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Puzzle Pirates

Grey Havens · 2011-08-31

Steam

AdventureCasualMassively MultiplayerStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Dec 08, 2003 (Mac), Dec 08, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 08, 2003 (Linux)

Every activity in Puzzle Pirates is a uniquely fun puzzle: be it sailing, gunning, or hauling treasure, your own puzzling skill determines your success!

Puzzle Pirates is an Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, and Strategy game released in 2011, priced at free-to-play, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a Mostly Positive (80% of 2247 reviews) sentiment.

200
playing now
80%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

200 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Puzzle Pirates is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Three Rings Design.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 200 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 87 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 11,404 Adventure games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2021-07-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3201082026-08-06 23:00 — 213 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 149 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 211 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 225 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 172 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 219 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 288 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 151 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 212 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 258 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 124 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 177 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 177 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 108 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 169 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 217 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 118 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 156 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 208 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 125 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 143 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 214 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 218 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 199 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 206 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 190 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 117 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 255 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 200 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Twitch viewers

9102026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
24.2%
earned "Full Steam Ahead"
3.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsIn-App Purchases

3 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,4500%220

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DRPGCo-opCasualMMORPGPuzzlePiratesStrategyAdventureMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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