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Space Pirates

Arcade space shooter where you build a fleet by defeating enemy ships and using the credits you earn from it to upgrade your fleet to take on larger and deadlier battles.

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whynomakethings
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whynomakethings
Release
July 17, 2026
15 days ago
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About the Game

  • Space Pirates is an arcade-style space shooter focused on fleet building and high-risk combat.

Build your fleet by destroying enemy ships and spending your earned credits to upgrade your capital ships and collect more fighters.

lose a battle - and your ships are gone. Win - and your fleet grows stronger.

Gameplay:

Select a mission, choose your ships, and head into battle.

you can switch between ships stored in your capital ship during battle.

Destroy the enemy fleet before they destroy yours

Victory earns you credits to expand and strengthen your fleet.

Defeat means losing the ships you brought into battle.

Features:

  • 15 missions, each with unique space environments.

  • 4 capital ships, each varying in strength, defences and it's capacity to store small ships.

  • 3 small ship classes - fighter, bomber and tanker you can play as any so long as they are stored in your fleet.

  • 25+ scfi music tracks made by alkakrab, that play randomly when entering battle. 

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