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The Ship Combat Demo Ends Soon

Today is your last chance to play the naval combat portion of Buccaneers! for free! The demo will no longer be playable from later today (14th September) at 10am PST / 6pm BST / 7pm CEST.

If you haven't yet tried the demo, it features a short tutorial and seven waves of increasingly difficult ship battles, taking you through all seven playable ship types from the recently announced Pilgrim brig all the way up to a mighty three-decker.

The demo is playable in both VR and non-VR modes and supports the Oculus Rift/Rift S and HTC Vive series of headsets. The Valve Index is not currently supported, but we're working to fix that soon.

We'd love to hear your feedback on this early work-in-progress build of the game, so please send us your comments via the community forums or on our Discord. We've received a lot of excellent feedback so far which we're using to improve the game for future beta releases.

While you're playing, try the in-game photo mode (non-VR only) and send us your best screenshots for a chance to win a free copy of the full game when it releases! To enter, simply upload your photos to the community Screenshots page or share them on our Discord or social media (with the hashtag #BuccaneersTheGame). We will announce the winner after the demo ends.

If you didn't get a chance to play this demo, don't worry! We'll be announcing more opportunities to try the game soon, so keep an eye on our social channels.