A galleon sails near Tortuga Harbour as a red-sailed Forban ship closes in
Free multiplayer pirate game · PC, tablet and phone

Mer des Corsaires

Take the helm of a sloop, sink pirates, loot their cargo and grow your fleet all the way to a galleon. Then join the other captains against the Kraken, and sail down to the Southern Seas to face the Megalodon.

10seas to explore
4ships
60story quests
31monsters and bosses
The logbook

A free pirate game in your browser

Mer des Corsaires is a free multiplayer ship game you can play with no download, on PC, tablet and phone. Explore ten seas in 2.5D, command your ship, fight other pirates and grow your fleet through 60 story quests.

Sail with the wind

With the wind behind you, your sails fill and you fly. Into the wind, you struggle. The compass rose shows where it blows from.

Broadside battles

12-pounders, long-range culverins, devastating close-range carronades. Pick your guns and watch your cannonballs.

Loot the crates

Rum, spices, silk, black pearls. Fill your hold and sell it all at port, before a pirate sends you to the bottom with it.

Make port

Market, armoury, shipyard, and the characters who give you quests. Every port sells its own exclusive cannons.

Click sailClick an enemy: targetSpace attackR repairE dockJ dive into the MaelstromEnter chat
Shipyard

Four ships, one captain

Each ship keeps its own cannons and equipment. Buy them at the shipyard, then switch between them depending on the mission.

Sloop in 2.5D
Your first ship

Sloop

Small and nimble, perfect for learning to sail and aim.

Hull
100
Speed
10.0 kn
Cannons
1
Equipment
2
Hold
20 slots
Magazine
100 balls
Freelvl 1
Brig in 2.5D
Two masts

Brig

The right balance between firepower and speed.

Hull
220
Speed
9.3 kn
Cannons
3
Equipment
2
Hold
40 slots
Magazine
300 balls
2,000 goldlvl 1
Frigate in 2.5D
Three masts

Frigate

A true war machine, built for the Depths and the Ashes.

Hull
400
Speed
8.8 kn
Cannons
5
Equipment
3
Hold
70 slots
Magazine
600 balls
8,000 goldlvl 5
Galleon in 2.5D
Floating fortress

Galleon

Slow but fearsome. Eight cannons to take on the Sea of Storms.

Hull
750
Speed
7.5 kn
Cannons
8
Equipment
4
Hold
120 slots
Magazine
1,200 balls
25,000 goldlvl 10
The sector route

Ten seas, ever further

Two sectors of five seas, linked by Maelstroms. The further you sail from Tortuga Harbour, the bigger the creatures and the rarer the loot.

Sector 1 · The Northern SeasAct I · level 1 to 14
1-1

Tortuga Sea

Tortuga HarbourLvl 1+

Warm waters around the lighthouse island. Raiders loot the wrecks while Forbans lurk further out.

  • Raiderlvl 1
  • Forbanlvl 2
Screenshot of sector 1-1, Tortuga Sea
Sector 1-1
1-2

Coral Depths

No portLvl 3+

Beyond the first Maelstrom: pink reefs and the wreck of the Pie-Grièche. Creatures drop shells, jelly and scales.

  • Giant crablvl 3
  • Glowing jellyfishlvl 4
  • Sea serpentlvl 5
Screenshot of sector 1-2, Coral Depths
Sector 1-2
1-3

Ash Archipelago

AshportLvl 6+

A volcanic archipelago under a rain of embers. Home to fire rubies, and a blacksmith who knows a lot.

  • Magma turtlelvl 6
  • Ash sharklvl 7
  • Ghost shiplvl 8
Screenshot of sector 1-3, Ash Archipelago
Sector 1-3
1-4

Frost Sea

No portLvl 9+

Ice floes, snow and siren songs. Orcas leap out of the water to crash onto your hull.

  • Orcalvl 9
  • Ice sirenlvl 10
  • Icebreakerlvl 11
Screenshot of sector 1-4, Frost Sea
Sector 1-4
1-5

Sea of Storms

Fort ThunderLvl 12+

Lightning, harpies and corsair galleons. Fort Thunder sells the most powerful cannons in the game.

  • Giant octopuslvl 12
  • Storm harpylvl 13
  • Corsair galleonlvl 14
Screenshot of sector 1-5, Sea of Storms
Sector 1-5
Sector 2 · The Southern SeasAct II · level 15 and up
2-1

Emerald Lagoon

SunportLvl 15+

Beyond the Storm Maelstrom, a turquoise lagoon dotted with white-sand atolls. Captain Nalani watches over Sunport.

  • Giant manta raylvl 15
  • Barracuda schoollvl 16
  • Lagoon buccaneerlvl 17
Screenshot of sector 2-1, Emerald Lagoon
Sector 2-1
2-2

Misty Mangrove

No portLvl 18+

Mangrove islets in a green mist lit by fireflies. Crocodiles lurk underwater with only their eyes showing.

  • Sea crocodilelvl 18
  • Electric eellvl 19
  • Swamp hydralvl 20
Screenshot of sector 2-2, Misty Mangrove
Sector 2-2
2-3

Ship Graveyard

BonehavenLvl 20+

Stranded wrecks and grey fog. Morvan the Gravedigger buries the sailors the sea has taken.

  • Colossal hermit crablvl 21
  • Mist wraithlvl 21
  • Skeleton galleonlvl 22
Screenshot of sector 2-3, Ship Graveyard
Sector 2-3
2-4

Amber Sea

No portLvl 22+

An endless sunset over golden reefs. Coral golems and hammerhead sharks guard their treasures.

  • Coral golemlvl 23
  • Hammerhead sharklvl 23
  • Amber galleylvl 24
Screenshot of sector 2-4, Amber Sea
Sector 2-4
2-5

Megalodon Trench

Last LighthouseLvl 24+

Basalt spires and blue crystals above the abyss. The Megalodon prowls here, and Elora keeps the last lighthouse.

  • Abyssal squidlvl 25
  • Giant anglerfishlvl 25
  • Leviathanlvl 26
Screenshot of sector 2-5, Megalodon Trench
Sector 2-5
The story · 2 acts · 8 chapters · 60 quests

Aurèle’s logbook

A storm throws the wreck of the Hirondelle onto the reefs of Tortuga Harbour. In its crates lies a letter signed by a captain missing for seven years. It speaks of a broken Trident, and of what it held at the bottom of the sea.

Margot

Tavern keeper · Tortuga Harbour
“Bring me eight. What’s inside is yours… but any papers you find are mine.”

Silas Ashbeard

Blacksmith · Ashport
“No fire, no key.”

Admiral Ysolde

Commander · Fort Thunder
“When it rises, every captain will have to fight together.”

Captain Nalani

Chief · Sunport
“Sink six of them, and then we’ll talk.”

Morvan the Gravedigger

Keeper · Bonehaven
“The dead don’t like to be disturbed.”

Elora

Keeper · Last Lighthouse
“Bring me back the Trident’s shaft. For every sea.”
Chapter I · lvl 1The Drunken Turtle

Fish out the wreckage and snatch the logbook from the Forbans.

Chapter II · lvl 3Beneath the coral

Cross the Maelstrom and reveal the invisible ink with jellyfish gel.

Chapter III · lvl 6The ashes

Relight Silas’s forge and free the ghost crew of the Pie-Grièche.

Chapter IV · lvl 11Fort Thunder

Face the harpies and corsair galleons for the final fragment.

Chapter V · lvl 15The Emerald Lagoon

Help Nalani drive off the rays and buccaneers terrorising Sunport.

Chapter VI · lvl 18The Misty Mangrove

Follow the eels’ light to the three-headed Hydra.

Chapter VII · lvl 20The Ship Graveyard

Dig up Aurèle’s compass with Morvan and free the crew of bones.

Chapter VIII · lvl 24The Megalodon Trench

Relight Elora’s lighthouse and tear the Trident’s shaft from the greatest shark of the seas.

Each character tracks their quests (for example Margot 3/13). Some send you to explore a place marked by a golden beacon. Besides the story, every port offers repeatable contracts: hunts, salvage runs and cargo orders.

World events

Two legendary monsters

The Kraken rules seas 1-1 to 1-5, the Megalodon the Southern Seas, 2-1 to 2-5. Without warning, they rise in one of their sector’s seas. Their health is shared by all players: every cannonball counts, wherever it comes from. When they sink, the loot is split according to each captain’s damage.

Giant Krakenlvl 20 · sector 1
  • 25,000 HPshared by every captain of the Northern Seas
  • 15 minto bring it down before it dives again
  • Lootproportional to the damage you deal
Megalodonlvl 30 · sector 2
  • 40,000 HPshared by every captain of the Southern Seas
  • Jawsthat burst out of the water beneath your ship
  • Lootpink pearls and Megalodon teeth
The best captains

Leaderboards

Live · updated every 5 seconds

Level

The most experienced captains

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Cannonballs fired

Since the adventure began

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Ships sunk

Pirates and monsters sent to the bottom

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Crates looted

The finest wreck raiders

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Kraken damage

Total dealt to the beast

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Megalodon damage

The hunters of the Southern Seas

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Ship’s log

Updates

Every new feature and improvement, from newest to oldest.

v1.05New

Reputation ranks

  • Reputation ranks: 15 ranks to earn by sinking pirates and monsters, from Bronze I to Gold V. Your crest shows next to your name, at sea and in the chat
  • Reputation bar: shown in the interface, with an announcement for every new rank
  • Your ship keeps sailing: switch tabs or watch a video, your ship carries on to its destination
  • New loading screen: a progress bar and tips while you set sail, on PC, phone and tablet
  • Smaller tutorial on phone: now a slim strip so you can always see your ship
  • Less intrusive Kraken: the red banner only shows in its own sea; elsewhere it stays visible on the map
  • “Getting started” guide: a new page on the site for new captains
  • Now on itch.io: play right on driacfr.itch.io, with the same accounts and the same seas
  • Real-time server: more stable, other captains’ ships show up faster

Bug fixes

  • Sign-up: the captain name is no longer asked twice or wrongly refused as “already taken”
  • Saves: fixed lost levels or equipment for some players
  • Translations: last French texts fixed in the English version
v1.04

The Southern Seas

  • Sector 2: five new seas, 2-1 to 2-5, opened at level 15 by a new Maelstrom in the Sea of Storms: Emerald Lagoon, Misty Mangrove, Ship Graveyard, Amber Sea and Megalodon Trench
  • Three new ports: Sunport, Bonehaven and Last Lighthouse
  • Fifteen new monsters: manta ray, sea crocodile, hydra, colossal hermit crab, mist wraith, giant anglerfish, Leviathan, skeleton galleon and many more
  • The Megalodon: a new world boss for sector 2, with 40,000 shared HP and its own leaderboard on the site. The Kraken remains the boss of sector 1
  • 60 quests: 30 in each sector, with Act II of the story and three new characters, Nalani, Morvan and Elora
  • Exploration quests: a golden beacon and an arrow around your ship guide you to places to discover
  • Quest counter: each character shows your progress, for example Margot 3/13
  • New cannons: Harpoon cannon and Abyssal bombard, sold at Last Lighthouse
  • Ship in 2.5D: the Ship tab shows your vessel in relief with its skin, and your installed cannons sit right on the deck
  • Visible slots: C1, C2… and E1, E2… boxes with a thumbnail of what is installed, linked to their spot on the ship; one click takes you to the slot
  • Redrawn cannons: 12-pounder, 24-pounder, carronade, culverin, royal, infernal and thunder cannons in true volume, with carriage, wheels and cannonballs
  • Equipment and storage: shown as illustrated cards
  • Skins: equip them straight from the Ship tab, with an animated preview
  • Site and forum in English: the language adapts to each visitor automatically, with an FR / EN switch
  • Cleaner chat: it starts fresh on every login, with a welcome message
  • Balancing: XP from monsters and pirates is halved, levelling up was too fast

Bug fixes

  • Accidental zoom: a double tap or a pinch no longer zooms the screen on phones
  • Level card: made smaller on phones, like the enemy card, so it no longer hides the screen
  • “Sell all” button: the text no longer becomes unreadable on hover
  • Ship tab: compact layout on phones in landscape mode
v1.03

The big update

  • Playable on phone and tablet: touch-friendly interface, big buttons under your thumbs, a joystick to steer your ship on phones, landscape and full-screen mode
  • Same view for everyone: on phones the camera shows as much sea as on a computer, so PC players get no advantage
  • Tutorial with Dylan: the game’s creator guides new captains step by step, with a reward at the end
  • Captain groups: up to 5 players, with invitations, group chat, shared XP and a movable group panel
  • Dedicated game server: pirates, monsters and the Kraken run on the server, so everyone sees exactly the same world in real time
  • Captains’ forum: news, help, recruitment, ideas and bug reports, using your game account
  • Shipwrecks and market: ships now sink slowly, a simpler market, buyable wood and a “Sell all” button
  • Comfort: collapsible HUD, “Remember me” login, dismissible Kraken alert
  • Live leaderboards: level, cannonballs fired, ships sunk, crates looted and Kraken damage, right here on the site
See earlier updates
v1.02

Living ports

  • Lively ports: villagers, fishermen, seagulls and smoking chimneys
  • On the water: ripples around idle ships and a bow wave when sailing
  • Last position: you set sail again exactly where you left off
  • Balance: smoother sea serpents, better monster spread, each equipment fits only once per ship
v1.01

Security and real time

  • Accounts: stronger security for captain accounts
  • Real time: chat, Kraken and moderation broadcast live to every player
  • Chat: sector shown next to messages, delete your own messages
v1.00

Launch

  • Mer des Corsaires weighs anchor: 5 seas, 4 ships from sloop to galleon, 13 story quests, 15 monsters and pirates
  • The giant Kraken: a world event fought by all captains together
  • Online accounts: progress saved on any device
Shop · Skins

Fly your own colours

Every ship can wear four looks: Frost, Cursed, Infernal and Spectral. They change the sails, hull, decorations and wake, without touching the stats.

Frost Galleon skin
Frost GalleonIce and northern lights
Cursed Galleon skin
Cursed GalleonPumpkins and bats
Infernal Galleon skin
Infernal GalleonSails ablaze
Spectral Galleon skin
Spectral GalleonTranslucent ghost ship
Community

Never alone at sea

The in-game chat has three channels: Global to talk, Help for new captains, Recruitment to raise a crew before the Kraken arrives. On the forum, with your game account, you can ask questions, share ideas and recruit your fleet. A moderation team keeps the peace on board. The community is mostly French-speaking for now.

GlobalHelpRecruitment
  1. Greybeardanyone seen the Kraken? my spyglass shows nothing in 1-3
  2. MarsDEVit just surfaced in the Frost Sea, everyone to the Maelstrom!
  3. Red Anneon my way with my frigate, 5 cannons
  4. The giant Kraken has sunk. Loot shared between 7 captains.
Guides

Getting started, captain

New to the seas? Our guide explains everything in five minutes: sailing with the wind, sinking your first pirates, selling your loot and choosing your next ship.

Battle between a sloop and a Raider, from the beginner’s guideBeginner’s guideYour first hours as a captain, step by step, with screenshots from the game.Read the guide →
Cabin boy questions

FAQ

Is the game free?

Yes. All content unlocks by playing: ships, cannons, seas and quests. The shop only sells gold and skins, which never change your ship’s power.

Do I need to install anything?

No. The game runs right in your browser, on computer, tablet or phone. On a phone, turn the screen sideways and steer with the joystick. Tip: add the game to your home screen to play full screen.

Is my progress saved?

Yes, online on your captain account: you get your ship, quests and skins back on any device. Just create a free account with your email address.

How do I level up?

Sink pirates and monsters, and finish the quests given by port characters. Each level unlocks new ships, new seas and better cannons.

What awaits me after sector 1-5?

At level 15, a Maelstrom in the Sea of Storms takes you to sector 2: the Southern Seas. Five new seas, three new ports, fifteen new monsters, Act II of the story and the Megalodon.

The wind is rising

All hands, captain

Your sloop awaits at Tortuga Harbour, with one 12-pounder and a hundred cannonballs. The rest is yours to win.