# Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet — Hilarious pirate adventure

> Hilarious pirate adventure game with puzzles, voice acting, and a charming story. (iPhone/iPad app by Application Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nelly-cootalot-the-fowl-fleet/id973866287 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Application Systems Heidelberg Software GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/324565007)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Adventure, Family
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 102 App Store ratings · 96 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 913 MB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish, Italian, German (Germany), French (France)
- Released: 2017-02-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-03
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nelly-cootalot-the-fowl-fleet/id973866287/reviews.md

## What is Nelly Cootalot?

Best of Mac App Store 2016 game now on iOS!
"The funniest mobile game of 2017 if not all time." - gamezebo.com
Pirate heroine Nelly Cootalot takes on the evil Baron Widebeard in this hilarious adventure game. 
Meet an outlandish cast of characters featuring the voice of Tom Baker (Dr Who), and face perplexing challenges in your search for the Treasure of the Seventh Sea.

• "Overflowing with charm and heart" - Adventure Gamers
• "The puzzles are as perfect as possible" - Just Adventure
• "Incredibly funny" - Gamewatcher

ABOUT THE GAME
Join Nelly and explore a hand-drawn world created by award-winning comedian Alasdair Beckett-King. This is your opportunity to:
• Race aristocrats for fun and profit.
• Commandeer an ancient airship.
• Enter the mind of a monkey wizard.
• Borrow moonshine from a surly Viking.
• Wantonly misuse the word ‘borrow’.

What is Baron Widebeard planning? Can he be stopped? How is a fleet of hypnotised wildfowl involved?

To answer these questions comes Nelly Cootalot: pirate heroine and defender of endangered and adorable creatures. Nelly’s journey will take her from Port Rubicund in the South Seas to the lonely isle of Gloomholm in the icy north. Help Nelly solve puzzles and defeat the most formidable husband and wife team in the bird-kidnapping industry.

FEATURES
• Full voice-acting in English & German.
• A script that will amuse and delight whether you are 9, 19 or 90. (But ONLY those ages.)
• Art & animation in glorious high-definition.
• Puzzles that will tax the world's greatest minds, if they're having an off-day.
• Over 45 unique characters & 35 locations.
• Quaint British spellings = extra letters for free.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
iPad 3, iPhone 5, iPad mini 2, iPod touch 6 or better

MORE PRESS CLIPPINGS
"It’s funny, daft, and the look is incessantly fantastic" - Rock, Paper, Shotgun

"Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is one of the funniest games I have played in recent years." (5/5) - Kickstartventures

"Beautiful art, an engaging story, some fun gameplay and snappy dialogue, Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is a nice little gem." (9.1/10) - Geeknifty

"If you are a fan of the genre, then The Fowl Fleet should definitely be on your wishlist." (8.3) - Gameramble

"Outstanding puzzle design" (87% ) - adventurecorner

"Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is a brilliant adventure that wonderfully demonstrates quirky British humor and is totally unique." (4.5/5 - Amazing) - The Nerd Stash

"An amazing adventure game. Its story has surprising depth, the characters are lovable, the puzzles are great fun and it wraps it all up in a layer of fantastic humour!" (4.5/5 - AMAZING! ) - The Mental Attic

"Lovingly crafted and amounts to a very relaxing and enjoyable point ‘n click experience." (7: very good) - Techraptor

"A delightful point-and-click romp of swashing and buckling. In short, it’ll straight up charm your knickers off." (Buy it!) - vgblogger

"Tom Baker is in it, which is important." - PC Gamer

## Key features

- Hilarious pirate adventure
- Hand-drawn world exploration
- Outlandish characters with voice acting
- Perplexing puzzles
- Engaging story
- High-definition art and animation

## What do users think of Nelly Cootalot?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 😂 Hilarious and witty dialogue
- 👍 Great voice acting
- 🗺️ Logical and solvable puzzles
- 🏴‍☠️ Classic adventure game feel
- 🎨 Vivid and charming graphics
- 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for adults and kids
- 💰 Good value for money
- 🕹️ Controller support on AppleTV
- 💡 Well-designed gameplay
- 🎶 Excellent music and songs

**Cons**

- 🚶 Slow walking animations
- 🗣️ No option to turn off voices
- ❓ Items disappearing from inventory
- 🐛 Glitches and crashes
- ⏳ Game can feel short
- 🤔 Puzzles can be too easy for some
- 💾 Save system issues

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Inventory items disappear
- Game crashes after specific points
- Save/load system issues
- Game freezes or hangs
- Items needed for puzzles disappear
- Achievement issues

**Most requested features**

- Skippable slow walking animations
- Option to turn off voice commentary
- More sequels/future games

## Recent user reviews (10 of 96)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nelly-cootalot-the-fowl-fleet/id973866287/reviews.md

### 5/5 — In the finest tradition

*2026-02-04*

of silly pirate adventure games, perfect for fans of Monkey Island. Vivid world, clever writing, mostly logical puzzles. I just wish the slow walking animations were skippable.

### 5/5 — Great game

*2026-01-12*

Enjoyed this one all the way through worth getting 👍🏻

### 2/5 — No option to turn off voices

*2025-11-19, version 1.9.4*

Game starts with no captions at all, then forces you to listen to voice commentary, which is beyond annoying. I wish I hadn't purchased this game.

### 3/5 — Fun until…

*2025-07-13*

Picked up items needed and then they disappear out of inventory. Sticker of singer and it won’t give you a second one. Want to go back and start over? Nope! Mad I paid for this now!

### 4/5 — Fun and runs on AppleTV

*2025-06-30*

A fun, colorful point and click adventure made all the better by running on AppleTV with controller support.   Good voice performances, good music and logical, solvable puzzles.  Lots of puns on the digital high seas.

### 2/5 — Regrets

*2025-05-11*

I regret buying this game. I was hoping it would be a fun point in click game similar to the journey down, or night of the tentacle, but it is not. It’s really quite dumb. You know it’s bad, when you have to go through a walk-through five minutes into it, and even the walk-through doesn’t make sense. It was a waste of money for me.

### 5/5 — Just brilliant

*2025-04-26*

Brilliant UK version of Escape to Monkey Island. Definitely agree that needs to be another sequel!

### 5/5 — '

*2025-04-06*

Hallo
Ich habe Nelly cottalot 1
Gespielt kann de Brief nehmen aber nicht lesen

### 4/5 — ?

*2023-12-25, version 1.8*

My game does not work after the whole Jeremy thing.

### 5/5 — Klasse spiel mit nervigen Speicher Überfüllung

*2023-06-16*

Das Spiel selbst ist super.
Aber das Speichersystem muss dringend überarbeitet werden
Man kann keine Spielstände antippen um sie dann mit dem aktuellen zu überschreiben ,man muss im wieder einen Namen eingeben um sie zu überschreiben und löschen geht auch nicht.
Das ist auf Dauer so nervig ,dass ich angefangen habe immer neue Spielstände anzulegen mit den vorgeschlagenen Namen .
Soweit wäre das auch okay für mich ABER wenn man das so macht wird es immer länger dauern um ein Spiel zu laden oder speichern mittlerweile dauert es fast 2 Minuten zum speichern oder laden eines Spielständen.
Es ging mir so auch die Nerven,dass ich das Spiel jetzt gelöscht und neu installiert habe und es jetzt doch so mache und immer wieder einen Namen für den Spielstand eingebe un ihn zu überschreiben .

Bitte bitte ändert es ,dass man die Spielstände antippen kann ,überschreiben und löschen kann.

## Frequently asked questions about Nelly Cootalot

### What is Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet about?

This is a hilarious pirate adventure game where you play as Nelly Cootalot, a heroine who must stop the evil Baron Widebeard. You'll explore a hand-drawn world, interact with a cast of outlandish characters, and solve challenging puzzles to uncover the Treasure of the Seventh Sea and save endangered creatures.

### What are the key features of this game?

The game features full voice-acting in English and German, a script designed to amuse players of all ages, and art and animation in glorious high-definition. It also boasts over 45 unique characters, 35 locations, and puzzles that will challenge even the most astute minds.

### How much does Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet cost?

The application is a paid game, meaning there is an upfront cost to purchase and download it. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

### What are the minimum system requirements for this app?

To play Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, you will need an iPad 3, iPhone 5, iPad mini 2, or iPod touch 6, or a better device. This ensures a smooth and enjoyable gameplay experience.

### Who would enjoy playing this game?

This game is perfect for fans of the adventure game genre, particularly those who appreciate quirky British humor, engaging stories, and well-designed puzzles. It's described as a relaxing and enjoyable point 'n click experience that can charm players of any age.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.7 — 2026-07-24

- Simplified extras-screen

### 1.9.6 — 2026-03-12

Several optimisations and reduced size of the game on the device

### 1.9.5 — 2025-12-05

This version contains mainly minor bugfixes.

### 1.9.4 — 2024-11-23

- Improvements to image-quality
- Bugfixes
- Fix for the coaster

### 1.9 — 2024-11-21

- Improvements to image-quality
- Bugfixes

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