Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas 1.5

Back in the early 2000s, games were still in an age of experimentation as trends weren't fully established and nobody knew exactly what worked yet. Online MMO games in particular were some of the most diverse in that time, as the juggernaut that is World of Warcraft hadn't established what works yet. One of the games that came out at that time is Puzzle Pirates, and it holds up well enough that it was rereleased as Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas.

To install Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas, make sure you have Steam installed, then go to this link to install the game.

The biggest triumph this game has is how much it pushes people into being cooperative. To progress successfully in this game, you have to join a crew and go pillage. The ship crew is where most of the gameplay is at, and it holds up extremely well. There are a number of roles on each ship that must all be filled out for the ship to be successful.

This is where the puzzle part comes in. Each of these roles, like sailing, rigging, carpentry, and more require you to play a puzzle. Every action in this game requires you play a puzzle, each of which are simple yet still have depth to them. Your success depends on how quickly you play these puzzles out.

All in all, Puzzle Pirates: Dark Seas is a fantastic puzzle game that will keep you around due to the community that you will inevitably build up with people.