Factsheet
Developer:
Fireblade Software
Based in Guildford, UK
Release date:
21st February 2018
Platforms:
PC, Mac and Linux
Steam
Official Soundtrack
Official Art Book
GOG
Switch eShop
Apple Store
Google Play Store
Website:
https://www.abandonshipgame.com
Regular Price:
| USD | $24.99 |
| GBP | £19.99 |
| EUR | €22.99 |
Description
Abandon Ship is a PC game where you take command of an ‘Age of Sail’ ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
History
Abandon Ship launched into Steam Early Access in February 2018, hitting 4th in the Global Top Sellers charts on Steam. The v1.0 was launched in October 2019 and in June 2022 the game released on the Apple Store and Google Play Store.
Features
- Discover a huge amount of unique, story-filled islands across diverse biomes and themed areas: Fight ghost ships in the Haunted Seas. Ward off giant arachnids in the Spider Islands. Regions filled with poisonous gas, icebergs, cannibals and much more await.
- Explore a fantasy world that reacts to your actions. Engage in piracy and become a hunted Captain. Undertake quests that may drastically change the environment – or the entire world. Make decisions that create allies or enemies that return to help or seek vengeance.
- Battle enemy ships, fortifications and sea monsters in vicious tactical combat, employing your best tactics to out-manoeuvre and out-gun the enemy.
- Weather and environmental conditions affect your battles: Tidal waves, lightning strikes, volcanic bombardments and blizzards are just some of the modifiers that impact your strategy.
- Dozens of diverse weapons and upgrades are available to utilise on the various ship classes you can acquire. Customise your vessels appearance by capturing enemy ships intact. Your trusty crew gain experience and traits to help provide an edge over the enemy.
- Ship Destruction is not the End. Life in the world of Abandon Ship can be brutal. Death is permanent. But the game doesn’t end if your vessel is destroyed. You are the Captain, and as long as the Captain is alive, there is always hope. By escaping to a Lifeboat, or even being stranded, alone in the water, there is still a chance to survive and fight your way back to the top.
- Play multiple stories, including the main campaigns tale of overthrowing a Cthulhu-esque Cult, a Freeplay mode about rebuilding the legacy of your forebears, and shorter tales, such as the combat campaign focused on rescuing your sister, or Sword of the Cult, where you play as one of Father’s children, climbing the ranks until you’re granted the ultimate weapon: The Kraken.
Videos
Full Release YouTube
Major Update 06: Sword of the Cult YouTube
Major Update 05: The Spider Islands YouTube
Major Update 04: Shattered Empire Trailer YouTube
Major Update 03: The Haunted Seas Trailer YouTube
Major Update 02: The Perilous Bounty Trailer YouTube
Major Update 01: Treasures of the Deep Trailer YouTube
Early Access Launch Trailer YouTube
Release Date Announcement Trailer YouTube
Announcement Trailer YouTube
Mobile Announcement Trailer YouTube
Switch Release Trailer YouTube
Images
Full Release
Haunted Seas
Perilous Bounty
Shattered Empire
Spider Islands
Sword of the Cult
Gifs
YouTube Key Art
A large selection of key art is included in the zip file that would make suitable YouTube thumbnails, or for use in articles. A small selection is shown below as an example.
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
- "Develop Conference 2017 Indie Showcase People's Choice Award Winners."
- "Develop Conference 2017 Indie Showcase Shortlist."
- "The MIX GDC 2017 Showcase Finalist."
- "UK Games Fund Awards 2018 Finalist."
- "Lisbon Games Week 2018 Indie X Finalist."
- "UK Games Fund Awards 2019 Finalist."
Selected Articles
- "Abandon Ship, in other words, is a game that plays with FTL's winning formula in some very clever ways. It eases off on certain elements, allowing you to look around and get a sense of exploration, while ramping up the intensity of other elements. It's a game that makes you stop and really think about certain parts of your journey, while relying on gut instinct to see you through others. For something that's just launched in Early Access it's remarkably well realised, and I look forward to seeing how shipshape it is once the voyage to completion is finally done."
- Johnny Chiodini, Eurogamer - "I quickly became a fan of the oil painting design direction of Abandon Ship and felt that it made the game stand out when compared to titles in the same genre, but the combat is where I feel Fireblade has found a nice balance of deep tactics through simple execution."
- Azario Lopez, Dualshockers - "In the end though, what we see is a title that already shows more chops than a lot of titles that are full releases. That balancing is really well done, the combat moment-to-moment is really fun."
- Karak, Angry Centaur Gaming
Monetization Permission
Fireblade Software allows for the contents of Abandon Ship to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from Abandon Ship is legally & explicitly allowed by Fireblade Software. This permission can be found in writing at http://www.firebladesoftware.com/presskit/sheet.php?p=abandon_ship.
About Fireblade Software
Boilerplate
Fireblade Software is a remote-working Indie Micro-Studio comprised of Industry Veterans. The team has decades of experience with dozens of released titles between them. We're big fans of strategy and action games and create the sort of games that we'd like to play.
More information
More information on Fireblade Software, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Abandon Ship Credits
Gary Burchell
Biz Dev, Designer, Project Lead, Fireblade Software Ltd
Adam Thacker
Technical Lead, Fireblade Software Ltd
Aaron Miller
Music Composer, Lead VFX, Freelancer
Alex Shapland
3D Art, Animation, GUI, Concept, Freelancer
Mark Angus
Lead Audio Designer, Freelancer
Danny Wadeson
Narrative Designer, Freelancer
Amanda Ho
Concept Artist
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks