Be a Pirate! is a pirate tower defense game set in the Crimson Expanse. Crownsmen approach by land while Crown Sloops follow the river, and building changes the routes available to ground troops.
Recruit pirate captains, develop towers through four battle upgrade tracks and follow the crew’s voiced campaign. Map victories, Endless survival and Steam achievements provide distinct goals to track.
Build your defenses from a dozen towers with different combat roles. Get to know the Cannon, poison-focused Voodoo Cauldron, beam-focused Heliograph Battery, and nearby damage support from The Commodore's Flag.
Cannon
A straightforward offensive tower in your defensive arsenal.
Voodoo Cauldron
A poison-focused tower for bringing cursed damage into your defenses.
Recruit and equip 15 unique Pirate Captains, each bringing permanent bonuses and a personal stake in the campaign. Explore their upgrade paths and choose the active captain who rides your ship into battle.
15 Captains
Recruit and equip 15 distinct Pirate Captains.
Permanent Bonuses
Each captain provides permanent bonuses and has individual upgrade paths.
Active Captain
Your selected active captain accompanies your ship into every battle.
Rescue Your Crew
The strongholds you defend belong to your captains, tying battles to imprisoned crewmates, debts, and grudges.
Spend Doubloons during a match to develop towers across four upgrade tracks. Towers change both visually and functionally as they grow, with unique Signature abilities changing how they fight.
Offense
One of the four upgrade tracks available to each tower during a match.
Range
A dedicated upgrade track for developing a tower's range.
Specialty
A tower-specific upgrade track that develops its particular combat role.
Signature
A unique ability track that changes how the tower fights.
The Crown's soldiers and warships are only the start of the fight across the Crimson Expanse. Meet the undead commanders and creatures from the Deep that turn a pirate rescue campaign into something darker.
Crown Forces
Face land troops, Crown Sloops, and commanders as the Crown attacks pirate strongholds.
Drowned Lieutenant
A commander who leads the dead.
Leviathan
An ancient creature coiled around a captive crew.
Horror in the Deep
A lurking threat that vanishes when you take aim at it.
Check your Windows PC against the minimum and recommended specifications before setting sail. The game requires DirectX 12 and 3 GB of available storage, with English language and full audio support.
Minimum CPU and RAM
Quad-core 2.5 GHz processor, such as Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD FX-6300 or equivalent, and 8 GB RAM.
Minimum Graphics
DirectX 12-compatible GPU with 2 GB VRAM, such as NVIDIA GTX 1050 or AMD RX 560.
Recommended CPU and RAM
Quad-core 3.5 GHz processor, such as Intel Core i5-9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600, and 16 GB RAM.
Recommended Graphics
DirectX 12-compatible GPU with 4 GB VRAM, such as NVIDIA GTX 1660 or AMD RX 5600 XT.
OS and Storage
Minimum: Windows 10 64-bit. Recommended: Windows 10/11 64-bit. Both require DirectX 12 and 3 GB available storage.
Platform and Language
Available for Windows on Steam, with English language and full audio support.
