Pirate Games Online: Ship Battles, Treasure and Puzzles

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Pirate games online come in five kinds: cannon battles between ships, defense games against pirates, treasure hunts and trading, platformers and reflex games, and puzzle games with a pirate theme. Below is each kind with the controls the games list, from sea battles with other players to a match-3 and a dominoes game.

KindWhat you doStart with
Ship battlesSail, aim cannons and upgrade your shipSea Kings
Defense and cannonsStop incoming pirates, or knock down towers with a cannonPirate Defense Online
Treasure and tradingCollect coins, trade goods, upgrade a shipThe Merchant
Platformers and reflexesRun, jump and tap fast, with pirates in the wayPirate Jack
Puzzles and cardsMatch gems or play dominoes with piratesPirates the match 3

Pirate ship battles

  • Sea Kings puts you in command of your own pirate ship. Lock on, fire your cannons and blast enemy ships, then upgrade firepower, armor, speed and special weapons to survive wave after wave. It lists touch, mouse and keyboard controls.
  • Block Ship Battle is a pirate brawler with broadside combat: your cannons fire to the side, so you steer until the guns face the enemy. Sink ships and scoop up treasure, but only the gold you carry to a harbor counts. W and S raise and lower the sail, A and D steer, the right button aims and the left button fires.
  • PirateBattle.io is a multiplayer battle with pirate ships. Sail, shoot and collect gold to upgrade your ship. The mouse moves you, a click shoots and Space boosts.
  • Warship Battle starts you in a small boat with cannons. Fight your enemies, seize their treasures and spend the money on upgrades, and you can customize your flag and recruit bandits. It plays with a click or a tap.
  • Pirate Dodge sends a tiny boat down a narrow river. Dodge rocks and kraken tentacles, watch the enemy ships that shoot or cut across your path and fire back. Sunk pirates drop coins and pieces of an old map, and coins buy a faster ship. Change lanes with the arrows or A and D and fire with Space, or tap or swipe on a phone.

More ships, from speedboats to cargo ferries, are in boat games online, and raft fights are in raft battle games.

Defense and cannons

  • Pirate Defense Online is a tower defense strategy game with 15 levels in 3 regions. Drag your units onto the highlighted tiles, and they attack incoming pirates on their own. Tap a unit to upgrade it. General habits are in tower defense tips.
  • Island Mayhem: Tiki Blast 3D is a 3D cannon-shooting physics puzzle starring Bonko, a pirate monkey. Aim the cannon, set the power and fire to knock down tiki towers, wooden forts and stone walls. It has 200 levels across 10 islands and a giant tiki boss at the end of every island, plus 10 special cannonballs.

Treasure and trading

  • The Merchant is a pixelated trading game set in ancient desert ports. You complete quests set by the governor and upgrade your ship, and a bad deal can leave you bankrupt. You click or tap.
  • Search for Treasure 2 is about a shipwreck whose gold coins spilled into the ocean. Dive in to collect as many coins as you can while avoiding sharks and jellyfish. Left click moves you on desktop, and a tap does it on mobile.

Platformers and reflexes

  • Pirate Jack starts on a ship invaded by pirates, with deadly guns and angry crew between Jack and his precious chest. W A S D moves, a double jump is available and a phone gets touch controls.
  • PirateTreasure is a pirate treasure game where you take down zombies, find the treasure and escape the route. You move with the mouse and a joystick.
  • Skulls And Bombs is a pirate arcade game where speed means treasure. Click items for points, but one tap on a skull or a bomb ends the game, and the game gets faster over time.

Puzzles and cards

  • Pirates the match 3 is a match-3 where you swap gems on a journey with pirates through unknown lands and seas. Dig up treasures, open chests and fight enemies, and combine gems to forge mighty new ones. Rules and habits are in match-3 tips.
  • Dominos Pirates is a dominoes game set in the Caribbean, where pirates quest for the pearl treasure. The aim is to be the first to place all your dominoes, and the other players score the points left on theirs. The standard rules are in how to play dominoes.

Habits for pirate games

  1. Spend on the ship. Sea Kings lets you upgrade your pirate ship, and PirateBattle.io and Warship Battle turn gold and money into upgrades.
  2. Line up the broadside. In Block Ship Battle, hold the right button to aim your cannons before you fire.
  3. Read the lanes. In Pirate Dodge, some enemy ships shoot and some cut across, so pick your lane early.
  4. Set the power. In Island Mayhem: Tiki Blast 3D you drag to aim and slide the power bar before you fire.
  5. Never tap the skull. In Skulls And Bombs, one wrong tap ends the game.

Pirate games FAQ

Are pirate games free to play online with no download?

Yes. They play free in the browser, with no install and no registration, on a phone, a tablet or a computer.

Are there pirate ship games with cannons?

Yes. Sea Kings, Block Ship Battle, PirateBattle.io and Warship Battle all put you in a pirate ship that shoots at other ships, and Island Mayhem: Tiki Blast 3D gives you a cannon on land.

Are there pirate treasure games?

Yes. The Merchant, Search for Treasure 2, PirateTreasure and Skulls And Bombs are all about treasure, from trading for it to diving for coins.

Can you play pirate games on a phone or a computer?

Yes. Sea Kings lists touch, mouse and keyboard controls, Pirate Dodge, Pirate Jack and Island Mayhem: Tiki Blast 3D list touch controls, and Skulls And Bombs is click or tap. The site works in the browser of a phone, a tablet and a computer.

More ships to sail are in the boat games collection.

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