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Desert Pirates

Also known as Desert Pirates, desert pirates, desert-pirates

Prepare for epic vehicle combat! In this Roguelike convoy game, expand, conquer warlords, seize resources, and RIDE ON to eternal glory!

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19 May 2026

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Patch notesPublished 10 Nov 2023

Features explained: RAMMING!

RAM! Ahhhh RAMMING, basically, you can hit other cars to inflict damage on them (this mechanic also applies if the enemies hits YOU). Very fun stuff, usually, primary weapons overheat very rapidly to increase the use of…

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November 2023
Dynamic Zoom Camera What does it look like, you ask? To put it in motion, simply unleash the mighty power of the mouse wheel! And what's it good for, you wonder? It lets you peer ahead on the road, giving you a chance t…Patch notes03 Nov 2023
October 2023
Level design: Making driving postapocalyptic levelsHello, I'm going to start sharing (maybe even streaming) when working on the game levels. Here is one example (x7 speed) of the las one I did, although already starter before recording... ːsteamfacepalmː So, here is the…Announcement1 changeMaps27 Oct 2023
September 2023
Thank you everyone!!! That's the number of people we need for playtesting for now, so I've paused the access requests. Playtesters will be able to continue playing the game until the end of the weekend! For all of you w…Patch notes28 Sept 2023
OPEN PLAYTEST TODAY, ENTER NOW! Join our cause and aid us in refining THE GREATEST COMBAT VEHICLE GAME EVER BORN! You shall partake in a taste of the gameplay, embarking through 7 perilous zones towards the ultimate goa…2 changesGameplayUI/audioPatch notes25 Sept 2023
New Playtest while SHMUP Steam Fest!!In the upcoming SHMUP Steam Fest, the next September 25, we will open a new playtest for all players that want to try a little bit of the game, we are now ready to show a small taste of what this game is becoming: THE G…Announcement3 changesGameplay22 Sept 2023
EVA 2023 Showcase!Oh, what a couple of days! I did some really intensive playtesting at EVA this year, and it went terrific! Now, we know what we need to polish in order to create the greatest combat vehicle game ever! Look at all this f…Announcement1 changeGameplay19 Sept 2023
Exciting in-game footage uploaded!Hi everyone! In case you miss it we upload in-game footage of the two fighting tribes! We'll be attending to EVA in a couple of weeks, wish us luck!!Announcement01 Sept 2023
November 2021
Hello! First of all, I want to say thanks again to all the players to give us feedback to improve the game, you are awesome! We want to share this feedback with you, so you are aware of the future changes and improvemen…6 changesGameplayBalanceStore03 Nov 2021
October 2021
Thank you for a VERY successful Playtest!!!!Thank you Thank you Thank you!! We only have thankful words for everyone who playtested the game and gave us some very valuable feedback! We want to share all your thoughts and recommendations but we need a little time…Announcement20 Oct 2021
Playtest opens today!!!Hi! How's everything? We are thrilled to share a piece of our work with you! We have been working on this game for... how much? 3 years already? Wow! And we got to a point in where I think we suffer "dev-blindness" (is…Announcement2 changesGameplay13 Oct 2021
April 2021
Hey! It´s been a while! We are putting together a demo for beta testing soon (“soon” is relative, how much time is “soon” these days?) AND it will be open to all players!! Here is a small video we shoot about the DEMO:…5 changesCompatibilityGameplayStore29 Apr 2021

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