Hey everyone, Im happy to announce that Buccaneers Shipshape will officially launch on July 22nd , 11:00 AM (PDT) Its been a long road, and Im exceedingly thankful for your support and patience! The date was set this way to allow final tweaks to gameplay and presentation, polish and bug fixes, localization, and most importantly, to avoid overlapping with Steams Next Fest and Summer Sale. All the best, Merso

A new demo of Buccaneers Shipshape is up! This time it includes three playable stages - give it a try!

Here's the intro cutscene of the game!
The evil Captain Winters has stolen the treasure map and ship of our heroes. This is the last straw!
Check it out in motion and with audio below! Featuring brand new music (the soundtrack of the game is getting a complete overhaul) [previewyoutube=qP8hjQx7pzU;full][/previewyoutube]

This pirate thinks he's so cool, he wears not one but two eye patches!
Of course he eventually realizes there's a good reason why other pirates don't this.

This stage consists of advancing on the roofs of the buildings in the town.
To make things extra challenging, the characters (players and enemies) slide down constantly to the edge of the roofs, and the camera moves automatically to the right. Fun times!

These title screens will pop up at the start of each stage. Each one features the stage's title and its main villain, in new, more detailed illustrations:

A brand new stage has been added to the game - a paddle boarding section in which our heroes try to reach their stolen ship.
Here we'll encounter vicious seagulls, hungry sharks, aggressive mermen, and many obstacles, in faux "mode 7"!

Just added a new character to the game - Lester Oyster, the boss of the underwater level. An aggressive mollusk!

Progress continues! The Town stage has been updated with tweaked, recolored graphics, additional enemies, and a formidable boss. Currently the stage is 90% complete (or more), only needing some fine tuning related to enemy placement.

And here it is: the new demo of Buccaneers Shipshape! Some updates include: - Faster enemies and gameplay - New health item - New powerup: parrot assist - New and improved animations - New and updated enemies - New tutorial screen - Updated HUD and character icons - Characters now have names! - Updated stage's title card - Added ability to perform special attack without MP (uses HP) - New screen resolution (sprites look bigger in full screen) - Tweaked layout of port stage - And more!

Next week will see the release of a new demo of Buccaneers Shipshape. If you had the chance to play the previous demo, and are wondering about what's new, here's the list of changes: - Faster enemies and gameplay - New health item - New powerup: parrot assist - New and improved animations - New and updated enemies - New tutorial screen - Updated HUD and character icons - Characters now have names! - Updated stage's title card - Added ability to perform special attack without MP (uses HP) - New screen resolution (sprites look bigger in full screen) - Tweaked layout of port stage - And more!

"Life under the sea is more dangerous than anything they got up there!" Currently adding a whole new stage to Buccaneers Shipshape, an absurd setting where you continue your beat-em-up quest for gold... underwater! More info coming soon!

Demo Update! I have incorporated your feedback and made improvements on the game. Version 0.1.3 includes the following revisions: Forward throw added Players are invulnerable during last attack of basic combo Stage 2 boss: longer charge before attack