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Games like Blackwake

  • 12 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Blackwake also play

The closest matches to Blackwake: Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition, Naval Action, The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt, Blazing Sails, and Skull and Bones. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Naval Combat and Sailing, like Blackwake.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2019
  1. Rank 04

    Blazing Sails

    Why this: Also Naval Combat and Pirates, like Blackwake.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2023
  2. Rank 07

    Windrose

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2026
  3. Rank 08

    Terror of the Seven Seas

    Why this: Shares boarding combat and crew management with Blackwake.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2024

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Blackwake

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

    Also Sailing and Naval, like Blackwake.

    • 89% of 145,168 reviews
  2. 2
    Naval Action

    Also Naval Combat and Sailing, like Blackwake.

    • 50% of 5,574 reviews
  3. 3
    The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt

    Shares crew management with Blackwake.

    • 82% of 1,605 reviews
  4. 4
    Blazing Sails

    Also Naval Combat and Pirates, like Blackwake.

    • 84% of 1,103 reviews
  5. 5
    Skull and Bones

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 69% of 1,830 reviews
  6. 6
    World of Warships

    Same tense mood as Blackwake.

    • 80% of 48,539 reviews
  7. 7
    Windrose

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 89% of 19,600 reviews
  8. 8
    Terror of the Seven Seas

    Shares boarding combat and crew management with Blackwake.

    • 82% of 78 reviews
  9. 9
    MORDHAU

    Also Swordplay and Team-Based, like Blackwake.

    • 81% of 59,032 reviews
  10. 10
    Maelstrom

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 83% of 1,821 reviews
  11. 11
    Out of Reach: Treasure Royale

    Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer

    • 71% of 125 reviews
  12. 12
    Port Royale 4

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation

    • 58% of 586 reviews
  13. 13
    Sid Meier's Pirates!

    Genres: RPG

    • 95% of 4,626 reviews
  14. 14
    Feral Blue

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 50% of 119 reviews
  15. 15
    Windward

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 80% of 1,924 reviews
  16. 16
    Blood and Gold: Caribbean!

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 58% of 752 reviews
  17. 17
    Tempest: Pirate Action RPG

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 66% of 775 reviews
  18. 18
    Captain Bones : A Pirate's Journey

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 77% of 115 reviews
  19. 19
    Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 71% of 104 reviews
  20. 20
    Buccaneers!

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 83% of 267 reviews
  21. 21
    AirBuccaneers

    Also Pirates and Team-Based, like Blackwake.

    • 61% of 394 reviews
  22. 22
    Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG & Sea Battles

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 74% of 247 reviews
  23. 23
    Arcane Waters

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 69% of 101 reviews
  24. 24
    Chivalry: Medieval Warfare

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 81% of 21,971 reviews
Blackwake — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2020
  • Developer: Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd
  • Price: Free to play
  • 82% of 13,263 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS

Players highlight

  • Crew management is chaotic
  • No pay to win
  • Simulation is top tier
  • Grim
  • Intense
  • Stressful

More games like Blackwake, sliced differently

Reviewers mention these as similar to Blackwake

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  • Thief of Thieves

    Why this: Shares crew management with Blackwake.

    • $1.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  • Squad

    Why this: Same intense mood as Blackwake.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020

About Blackwake

The closest matches to Blackwake: Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition, Naval Action, The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt, Blazing Sails, and Skull and Bones. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Blackwake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition, Naval Action and The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as grim, intense and stressful, and single out its boarding combat and cannon firing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

About 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.

Is Blackwake worth buying?

  • 82% of 13,263 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 14 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Game is dead now... Used to be really fun to play. Have to thank Dunkey for featuring it in one of his videos.”
4 h played
“it had potential. second time i downloaded it. heres my issue. 1. keeps crashing and no one wants to have to trouble shoot. 2. not enough servers. 3. no one wants to set up servers. 4. Dev, you should have pre made servers, not just have…”
1 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition, Naval Action, The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt

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Frequently asked about Blackwake

Can I run it?

Is Blackwake free to play?

Yes — Blackwake is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does Blackwake have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Blackwake supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).

What games are most similar to Blackwake?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blackwake are Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition, Naval Action, The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt.

Who developed Blackwake?

Blackwake was developed by Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd.