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Abandon Ship cover art

Abandon Ship

Fireblade Software · 2019-10-22

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 22, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 14, 2022 (iOS), Jun 28, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 10, 2022 (Android), Oct 22, 2019 (Linux), Oct 22, 2019 (Mac)

Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.

Abandon Ship is an Adventure, Indie, RPG, and Strategy game released in 2019 for $24.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 1355 reviews).

5
playing now
73%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Abandon Ship is a strategy video game developed by Fireblade Software and published 2018 for Windows and in 2019 for Mac and Linux by Plug In Digital. Set in the Age of Sail, the player manages a ship's crew as they explore the ocean and fight other ships and mythological monsters. Development of Abandon Ship was led by Gary Burchall, a former member of Climax Studios. The game received average to mixed reviews from critics, with many reviewers comparing it with the 2012 game FTL: Faster Than Light.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (194 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 34k–81k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,355 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at IndieGala Store (2026-07-14) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 125 of 176 observed days · $2.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12812820182026Week of 2018-02-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
930Nov 2016Aug 2026Nov 2016 — avg 0 · peak 0May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Mar 2018 — avg 33 · peak 134Jun 2018 — avg 14 · peak 110Sep 2018 — avg 6 · peak 19Dec 2018 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2019 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2019 — avg 9 · peak 32Sep 2019 — avg 5 · peak 19Dec 2019 — avg 22 · peak 73Mar 2020 — avg 21 · peak 58Jun 2020 — avg 9 · peak 29Sep 2020 — avg 15 · peak 79Dec 2020 — avg 11 · peak 29Mar 2021 — avg 29 · peak 231Jun 2021 — avg 9 · peak 30Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Dec 2021 — avg 18 · peak 80Mar 2022 — avg 6 · peak 17Jun 2022 — avg 11 · peak 31Sep 2022 — avg 6 · peak 16Dec 2022 — avg 19 · peak 84Mar 2023 — avg 15 · peak 43Jun 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Mar 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Jun 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Mar 2025 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Dec 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Mar 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$2.492017-07-312026-10-142017-07-31 — best price $19.992018-11-19 — best price $14.992019-08-01 — best price $19.992020-01-09 — best price $19.992020-06-15 — best price $24.992020-10-19 — best price $16.742020-12-04 — best price $24.992021-02-16 — best price $12.492021-06-01 — best price $24.992021-08-23 — best price $22.492021-12-02 — best price $9.992022-02-03 — best price $24.992022-06-13 — best price $9.372022-08-14 — best price $7.702022-11-04 — best price $24.992023-01-17 — best price $24.792023-03-24 — best price $24.992023-06-16 — best price $24.992023-08-07 — best price $24.992023-10-23 — best price $7.282023-12-25 — best price $8.152024-02-15 — best price $6.242024-04-18 — best price $24.992024-07-01 — best price $17.992024-09-10 — best price $24.992024-11-15 — best price $3.742025-02-03 — best price $4.272025-04-29 — best price $24.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-22 — best price $24.992025-11-20 — best price $6.242026-02-02 — best price $17.992026-04-01 — best price $24.992026-05-26 — best price $24.992026-08-03 — best price $4.992026-09-10 — best price $4.992026-10-05 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1612026-06-02 — 7 pageviews2026-06-06 — 2 pageviews2026-06-10 — 3 pageviews2026-06-14 — 11 pageviews2026-06-18 — 1 pageviews2026-06-22 — 9 pageviews2026-06-26 — 5 pageviews2026-06-30 — 12 pageviews2026-07-04 — 7 pageviews2026-07-08 — 1 pageviews2026-07-12 — 7 pageviews2026-07-16 — 7 pageviews2026-07-20 — 7 pageviews2026-07-24 — 12 pageviews2026-07-28 — 4 pageviews2026-08-01 — 11 pageviews2026-08-05 — 5 pageviews2026-08-09 — 5 pageviews2026-08-13 — 10 pageviews2026-08-17 — 2 pageviews2026-08-21 — 16 pageviews2026-08-25 — 9 pageviews2026-08-29 — 6 pageviews2026-09-02 — 8 pageviews2026-09-06 — 4 pageviews2026-09-10 — 4 pageviews2026-09-14 — 9 pageviews2026-09-18 — 4 pageviews2026-09-22 — 11 pageviews2026-09-26 — 5 pageviews2026-09-30 — 3 pageviews2026-10-04 — 5 pageviews2026-10-08 — 5 pageviews2026-10-12 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
63.9%
earned "I can see clearly now"
6.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2018-04-18, latest 2020-02-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3981%87
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

NavalPiratesStrategySurvivalTacticalOpen WorldRogue-liteStory RichExplorationPerma Death

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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