Blackwake

Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel.

Blackwake is a pirates, multiplayer and naval combat game developed and published by Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd.
Released on February 19th 2020 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 25,803 reviews of which 20,853 were positive and 4,950 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Blackwake into these genres:

Pirates Multiplayer Naval Combat Naval Team-Based Action First-Person Co-op Strategy Funny FPS Early Access Sailing Indie Swordplay Open World Casual Violent Atmospheric Adventure

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: i5 2400, FX-6300
Memory: 10 GB RAM
Graphics: R9 270, GTX 660
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 4 GB available space
Additional Notes: This is to play the game on lowest settings with medium shadows at around 60FPS@1080p resolution.

MacOS

OS: OS X 10.8
Processor: i5/i7 CPU
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: R9 270, GTX 660 equivalent
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 4 GB available space
Additional Notes: The game does have Mac support but our Mac testers are quite small to give an accurate minimum specs.

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Dec. 2024

Current state of the game going into 2025: I recently checked the steamcharts, saw the population was small but steady, and peaked enough to fill a few servers. So I decided to reinstall it. It's not active like it was at its height, but there is still a small community kicking around. From what I can tell, there are a lot of European players keeping it afloat. This puts the peak hours around midday in North and South America. So I think a lot of people calling it "dead" are checking in the evenings in the US. Point is, if you miss this game like I did, check the servers around midday, if you're in North or South America. You'll find people. If we get enough people in our timezones playing, we can start filling our NA servers during our prime gaming time. And for anyone who hasn't tried it, it's fun. It's wacky and chaotic. The videos on the store page do a good job of conveying the gameplay. It's most fun when lots of people on your ship have a mic. For better or worse. There's a mutiny mechanic, so annoying captains don't get to keep the helm. Most fun with friends. But also an easy game to make friends in. Plus it's free now. Why not check it out?

Sept. 2024

I really liked this (when there were people playing it). It's pretty unpolished but it's also really dope. When you can get a good crew and you've got a captain shouting orders and everyone running around on deck it feels so cool. I'm not sure if anyone actually plays it anymore, and the whole charm came from having a bunch of people in a server, so purchase at your own risk

Aug. 2024

This game has a special place in my heart and it's so sad to see it dead and abandoned by the devs the way they did it. It deserves more and I wish it was saved.

Feb. 2024

There's been a lot of imitators, but Blackwake was the first to ever do it, and it did it best. Sea of Thieves ship combat has nothing on this. Skull and Bones wishes it was half as fun as this. Blazing Sails was a cartoony copy. Of all games to lose an active player base, this one might hurt the most. I'm not sure what it needed. Do you all really need like battlepasses and loot crates to keep y'all engaged these days or what? Either way, it just went free to play. I can definitely recommend it now. I hope it boosts the player count and gives it the boost it deserves. ETA: I had no problem with the tutorial and it's running on my modern PC, don't know what the negative reviewers are on about.

Jan. 2024

Great game, I miss it a lot. Unfortunately it is completely dead and unplayable without a userbase. The publisher should just make this free2play

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Free to play

7.9

20,853

4,950

Online players

Developer

Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd

Publisher

Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd

Release 19 Feb 2020

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