Undisclosed Pirate Game | Ships

In 2020, Gameco Studios commissioned me to help design a city-building game featuring vertical construction set in a pirate-themed world.
https://www.artstation.com/gamecostudios

I’ve tried to come up with distinctive ship types that are easy to recognise but still leave plenty of scope for an upgrade system.

I’ve tried to come up with distinctive ship types that are easy to recognise but still leave plenty of scope for an upgrade system.

Here is a very detailed look at the ideas for an upgrade system. At the time, we weren’t sure what level of simplification and stylisation was required, so we went for the safe option: a historical approach.

Here is a very detailed look at the ideas for an upgrade system. At the time, we weren’t sure what level of simplification and stylisation was required, so we went for the safe option: a historical approach.