Free Online Game
Pirate Quest
Your ship. Your story. Your legend.
Set sail for the Shattered Sea. Trade broadsides, duel pirates ashore, face ghost ships and sea monsters, hunt treasure, and grow from a modest vessel into a formidable ship. Your next adventure is one horizon away. Play free in your browser.
A current browser and internet connection. A Koingo.com game account is required.
Fortune favours the fearless
A quiet life was never the plan.
There is gold beyond the horizon. There are also rival captains, haunted waters, and an alarming number of things with teeth. Take the helm, gather your crew, and make a name for yourself on the Shattered Sea.
Pirate Quest is a free browser adventure where a promising speck on the chart can become a sword fight ashore, a cannon duel, a mysterious bargain, or the discovery that changes your voyage. Start with a modest ship. Build the kind of vessel other pirates learn to recognise.
Follow a rumour. Chase a bounty. Bury your fortune on a distant island and hope you remember the way back. The next great story is yours to sail into.
From humble hull to floating legend
Climb through 25 ship tiers. Fit more cannons, reinforce your hull, and hire the crew to turn a lucky escape into a fearsome broadside.
Make every broadside count
Trade cannon fire with rival ships, face legendary enemies, and decide when to attack, guard, or live to plunder another day.
Settle it with steel
Step ashore for sword fights. Read the next swing, parry at the last moment, leap past your opponent, and strike through an opening.
Some captains never stayed buried
Challenge spectral ships and ghostly pirates, brave sea creatures, and discover what lurks beyond the safer routes.
A chart full of possibilities
Discover islands, ruins, shipwrecks, hidden treasure, and strange encounters. Follow quests and mark the places worth returning to.
Trouble, with a tavern attached
Swap stories with the locals, test your nerve at Liar’s Dice, climb the rigging, or take on a cannon challenge between adventures.
Steel on the shore
The sea is not the only battlefield.
Leave the deck behind and face pirates blade to blade. Good footwork matters: dodge a committed swing, jump past your rival, or time a parry to turn their attack into your opening.
Your captain has a story of their own. Find swords, armour, charms, hats, and boots, then choose the gear that earns its place in your next duel.
Here be trouble
A ghost on the horizon. A monster below.
An eerie ship glides out of the dark. A creature rises where the water should be empty. Some discoveries promise treasure; others test whether your hull, cannons, and courage are ready.
Watch a sea creature’s next move, brace for its hardest strike, and fire when its defences open. Pursue legendary ships, meet mysterious sea mystics, and keep something in reserve for the unexpected.
More than a full hold
Build a captain worth remembering.
Grow from a vulnerable newcomer into a formidable captain. Upgrade your ship, improve its fittings, and bring aboard a crew that makes your guns stronger and your sailing faster.
Sort your salvage, equip your best finds, and use special cargo when the moment is right. Bury gold to keep it safe, help islanders with their quests, and build a record of discoveries, victories, and earned awards.
One more port of call
Every voyage needs a good detour.
Pull up a chair in a floating tavern. Listen for rumours, meet colourful characters, and see whether your poker face survives a round of Liar’s Dice.
Try the Grog Balance challenge, lead a moving target at the cannon range, race up the rigging, or steer through the Breaker Run. Somewhere between the next island and the next tall tale, you may find your favourite part of being a pirate.
A few things before you set off.
Is Pirate Quest free?
Yes. Pirate Quest is free to play in your browser. Optional purchases may be offered inside the game.
How do I start?
Choose Play to open Pirate Quest on Koingo.com. Sign in or create a game account there, then choose your ship’s name and set sail.
Does my progress save?
Confirmed progress saves to your game account. Return and sign in with the same account to resume your voyage. An internet connection is required.
Where are the instructions?
Choose Discover the game on the title screen, or use the question-mark Help button while playing. On a keyboard, ? opens the Captain’s handbook.
Can I meet other players?
Yes. Find live captains on the chart, sail alongside, and choose whether to chat, trade, or challenge them.
How do the controls work?
Use the on-screen controls, or sail with the arrow keys or WASD. Battles and challenges have their own controls, explained in the in-game handbook.
Your next great story is over the horizon.
Name your ship, gather your nerve, and set sail for the Shattered Sea.
25 Ship Tiers
Progress through increasingly capable ships, with higher limits for hull strength, cannons, crew, and supplies.
An Expanding World Map
Chart new regions, inspect discovered places, mark points of interest, and set a course for your next destination.
Buried Treasure
Choose how much gold to carry into danger and how much to bury safely for another day.
Cannon Range
Judge the wind, lead a moving buoy, and find your aim between adventures.
Captain’s Equipment
Equip swords, armour, charms, hats, and boots. Your shore-battle gear has its own locker.
Career Awards
Earn recognition for real victories, exploration, rescues, and other deeds across your captain’s career.
Crew & Reputation
Hire sailors, help people in trouble, and see the consequences of friendly or hostile choices.
Ghostly Encounters
Face spectral captains and haunted ships as your voyage takes you into stranger waters.
Grog Balance
Steady your captain against the roll of the ship in a playful balance challenge.
Hull & Cannon Upgrades
Visit a shipwright to repair damage, reinforce your hull, and fit the guns your next encounter deserves.
In-Game Handbook
Open the Captain’s handbook from the title screen or game toolbar for controls, rules, and tips.
Island Exploration
Search islands, investigate ruins and shipwrecks, rescue survivors, and discover supplies, gold, and special cargo.
Legendary Ships
Seek out formidable opponents whose battle damage remains when you return to finish the challenge.
Liar’s Dice & Tavern Games
Trade stories, follow rumours, and test your nerve against colourful tavern characters.
Other Captains
Find live captains, meet alongside their ships, chat, trade, or challenge them to a battle.
Quests & Island Stories
Meet storytellers, accept their requests, follow progress in your journal, and find the items that open new possibilities.
Rigging Rush
Follow the sequence and climb the rigging in a quick test of concentration.
Salvage & Special Cargo
Inspect your finds, protect prized items, manage space, trade, and discover useful combinations.
Saved Voyages
Confirmed progress saves to your game account so you can return to your voyage.
Sea-Creature Battles
Read the creature’s next attack, brace against heavy blows, and exploit an exposed weak spot.
Sea Mystics & Bermuda Rifts
Discover mysterious bargains, strange crossings, and encounters far beyond an ordinary day at sea.
Ship Power-Ups
Activate useful finds for stronger gunnery, protection, hull regeneration, and richer island searches.
Shore Sword Fights
Move, jump, strike, block, and time parries against pirates with different fighting temperaments.
Tactical Naval Battles
Choose Fire, Guard, or Flee. Crew, cannon fit, armour, and active effects all influence the fight.
The Breaker Run
Steer through rough waters and obstacles in a dangerous change of pace.
A taste of the adventure.
Choose a screenshot for a closer look.
IN-GAME GUIDE
Your guide is inside the game.
On the Pirate Quest title screen, choose Discover the game to open the Captain’s handbook. While playing, choose the question-mark Help button in the game toolbar. On a keyboard, you can also press ? to open the handbook.
Use the handbook’s contents to find sailing controls, ship upgrades, cannon battles, shore sword fights, quests, inventory, and challenges. Open a topic to read its instructions, then close the guide to return to your voyage.
The in-game guide keeps the controls, rules, and tips close to the action.
