Ahoy! Yesterday I received some bug reports regarding some of the menus being unreadable if you don't have your system set to English. Example for when the game detects and sets French as the current language. This is most likely due to me testing out a localization package in the game engine, having not implemented the correct words, and not knowing it would try to detect the language of your…
Ahoy Mateys! There has been a small update to Ocean Survivors Ship-Oriented Steering · You can now change the steering type in the settings to either screen based steering or ship based · In ship based turning, it essentially turns the ship left or right, and the forward input makes it accelerate instead of always sailing towards your given input Controls Update · To prevent an awkward grip whe…
Ahoy Pirates! Having launched the game just 24 hours ago, the feedback has been great. The 11 reviews gave my game a review score of positive! Seeing this many people having played the game and enjoying it truly is an amazing feeling! As a solo developer, I rely on Steam's algorithm to show the game to more players. To keep the launch momentum alive, I would greatly appreciate it if you could t…
Hello everyone! After roughly 20 months or almost two years of development and learning (holy, that went by fast) of what started as a university project and is now becoming my first release on Steam, I'm happy to announce that Ocean Survivors will be releasing on July 31, 2026 ! The game is currently content complete, unless I succumb to the couple of ideas I still have, I'll be working on fin…
Hello everyone! After taking longer than I expected, the final demo update is out! The term "final" just means that no additional content currently is planned for the demo. If bugs were to surface, they would obviously still be dealt with. What's New: · Persistent ability unlocks through surviving · Small amount of new abilities added · Shipwrecks that surface around the map that provide additi…
Hello everyone! This demo update includes the following additions: · Breakable crates containing items to help your run · Increase in gold loot thanks to improvement in the ship's offenses and the introduction of crates · This affects the leaderboard due to the fact that higher scores can be reached · Two new power-ups · Additional graphical settings and gameplay settings · Some visual updates…
Newly Added Abilities · Torpedo Cannonballs Launch gunpowder powered cannonballs towards enemy ships and attack them from below · Air Strike Fire a barrage of cannons into the sky to wreck multiple enemies · Mace A rotating mace attached to your ship to wreck other ships Newly Added Power Ups · Piercing Cannonballs Cannonballs that can pierce through enemies without losing momentum, allowing yo…
Ahoy Pirates! A bunch of small updates have been implemented into the Ocean Survivors Demo! · Enemy cannonballs are now color coded red for better visibility · Sky Pirate hit detection has been reworked to be more efficient in sinking ships · Various VFX have been added to increase visibility · Trireme (charging enemy) has more health - Balancing Cheers, Aremji Games
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