- Buccaneers Shipshape 1.0.3 - Hard Difficulty Mode! - 26 July 2025
HARD DIFFICULTY MODE!Think Buccaneers Shipshape is too easy? Do you want a challenge? Worry not, because HARD MODE is here!Featuring:2 lives, 2 creditsNo gold (points)Less power upsMore enemiesFaster and more aggressive bossesAnd other tweaks! Enjoy…?
- Buccaneers Shipshape - Patch 1.0.2 - 24 July 2025
Another patch, this time to fix an issue that prevented the alternate ending to be shown.
- Buccaneers Shipshape - Patch 1.0.1 - 24 July 2025
Hi all!This is the first Steam patch for the game following the game's launch.Here's what's new:Fixed "Stage Clear" sections to prevent occasional issue where the game wouldn't move on to the next stageFixed rare issue where the king would sometimes not appear in throne areaFixed some questionable enemy placement in 2 player modePlease let me know if you find any new issues or bugs.
- Buccaneers Shipshape – OUT NOW! - 22 July 2025
The wait is over! After years of development, I am proud to announce that Buccaneers Shipshape is now available!It’s time to play as a swashbuckling pirate and reclaim your stolen ship and treasure map!Please let me know of any bugs or issues you may encounter; there's always room for improvement.Enjoy!!!
- Buccaneers Shipshape: Only 1 Day to go! - 21 July 2025
The time is almost here! Buccaneers Shipshape will officially launch on July 22nd , 11:00 AM (PDT). And some reviews are already out! Here's what they say:“Everything here screams early 90s and I love that. There’s no way you won’t feel the nostalgia crawling under your skin” - The Flying Kick “Buccaneers Shipshape is a direct trip back to the golden age of arcades: fast, replayable, humorous, with beautiful visual design, and very polished controls.” - Riesgo Aturiax “The gameplay is deliberately 90s. Its DNA feels closer to Konami's beat 'em ups than Capcom's—I'm thinking Turtles in Time or the Asterix arcade game.” - Leedeo Studio “If you were ever lucky enough to play games like Sunset Riders, Cadillac and Dinosaurs, Battletoads, The Punisher, etc. (…), I recommend you don't miss the opportunity to play Buccaneers Shipshape.” - Gaming Coffee
- Release Date Announcement! - 22 April 2025
Hey everyone, I’m happy to announce that Buccaneers Shipshape will officially launch on July 22nd , 11:00 AM (PDT) It’s been a long road, and I’m exceedingly thankful for your support and patience! The date was set this way to allow final tweaks to gameplay and presentation, polish and bug fixes, localization, and most importantly, to avoid overlapping with Steam’s Next Fest and Summer Sale. All the best, Merso
- Spoiler Alert! A sneak peek at one of the two possible endings! - 18 April 2025
- New Demo Available! - 8 February 2025
A new demo of Buccaneers Shipshape is up! This time it includes three playable stages - give it a try!
- Intro Cutscene! - 31 October 2024
Here's the intro cutscene of the game! The evil Captain Winters has stolen the treasure map and ship of our heroes. This is the last straw! Check it out in motion and with audio below! Featuring brand new music (the soundtrack of the game is getting a complete overhaul)
- New Boss: Two-Patch - 19 September 2024
This pirate thinks he's so cool, he wears not one but two eye patches! Of course he eventually realizes there's a good reason why other pirates don't this.
- New Rooftops Stage - 18 July 2024
This stage consists of advancing on the roofs of the buildings in the town. To make things extra challenging, the characters (players and enemies) slide down constantly to the edge of the roofs, and the camera moves automatically to the right. Fun times!
- New animated title screens - 1 May 2024
These title screens will pop up at the start of each stage. Each one features the stage's title and its main villain, in new, more detailed illustrations:
- New Paddle Boarding Stage - 13 March 2024
A brand new stage has been added to the game - a paddle boarding section in which our heroes try to reach their stolen ship. Here we'll encounter vicious seagulls, hungry sharks, aggressive mermen, and many obstacles, in faux "mode 7"!
- Underwater Level Boss! - 23 January 2024
Just added a new character to the game - Lester Oyster, the boss of the underwater level. An aggressive mollusk!
- Town stage update - 21 January 2024
Progress continues! The Town stage has been updated with tweaked, recolored graphics, additional enemies, and a formidable boss. Currently the stage is 90% complete (or more), only needing some fine tuning related to enemy placement.
- Buccaneers Shipshape demo available now! - 10 October 2023
And here it is: the new demo of Buccaneers Shipshape! Some updates include: - Faster enemies and gameplay - New health item - New powerup: parrot assist - New and improved animations - New and updated enemies - New tutorial screen - Updated HUD and character icons - Characters now have names! - Updated stage's title card - Added ability to perform special attack without MP (uses HP) - New screen resolution (sprites look bigger in full screen) - Tweaked layout of port stage - And more!
- New Demo next week! - 8 October 2023
Next week will see the release of a new demo of Buccaneers Shipshape. If you had the chance to play the previous demo, and are wondering about what's new, here's the list of changes: - Faster enemies and gameplay - New health item - New powerup: parrot assist - New and improved animations - New and updated enemies - New tutorial screen - Updated HUD and character icons - Characters now have names! - Updated stage's title card - Added ability to perform special attack without MP (uses HP) - New screen resolution (sprites look bigger in full screen) - Tweaked layout of port stage - And more!
- New underwater stage! - 29 June 2023
"Life under the sea is more dangerous than anything they got up there!" Currently adding a whole new stage to Buccaneers Shipshape, an absurd setting where you continue your beat-em-up quest for gold... underwater! More info coming soon!
- Demo Update! - 14 June 2022
Demo Update! I have incorporated your feedback and made improvements on the game. Version 0.1.3 includes the following revisions: • Forward throw added • Players are invulnerable during last attack of basic combo • Stage 2 boss: longer charge before attack
