Tempest: Pirate Action RPG

 PC
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. IGN Spain
    Sep 20, 2016
    77
    One of the best pirate experiences ever created, but not the best adventure game out there. It's an interesting proposal that fails on offering an deeper story.
  2. Hooked Gamers
    Sep 6, 2016
    75
    My relationship with the faction was positive, I had visited their cities and towns, but - for some reason - this one port just smashed my ship into smithereens before I could do anything and I respawned at my previous stop sans some of my cargo and money (the punishment for dying), cursing the fact that there’s no way to save your game.
  3. SpazioGames
    Sep 5, 2016
    70
    Tempest is an amazing pirate simulator that can count on a very specific ship managing system and a pretty good action combat system for the naval fight. On the other side of the coin there are cyclic missions that offer to the player always the same repetitive mechanics. If you love pirates and always wished to be a sea wolf, this game could be made for you.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Sep 5, 2016
    70
    Tempest is hard and lack of some polishing, but is one of the best pirate’s game in the recent years.
  6. Everyeye.it
    Nov 22, 2016
    65
    Entertaining without ever surprising, Tempest still suffers from some design flaws that should be absolutely corrected to improve the overall experience and make the game more accessible in the early stages.
  7. GamingTrend
    Sep 26, 2016
    65
    Tempest is available for just $15 and it scratches an itch few other games do. It’s a capable, if somewhat buggy, pirate adventure that offers up challenging combat and an open world to explore. Customization and late-game challenges courtesy of legendary ships and mythical monsters help round out the title, making it worthwhile if a little frayed around the edges.
  8. COGconnected
    Sep 13, 2016
    63
    While most of the game was rather bland, Tempest’s potential showed in some of the stranger quests that popped up (ghosts!), the large scale naval battles, and surprise sea monster attacks. Unfortunately, these events are short distractions from the lackluster nature of the rest of the game.
  9. GameGrin
    Jan 20, 2017
    50
    An extremely unengaging gameplay and bad graphics mine what could be an interesting addition to the pirate genre.
  10. GameSpew
    Nov 1, 2016
    50
    You would think a pirate game would have a brimming personality. Yet, sailing around, doing mission after mission, I never feel like a pirate. I never dig up treasure, get in trouble with the law or even meet any famous pirates.
  11. Riot Pixels
    Oct 14, 2016
    40
    Even the cooperative mode can't smooth out the many bumps of Tempest.
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  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Aug 31, 2016
    It’s sailing on, happy to be what it is – another pirate game with a skeleton crew.

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User Score
4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 6 out of 14
  1. yosa1
    Sep 6, 2016
    0
    This is an absolute joke of a game, its interface is ios all the way, pictures without descriptions, no tool tips, bad menu design, bad townThis is an absolute joke of a game, its interface is ios all the way, pictures without descriptions, no tool tips, bad menu design, bad town interface, terrible character progression design.

    Attacking ships is laughable as they seem to get a wider firing range as opposed to your narrow bowling alley strip, your shots may never fire due to the unresponsiveness, when you do win, you get a paltry sum of floatsam, you do not get to take the ship to grab the full cargo or take it to port to sell, this is a shallow attempt when a major aspect as battle and piracy.

    I won't go into other aspects, if you need a game that piques your nautical trading and pirate interests, this one is just a chameleon at best. Try uncharted waters new Horizons for the snes, I rate that better.    … Full Review »
  2. Tabbou
    Jul 10, 2021
    4
    L'ambiance est sympa et la gestion d'un bateau, équipage et autre est top mais uniquement sur le papier.
    Le jeu est vraiment moyen avec pas    L'ambiance est sympa et la gestion d'un bateau, équipage et autre est top mais uniquement sur le papier.
    Le jeu est vraiment moyen avec pas grand chose a faire à part aller d'un point A à un point B et combattre d'autres navires, d'autant plus que les déplacement en mer sont assez lents.
    Autant acheter assassin's creed black flag carrément + fun, + complet et trouvable pas cher !    … Full Review »
  3. ShodanSpectre
    Feb 17, 2021
    5
    I'll give this a 5/10 to offset the zero reviews below! It's an indie game and one mustn't expect AAA quality from it.

    It has some neat    I'll give this a 5/10 to offset the zero reviews below! It's an indie game and one mustn't expect AAA quality from it.

    It has some neat mechanics, and it's one of few games which implemented any kind of sailing / wind navigation mechanics which take into account wind direction and speed. Still, the movement is arcadey, the story is... I forgot if there is any. The ocean feels tiny because the scale is artificially reduced. As a player you can see things MUCH further away than the NPC ships can. The NPCs sail straight into a tornado without even trying to escape it. Upon getting within a certain range of an arcady-looking tornado thingy - the NPC ships instantly turn into a box with floating loot. No ship wrecking or sinking animations...
    It's OK to play this for an evening or two.    … Full Review »
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