Full STEAM ahead to PAX!


Ahoy all you Sky Pirates!

We’ve so much to announce after our power week, which turned into two. First of all, we claimed the rights to Sky Pirates! So now the official name will be Sky Pirates: Puzzles & Plunder! Sky Pirates invokes such imagery, we could not let it pass us by. 

But for those who loved Empyrean Raiders (including myself), don’t be worried! That will be the official name of the first pirate crew, and will belong in the lore as legendary pirates, both past and current. Those part of the Empyrean Raiders crew will start as NPC’s to guide and direct new pirates, but eventually we hope to open it up to legendary players as well!




We have moved from multiple individual puzzle apps to a single app we`ll put all the puzzles into. This will better allow you all to jump between puzzles for training offline without having to close and open other apps, and it`ll allow us to align your mobile and PC profiles without adding more complexity! 

To that end, we`ll be sunsetting the individual puzzles, but we already have the new app on the app stores for your enjoyment:


Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rxrgaming.skypirates 


Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sky-pirates/id6751173969


Play through the demo, and then you`ll be able to replay the puzzles in training mode till your heart's content! We`ll keep adding more puzzles to the app as time goes on, and it`ll be the same app that connects online once the multiplayer is set up.






The push has not been for just anything though, we are packing right now for PAX West! 



At PAX we are not just going for a good time. We`ll also be putting the app in front of a lot of people! I`ll be all dressed up as a sky pirate, it`s like a normal pirate but with better dental and goggles. And we`ll be traveling around with tablets loaded with the demo for people to play while they`re waiting in line for the events. We really hope to have a nice booth in the future, but right now they just don’t have the space to contain us! 





Lastly, we’ve launched our page on STEAM! A big goal for us is to have a load of wish-listings, as that will help drive our game to the top of their ads and in turn make a bigger, better gaming experience for everyone! The STEAM page will also have a lot more details on game updates, roadmaps, and events. Though our Discord will remain the most active to get ahold of us on.

Please go and wish list on the STEAM page as soon as you can! It`ll help us immensely.


STEAM Store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510580/SkyPirates__Plunder__Puzzles/


See you in the skies soon!




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