Heart of the Sea title art: the game logo over the walled harbour town of Pantherport at dusk.
18+In development

Heart of the Sea: A Pirate’s Quest

Cheat. Fight. Charm. Set sail.

A pirate RPG about debts, card cheats and a city that remembers how you treated it.

Dev thread on F95zone18+ (opens in a new tab)

The story

Jack tries to cheat a dangerous man called Piotr at cards. It does not go well. Beaten, with an important compass broken, he goes after him through the taverns, docks and criminal underbelly of Pantherport — and beyond, into the Abyssal Expanse: a sea where sailing east can bring you back to the west.

A sea where sailing east can bring you back to the west.

What you actually do

  • Explore Pantherport

    Taverns, docks, shops and the Pantherwood beyond the walls, each with their own people and trouble.

  • Turn-based combat

    Skills on an energy budget, status effects, bleeding wargs and loot worth selling.

  • Talent trees

    Cutthroat or Brawler: spend points on the fighter you want to be, and respec when it stops working.

  • Cheats and schemes

    Palm the ace, swap the seven, hold your nerve. Card cheating and sleight of hand as real mini-games.

  • Choices that stick

    Money, reputation and relationships carry forward. The city remembers how you treated it.

  • Romance and harem (18+)

    Adult scenes tied to characters and the relationships you actually build. No NTR planned.

Planned

Your own ship and crew

Later in development: a ship to sail, a crew to manage and expeditions out into the Abyssal Expanse.

Screenshots

In-engine, work in progress. All screenshots on this site are safe for work.

In motion

Thirteen seconds of a warg fight. Muted, loops, no spoilers.

Where it is

In development

A first playable demo covering the prologue is in the works. There is no date, and there will not be one until it is true. Follow on X or the F95 thread to hear about it first.

Questions

What is it made in?

Godot. The project started in Ren’Py as Pirate Conquest and was rebuilt in Godot in 2021.

What platforms?

PC (Windows) first. Anything else is undecided.

Is there a demo?

Not yet. A prologue demo is being built, with no date attached. The F95 thread and X get the news first.

Where can I read more?

The wiki covers lore, characters and systems. The F95zone thread has the development updates and is the best place to leave feedback.