Five years ago on September 19th, The Caribbean Sail was released.

Since that day, The Caribbean Sail has seen numerous updates, two major expansion packs released for free, a shanty off contest, a soundtrack release, a successful Kickstarter campaign which enabled the release of 100 physical copies, and over 14,000 sales globally. Only one physical copy remains, package #69, and it's on the auction block: https://www.ebay.com/itm/354301415126 The production papers are also exclusively available here on Itch.io if you'd like to see behind the curtain a little and support my work further!

Victorian Clambake

Since creating this whimsical name and sprinting naked into the wilderness with a blindfold on, Victorian Clambake has achieved two game releases on Steam, two game jam releases, and organizing a community of like-minded nautical nerds on Discord. All I can say is... God, what a waste of time this all was. I'm just yanking yer yardarm.

Believe you me, the plans aren't about to end.

It's been a year of insanity and instability, my life has changed dramatically and what remains of the studio is currently in a pile of plastic bins but that's not what you care or about and it's not going to hold me back.

Behold my next solo project!

I've been working on another title for the past three years in tiny bursts of inspiration and next month I'll release the Steam page! The lads on Discord know more and have seen gameplay, you should be like the lads, join the server.

But wait! There's MORE!

I've been pitching this idea for years but it wasn't feasible until now.

Victorian Clambake - Voyage Reports

A development diary series released as monthly YouTube episodes to further grow our community, share my thoughts on games and development, and showcase the work that goes into creating a game! They'll be short, fun, insightful, and coming next month if the wind is in our favor! Keep your eyes on the horizon and sign up for the newlestter or follow along on Twitter so you don't miss a thing! Fair winds to you all, I could have never made it this far without you. - Captain of Victorian Clambake, Evan Massie

[ 2022-09-29 01:16:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Be the Captain of your own ship in the 1700's and make decisions that will determine your fate. Control everything from food rationing to amputating limbs. Sail for the British Navy or rebel and become a pirate. The lives of your crew are in your gout ridden hands.

Gameplay Overview

Name your crew, choose your profession, purchase a ship, stock up on supplies, and then set sail at the mercy of the wind. You'll encounter pirates, storms, disease, starvation, and death more as you sail 4,341 miles of open ocean.


Survive the voyage and arrive in Nassau to have your captain's name uploaded to the leaderboard! If you fail and die horribly, you may leave behind a message in a bottle that you'll find as a marker on your next voyages.

Each vessel matches the speed of it's real life counterpart which will give you an accurate depiction of how difficult and tedious a journey across the ocean was in the age of sail. You could enjoy a casual experience on a Frigate as you fly across the waves and decimate pirates in a War Galleon like a rich ponce- or -Suffer a HARDCORE challenge on the Raft and struggle to feed your men daily while your vessel crawls along so slowly you'll BEG the wind to pick up.

The Exciting Stuff!

• 8-bit renditions of nautical shanties and folk songs!
  
• Funny and depressing people to talk to!
  
• Harpoon Fishing!
  
• Treacherous Reefs!
  
• Dynamic Weather!
  
• Varied difficulty by ship!
  
• Hypnotic Water!
  
• Naval Skirmishes!
  
• Online Leaderboards!
  
• Dark Whimsy!
  
• Secrets and Easter eggs!
  
• Turtles!
  
• -and NO crafting! I promise!

Two large content expansions are being developed and will be added for free

• Route Planning - Plot your own course across the Atlantic and visit new locations!
  
• Fantasy Toggle - Fantastic legends of the sea, myths, monsters, and more brought to life!