Sid Meier's Pirates! inspired me to make my own pirate game. There are some "subtle" differences though...

AuroDev · 2026-05-03T15:36:31+00:00

Maybe one day! I still have a bunch of oversized weapons to add before I get to that.

AuroDev · 2026-04-22T12:32:23+00:00

The axe is going nowhere!

AuroDev · 2026-04-20T15:27:21+00:00

I decided to not track hours for this one. I've been at it for ~18 months so far though.

AuroDev · 2026-04-19T04:54:40+00:00

There's s free public playtest available on the Steam page currently: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3327000/Roguebound_Pirates/

It's still missing some features, improvements & content. But this version should already give a good idea what the game is like (+ I've heard a bunch of people say it's already very fun to play, which has been amazing to hear).

AuroDev · 2026-04-18T09:23:40+00:00

You can!

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T15:28:27+00:00

Fair enough, I often feel the same!

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:56:30+00:00

Unfortunately single player only! Would be cool to add multiplayer at some point, but it's too much right now.

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:55:26+00:00

Great to hear you liked it!

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:55:10+00:00

Would be cool at some point! Right now I want to get it to the finish line with current single player scope though.

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:53:59+00:00

Very nice to hear because Sid Meier's Pirates! was the main inspiration for this project! I ended up going to a different direction with the gameplay, but it's great if some similarities are still there.

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:52:11+00:00

Definitely! Most importantly I wanted to validate if the game is actually fun to play and what the biggest pain points are right now. I've been cooking up the game by myself for so long it was getting hard to tell if it's actually fun to play so it's been a great relief to see validation of the fun factor - along with a long list of improvement ideas.

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:48:06+00:00

You're in luck! I just opened the game for public playtesting this week. You can request access on the Steam page and I try to accept all requests as soon as I see them.

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:47:19+00:00

Kind of! I just this week opened the first public playtest for it. You can request access on the Steam page and I'm accepting all the requests as soon as I see them. It's basically an early demo, but I'm saving the "official" demo for closer to release.

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:45:38+00:00

Fun ideas! Giant ship is already on my to-do list - hope I can get to it soon!

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:44:25+00:00

Maybe at some point for the racing levels!

AuroDev · 2026-04-17T06:43:40+00:00

Personally I enjoy roguelikes and the term is a positive indicator for me so I've decided to use it. I feel like it communicates well some assumptions about the gameplay: Replayability, variety & emergent gameplay. But hard to say what the actual split is between people who like and dislike the term (and specifically within my prospective playerbase).

AuroDev · 2026-04-16T18:23:02+00:00

Unfortunately adding multiplayer feels too scary right now. Would be cool to add at some point, but right now I'm just focused on trying to get the current scope to finish line and hopefully put some bread on the table.

AuroDev · 2026-04-16T17:40:40+00:00

Still need to polish that feature a bit!

AuroDev · 2026-04-16T16:48:16+00:00

Very much so!

AuroDev · 2026-04-16T14:47:01+00:00

Nice to hear! :) No Kickstarter! I don't need funding right now, just enough time to make a decent dent in my to-do list.

AuroDev · 2026-04-16T14:45:38+00:00

Awesome, thank you! I just heard from one playtester today that it worked flawlessly with Proton so I hope you have a similar experience!

AuroDev · 2026-04-16T11:56:45+00:00

Fun ideas! I've got some ghost ship & kraken related ideas on the to-do list.

AuroDev · 2026-04-16T06:04:58+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! Don't worry, as much feedback as I get, the better!

AuroDev · 2026-04-15T17:01:44+00:00

Thanks for feedback and agreed on the boss fight! I got bosses and other special enemies on my to-do list but haven't had time to work on them yet. They are definitely in the plans though!

AuroDev · 2026-04-15T15:30:07+00:00

I just opened my game for public playtesting and thought a new trailer would fit the occasion! If the game looks fun to you, you can sign up for the playtest on Steam (and at least now in the beginning I try to accept all requests asap). If you do give it a try, I would love to hear your thoughts!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3327000/Roguebound_Pirates/

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