Abandon Ship
Discover a huge amount of unique, story-filled islands across diverse biomes and themed areas: Fight ghost ships in the Haunted Seas. Ward off giant arachnids in the Spider Islands. Regions filled with poisonous gas, icebergs, cannibals and much more await. Engage enemy ships, fortifications and sea monsters in vicious combat, employing your best tactics to out-manoeuvre and out-gun the enemy. Weather and environmental conditions affect your battles: Tidal waves, lightning strikes, volcanic bombardments and blizzards are just some of the modifiers that impact your strategy. Abandon Ship focuses on ‘Age of Sail’ ships in a Fantasy setting, framed in an Art Style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings. Life in this world can be brutal. Death is permanent. But the journey doesn’t end if your vessel is destroyed. You are the Captain, and as long as the Captain is alive, there is always hope. By escaping to a Lifeboat, or even being stranded, alone in the water, there is a chance to survive and fight your way back to the top. Combat is tactical and savage. Each battle is hard-fought, always on the edge of defeat. Your only chance of overcoming the odds is to employ every advantage you can bring to bear. Dozens of diverse weapons and upgrades are available to utilise on the various ship classes you can acquire. Customise your vessels appearance by capturing enemy ships intact. Your trusty crew gain experience and traits to help provide an edge over the enemy.
Game Discussion
Steam User 5
After finally completing this game, I can finally give my review.
My god. This game is an adventure and a half. If you're one those people that actually like to read when text pops up instead of skipping over it then this game will be an absolute pleasure to play. This game has so much going for it! The graphics are amazing and the story is absolutely phenomenal!!!
I have went everywhere in this game just to get more story from each place that I visit on my way to the end of the game. I've freed people in places from enemy control, I've done things for people here and there that needed help though there was one that I regret helping.
There is a lot more stories than just the main campaign in the game as you sail all over the place and boy do they all make the world feel alive in its own way that's filled with such wonders that leave you in awe and horror at what places actually exist in the world.
I can honestly and proudly say that this game will be one of the few games that will stick with me for the rest of my life due to all the amazing experiences and journeys that I had in this amazing game. To me, this game is quite addicting to the point where I spent many late nights well into the morning, wanting to do just one more thing.
I cannot recommend this game enough. You'll just have to buy it and experience it for yourself. But if you do give this game a chance, I can promise that this game will leave you wanting more. Wanting to know what happens next as you continue your journey to the end of the game. And boy is there a lot of game play to keep you entertained for many hours.
I absolutely love everything about this game and I will always cherish the memories that I've made with it. Thank you to everyone that made this game possible so people like me could experience this amazing gem of a game. I already miss this game after completing it today but I will always look back on with fond memories. Who knows. I may end up playing this game again 10 years down the road, wanting to experience it all over again.
Steam User 6
Very nostalgic as i played this as a kid but didnt appreciate the incredible storytelling and talented writing that came with it. gameplay is very fun but gets old after 3rd play though
Steam User 7
Ok finally a gritty survival ship management game that is actually good. I've played a TON of garbage, i've played so much garbage that i've learned to love garbage. THIS is not garbage, this is what a good ship game should be.
BEFORE I GET INTO IT: THE GAME IS FRIGGEN HARD! It gets much easier as you go, the snowball is really really nice and slow but starting out is very difficult, the cult hunts you down on a timer which is easy to evade if you are watching but sometimes you get caught out, but you can clear this timer after you defeat the kraken which is actually more a mechanics fight akin more to an MMO than it is a power level fight. I beat it at a point where my boat was in the red health because i was broke, i couldn't fix it, i was missing some men, and i just said screw it and once i realized it was rotation based i knew i could beat it.
The game has a lot going for it. Save Points are actually a recourse you get either from saving someone or missions. I actually really like it because it's a great way to get yourself into a save point when you are doing really well and then you can go do risky stuff and revert to your save.
Another thing is navigation is really fun, you instance into a zone, clear the zone, and can go N E S W to the next part of the map, at first i didn't think i'd like this but it's actually quite nice. You can go back to these places and they will have more events occasionally but you mostly go back if there is a port you like there with items you want to buy.
It's a slow game, so far i haven't found an efficient way to farm gold or abuse mechanics, you have to go out and get lucky in a series of events in order to go over in gold, it's tough to save but once you do and upgrade your ship, you really feel a difference, every enhancement swaps over to a new ship you buy so you dont' just lose progress.
Combat is varied, you can specialize in many different ways to fight such as ramming into boarding, close range shotgun like weapons, long range bombardment, sinking their ship through water intake, going for high damage and ripping them up, setting fire for them to deal with so they can't man their equipment, killing the crew from afar, etc etc. It's so cool and your play style is probably here.
Over all 9/10 game.
I wish in the earlier ships i could buy a couple more crew per ship, sometimes i felt really understaffed and it was annoying. Also I played on normal to learn the game and while I ended up fine, i did experience some serious frustrations early that might push some people away who would other whys love the game. The difficulty might be a little much for normal. I can't imagine higher difficulties but i'm pretty excited to try them. Also i'd like some abilities in the over world, something to boost you faster at times to help you escape persuers or something.
Steam User 2
Good game!
A bit similar to the FTL in terms of playstyle. It seems it is long enough (haven'f finished yet after 12 hours of gameplay) and it's quite enjoyable, although fights get a bit repetetive. The story is interesting; if you like pirates and crew-management game, this game might be for you.
Steam User 2
Great game!
I enjoy exploring the map, managing the crew, and upgrading ships.
Yes, battles can get repetitive but there is some variability.
The goal is always to minimize the damage you take, balancing repairs and upgrades
Steam User 2
I've enjoyed this a lot not quite the pirate game I was after, but a gem for sure.
A fair amount of events and story are like a text adventure with over world exploration similar to mount and blade.
The naval combat is, but isn't turn based I personally enjoyed being super aggressive and trying to board ships to kill the crew as quickly as possible or picking off the crew, otherwise I was scrambling to keep my ship barely floating or in a near stalemate trading hits.
It's also kind of a set rogue like with sorta set item shops, most have direct upgrades or the same equipment.
If you're not the biggest on clearing zones and text adventures with skill checks it might not be the thing for you
Steam User 0
Pretty (&) scary and well made. Enjoyed the tutorial and am looking forward to this adventure.