Open-world pirate adventures don’t come along too often, but today sees the arrival of one such game from Merge Games, rokapublish and Lemonbomb Entertainment. Stranded Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands looks to entice you in with an exciting blend between adventure and exploration as well as throwing in some farming, crafting and cooking mechanics.
Available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC, Stranded Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands is an open-world adventure that’s full of quests and discovery. It begins with you being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago and split up from the rest of your crew. The aim is to find the crewmates and look after them until it’s eventually possible to escape using a new ship. To keep morale high you must explore the islands in search of resources to enable the ability farm and cook; experimenting with different ingredients to create new dishes.
There’s also treasure to locate within these islands, either by boat or on foot, but beware, for the cursed islands have secrets to uncover and an array of supernatural dangers to overcome. So tread carefully keen adventures.
It’s clear that Stranded Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands is certainly more akin to My Time At Portia than Sea of Thieves, however if that’s the kind of adventure you’re after then you’ll find it right now on the Xbox Store for a discounted price of £16.99 – the price will go up to £19.99 in two weeks time. Of course, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC gamers should visit their respective digital stores to make a purchase.
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Game Description:
Stranded Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands is an open world, exploration and farming adventure full of quests and discovery! You’re ship-wrecked on a mysterious archipelago. It’s up to you to survive and solve the mysteries deep in the heart of the islands, then finally escape! Farm, craft and cook to survive as you take charge of building a camp full of survivors. With the goal of building a new ship to escape, you set off on a journey across a wealth of islands for useful treasures and items! Many exciting quests await you – as well as numerous dangers and threats. Will you solve the secret of the cursed islands? It’s the only way to escape. Awaken the adventurer deep inside! Key Features • Experience an open-world adventure full of story driven-quests • Farm and cook to survive! • Manage the creation and expansion of your crew’s camp • Explore a diverse array of different islands by foot or boat • Fight against supernatural dangers and solve the secrets of the cursed islands
