- Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Action
Captain Blood is a pirate-themed action game set on the Spanish Main in the 17th century, where you step into the boots of a fearsome pirate on a quest for gold and glory. Expect wild adventures with cannon firing, pistol shooting, swashbuckling sword fights, and plenty of pirate shenanigans.
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Unpretentious, plot-driven, classical in form and earnest.
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
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CGMagazineJordan BiordiMay 20257.5/10Captain Blood looks and plays like an early 2000s Hack & Slash, for better AND worse.
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PlayStation LifeStyleMay 20257/10Captain Blood is such an interesting release, a true time capsule from a different era of gaming. From the static camera angles to the way it treats quick-time events, it is clear that the team was inspired by Resident Evil 4 and the PS2 God of War games during development.
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Gaming AgeMatthew PolleselMay 20257.5/10Really, it’s just worth playing if you want a love letter to late 2000s action games – or, I guess, if you want a time capsule from the same era that never saw the light of day due to a confluence of crazy factors. Either way, if that applies to your very specific gaming interests (and, weirdly, it does mine), then Captain Blood is a game you need to play.
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Push SquareRobert RamseyMay 20253/10If you have a burning nostalgia for early 2000s action titles, you might be able to squeeze some semblance of enjoyment from Captain Blood, but even then, you've got to wade through tedious, weightless combat and bafflingly overlooked audio issues.
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Checkpoint GamingMay 20253/10While Captain Blood's development is an engaging tale, the same cannot be said for any aspect of the final product. The game fails to capture what made other hack-and-slashers so fun, nor does it provide any notable innovations. Even as just nostalgia bait, Captain Blood always ends up undermining itself thanks to lacklustre combat, a lifeless world and general glitchiness that pollutes the whole experience.
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Seawolf Studio
- Publisher
- SNEG
- Released
- May 6, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- STORM Engine
IGDB rating 5.2/10 from 7 ratings.
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