Getting Started
Start Pixel Piracy right. Starting choices, the core loop, first steps in town, and the early combat tactics that keep your captain alive.
Ship Building
Build the ultimate pirate vessel. Learn about essential modules, layout strategies, and resource storage in Pixel Piracy.
Crew Management
Hire and level a Pixel Piracy crew. Pirate stats, managing hunger and morale, skill books, and the traits worth paying extra for at hire.
Combat and Boarding
Pixel Piracy combat, grappling, and boarding. Weapon math, protecting your captain, plundering ships, and the level 5 artillery power spike.
World Exploration
Navigate the Pixel Piracy world map, survive roguelike encounters, handle factions and legendary pirates, and free crew stranded on islands.
Achievements
Every Pixel Piracy Steam achievement with unlock conditions, global completion rates, legendary encounters, and the hidden meta unlocks.
Patch History
The Pixel Piracy development timeline, from the 2014 Early Access launch through the bankruptcy hiatus and the 2023 64-bit Kirpu revival.
Tips and Tricks
Pixel Piracy tips covering First Mate costs, morale levers, the 2023 stat changes, cannon requirements, animal skill trees, and Legendary Pirate scaling.