Choice of the Pirate
Released May 2016
Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!
92% positive · 107 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Choice of the Pirate is a self-contained interactive novel that launched on May 20, 2016. The store description presents it as a complete, finished product — a 165,000-word text adventure with a defined scope, a fully written narrative arc, and no mention of post-launch updates, expansions, DLC, or ongoing content. Choice of Games consistently publishes standalone interactive fiction titles in this format, and nothing in the available information suggests this game was ever intended to receive additional content after launch. No DLC has been listed, no roadmap has been announced, and no developer communications indicate any post-release development activity. The game shipped as a complete experience and has remained that way.
Evidence
Store description presents a fully self-contained interactive novel of 165,000 words with no mention of DLC, expansions, or post-launch content plans.
No DLC listings, season passes, or unreleased content entries associated with the game.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Choice of Games
Achievements
18
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Plunder ghost ships for cursed treasure! Battle the Crown Navy, sea monsters, and other bloodthirsty pirates on a quest to rival the Pirate King himself!
"Choice of the Pirate" is a fast-paced swashbuckler of an interactive novel by Alana Joli Abbott, author of "Choice of Kung Fu" and "Showdown at Willow Creek." Your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—165,000 words, without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Rise from a deck-swabbing sailor to fleet commander over five years of piracy in the tropical paradise of the Lucayan Sea. Command the winds with magic, or board enemy ships with your cutlass in your teeth.
Will you play as male, female, or nonbinary? Find romance as gay, straight, bi, or poly, or pursue friendships and alliances instead? Will you join the Crown as a privateer and bring pirates to heel? Will you parley with the Pirate King to protect the Lucayan from the navy's rule? Or will you duel the Pirate King and claim his power for yourself?
"Choice of the Pirate" is a fast-paced swashbuckler of an interactive novel by Alana Joli Abbott, author of "Choice of Kung Fu" and "Showdown at Willow Creek." Your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—165,000 words, without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Rise from a deck-swabbing sailor to fleet commander over five years of piracy in the tropical paradise of the Lucayan Sea. Command the winds with magic, or board enemy ships with your cutlass in your teeth.
Will you play as male, female, or nonbinary? Find romance as gay, straight, bi, or poly, or pursue friendships and alliances instead? Will you join the Crown as a privateer and bring pirates to heel? Will you parley with the Pirate King to protect the Lucayan from the navy's rule? Or will you duel the Pirate King and claim his power for yourself?
Buckle Yer Swash and Set Sail For Adventure!
- Develop your skills as a swashbuckler, sailor, diplomat, scoundrel, or weather-mage.
- Explore a chain of tropical islands where buried treasure and secret pirate camps are hidden.
- Face pirate curses, haunted ships, terrifying monsters, and the wrath of the sea herself.
- Spy for the Crown or become a double agent to support the Pirate King.
- Become a celebrated hero or a ruthless villain.
- Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bi, poly, or asexual.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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