Arcane Waters

Early access since Nov 2022

Arcane Waters is an open world pixel pirate adventure. Fight other pirates, monsters and players! When you need a break, tend to your farm, craft new equipment, or trade in distant lands. The choice is yours in this vast piratey world.

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Evaluation

On April 24, 2025, the developer (Mike of Black Mammoth Games) posted a farewell message announcing the shutdown of Arcane Waters' servers, marking the end of the game's journey. The post was heartfelt and unambiguous — the servers were being retired and the adventure was over. The game is no longer purchasable on Steam, confirming it has been removed from the storefront. Arcane Waters launched into Early Access on November 14, 2022, and received content updates through late 2023, including new regions and anniversary events, but development ultimately concluded with the server shutdown announcement in April 2025.

Evidence

Developer Mike announced the retirement of Arcane Waters' servers, stating 'the time has come for our adventure to end' — a clear and final closure announcement.

news post · Apr 24, 2025 source development ending

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The game has no purchase options available, confirming it has been removed from sale on Steam.

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Details

Developer

Black Mammoth Games

Publisher

Grey Havens

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

Arcane Waters is an online pixel RPG, featuring trading, exploration, combat, and farming. On your own, or with friends, explore handcrafted sea and land maps, sail to visit remote towns to trade goods, hunt for treasure in dangerous waters and lands filled with monsters, or play against other pirates in PvP sea battles. In the meantime, tend your farm to grow crops, buy and upgrade your fleet of ships, and craft items to use or sell.

FIGHT

When you leave the safety of your farm, you'll have to fight to survive! On the high seas, fight tense real-time cannon-blasting battles against pirates and huge monsters. On land, take part in thrilling active-time fights with strange creatures to reveal hidden treasures. You’ll need your wits about you!

FARM

Starting with a humble farm, plant seeds, water them and pick your crops. Eventually you will unlock other farms to increase your yield and diversify your produce.

Explore

A vast open world awaits you or your team as you sail to distant lands. Explore multiple different biomes, each with their own unique towns, valuable goods for sale and dangerous monsters, to complete quests and help each other level up.

TRADE

Whether you grow your own food, or buy it from traders, you will need to find the best price to sell and make a profit. This will mean sailing far from home to discover new continents and towns where your goods are highly sought after.

CRAFT

Use items dropped by enemies or sold at stores to make your own weapons and armor, and either use them yourself or sell them on the public Auction for a profit!

LEVEL UP

Stay neutral to avoid being attacked by other players, or join a guild to help fight for your place in the world. Level up by completing quests, finding new locations, and utilizing your skills. Use Perk points to increase stats based on your chosen specialties, and use your hard-earned gold to buy new equipment to help you progress even faster.