A globe-spanning sailing roguelike · 1522
Explore. Trade. Fish. Whale. Colonize. Fight. Pillage. Survive.
You are a sea captain in the year 1522, and the whole world is yours to discover in this roguelike sandbox historical sailing simulator.
Steam page coming soon. Windows first; macOS and Linux planned.
Your commission
The whole world is open.
The wind is not.
Read the weather, ration food and water, work each market, and decide what kind of captain this voyage will make you. Complete your captain's special objective to win the run—or lose everything at sea.
Gameplay trailer
A whole world under sail.
A globe without edges
Explore
The world of Marque & Reprisal is a fully realized, 164k-hex map of the entire Earth, complete with accurate geography, navigable rivers and lakes, mountains, a detailed weather simulation, and many ancient and natural wonders to discover.
Every port has a price
Trade
The cities and villages of the world buy and sell different goods at different prices, with supply and demand for goods and specie reacting dynamically to the actions of the player and the hundreds of NPC ships plying the trade routes in search of riches.
Work the water
Fish
Fish for many different species of fish! Upgrade your ship and your net to catch more fish, and sell them in the best markets to earn profits.
Great and mysterious beasts
Whale
The ocean contains great and mysterious beasts! There are multiple different whale species in the game, with ecologically accurate ranges and behaviours. Whales breed and have babies, and you can often see a whale calf following its mother through the ocean. Kill a whale with your harpoon and collect its valuable blubber to sell!
Carry a settlement across the sea
Colonize
Perhaps on your journey you will meet colonists seeking passage to the New World. Help them and you may found new cities together.
Choose your broadside
Fight
Do battle with pirates and hostile nations! Or become a pirate yourself and set out in search of rich merchant ships to seize.
Take the port
Pillage
With a large enough warship, you can bombard a hostile city to silence its shore batteries, then land marines to capture the port!
One captain. One voyage.
Survive
If you die in Marque & Reprisal, there's no going back. You need to start a new voyage with a new captain. Death comes in many forms, from hunger and thirst to stormy seas and pirate attacks.
From the captain's log
A voyage never repeats
No safe passage
Catch a good wind.
Make your fortune before the sea takes it back.
Play the browser demo