The Caribbean Sail News

Since that day, The Caribbean Sail has seen numerous updates, two major expansion packs released for free, a shanty off contest, a soundtrack release, a successful Kickstarter campaign which enabled the release of 100 physical copies, and over 14,000 sales globally.

Only one physical copy remains, package #69, and it's on the auction block: https://www.ebay.com/itm/354301415126

The production papers are also exclusively available here on Itch.io if you'd like to see behind the curtain a little and support my work further!


Since creating this whimsical name and sprinting naked into the wilderness with a blindfold on, Victorian Clambake has achieved two game releases on Steam, two game jam releases, and organizing a community of like-minded nautical nerds on Discord.

All I can say is... God, what a waste of time this all was.
I'm just yanking yer yardarm.


It's been a year of insanity and instability, my life has changed dramatically and what remains of the studio is currently in a pile of plastic bins but that's not what you care or about and it's not going to hold me back.

[h2]Behold my next solo project![/h2]


I've been working on another title for the past three years in tiny bursts of inspiration and next month I'll release the Steam page!

The lads on Discord know more and have seen gameplay, you should be like the lads, join the server.

[h2]But wait! There's MORE![/h2]
I've been pitching this idea for years but it wasn't feasible until now.

[h3]Victorian Clambake - Voyage Reports[/h3]
A development diary series released as monthly YouTube episodes to further grow our community, share my thoughts on games and development, and showcase the work that goes into creating a game!

They'll be short, fun, insightful, and coming next month if the wind is in our favor!

Keep your eyes on the horizon and sign up for the newlestter or follow along on Twitter so you don't miss a thing!

Fair winds to you all, I could have never made it this far without you.
- Captain of Victorian Clambake, Evan Massie

'Tis a fine day. I've shipped every backer reward* and only 17 packages remain for purchase on Victorian Clambake!

*Look, Louis, I'd really like for you to fill out your survey so I can finally ship your package, savvy?

For more information see todays Kickstarter post!

The next five orders will include an acrylic keychain!

I'll be going on shore leave and living a typical landlubber life for a time but if you have any questions I'll still check in on the forums, Discord, and support email.

Fair winds to you all!
- Your Captain, Evan

The manual for The Caribbean Sail is now digital and in your Steam library!



Navigate to the library tab and try not to get lost along the way.

Select "The Caribbean Sail" and under the "Additional Content" section you should see the Sailing Handbook!

If you'd like to get the real thing there's still 25 available! https://victorianclambake.com/gold

Fair winds to you all!
- Evan, Captain of Victorian Clambake

[h3]Only 28 copies currently available![/h3]



In case you were too hungover to notice the initial post, too hungover to catch the Kickstarter, and too hungover to see the email, you should probably get help. After you take care of that then take notice of this alert to claim your COLLECTOR'S EDITION OF THE CARIBBEAN SAIL!



Find out more and learn how to get one here: https://victorianclambake.com/gold
or dig $60 out of your buried chest and send an email to: [email protected]

Thank you for coming along for this voyage, this is a sendoff to be proud of!

Fair winds to you all!
- Evan, Captain of Victorian Clambake

[h2]All things must come to an end.[/h2]

It's been a long time coming but sunk cost fallacy can't make this ship float.

I've enjoyed working on these last two patches and admittedly don't want to move on from The Caribbean Sail yet.

There are piles of cut content that could be restored and years worth of updates and ideas that could be implemented, but, no amount of new content is going to increase the broader appeal of this game.

It's time for me to finish the physical edition and move on to new waters and new voyages.

Your comments, reviews, upvotes, and genuine support of me and my work made it hard to let this simply be a bugfix patch and nothing more... so...

[h3]Without further adieu, the final features.[/h3]
+ Added the pie
+ Added moonshine opportunity
+ Mystery content
+ One more particle effect

- Fixed Portuguese flag crashing in update log
- Main Menu badges now copy the links instead of opening broken links

[h3]What's on the horizon?[/h3]
Finishing The Caribbean Sail: Gold and ensuring it runs on CD before ordering 100 copies, then finishing the manual. Once those are complete and all the rewards have been shipped I'll have some tough choices to make.

I may take a break but Victorian Clambake will be far from dead even if TCS was its lifeblood.

I'd like to create Caribbean Sail merch.

Jolly Riot isn't cancelled though it will undergo redesign.

Shell Shuffle deserves a patch someday even if it is floating face down in the pool.

There are two new games that I've shared nothing about which already have had substantial work put into them.

So keep your eyes wide lads, carry a shanty in your heart and a jigger in your step.

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I'll see you on the next voyage!
- Captain of Victorian Clambake, Evan Massie