The Game Census
Abandon Ship cover art

Abandon Ship

Fireblade Software · 2019-10-22

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

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.

5
playing now
73%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
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)
$24.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

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 26% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 34k–81k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,353 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.00-80%

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 93 of 148 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

1312026-08-11 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 20:00 — 8 players2026-08-14 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 03:00 — 4 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 17:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$2.492017-07-312026-08-302017-07-31 — 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 $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

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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