Nantucket
Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece. Set sail and explore the seas Set sail around the world, visit cities, and increase your prestige by hunting whales, landing jobs, and searching for new adventures. Be the captain you want to be Develop your character in true RPG fashion, by increasing your stats, choosing your reactions, and developing your seafaring skills. Manage your ship and crew Hire and manage your crew, give them tasks on your ship, and improve your ship with new compartments, expanding your ship's capabilities. Experience the Golden Age of whaling Experience more than a thousand unique events tailored around your choices—and face the results of your actions.
Game Discussion
Steam User 1
A wonderful experience! The Italian made Nantucket is a naval strategy game inspired by Melville’s novel Moby ♥♥♥♥. The protagonist Ishmael remains as such, but the player can recruit all sorts of sailors across the world, managing his crew, his cargo, his journeys, and of course his encounters, that in this game are played with dice. The gameplay formula works sublimely; it is nice to have a pirate-like game where the scope is not to board ships but rather to trade and hunt wild beasts. Playing Nantucket was very satisfying and rewarding, both the story mode and the free roaming!
Steam User 1
An absolute must play if you're into the whaling time period.
A fun, yet fairly difficult game, about managing your crew as you grow a whaling ship to conquer Moby ♥♥♥♥. The combat has a high-ish difficulty floor, as the player has to become very used to having a very low action economy compared to their enemies.
The nice artstyle and shanties in the background make for a very fun experience.
The game plays like map and resource section of Mount and Blade, so incredibly fun if you are into that style of game.
Absolutely loved it
Steam User 0
The combat is adequately tough, and with the right tactics and a little luck I never lost a fight. Of course you will loose sailors from time to time, but that's part of the life of a whaling seaman. The quests are fun and so is the role play, although I will admit that sometimes it feels a little too tough, but that is usually because you are trying to fight whales that are too bad-ass for you still, go find some Narwhales. Of course the best part of the game is the Sea Shanties!!! I want more Sea Shanties. Play them more often.
Steam User 0
I like it! There are a lot of mechanics that don't seem fully fleshed out but it was a fun way to spend a weekend. I could see this being a fun board game too.
Steam User 1
Finally beat the game and I gotta say it's great. Nice tense combat and strategy paired with a brilliant sound track.
Steam User 0
I'm giving the game a thumbs up because of the art style, strategy, and the amount of hours of entertainment it gave me.
But... this game gets repetitive quickly. - especially for people like me who want all of the achievements. The 50 year challenge is basically
1. wait for whales
2. fight them with your captain, get points
3. dump the oil, get the blubber for points, then repeat for FIFTY YEARS
I don't know if I could possibly ever achieve this unless i just let the game run afk and check back in when I need more points.
I have two achievements to go, I wish the last two could be more interesting.
Steam User 0
Nantucket is a good game that's carried by vibes and love from the creators. Combat is fine, but relatively simple, RNG dependent, and unbalanced (2 of the 4 sailor types have downright useless abilities). Trading is nice, crew management is nice, and the random events are fun. If you enjoyed reading Moby ♥♥♥♥, and you're not a hardcore lifelong video game player who cares deeply about gameplay design and balance, you'll probably enjoy this.