A pirate run-and-gun. Four rival crews. Four bosses. All the gold you can carry.

SET SAIL

Free. Plays in your browser on computers and phones, and installs to work offline. No ads, no accounts, no tracking. iPhone, iPad and Android apps are on the way.

The captain faces the Big Guy, a huge bald sailor, on Palm Tree Island.

What ye're in for

Run and gun

Run, jump and shoot in eight directions through an endless voyage. Get close and your blade swings on its own.

Four rival crews

Crabs, toothy fish, bomb-throwing starfish, sharpshooting seashells, bald brutes and cannons across Palm Tree Island, a merchant ship, the hold and a pirate ship.

Four bosses

Every area ends with a boss, from the Big Guy to the Whale. Each warns you before it strikes.

Plunder

Rifles, a three-barrel pistol, a blunderbuss, grenadoes and a swivel gun. Spend run gold in the Black Market after each boss.

Your pirate

Bank your gold in the Captain's Quarters for coats, hats, outfits, blades, guns, classes, a parrot or a monkey. Play as the captain or the she-captain.

Yours to keep

Everything runs on your device and saves there too. Install it from the browser and play with no internet.

Have a look

The merchant ship's deck with the whole crew lined up: a crab, a fish, a seashell, a starfish, a bald officer and a cannon, under floating gun badges.
The Red Hands on the merchant ship, and the gun pickups.
The Captain's Quarters: the she-captain in a green coat and red hat beside a parchment list of choices.
Dress yer pirate in the Captain's Quarters.
The Black Market shop listing upgrades and prices.
The Black Market opens after every boss.
Inside the pirate ship: plank walls, portholes and hanging chains.
The pirate ship.
The game on a phone with a D-pad on the left and Jump and Fire buttons on the right.
On a phone: D-pad, JUMP and FIRE.

How to play

KeyboardArrows or WASD move and aim · Space or Z jumps (tap for a hop, hold for a full jump) · X, J or F fires · P pauses · M mutes · C opens the Captain's Quarters from the title
ControllerXbox or PlayStation controller: stick or D-pad moves and aims · A jumps · X or B fires · Y opens the Captain's Quarters from the title · Menu pauses
PhoneUpright or sideways. The D-pad on the left moves and aims; tap JUMP (tap again in the air to double jump) and hold FIRE on the right. Menus are all tap.
TipsCrouch under cannonballs. Jump over shockwaves and rolling kegs. Land on a foe to stab it with your sword. Down + Jump drops through docks. Every 200 gold in a run is an extra life, and when the last one goes you can continue.
InstallOn a phone, use your browser's Share or menu button and choose Add to Home Screen. On a computer, look for the install icon in the address bar.

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