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Command a pirate ship through fast survivors-like naval battles, collect loot, and stack weapons and items into powerful builds. Choose captains and factions, clear adventures, face sea monsters, and push your score in Endless mode.

Released Nov 6, 2026Updated Nov 9, 202630 Adventures10 Captains140+ Items

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Your First Voyage in It's About Pirates

1

Beginner Guide

Learn the day loop, steering and aiming modes, what to spend gold on between days, and the mistakes that end a run before the second adventure.

2

Weapons and Ship Builds

Understand weapon slots, upgrade priorities, and how harpoons, mortars, rams, and flamethrowers combine into a build that survives escalating waves.

3

Loot and Ship Parts

Collect loot during runs, spend gold on crew and hull upgrades, and grow the separate 150+ ship-part collection through quests across pirate realms.

4

Difficulty and Endless Runs

Pick Easy, Normal, or Hard per adventure, then use Endless mode and the leaderboard to test whether your captain and faction choices actually scale.

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It s About Pirates Aiming Guide: Manual vs Automatic Aim for Better Builds

Learn how It s About Pirates aiming works, when to use manual or automatic aim, and how to build a ship that hits harder.

It s About Pirates Tips and Tricks: Builds, Captains, and Survival Guide

Practical It s About Pirates tips and tricks for builds, captains, factions, aiming, ship parts, and Endless mode survival.

It's About Pirates Automatic Aiming: When to Switch Off Manual Aim

A practical guide to It's About Pirates automatic aiming: what the setting does, which builds benefit, and when manual aim pays off in Endless mode.

It's About Pirates Beginner Guide: Survive Your First Naval Runs

A practical It's About Pirates beginner guide: how the day loop works, what to spend gold on, which weapons to test, and the mistakes that end runs.

It's About Pirates Controls: Steering, Aiming, and Controller Tips

A practical guide to It's About Pirates controls: aiming modes, steering, controller support, settings, and fixes drawn from official Steam info.

It's About Pirates How to Play: Beginner Guide to Builds, Captains, and Ship Upgrades

Learn how to play It's About Pirates: captains, factions, 140+ items, 150+ ship parts, aiming modes, and a dated price and review snapshot.

It's About Pirates Manual Aiming: A Practical Guide to Ship Combat

Learn how manual aiming works in It's About Pirates, when to use it over auto-aim, and how to build runs around steady hands and heavy weapons.

It s About Pirates Items List: Weapons, Ship Parts, and Builds

What the It s About Pirates items list confirms so far: over 140 items, 150+ ship parts, named weapons, and how to plan a build around them.

It s About Pirates Weapons Tier List: Best Cannons, Rams, and Swivels

A player-tested It s About Pirates weapons tier list covering cannons, swivels, harpoons, rams, and the upgrade picks that actually carry a run.

It's About Pirates Builds: Best Weapons, Officers, and Ship Synergies to Try

Plan It's About Pirates builds with weapon combos, officer picks, and stat priorities drawn from the Steam page and early player experience.

It's About Pirates Captain Builds: Weapons, Officers, and Synergy

Plan It's About Pirates captain builds around weapon slots, officers, factions, and crew economy, with dated Steam details and practical run tips.

It's About Pirates Faction Abilities: How the Six Crews Shape Your Build

A sourced look at It's About Pirates faction abilities: the six factions, how they layer with captains and 140+ items, plus price and review snapshots.

It's About Pirates Flamethrower Guide: How to Build a Fire Ship

A practical It's About Pirates flamethrower guide: what the official press kit confirms about fire builds, plus how to test captains and items.

It's About Pirates Harpoon Guide: Builds, Aiming, and Shop Tips

A practical It's About Pirates harpoon guide covering weapon builds, manual vs. automatic aiming, shop rerolls, and loadout testing tips.

It's About Pirates Item Synergies: Building Smarter Ship Loadouts

A practical guide to It's About Pirates item synergies — how weapons, captains, factions, and 140+ items combine into stronger ship builds.

It's About Pirates Items Tier List: How to Rank 140+ Items on Runs

No verified It s About Pirates items tier list exists yet. Learn how the 140+ items, 6 factions, and 10 captains fit together so you can rank them yourself.

It's About Pirates Mortar Guide: Build Crafting, Weapons, and Launch Details

An It's About Pirates mortar guide covering confirmed build systems, weapon testing tips, captains, factions, and the November 2026 launch details.

It's About Pirates Weapon Builds: Harpoons, Mortars, and Ram Loadouts That Work

Practical It's About Pirates weapon builds from launch-window play: harpoon stacking, ram-and-grapeshot brawling, mortar support, and upgrade priorities.

It's About Pirates Weapons List: Every Cannon, Ram, and Swivel Explained

A player-tested It's About Pirates weapons list covering cannons, rams, harpoons, swivels, flamethrowers, and the upgrades that make them hit harder.

It s About Pirates Ship Customization: 150+ Parts and Build Basics

A practical look at It s About Pirates ship customization: 150+ discoverable parts, plus separately documented weapon mounts, upgrade stats, and dated Steam details.

It's About Pirates Ship Builds: Slots, Damage Types, and Crew Synergy

A practical guide to It's About Pirates ship builds: weapon slot layout, blunt/pierce/elemental damage types, crew upgrades, and what to buy early.

It's About Pirates Ship Controls Explained: Steering, Aiming, and Crew Stats

Learn how It's About Pirates ship controls work — steering, positioning, aiming, and crew stats that change how your vessel handles in combat.

It's About Pirates Ship Fortress Build: Weapons, Crew, and Upgrade Strategy

Plan an It's About Pirates ship fortress build with weapon slots, crew picks, stat priorities, and the hazards waiting in Elderwoof's pirate roguelike.

It's About Pirates Ship Skins: Customization and Unlocks Explained

A sourced look at It's About Pirates ship skins: the 150+ ship parts, loot and quest unlocks, and the November 2026 launch snapshot.

It's About Pirates Ship Upgrades: Build a Floating Fortress

A gameplay-based look at It's About Pirates ship upgrades: cannon levels, officers, shop gear, crew stats, and how to plan a build that survives.

It s About Pirates Loot Guide: How to Collect Ship Parts and Build Upgrades

A practical It s About Pirates loot guide: how loot and 140+ items feed builds, plus how the separate 150+ ship-part collection progresses across adventures.

It's About Pirates 30 Adventures: How the Progression Loop Works

Sail through It's About Pirates' 30 adventures with a clear look at captains, factions, ship parts, and the upgrade loop that decides each run.

It's About Pirates Adventures Guide: Builds, Captains, and Ship Parts

A practical It's About Pirates adventures guide to the 30 adventures, 10 captains, 6 factions, 150+ ship parts, builds, and the dated launch snapshot.

It's About Pirates Unlock Ship Skins: What Launch Sources Confirm

A dated, source-checked look at how It's About Pirates unlock ship skins fits the loot loop, plus ship parts, patches, and launch facts.

It's About Pirates Difficulty Levels: How the Challenge Scales at Sea

What It's About Pirates difficulty levels are: Easy, Normal, and Hard per adventure from Update #1, plus escalating waves, Endless mode, and manual aiming.

It's About Pirates Easy Difficulty: What the Steam Page Confirms and How to Soften Runs

Yes, It's About Pirates has an Easy difficulty, added in Update #1 for every adventure. Here is what changes on Easy, plus ways to soften your first runs.

It's About Pirates Endless Mode Guide: Survive the Leaderboard

A grounded It's About Pirates endless mode guide: what the press kit confirms, which ship systems matter, and how to prep for leaderboard runs.

It's About Pirates Hard Difficulty: What Actually Raises the Challenge

Hard is one of three selectable It's About Pirates difficulty levels added in Update #1; here is what it changes and how to raise the challenge further.

It's About Pirates Leaderboard Guide: Score Attack Tips for Endless Mode

A practical It's About Pirates leaderboard guide: how Endless mode score chasing works, build priorities, captain picks, and dated launch facts.

It's About Pirates Leaderboard Multiplier: What We Know About Scoring

The It's About Pirates leaderboard multiplier explained: Update #1 confirms a lower multiplier on Easy, while exact values and the full formula remain unpublished.

It's About Pirates Normal Difficulty: What a Standard Run Really Looks Like

It's About Pirates Normal difficulty, added in Update #1, explained: what the tier changes, plus build tips and dated facts from the Steam listing.

It's About Pirates Achievements: Full List of 51 Goals and How to Unlock Them

A dated guide to all 51 It's About Pirates achievements — captain wins, plunder tiers, boss damage types, endless mode, and practical unlock tips.

It's About Pirates Controller Support: Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam Deck Guide

It's About Pirates controller support is confirmed for Xbox and PlayStation pads, and the devs recommend one. Here's the full breakdown.

It's About Pirates PlayStation Controller Support: What Steam Shows

Does It's About Pirates support a PlayStation controller? Steam lists Full Controller Support plus DualSense and DualShock categories; here is what that means.

It's About Pirates Steam Deck Performance: Verified Status and What to Expect

It's About Pirates Steam Deck performance: Valve's badge is Unknown, but the developer reported about 60 FPS at Max settings with occasional 50s. Dated details here.

It's About Pirates Steam Deck: Compatibility, Controls, and Performance

Is It's About Pirates playable on Steam Deck? Check the compatibility status, controller support, file size, and what to verify before you buy.

It's About Pirates Steam Review: Pirate Roguelike Price, Builds, and Release Details

A source-checked look at It's About Pirates on Steam: release date, price snapshot, ship-building features, specs, and early review scores.

It's About Pirates System Requirements: Minimum and Recommended PC Specs

Full It's About Pirates system requirements from Steam, plus practical tips for checking your RAM, GPU, and storage before you buy the pirate roguelike.

It s About Pirates Does It Have a Story? What the Roguelike Actually Tells You

Does It s About Pirates have a story? We break down the confirmed lore framing, quests, captains, and realms on the Steam page as of Nov 9, 2026.

It's About Pirates Mythical Sea Monsters: What Each Beast Does to Your Ship

It's About Pirates mythical sea monsters, ranked by what they actually do to your run: sharks, crabs, eels, mermaids, and a giant octopus, plus build tips.

It's About Pirates Pirate Realms: How Quests Unlock 150+ Ship Parts

A launch-window look at It's About Pirates pirate realms, quest-driven ship-part collecting, captains, factions, and dated Steam review data.

It's About Pirates Game Review: A $10 Pirate Roguelike Worth Your Crew?

Our It's About Pirates game review covers combat, captains, factions, Steam review scores, price, and system requirements from the Nov 2026 launch window.

It's About Pirates Gameplay Trailer Breakdown: What the Steam Roguelike Shows

A dated breakdown of the It's About Pirates gameplay trailer from IGN, plus what the Steam store page confirms about Elderwoof's pirate roguelike.

It's About Pirates Official Trailer: Gameplay, Genre, and Release Details

IGN's It's About Pirates official trailer, explained: runtime, developer Elderwoof Games, genre labels, and the confirmed November 6, 2026 release.

It's About Pirates Patch Notes: Update #1 and #2 Changes Explained (2026)

A dated breakdown of It's About Pirates patch notes on Steam: difficulty levels, Ship's Bells, auto-save, and fixes from Updates #1 and #2.

It's About Pirates Reddit Buzz: What Players Ask About the Pirate Roguelike

Sorting It's About Pirates Reddit chatter from verified Steam facts: release date, review score, captains, builds, controller support, and price.

It's About Pirates Steam Next Fest Trailer: What the Record Actually Shows

What the record shows about an It's About Pirates Steam Next Fest trailer, plus what the May 2026 gameplay trailer reveals and how to verify status.

It's About Pirates Update: Launch Week News, Reviews, and What Comes Next

The It's About Pirates update picture after launch: release date, Nov 9 review snapshot, discount timing, core gameplay, and what's still unconfirmed.

It s About Pirates Aiming Guide: Manual vs Automatic Aim for Better Builds

Learn how It s About Pirates aiming works, when to use manual or automatic aim, and how to build a ship that hits harder.

It s About Pirates Tips and Tricks: Builds, Captains, and Survival Guide

Practical It s About Pirates tips and tricks for builds, captains, factions, aiming, ship parts, and Endless mode survival.

It's About Pirates Automatic Aiming: When to Switch Off Manual Aim

A practical guide to It's About Pirates automatic aiming: what the setting does, which builds benefit, and when manual aim pays off in Endless mode.

It's About Pirates Beginner Guide: Survive Your First Naval Runs

A practical It's About Pirates beginner guide: how the day loop works, what to spend gold on, which weapons to test, and the mistakes that end runs.

It's About Pirates Controls: Steering, Aiming, and Controller Tips

A practical guide to It's About Pirates controls: aiming modes, steering, controller support, settings, and fixes drawn from official Steam info.

It's About Pirates How to Play: Beginner Guide to Builds, Captains, and Ship Upgrades

Learn how to play It's About Pirates: captains, factions, 140+ items, 150+ ship parts, aiming modes, and a dated price and review snapshot.

It's About Pirates Manual Aiming: A Practical Guide to Ship Combat

Learn how manual aiming works in It's About Pirates, when to use it over auto-aim, and how to build runs around steady hands and heavy weapons.

It s About Pirates Items List: Weapons, Ship Parts, and Builds

What the It s About Pirates items list confirms so far: over 140 items, 150+ ship parts, named weapons, and how to plan a build around them.

It s About Pirates Weapons Tier List: Best Cannons, Rams, and Swivels

A player-tested It s About Pirates weapons tier list covering cannons, swivels, harpoons, rams, and the upgrade picks that actually carry a run.

It's About Pirates Builds: Best Weapons, Officers, and Ship Synergies to Try

Plan It's About Pirates builds with weapon combos, officer picks, and stat priorities drawn from the Steam page and early player experience.

It's About Pirates Captain Builds: Weapons, Officers, and Synergy

Plan It's About Pirates captain builds around weapon slots, officers, factions, and crew economy, with dated Steam details and practical run tips.

It's About Pirates Faction Abilities: How the Six Crews Shape Your Build

A sourced look at It's About Pirates faction abilities: the six factions, how they layer with captains and 140+ items, plus price and review snapshots.

It's About Pirates Flamethrower Guide: How to Build a Fire Ship

A practical It's About Pirates flamethrower guide: what the official press kit confirms about fire builds, plus how to test captains and items.

It's About Pirates Harpoon Guide: Builds, Aiming, and Shop Tips

A practical It's About Pirates harpoon guide covering weapon builds, manual vs. automatic aiming, shop rerolls, and loadout testing tips.

It's About Pirates Item Synergies: Building Smarter Ship Loadouts

A practical guide to It's About Pirates item synergies — how weapons, captains, factions, and 140+ items combine into stronger ship builds.

It's About Pirates Items Tier List: How to Rank 140+ Items on Runs

No verified It s About Pirates items tier list exists yet. Learn how the 140+ items, 6 factions, and 10 captains fit together so you can rank them yourself.

It's About Pirates Mortar Guide: Build Crafting, Weapons, and Launch Details

An It's About Pirates mortar guide covering confirmed build systems, weapon testing tips, captains, factions, and the November 2026 launch details.

It's About Pirates Weapon Builds: Harpoons, Mortars, and Ram Loadouts That Work

Practical It's About Pirates weapon builds from launch-window play: harpoon stacking, ram-and-grapeshot brawling, mortar support, and upgrade priorities.

It's About Pirates Weapons List: Every Cannon, Ram, and Swivel Explained

A player-tested It's About Pirates weapons list covering cannons, rams, harpoons, swivels, flamethrowers, and the upgrades that make them hit harder.

It s About Pirates Ship Customization: 150+ Parts and Build Basics

A practical look at It s About Pirates ship customization: 150+ discoverable parts, plus separately documented weapon mounts, upgrade stats, and dated Steam details.

It's About Pirates Ship Builds: Slots, Damage Types, and Crew Synergy

A practical guide to It's About Pirates ship builds: weapon slot layout, blunt/pierce/elemental damage types, crew upgrades, and what to buy early.

It's About Pirates Ship Controls Explained: Steering, Aiming, and Crew Stats

Learn how It's About Pirates ship controls work — steering, positioning, aiming, and crew stats that change how your vessel handles in combat.

It's About Pirates Ship Fortress Build: Weapons, Crew, and Upgrade Strategy

Plan an It's About Pirates ship fortress build with weapon slots, crew picks, stat priorities, and the hazards waiting in Elderwoof's pirate roguelike.

It's About Pirates Ship Skins: Customization and Unlocks Explained

A sourced look at It's About Pirates ship skins: the 150+ ship parts, loot and quest unlocks, and the November 2026 launch snapshot.

It's About Pirates Ship Upgrades: Build a Floating Fortress

A gameplay-based look at It's About Pirates ship upgrades: cannon levels, officers, shop gear, crew stats, and how to plan a build that survives.

It s About Pirates Loot Guide: How to Collect Ship Parts and Build Upgrades

A practical It s About Pirates loot guide: how loot and 140+ items feed builds, plus how the separate 150+ ship-part collection progresses across adventures.

It's About Pirates 30 Adventures: How the Progression Loop Works

Sail through It's About Pirates' 30 adventures with a clear look at captains, factions, ship parts, and the upgrade loop that decides each run.

It's About Pirates Adventures Guide: Builds, Captains, and Ship Parts

A practical It's About Pirates adventures guide to the 30 adventures, 10 captains, 6 factions, 150+ ship parts, builds, and the dated launch snapshot.

It's About Pirates Unlock Ship Skins: What Launch Sources Confirm

A dated, source-checked look at how It's About Pirates unlock ship skins fits the loot loop, plus ship parts, patches, and launch facts.

It's About Pirates Difficulty Levels: How the Challenge Scales at Sea

What It's About Pirates difficulty levels are: Easy, Normal, and Hard per adventure from Update #1, plus escalating waves, Endless mode, and manual aiming.

It's About Pirates Easy Difficulty: What the Steam Page Confirms and How to Soften Runs

Yes, It's About Pirates has an Easy difficulty, added in Update #1 for every adventure. Here is what changes on Easy, plus ways to soften your first runs.

It's About Pirates Endless Mode Guide: Survive the Leaderboard

A grounded It's About Pirates endless mode guide: what the press kit confirms, which ship systems matter, and how to prep for leaderboard runs.

It's About Pirates Hard Difficulty: What Actually Raises the Challenge

Hard is one of three selectable It's About Pirates difficulty levels added in Update #1; here is what it changes and how to raise the challenge further.

It's About Pirates Leaderboard Guide: Score Attack Tips for Endless Mode

A practical It's About Pirates leaderboard guide: how Endless mode score chasing works, build priorities, captain picks, and dated launch facts.

It's About Pirates Leaderboard Multiplier: What We Know About Scoring

The It's About Pirates leaderboard multiplier explained: Update #1 confirms a lower multiplier on Easy, while exact values and the full formula remain unpublished.

It's About Pirates Normal Difficulty: What a Standard Run Really Looks Like

It's About Pirates Normal difficulty, added in Update #1, explained: what the tier changes, plus build tips and dated facts from the Steam listing.

It's About Pirates Achievements: Full List of 51 Goals and How to Unlock Them

A dated guide to all 51 It's About Pirates achievements — captain wins, plunder tiers, boss damage types, endless mode, and practical unlock tips.

It's About Pirates Controller Support: Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam Deck Guide

It's About Pirates controller support is confirmed for Xbox and PlayStation pads, and the devs recommend one. Here's the full breakdown.

It's About Pirates PlayStation Controller Support: What Steam Shows

Does It's About Pirates support a PlayStation controller? Steam lists Full Controller Support plus DualSense and DualShock categories; here is what that means.

It's About Pirates Steam Deck Performance: Verified Status and What to Expect

It's About Pirates Steam Deck performance: Valve's badge is Unknown, but the developer reported about 60 FPS at Max settings with occasional 50s. Dated details here.

It's About Pirates Steam Deck: Compatibility, Controls, and Performance

Is It's About Pirates playable on Steam Deck? Check the compatibility status, controller support, file size, and what to verify before you buy.

It's About Pirates Steam Review: Pirate Roguelike Price, Builds, and Release Details

A source-checked look at It's About Pirates on Steam: release date, price snapshot, ship-building features, specs, and early review scores.

It's About Pirates System Requirements: Minimum and Recommended PC Specs

Full It's About Pirates system requirements from Steam, plus practical tips for checking your RAM, GPU, and storage before you buy the pirate roguelike.

It s About Pirates Does It Have a Story? What the Roguelike Actually Tells You

Does It s About Pirates have a story? We break down the confirmed lore framing, quests, captains, and realms on the Steam page as of Nov 9, 2026.

It's About Pirates Mythical Sea Monsters: What Each Beast Does to Your Ship

It's About Pirates mythical sea monsters, ranked by what they actually do to your run: sharks, crabs, eels, mermaids, and a giant octopus, plus build tips.

It's About Pirates Pirate Realms: How Quests Unlock 150+ Ship Parts

A launch-window look at It's About Pirates pirate realms, quest-driven ship-part collecting, captains, factions, and dated Steam review data.

It's About Pirates Game Review: A $10 Pirate Roguelike Worth Your Crew?

Our It's About Pirates game review covers combat, captains, factions, Steam review scores, price, and system requirements from the Nov 2026 launch window.

It's About Pirates Gameplay Trailer Breakdown: What the Steam Roguelike Shows

A dated breakdown of the It's About Pirates gameplay trailer from IGN, plus what the Steam store page confirms about Elderwoof's pirate roguelike.

It's About Pirates Official Trailer: Gameplay, Genre, and Release Details

IGN's It's About Pirates official trailer, explained: runtime, developer Elderwoof Games, genre labels, and the confirmed November 6, 2026 release.

It's About Pirates Patch Notes: Update #1 and #2 Changes Explained (2026)

A dated breakdown of It's About Pirates patch notes on Steam: difficulty levels, Ship's Bells, auto-save, and fixes from Updates #1 and #2.

It's About Pirates Reddit Buzz: What Players Ask About the Pirate Roguelike

Sorting It's About Pirates Reddit chatter from verified Steam facts: release date, review score, captains, builds, controller support, and price.

It's About Pirates Steam Next Fest Trailer: What the Record Actually Shows

What the record shows about an It's About Pirates Steam Next Fest trailer, plus what the May 2026 gameplay trailer reveals and how to verify status.

It's About Pirates Update: Launch Week News, Reviews, and What Comes Next

The It's About Pirates update picture after launch: release date, Nov 9 review snapshot, discount timing, core gameplay, and what's still unconfirmed.

What is It's About Pirates?

It's About Pirates is a single-player pirate action roguelike and survivors-like from Elderwoof Games. You steer a ship through enemy waves, dodge cannon fire, collect loot, and combine weapons, items, captain traits, and faction abilities into run-specific builds.

It's About Pirates ships with 30 adventures, 10 captains, 6 factions, and more than 140 items, plus ship customization, quests, leaderboards, and Endless mode. Post-launch updates have already added selectable difficulty levels, Ship's Bells, and automatic saving.

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Developer

Elderwoof Games

Platform

Windows PC / Steam

Genre

Action Roguelike / Survivors-like

Adventures

30

Captains

10

Factions

6

Items

140+

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Start with the beginner route, then move into weapons and ship builds, the item and ship-part collections, adventures, difficulty tiers, sea monsters, and Steam platform details.

It's About Pirates Beginner Guide

The first-hour route for It's About Pirates: how a day runs, which upgrades to buy, how aiming and boost work, and the habits that keep a starter ship afloat long enough to snowball.

1Sail the starter ship, watch the day timer, and clear enemy waves to collect gold before the map closes.
2Steer with the movement stick and use the breeze boost to break out of bad positions instead of tanking hits.
3Pick raw cannon damage at your first level-up so every later shop purchase compounds on real base output.
4Spend gold inside the day window on crew, weapons, and hull upgrades; unspent gold does not carry a run.
5Buying is not equipping: slot a new weapon immediately or your damage stalls while the gold is gone.
6Stay inside the map boundary, keep crew alive, and treat level-ups as health refills before harder encounters.
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It's About Pirates Weapons Tier List

A field ranking of the weapons that carried a documented run: cannon base damage, grapeshot swivels, harpoons, rams, mortars, and the filler picks that quietly waste gold.

S Tier

Cannon base damage and the grapeshot swivel: repeatable shop picks that never stopped carrying the run.

A Tier

Harpoon levels with harpooner crew, plus the flintlock pistol rolling base, pierce, elemental, and crit.

B Tier

Rams, multi-shot mortar, and flamethrower: situational hull pieces that need positioning to pay off.

C Tier

Voodoo doll, beer jug, and matchsticks: cheap stat filler that rarely justifies a slot on its own.

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It's About Pirates Ship Builds

How ship builds actually fit together in It's About Pirates: weapon slots, blunt, pierce, and elemental damage, crew bonuses, and the early purchases that decide your first three days.

Cannon mountsSide and forward cannon slots carry base damage, the most reliable upgrade path all run.
Swivel mountsGrapeshot spread for close range or sniper swivels for precision, depending on the shop.
HarpoonsMid-range damage that scales with range and crew bonuses once a harpooner is hired.
RamsContact damage that only works if you commit to closing distance every fight.
MortarsIndirect fire as a shop option, useful support but under-tested in recorded runs.
Crew statsOfficers change reload, range, and crit; losing crew members overboard weakens the whole build.
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It's About Pirates Items List

What the item pool really covers: 140+ build-shaping items kept separate from the 150+ ship parts, plus the weapon families the developer names and the gaps still open.

Item poolBuild-shaping pieces combined with weapons and your captain rather than standalone pickups.
Ship partsA separate vessel-customization collection grown through quests across pirate realms.
Captains10 distinct captains set the spine of a build before any loot arrives.
Factions6 factions with unique abilities reshape which items are worth taking.
WeaponsFlamethrowers, harpoons, and mortars are the families named in official material.
SkinsLoot collected during runs also unlocks new ship skins, so bad runs still pay out.
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It's About Pirates 30 Adventures

The progression layer behind the runs: 30 adventures, quest stops across pirate realms, and the ship-part collection that grows as you clear objectives instead of grinding waves.

Adventures30 adventures form the backbone of the game and the main route to new ship parts.
Quest stopsFinish objectives first; parts come from quests, not from surviving aimlessly.
RealmsQuests run across different pirate realms, each adding components to the collection.
Upgrade loopGold from each day feeds crew, weapons, and hull upgrades before the timer closes.
LootRun loot and quest rewards feed separate tracks, so budget them separately.
ScalingEnemy waves get harder each adventure, so re-check your build before pushing on.
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It's About Pirates Difficulty Levels

Easy, Normal, and Hard arrived in Update #1 and apply per adventure, while Endless mode and the leaderboard sit on top as the score-chasing layer for finished builds.

EasySelectable per adventure since Update #1, with a lower leaderboard multiplier for scoring.
NormalThe baseline tier for players who already know the day loop and upgrade rhythm.
HardRaises the pressure for builds that can clear waves fast enough to keep shopping.
EndlessAn open-ended mode built to test your skill once the campaign structure is learned.
LeaderboardGives an external benchmark beyond simple survival, filtered by difficulty.
AimingManual aim raises the skill ceiling; automatic aim lowers the attention load.
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It's About Pirates Sea Monsters

The creatures that punish a lazy build: hammerhead packs, giant and purple crabs, eel swarms, mermaids that strip crew, manta rays, and a giant octopus.

HammerheadsPacks spawn together; clear the smaller sharks before committing to the big one.
CrabsGiant and purple crabs soak chip damage, so bring raw cannon damage and ram hits.
EelsSwarm hits cost crew, so boost out instead of sailing through the middle of the cluster.
MermaidsTheir attacks strip crew rather than hull, which makes crew upgrades a defense line.
Manta raysThey drift into your route and punish straight-line sailing; steer around them.
OctopusTreat the giant octopus as a long fight and keep moving while you burn it down.
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It's About Pirates Steam and Steam Deck

Platform details that decide whether you buy in: the Steam release, controller support for Xbox and PlayStation pads, 51 achievements, Steam Deck status, and system specs.

Steam DeckValve's compatibility badge was still unknown; the developer reported roughly 60 FPS.
ControllerFull Controller Support is listed, and the developers recommend playing with a pad.
Achievements51 Steam achievements cover captain wins, plunder tiers, bosses, and Endless runs.
System specsCheck minimum and recommended RAM, GPU, and storage before you buy.
Steam extrasCloud saves, leaderboards, and Family Sharing ship alongside achievements.
Full supportController categories and Steam features are listed on the official store page.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about It's About Pirates.

Ready to Master It's About Pirates?

From your first voyage and early ship upgrades to captain synergies, faction builds, boss encounters, and Endless-mode scoring, this fan-made wiki is built to help you sail farther.