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Pixel Piracy

Pixel Piracy is a side-scrolling 2d, real time strategy/sandbox/simulation game created by indie developer Vitali Kirpu and produced by Alexander Poysky. In the game, the player leads the life of a pirate…

50 12 November 2013

Pixel Piracy is an adventure developed by Quadro Delta, released 12 November 2013 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux and Mac.

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What Pixel Piracy is

Pixel Piracy is an adventure game developed by Quadro Delta and released in 2013. It was published by 505 Games. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pixel Piracy is a side-scrolling 2d, real time strategy/sandbox/simulation game created by indie developer Vitali Kirpu and produced by Alexander Poysky. In the game, the player leads the life of a pirate captain. Recruit a crew, outfit and customize your ship and set sail on the open seas. There you’ll use any combination of aggression, diversion and trade to become the most infamous pirate crew of the seven seas! You can raid, pillage and plunder everything in your path, divert and lie to get what you want or trade for a quick buck. Remember to be careful though, death is everywhere and quite permanent! Adventure awaits…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 31 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Pixel Piracy holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. That places it above 7% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 20 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 1.6 GHZ, 1 GB RAM and Pixel Shader Capable Graphics card. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Pixel Piracy launched on 12 November 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Pixel Piracy — frequently asked questions

When did Pixel Piracy come out?
Pixel Piracy was released on 12 November 2013 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Pixel Piracy?
At minimum, Pixel Piracy needs 1.6 GHZ, 1 GB RAM, Pixel Shader Capable Graphics card graphics, 200 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Pixel Piracy?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("200 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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