Down with the Ship
Steam News 15 May 20266d ago

Down with the Ship Is Out In Early Access!

Captains, We're finally here. After more than two years of development, Down with the Ship is now available in Early Access! Since the first demo released almost 10 months ago, we’ve been hard at work expanding, polishi…

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addedWe're finally here. After more than two years of development, Down with the Ship is now available in Early Access!
addedSince the first demo released almost 10 months ago, we’ve been hard at work expanding, polishing, and reworking major parts of the game. The Early Access release offers a ton of new content , including:
changed9 additional captains (!) with unique mechanics and item pools
addedNew trinket mechanics , including pre-combat decisions that add more strategic variety
changedImproved matchmaking
changedLots of balance changes, quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and miscellaneous tweaks

Captains,

We're finally here. After more than two years of development, Down with the Ship is now available in Early Access!

Since the first demo released almost 10 months ago, we’ve been hard at work expanding, polishing, and reworking major parts of the game. The Early Access release offers a ton of new content, including:

  • 9 additional captains (!) with unique mechanics and item pools

  • New trinket mechanics, including pre-combat decisions that add more strategic variety

  • A revamped tutorial

  • Steam achievements

  • Unlockable lore

  • Improved matchmaking

  • Demo unlocks carry over, so anything you unlocked in the demo will still be yours in Early Access

  • Lots of balance changes, quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and miscellaneous tweaks

The Early Access launch price is 10% off for the first 14 days.

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3523750/Down_with_the_Ship/"]For the superfans among you, we're offering a Supporter bundle. While it gives you a little flair to stand out across the game, it's primarily a contribution to us, to encourage us to continue working on the game. Regardless, we're greateful for every single one of you, whether you're just playing the free demo, buying the game at discount or going all in with the supporter package.

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/72459/Down_with_the_Ship_Supporter/"]We’re excited to read your thoughts continue shaping the game with your feedback. Please consider leaving a Steam Review, joining the Steam Forum discussions or interacting with us directly on Discord.

We also have a special form prepared which we will be reviewing periodically; it's reachable both in-game and at this link.

— Proxy Studios & Iron Anchor Games

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