Rogue Waters

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BECOME THE PIRATE CAPTAIN Set sail as Captain Cutter , a pirate caught in a deadly struggle for power and vengeance. Navigate dangerous waters, unleash mythical sea creatures, and outwit enemies as you chase legendary treasure and confront dark secrets.

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Developer:
Ice Code Games
Publisher:
Tripwire Interactive
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
30 September 2024
Recent Steam reviews:
Mixed (12)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (947)

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Description

BECOME THE PIRATE CAPTAIN

Set sail as Captain Cutter, a pirate caught in a deadly struggle for power and vengeance. Navigate dangerous waters, unleash mythical sea creatures, and outwit enemies as you chase legendary treasure and confront dark secrets.

  • Embark on a journey of loyalty, betrayal, and revenge, as you unravel the mysteries of the Sea Shepherd prophecy and face the immortal Captain Blackbone.

  • Use your Pirate Cave (HUB) to equip ship upgrades & crew members before each run.

  • Each run generates new encounters, requiring careful navigation as you work your way toward Captain Blackbone.

  • Enjoy a rich, story-driven adventure across 3 acts, with endless replayability.

ASSEMBLE YOUR CREW

Recruit and grow your pirate crew, discovering their hidden potential as you lead them into battle. It's your responsibility to mold them into the legendary pirates they were destined to be.

  • Recruit from 6 unique classes, each with distinct abilities and playstyles for your ship’s crew.

  • After each run, upgrade your crew’s skills to increase their effectiveness.

  • Damage persists across runs, requiring you to swap out crew members to allow them time to heal.

EVER-CHANGING LAND AND SEA

Face new challenges as the game world shifts procedurally with each run, offering fresh secrets, combat scenarios, and treasures to discover.

  • Encounters feature diverse pirate factions and enemy types—choose your battles wisely.

  • Your crew will engage enemies on ships and land alike.

  • Visit shops to heal, upgrade crew, buy cannons, and repair your ship.

  • You can extort shops for loot, but it’ll lead to a fight.

TURN THE TIDES

Customize your naval encounters with cannons and ship artillery. Unleash powerful shots during naval combat to destroy enemy ship modules and gain the upper hand in boarding fights.

  • Encounters begin with Sea Battles where you can use cannons to target key areas of enemy ships.

  • Both your ship and the enemy's have distinct buffs that can be destroyed.

  • Crew members can be targeted and killed during battle, so defend your ship and crew before boarding.

THOUGHT-PROVOKING TACTICS

Experience a fresh take on turn-based tactical combat that replicates the visceral intensity of cloak-and-dagger duels. Use the environment to gain the upper hand like never before.

  • The boarding phase involves hand-to-hand combat where your crew faces off against enemies.

  • Use your crew's unique abilities to maneuver and pin enemies against obstacles for fatal damage.

  • Leverage the environment by pushing enemies into spikes, grabbing one-time weapons, or swinging into position with ropes.

SUMMON CREATURES FROM THE DEEP

Legendary sea creatures, once thought to be myths, roam the oceans of Rogue Waters. Free them from captivity and gain their trust to summon them in battle.

Summon 3 sea monsters to assist in the boarding phase:

  • The Kraken crushes nearby enemies.

  • The Mermaid disrupts and pushes enemies in any direction.

  • The Giant Snail drops a deadly spiked obstacle on the deck.

A ROGUE-LITE PIRATE ADVENTURE

Each run resets your equipment and items, but unlocks permanent upgrades for your crew, ship, and Captain Cutter, allowing you to grow stronger with every battle.

  • Items and upgrades reset between each run:

    • Personal items (character equipment): additional weapons, attack modifiers, and side upgrades for abilities.

    • Shipboard weapons (cannons and similar items): each new run begins with a usable, basic starter set.

    • Ship modules reset as well.

  • Each run permanently increases your progress:

    • Unlock skill trees for crew members and Captain Cutter.

    • Acquire ship and port facility upgrades in the Pirate Cave (HUB).

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64bit
Processor:
4-Core Processor (4 CPUs) 2.5 Ghz 64bit Intel Core i5-4690T 2.5 GHz || AMD Phenom X4 9850 2,5 GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 || Radeon RX 560
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
6 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows 10 64bit
Processor:
4-Core Processor (4 CPUs) 3.0 Ghz 64bit Intel Core i5-2320 3.0 GHz || AMD Ryzen 3 3200 3,0 GHz
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti || Radeon RX 570
DirectX:
Version 11
Storage:
6 GB available space
Additional Notes:
SSD Recommended

User reviews

Julius
Not recommended | 07 Jun 2026
31.1h played

Devs abandon this one and left it unfinished because working on another game? But hey let other devs release a DLC? wtf is wrong here? @ Tripwire-Stone So it took you 2 years and now the negativ reviews to become aware

Helpful: 16
Ryde
Not recommended | 06 Jun 2026
7.2h played

Rogue Waters is a fun roguelite ttrpg that unfortunately has some gamebreaking bugs. Pros: -Roguelite, but has an actual story that you progress through as you clear runs. -Similar set-up to Darkest Dungeon where you

Helpful: 21
Rotten Mango
Not recommended | 04 Jun 2026
29 min played

I usually enjoy tactical games, so Rogue Waters looked like an easy recommendation for me. Unfortunately, it only took about 15 minutes to lose my interest. The first red flag was a noticeable UI bug during the

Helpful: 38
magicalpj
Not recommended | 28 Jun 2026
9.2h played

First, let me just say that I REALLY like this game. A LOT. But I won't recommend it. I just experienced an issue which I gather from users online is a fairly common one. I fired up the game today, as one does, and my

Helpful: 13
Zodiac
Not recommended | 09 Jun 2026
24.5h played

Full of gamebreaking bugs and UI glitches. Achievements generally don't seem to work. Progression is horribly unbalanced and buying a few upgrades makes story progression a joke. Higher difficulties are harder, but not

Helpful: 7
StapleDebris
Not recommended | 28 Jun 2026
9.2h played

i tried to ignore the warnings. but the game is definitely too buggy to play. broken. kaput. not a finished product. it's unfortunately not even worth it if it's free.

Helpful: 9