Adventure · August 31, 2011
Puzzle Pirates (2011)
Brace yourself for swashbuckling puzzle action as you pillage your way to glory across the briny deep! Create and customize a pirate, collect booty, and join a player-run crew of cutthroats! Every activity in Puzzle Pirates is a uniquely fun puzzle: be it sailing, gunning, or hauling treasure, your own puzzling skill determines your success! Key features Co-operative Piracy: Sail the seas with your friends and pillage brigands and merchants aboard your very own pirate ship! A Plethora of Puzzles: Play more than 20 puzzles and mini-games, representing various piratey exploits, such as Swordfighting and Sailing! Sail to Adventure!: Explore a living world filled with thousands of other players! Hunt dangerous Sea Monsters and voyage to lost treasure-filled realms, such as the Haunted Seas! Booty!: Customize your pirate with a bounty of different clothing items and equipment! Player-Run Economy: Run your own shop and produce weapons, ships and other goods for sale. Band crews together under a mighty “Pirate Flag” and become governor of a pirate haven. Free to Play!: Puzzle Pirates is free to play, no subscription is required to enjoy everything the game has to offer!
Peer Adventure titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.1k Steam reviews | Top 94% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 80% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 84% |
| Metacritic | 78/100 | Genre average 77 — top 53% of Adventure titles |
| Concurrent peak | 110 players | Top 20% in Adventure by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 107 h average | Top 2% for session depth among Adventure |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Free to Play · 119
- Massively Multiplayer · 92
- Puzzle · 87
- Casual · 74
- Pirates · 73
- Strategy · 55
- Adventure · 54
- Multiplayer · 31
- Co-op · 17
- 2D · 9
- RPG · 6
- MMORPG · 5
Reception Metrics
Steam community
80%Mostly Positive · 2.1k reviews
1.7k positive · 421 negative
Metacritic
78/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.5/10
Peak concurrent players
110
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- MMO
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
Community
- Steam Achievements
Other
- Single-player
- In-App Purchases
Adventure releases from 2011
8 Adventure titles launched in 2011 — top 6 by review volume.
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
107h
extensive (100+ hours)
Median
10h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
7h
Current engagement
Achievements
220
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 31, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Grey Havens |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (3)
- English
- German
- Spanish - Spain











