Caribbean Corsairs for parents: what the game is like
Caribbean Corsairs is a cartoon pirate ship battle game in the browser for kids from about 8 to 12. The player sails a ship and fires cannons at made-up rival ships until they sink. No people are shown, there is no blood, and there are no ads, no chat and nothing to buy in the game. This page lists the facts a grown-up may want before their child plays.
What does the player do?
- Steers a sailing ship and sets its speed with the sails.
- Turns side-on to a rival ship and fires the cannons on that side.
- Sails away while the cannons reload, then comes back.
- Uses two repairs per battle to fix the ship's hull.
- Wins a battle by sinking every rival ship, which earns gold. Gold is only a score.
There are three battles, against two, three and then four rival ships; they are described on The three sea battles. The game rewards patience and timing more than fast button-pressing: the advice in the game is always to line up, fire, and sail away.
Content notes
- Cartoon ship combat. Ships fire cannonballs with smoke, splashes and sparks, take damage, and sink slowly beneath the waves. The ships are drawn in a simple, toy-like style.
- No people on screen. No crew is shown, there is no blood, and nobody is shown hurt.
- Losing is gentle. When the player's ship sinks, the game says Ship overboard! and Your crew is safe. The player can try again straight away, as often as they like, and never loses gold already won.
- Made-up names. Every ship, island and place name is invented. The game does not use characters from films or other media.
- Pirate theme. The player is called "captain" and the other ships are "rivals". There is no story beyond winning the battles, and gold is a score for winning, not loot.
- Music and sound. The music is an original sea shanty tune made for the game, faster with drums during battles. Cannon shots, hits and splashes have sound effects. There is no voice acting.
How much reading is there?
Not much. Messages are short, such as Rival in your firing lane — fire! or Hull below half! Repair now. The first battle has short sailing lessons that name the exact key or button to press. A younger child may need help with the help card and the messages at first.
Where is progress saved?
The game saves by itself in the browser on the device being used. There are three separate save slots, so siblings can each have their own game. The game saves which battles were won and the gold for each, whether the lessons were done, and the settings. A battle that is left halfway is not saved and starts over. If the browser blocks saving, the game says so. Details are on Gold, unlocks and save slots.
Ads, purchases and data
- There are no ads in the game.
- There is no chat and no contact with other players.
- There is nothing to buy with real money inside the game. Gold is a score and cannot be spent.
- The fonts and graphics are part of the game, and it loads nothing from other websites.
- The game tells the Contenta Games portal when the demo is started and when an error happens.
Devices, controls and languages
- Plays in a web browser on computers, phones and tablets, with no download. It needs a browser that can show 3D (WebGL).
- Keyboard, game controller or touch buttons. On phones and tablets, battles are played in landscape; the menus also work upright.
- Nine languages: English, Swedish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
- Ship settings include volume, music, sound effects, a sound on/off switch, graphics quality, camera distance and Moving effects. Set Moving effects to Calm for no camera shake, less rocking and a softer red flash when the ship is hit.
- The game pauses by itself when the player switches tab or window.
All controls and settings are on the controls page.
How to get the game
The first battle, The Smuggler’s Cove, can be tried in the demo. The full game is part of the Contenta Games membership, which opens every game on the portal. See what a membership includes, or browse the guides to all our games.
See also
- The guide's front page: what the game is about.
- FAQ: quick answers to common questions.
- Your first battle, step by step: what the first minutes look like.
- Play Caribbean Corsairs together.
