# Pirates:Black Sails of the Sea

> Pirates:Black Sails of the Sea (iPhone/iPad app by Giancarlo Mennillo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piratesblack-sails-of-the-sea/id6745219811 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Giancarlo Mennillo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1579930976)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 94 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-04-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/piratesblack-sails-of-the-sea/id6745219811/reviews.md

## What is Pirates?

Ahoy, Captain! Welcome aboard Pirates: Black Sails of the Sea!

Looking for a fun, offline pirate adventure you can play anytime, anywhere? Whether you're on a break, commuting, or just craving some classic arcade-style action, this is the game for you!

Take command of your very own pirate ship and set sail on an endless high-seas journey. Navigate through dangerous waters, collect hidden treasures, and blast enemy ships in fast-paced gameplay!

Features:

- Completely offline – no internet required! Perfect for playing during lunch breaks, trips, or on the go.
- Easy to play, hard to master – quick sessions with endless replay value.
- Collect cannonball chests to reload your cannons.
- Gather treasure chests.
- Repair your ship by collecting wooden chests.
- Avoid deadly rocks and survive the unpredictable dangers of the sea.

How to Play:

- Move your ship using the analog on the left side of the screen to dodge obstacles and collect treasures.
- Cannonballs are fired by tapping the two buttons on the right side of the screen, one fires to the left, the other to the right.
- Collect riches by destroying enemy ships or grabbing treasure chests.
- Stay alive, gather riches, and rise through the pirate ranks!

Set sail today and carve your name into legend. Download Pirates: Black Sails of the Sea now and become the king of the seven seas!


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.0 — 2026-08-04

* Updated various in-game text.
* Adjusted rock spawn times and size variation ranges.
* Fixed bomb opacity during rain.
* Fixed volcano spawning so it only occurs during the Volcano tier and no longer in the Snow or Storm tiers.
* Fixed the Ghost Ship's shadow.
* Added Blackbeard's mighty flagship: Queen Anne's Revenge!
* Improved the day/night cycle animation.
* Added scale animations when collecting cannonballs and treasure chests.
* Redesigned the coin.
* Added a Discord Button to the main menu.

### 2.0.0 — 2026-05-28

- Added weather effects: snow, wind, storms, and fog
- Improved rock spawning system with new types and sizes
- Added volcanoes as new environmental hazards
- Introduced a new ship: The Thunder Wraith
- Blizzard Wrath (Frozen Galleon) is no longer a Christmas limited edition ship; it is now a legendary ship
- Scarlet Fire is now immune to bombs and volcanoes
- Thunder Wraith is immune to thunder
- Blizzard Wrath is immune to snow weather
- Improved joystick and fire button design for better controls
- Introduced monthly early access bonus
- Improved explosion animations
- Added translations: English, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Chinese, and Polish

### 1.9.0 — 2026-03-28

Added a new Easter–themed ship

### 1.8.0 — 2026-02-02

- Added a new Saint Valentine–themed ship
- Improved cost readability by formatting large numbers with thousand separators
- Fixed an issue where enemies could display negative HP on death
- Removed sound effects; background music remains enabled

### 1.7.0 — 2025-12-21

- Update privacy policy link

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