality of Sail and Sacrifice in our latest patch 1.1. Your feedback has been immensely valuable as we contin
Patch 1.1 - Character Customization
Ahoy pirates, Kalinago natives and Spaniards! We've been hard at work fixing bugs, implementing new features and polishing the overall quality of Sail and Sacrifice in our latest patch 1.1. Your feedback has been immensely valuable as we continue to grow and improve our game. Here's a sneak peak at our most requested feature - Character Customization:
Patch Notes

Added male and female character customization
Added manual save to pause menu
Added a repair option to “Improve my ship” menu
Ship health bar now shows by repair ship option in the "Improve my ship" menu
Added music volume control
Added neck rotation based on camera angle to the player
Added crew menu scrolling with the left joystick
Ships now spawn at least one loot chest
Allies should no longer be able to attack surrendered enemies
Fixed weapon trading and exchanging with NPCs
Boost on boats no longer requires forward (W or left joystick) to be held
Chests now only give wood or cotton as resources
Fixed game saving/loading
Fixed control remapping from WASD
Crew menu now populates correctly
Fixed many bugs with level design and NPCs
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24 May 2019Developer post
Official Release Patch 1.0
Two and a half years into development, we are finally ready to transition Sail and Sacrifice from Early Access to Release! Among the numerous changes include a major revamp to the prologue and naval combat system and fixes for many sources of crashes and gameplay issues. We plan
30 Apr 2019Developer post
Early Access Patch 10
We've been hard at work for months developing tons of new content, rpg mechanics, fixing bugs and are excited to share some of what we've added to Sail and Sacrifice ! Main storyline including new starting quests to guide your adventure! Photo mode - capture the action with custo
We've been hard at work for months developing tons of new content, rpg mechanics, fixing bugs and are excited to share some of what we've added to Sail and Sacrifice!

Main storyline including new starting quests to guide your adventure!
Photo mode - capture the action with custom camera settings and filters
Revamped combat system featuring enemy dodges, rolls, and parries
Boat purchase and upgrade menus for custom perks and appearances
Customize your glider’s flag and dye by visiting tailors across the world
Free prisoners from cages to have them join your crew
Loading screens added so game never appears frozen on load
Intuitive tutorial icons on the side of the screen
Dozens of bugfixes and animation improvements
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24 Dec 2018Developer post
Early Access Patch 8
Burgés' Palace : Complete with a new quest involving a party! New locations : Burgés' Palace, Snake Isle, Shipwreck Isle, and others New wildlife : seagulls, dolphins, sting rays, sharks, orcas, insects and more Drink rum with pirates at taverns throughout the world Visit chapels
Burgés' Palace: Complete with a new quest involving a party!
New locations: Burgés' Palace, Snake Isle, Shipwreck Isle, and others
New wildlife: seagulls, dolphins, sting rays, sharks, orcas, insects and more
Drink rum with pirates at taverns throughout the world
Visit chapels on islands inhabited by the Spanish
Hire crew members from pirate and Spanish mercenary camps
New mini-map helps you navigate unexplored islands
Discover lore journals about cultural and character backstories
Updated main menu screen
Dozens of bug-fixes and lots of new game-play content on islands
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28 Nov 2018Developer post
Early Access Patch 7
New waypoint features including discovery cameras to show key areas of each new island you explore and waypoint icons to nearby areas of interest New islands with unique environments including: Volcano, Shipwreck Isle, Eye of Solwe and more! Find and wear hats to change your stan
New waypoint features including discovery cameras to show key areas of each new island you explore and waypoint icons to nearby areas of interest
New islands with unique environments including: Volcano, Shipwreck Isle, Eye of Solwe and more!
Find and wear hats to change your standing with the natives and pirates
Dozens of bugfixes and performance improvements
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10 Nov 2018Developer post
Early Access Patch 6
We just changed the starting gameplay to a playable stormy naval battle ! Press new game and experience Sail and Sacrifice with a new start. The Archipelago is now rich with wildlife , from penguins and cassowaries to frogs and spiders, many of which you can interact with. Our ne
We just changed the starting gameplay to a playable stormy naval battle! Press new game and experience Sail and Sacrifice with a new start.
The Archipelago is now rich with wildlife, from penguins and cassowaries to frogs and spiders, many of which you can interact with.
Our new crew management system allows you to change wages to choose your first mate and get new crew titles. Steal gold from your crew but risk them shunning you.
Other changes include pirate shanties while sailing, female characters with female names and voices, improved boat cameras and icons, loading screens, and hundreds more gameplay bugfixes.
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16 Oct 2018Developer post
Early Access Patch 5
This patch features our BEST performance improvement yet! If this version doesn't run on your computer, please let us know. - Naval boarding system: reel in enemy ships with your harpoon gun, hop on board, and kill the enemy captain to steal the ship, its loot, and new crew membe
04 Oct 2018Developer post
Early Access Patch 4
-Game size reduced from 24gb to ~10gb -Improved boat/water physics and indicators -Properly loads current ship after saving the game -Fixed access to game-breaking locations/spawn points -Improved lighting overall -Weapon now holsters on sprint -Unlocked framerate -Improved melee
27 Aug 2018Developer post
Early Access Patch 3
-Made NPCs less aggressive -Added disarm on successful parry -Added dodge rolls during combat -Improved behavior of idle characters -Further performance improvements
12 Aug 2018Developer post
Early Access Patch 2
-Added a starting quest -Fixed avatar getting locked in T-Pose -Optimized framerate and loading times -Added more animations and activity to NPCs -Increased distance by which followers stay behind you -Changed lighting settings to be less washed out -Added more ways to close menu
06 Aug 2018Developer post
Early Access Patch 1
Changes/improvements include: -New control schematic added to pause menu -Performance and loading optimizations -Followers can now move when not rendered -Sprinting now holsters weapon -Default graphics settings changed -General bug fixes and polish

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Patch 1.3 - Gunpowder

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Patch 1.2 - Melee Combat 2.0

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Patch 1.1 - Character Customization

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