- Abandon Ship Anniversary Update - 29 April 2025
Ahoy Captains! While Abandon Ship has been out for a few years now, we still like to release occasional updates to mark various anniversaries of our Early Access or Full release - this one isn't a "special" anniversary, but we still wanted to do it as the game means a lot to everyone that worked on it. First up, are three new vessels taking to the high seas: The ships are of the Brig, Cutter and Schooner classes and they'll be roaming any standard battle encounters - capture the vessel intact to acquire the Visual Blueprint and you'll be able to switch your ship to one of these new skins. Next up is a popular community request; allowing more than one of the Ghost Mortar weapons to be collected: This fearsome device is used by Ghost Ships and originally the player could get one by heading to a certain location if they conquer the Haunted Seas region in Freeplay or the Main Campaign modes…
- Plans for 2024 - 25 March 2024
Ahoy Captains! We thought we'd keep you in the loop about our plans as it's been a while since our last update: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/551860/view/3672159223604827173 This October will mark our 5-year anniversary of the full release of Abandon Ship, and you'll know from our other anniversaries we like to give away free updates that coincide with them, so we're planning on doing something similar later this year. Recently we've been busy on our new game, which releases today. You may recall in our last free update one of the new ships was themed around this new game: We thought that if Abandon Ship was giving a shared-world nod to SENTRY, then it was only fair that SENTRY returned the favour, so we hid a piece of Cult-themed graffiti in one of the levels: A bit of fun? Or a hint towards the MCU-equivalent for Fireblade Software? Anyway, do check out SENTRY if defending s…
- Pirates versus Ninjas! - 22 January 2024
Ahoy there Captain, you should be sure to check out all of the excellent games in the fest that Valve are currently running: Pirates versus Ninjas! What's more, you can grab Abandon Ship for 70% off - show them ninjas who's boss!
- WDC World Oceans Day Charity Sale - 12 June 2023
We are excited to announce that we are once again supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Oceans Day! The WDC World Oceans Day Sale is already live and runs until 15th June, 10am PDT 2023, and you can save a fin-tastic (groan) amount of money on loads of awesome games. We will also donate some of our net profits to WDC to support their conservation work. WDC, Whale and Dolphin conservation (UK registered charity no. 1014705) is the leading global charity dedicated to the protection and conservation of whales and dolphins. Their aim is to reverse the global decline in whale and dolphin populations by: Stopping cruelty from deliberate harms such as whaling and captivity. Creating safe seas, free from the threat of pollution, collisions with vessels and accidental entanglement in fishing gear. Winning recognition of whales and dolphins as sentient, socially complex beings,…
- 2023 Anniversary Update! - 17 February 2023
Ahoy Captains! Rewind 5 years to February 2018 and we released Abandon Ship into Early Access, so we thought it appropriate to mark the occasion with a new free update. The night we launched, we shot to 4th in the Global Top Seller charts, which was an amazing accomplishment for our little micro-studio to achieve on its debut title. What’s new? We’ve added three new ships to the game, meaning since our full release we’ve now expanded the roster with 15 free ships! Here’s what the latest additions look like: The left and centre ships are of the Cutter and Schooner classes, and to acquire their blueprints you’ll need to capture them intact once you’ve encountered an enemy version. The right-most vessel is a Warship class, and cannot be attained in the usual fashion. This one is unlocked upon completing a special event that has an accompanying achievement. For those that have been followin…
- Guildford Games Festival 2022! - 2 December 2022
We're very happy to be hosting the third iteration of the Guildford Games Festival on Steam, which runs from December 1st through to the 5th. All of the games on Steam developed in the GU postcode area can be found on this page, many with discounts so it's a great opportunity to pick up some deals! Click on the image below to be taken to it: Just like in the 2020 and 2021 versions, the page artwork contains nods to local landmarks (this time the castle and statue on top of the cathedral feature heavily) as well as plenty of references to the games made in Guildford. Here's the artwork from previous years: 2020: 2021: There's an unusually high concentration of games studios in Guildford and it has a rich gaming history, so it's awesome to be able to showcase these all in one place. If you'd like to find out more, you can visit the guildford.games website.
- Abandon Ship is part of the War Child Steam Event - 26 August 2022
Abandon Ship is in the War Child Steam Sale from 24-31 August! A % from every copy sold will go to War Child, which supports children affected by war in Ukraine, Yemen, DRC, CAR, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Check it out here, get some games and feel good about supporting a worthy cause: https://bit.ly/GameAction (you can also click on the banner at the top of our Steam store page while the event is active)
- Patch: Version Number "1.3.18557" - 11 July 2022
This patch is to fix a bug that was raised on the Steam forums about an issue with the Devilrock tutorial. If the player triggers the Devilrock event in the port, then opens up the Ship Management menu and removes all the mortars from their deck, then enters the event as usual they would become stuck.
- Latest Build Patch Notes - 23 June 2022
Ahoy Captain, As we mentioned here, we're updating the game with some of the additions from our recent ports - the first of this is some general bug fixes: Fixed a bug with the AI demanding surrender. The option to choose surrender meant the player received a reward instead of a penalty. In the Haunted Revenge quest (in the Shattered Empire region) only three of the four gates would bar. This meant you could escape the map when you shouldn't have been able to. Polish translation polish - 4 missing strings have now been localised, about 280 minor spelling, grammar, capitalisation corrections. Fixed some broken quotation marks on newsletter names. Added new newsletter names, removed hard bounces and unsubscribes. Made the Fireblade Software logo on the main menu a clickable button that opens the Steam overlay and a browser to our studio Steam page. Added a capsule to show our latest game.…
- Soundtrack updated with a bonus song! - 15 June 2022
Ahoy there Captain! We've updated our soundtrack with a bonus song. For a recent trailer we thought it'd be cool to do our take on a classic sea shanty - but of course this being Abandon Ship it had to have a dark twist on it >:) You can find the soundtrack from our composer Aaron Miller here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/848370/Abandon_Ship__Official_Soundtrack/ If you already own it, then the new song should automatically download. If you'd like to hear the song, here's the trailer with it on: (If you're interested, we talk a little about how the mobile versions will impact the PC here) We're hoping to have a small update for the PC version soon! Thanks, Gary, Alex & Adam
- WDC World Oceans Day Charity Sale - 10 June 2022
We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Oceans Day! The WDC World Oceans Day Sale runs until 13th June, 10am PDT 2022, and you can save a fin-tastic (groan) amount on Abandon Ship - we'll be donating 50% of our net profits to WDC to support their conservation work.* WDC is the leading global charity dedicated to the protection and conservation of whales and dolphins. WDC defends these remarkable creatures against the many threats they face by fighting to stop whaling, end captivity, prevent accidental entanglement and deaths in nets and create healthy seas. They also advocate for the vital role that whales and dolphins play in fighting climate change and keeping our planet healthy. Their vision is a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free. If you want to read more about WDC, you can do so here: https://uk.whales.org/ Y…
- New platforms incoming! - 12 April 2022
Ahoy Captains! Along with our partners from PID Games, we’re pleased to announce that Abandon Ship is coming to new platforms! First up is the mobile version, which you can pre-order from the Apple Store here and the Google Play Store here. There's a few reasons we're posting about that on Steam: There's been some features for the new platforms to do with optional crew automation, camera zooming and panning in combat that if they're suitable, we'll look to getting in the PC version. Spending more time on the game has flushed out some obscure bugs we'll port across to PC. The latter point is something we'll look to do sooner rather than later, while the introduction of new features is hard to plan for right now, as we're a tiny team juggling both this AND our new game SENTRY, which will imminently release its announcement trailer. A lot of work has gone into the ports so they remain fait…
- Revisit the Haunted Seas this Halloween! - 26 October 2021
Happy Halloween, Captains! We thought we'd surface to remind you about a particularly spooky part of the game that you may wish to revisit... The Haunted Seas The Haunted Seas revolves around the story of a Captain with a tragic past, lured to Death's own realm for past deeds. Once you've entered the area the normal rules don't always apply, so expect to navigate environments unlike ones you'd usually encounter... Some of which are actively hostile and will seek to crush you: You may find yourself trapped in maze-like warrens, or maps that require a riddle to be solved to allow progress: Your main adversary are the ghostly vessels that prowl these dark waters: (Remember that you can equip these ship blueprints/skins if you can capture them intact!) These ships are manned by soulless automatons, individually weak, but can be resurrected by the tough Wraith-Captain, so for players who lik…
- Anniversary Update! - 22 October 2020
Ahoy Captain! Earlier this year we celebrated our Early Access anniversary by giving away some free ships, and as it's been 1-year since we released version 1.0, we're doing it again! Here are the three new vessels we've added in this latest free update: These correspond to the Frigate, Galleon and Cruiser classes, so if you come up against one in battle and manage to capture it intact, you can equip it's visual blueprint and command it yourself. To continue with the celebrations, the game is 50% off for a Daily Deal, so move quick to snap it up - it won't be discounted this much for a while. To check you have the latest version, the number in the bottom-right corner of the main menu should read "1.3.14934" or later. Best Micro Studio Nomination Fireblade Software has been nominated for the best Micro Studio category in the Develop Star Awards! This has been a lovely surprise, especiall…
- Message in a Bottle... - 17 September 2020
Ahoy, me hearties! With "International Talk Like a Pirate Day" rapidly approaching, what better time to provide an update on goings-on at Fireblade Software HQ :) To get in the pirate-themed mood, I suggest listening to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBmpDE9-0A4&t=34248s&ab_channel=SUPERSKRAT Incoming Update We've got a small update that we're planning on releasing late October. It's got some cool free content we're sure you'll enjoy and we'll probably time it to coincide with our one-year anniversary of full release. If you want to get your name in the game as a randomly generated crew-member, there's still time to make that update, so if you're interested read the following for all the details: https://steamcommunity.com/games/551860/announcements/detail/3025727250385485868 What next? We're splitting our time between Abandon Ship and our new super-secret project. We've not shar…
- Patch: Version Number "1.2.14089" - 30 April 2020
We've added more improvements to the Simplified Chinese, Polish and German translations. We've also fixed a bug in a quest where a new Friend or Enemy could be displayed incorrectly.
- New Language Added: Polish! - 7 April 2020
Ahoy Captains, We hope you are all well in these exceedingly strange times. We've added Polish to the game, which we're really happy about because it was an oft requested language. This joins our roster of the following supported languages - Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Turkish, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese! We've also taken the opportunity to add some fixes and improvements to German and Simplified Chinese, so thank-you to those who have submitted feedback. We're still improving both of those languages, so there will be more fixes to come later in April. If you have any feedback on any languages, you can post about them in this sub-forum: https://steamcommunity.com/app/551860/discussions/5/ For Polish feedback, there is a dedicated thread created by our translator here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/551860/discussions/5/3100105561263864253/ Stay…
- Languages Patch: Version Number "1.2.13897" - 6 April 2020
Note - this post originally appeared here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/551860/discussions/9/3100105561264326785/ We're re-posting it so that it appears in the correct "recently updated" section in the Library, otherwise you would have to search the forums to see it. We've added the latest Simplified Chinese translations, completing this language. The work-in-progress Polish translations have been made available, approximately 50% of the text has been translated. Finally, we've made some adjustments to Japanese and Simplified Chinese that should make the text much more legible in the UI boxes. While this doesn't solve every single instance, in general the text is much more readable where previously it was too small.
- Patch: Version Number "1.2.13770" - 6 April 2020
Note - this post originally appeared here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/551860/discussions/9/1752401163881328237/ We're re-posting it here so that it appears under the "recent updates" section, otherwise you'd need to search the forums to find it. To celebrate the 2 year anniversary of our Early Access launch, we've released three new ships to fight against and equip once you've captured their blueprint. We've also made some other changes/improvements/fixes, the full list is as follows: Changed Galleon health from 8500 to 8000 (this now sufficiently differentiates it from its neighbour classes) Game Language can now be changed via the in-game Settings menu Added new Sloop, Corvette and Man O War ship variants Fixed the Ship names database becoming broken after the first time it is used (so the ship name was defaulting to "Ship") Possible to get extra crew on a particular outcome of th…
- Hot-Fixes: Version Number "1.0.13398" - 6 April 2020
Note: We're re-posting our post full release patch notes that were originally logged in the forums. This post originally appeared here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/551860/discussions/9/1638675549005813704/ Added a failsafe check to our loading clean-up code to ensure it runs even if the first attempt fails.
