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Nantucket

Picaresque Games · 2018-01-18

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 18, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Nantucket is an Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation game released in 2018, priced at $17.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 882 reviews) and an estimated owner count of 100,000 .. 200,000.

2
playing now
79%
positive of 882 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$17.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (224 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 22k–53k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 882 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.39-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.77 at GamersGate (2022-01-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 56 of 68 observed days · $1.62 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17817820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1710Dec 2017Aug 2026Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 5Mar 2018 — avg 16 · peak 42Jun 2018 — avg 9 · peak 45Sep 2018 — avg 7 · peak 24Dec 2018 — avg 8 · peak 27Mar 2019 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2019 — avg 7 · peak 27Sep 2019 — avg 26 · peak 120Dec 2019 — avg 11 · peak 32Mar 2020 — avg 9 · peak 33Jun 2020 — avg 6 · peak 24Sep 2020 — avg 7 · peak 22Dec 2020 — avg 6 · peak 20Mar 2021 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 7Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Jan 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$18.02$3.772018-01-182026-10-142018-01-18 — best price $16.192018-06-11 — best price $14.392018-08-15 — best price $12.052018-11-19 — best price $17.992019-01-20 — best price $17.992019-06-24 — best price $17.992019-10-04 — best price $17.992019-12-13 — best price $16.882020-01-21 — best price $15.432020-02-10 — best price $17.672020-03-23 — best price $14.682020-04-21 — best price $6.112020-06-30 — best price $13.222020-08-24 — best price $17.992020-10-16 — best price $6.122020-12-03 — best price $17.992021-02-11 — best price $6.112021-03-29 — best price $17.992021-05-18 — best price $17.992021-07-09 — best price $17.992021-08-21 — best price $14.932021-10-18 — best price $6.112021-12-20 — best price $4.582022-02-04 — best price $17.992022-04-25 — best price $17.992022-07-20 — best price $5.392022-09-20 — best price $17.992022-12-08 — best price $17.992023-02-21 — best price $17.992023-05-23 — best price $17.992023-09-19 — best price $17.992023-12-11 — best price $4.052024-03-20 — best price $5.392025-02-03 — best price $5.392025-10-27 — best price $5.392026-07-27 — best price $5.392026-09-09 — best price $5.392026-09-25 — best price $5.392026-10-11 — best price $5.392026-10-14 — best price $5.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
35%
earned "First Blood"
10.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2018-11-12, latest 2019-09-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4174%28

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

Player tags

2DRPGIndieNavalPiratesSailingSandboxStrategyAdventureBoard Game

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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