Puzzle Pirates
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| Developer(s) | Grey Havens |
| Publisher(s) | Grey Havens |
| Platform(s) | Any with Java, incl. Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad (No longer supported) |
| Release | December 8, 2003 |
| Genre(s) | MMOG |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer, Singleplayer (Only with CD) |
Puzzle Pirates (also known as Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates) is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Three Rings Design (Later owned by Grey Havens LLC).
During the 7th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Puzzle Pirates for "Massively Mutliplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year".[1]
Gameplay
[edit]The player takes the role of a pirate, adventuring on the high seas and pillaging money ("pieces of eight") from enemy ships (human or computer-controlled). The mechanics of the game are driven by puzzles.
Puzzle Pirates is open-ended and community-driven. Over time, pirates can join a crew, progress in rank within that crew, buy and run sailing vessels and shoppes, and become captain of a crew, royalty within an alliance of crews, or governor of an island. Players are able to help expand the game, with puzzles, in-game objects, and artwork.
History
[edit]As of December 2008, there were 4 million users registered to the game.[2]
On August 31, 2011, the game was made free-to-play on Steam.[3] Support for an iPad platform was developed and released in 2013. Three Rings later announced the removal of the iPad application and ceased support of the platform in July 2014.[4]
On April 5, 2016, Three Rings Design announced that support for the game would shift from them to Grey Havens, a company consisting of former Three Rings employees.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 Awards Category Details Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "PuzzlePirates.com - 4 million registered pirates". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ "New Free to Play on Steam - Puzzle Pirates". Steam. 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Sun sets on the iPad". Spyglass. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Puzzle Pirate Forums". Puzzle Pirates. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links
[edit]- 2003 video games
- Free-to-play video games
- Independent Games Festival winners
- Java platform games
- Linux games
- MacOS games
- Massively multiplayer online games
- Massively multiplayer online role-playing games
- Miniclip games
- Video games with co-operative vehicle control
- Puzzle video games
- Three Rings Design
- Video games about pirates
- Video games developed in the United States
- Webby Award winners
- Windows games