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Rediscover the simple joy of classic low-res adventures!

Welcome to Bitmap Bay. Set sail on a handcrafted pirate roguelite designed for quick, addictive sessions. Take the helm, face legendary pirates in skillful cannon battles, and see how long your voyage lasts. With a full save system, every run is a new story waiting to be told.

This is a true premium game: playable completely offline with zero ads or in-app purchases.

"A bold new retro take...quite the intriguing one" – Pocket Gamer

KEY FEATURES:

• AUTHENTIC HANDMADE PIXEL ART: A charming retro world on the "low-res high seas," lovingly crafted by a solo developer and career artist.

• MEET LEGENDARY PIRATES: From Blackbeard to Anne Bonny, challenge over 40 real historical captains, each with unique, hand-drawn pixel art portraits.

• ENDLESSLY REPLAYABLE VOYAGES: Encounter a wide range of random events – duels, storms, thieves, and mysteries – that will challenge your wits on every new run.

• SKILLFUL CANNON BATTLES: Combat is simple to learn but hard to master. It’s not just about having the most cannons; it's about timing your shots perfectly to claim victory.

• RECRUIT YOUR CREW: Chance encounters in the ports, where you can hire a loyal crew of sailors, specialists, and scoundrels to help man your ship.

• FULL SAVE & LOAD SYSTEM: Your voyage is now automatically saved! You can also manually save, load, and continue your game from the new Settings Menu.

Do you play it safe, or risk it all for legendary infamy? Here is what awaits you in Version 2.0:

DYNAMIC PORTS & STRATEGIC CROSSROADS
The seas are no longer predictable. When the winds shift, you must choose your destination wisely...
• Crown Ports: Safe, heavily policed, and highly expensive. The only place to buy ship upgrades.
• Pirate Havens: A lawless hub to recruit specialist officers and buy discounted Black Market cannons (just watch out they don’t explode on installation!).
• Hidden Coves: Desperate on gold? Risk the new Scavenger’s Gamble to patch your hull on the cheap – but linger too long and you might trigger a mutiny or a jungle ambush!

THE OFFICER'S DECK (RPG CREW SYSTEM)
Your crew are no longer just numbers; they are the lifeblood of your ship...
• Recruit up to 5 unique shipmates to build your ultimate pirate crew.
• Hire a Master Gunner to unlock ‘Bullet Time’ during cannon reloads, or a Shipwright to auto-repair your hull after every victory.
• Beware Permadeath: The sea is unforgiving. If you flee a battle under heavy fire, or barely survive a fight with critical hull damage, you risk losing your officers to capture or desertion!

REMASTERED COMBAT & GAME FEEL
We’ve pushed the pixel-art aesthetic to the limit with a massive combat overhaul...
• Visual Upgrades: Ships now bob on the waves, critical damage triggers pixel-art fires and exploding wood splinters!
• New Difficulty Speeds: Playing on 'Hard' now requires twitch-reflex cannon timing.
• No Easy Escapes: You can no longer flee before a battle begins. You must engage the enemy and survive at least one volley before attempting a chaotic retreat.

BUG SQUISHING & QOL
• Streamlined the UI for cleaner port navigation and beautifully formatted crew rosters.
• Added a behind-the-scenes ‘Mercy Mechanic’ to help critically damaged ships find a safe port.
• Over a dozen balancing tweaks to gold, reputation and enemy scaling.

Thank you to all our captains who have sailed with us so far and left helpful feedback. If you enjoy the new strategic depths of Bitmap Bay, please consider leaving us a review – it helps us keep the updates flowing!

ABOUT THE DEVELOPER:
Grandom Games is the studio name of N J Gentry Limited, a one-person company founded by an artist with a two-decade career in the fine arts.

Chart your course. Write your story. Become a legend of Bitmap Bay...

Grandom Games

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