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Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece.

Nantucket is a strategy, indie and adventure game developed and published by Picaresque Games.
Released on January 18th 2018 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 844 reviews of which 672 were positive and 172 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.6 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 17.49€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Nantucket into these genres:

Strategy Indie Adventure RPG Simulation Naval Historical Exploration Sailing Choose Your Own Adventure 2D Great Soundtrack Board Game Pirates Sandbox Story Rich Turn-Based Combat Management

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP or newer (64 bit)
Processor: 2 Ghz or more
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 1000 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

MacOS

OS: MacOS 10.12 Sierra or later
Processor: 2 Ghz or more
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Storage: 1000 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 14 or later
Processor: 2 Ghz or more
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Storage: 1000 MB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2026

Nantucket is an indie strategy game about managing a whaling ship and chasing after the legendary whale Moby Dyck (yes I know it's a typo, Steam censorship is doing wonders here). It is the beginning of the 19th century, widely considered as the golden age of whaling. You are the sole survivor of The Pequod, a ship that hunted for Moby Dyck under captain Ahab's command and suffered a terrible demise. Having sworn to chase Moby Dyck for the rest of your days, you start again with a new ship and a fresh crew, following in Ahab's footsteps. The gameplay in Nantucket consist of sailing the globe while hunting whales (and sometimes pirates), trading materials and completing quests that you can pick up in various ports. You can also hire crewmembers, upgrade your ship or read about the current events in the world by reading newspaper. Your crew will consist of different classes, from cabin boys to sailors and harpooners. Each crewmember has different talents and abilities that you can use, whether it's a combat ability or a passive ability granting him some kind of bonus (like bonus to sailing speed when he's assigned to the helm). When your ship encounters a whale, you engage in combat with a whaleboat. A whaleboat can take up to three of your crew, allowing you to strategically combine their abilities. Once you get a bigger ship, you can have more than one whaleboat. The combat itself is turn-based and more or less straightforward, you'll get the hang of it immediately. Actually, the whole game is pretty simple when I think about it, you'll learn everything the game has to offer in about half an hour. Nantucket has a strong atmosphere and is very fun to play for the first several hours. However, it doesn't really feature much content and you can easily complete the main quest in under 10 hours. I'm a little disappointed with a low number of different quests, whale types, ship upgrades and content in general. The graphics are nice but I wish there was a scaling option for higher resolutions. The music score is great, hosting a couple of fitting background tunes as well as several high-quality shanties that I can't seem to get out of my head. Overall, despite the Nantucket's relative shallowness, I can honestly say that I rather enjoyed it. Nantucket is a brief breath of fresh air. It’s a simple game with a distinct atmosphere that's perfect when you feel like you've got nothing to play. Score (out of 10): 6.5

Jan. 2026

I really wish there was a "mixed" option. On the one hand, the game is quite enjoyable at times and generally quite fun. However there are moments that are both frustrating and just feel like bullshit. Nontheless I'm recommending it. But I feel I must point out two important things. The RNG feels absolutely *nothing* like RNG and more like the game has a set of weights, which often just decide whether you win a fight or not in the first 2 rounds (eg, you can't do anything cause you keep rolling blanks/can't roll any damage dice) Similarly, the enemies *always* get an action, but you can sometimes roll a complete lack of one, which feels both unfair and oftentimes unwinnable. Overall, good game, but frustrating to the extreme and generally feels quite unfair and RNG can screw you *far* too easily.

Oct. 2025

An absolute must play if you're into the whaling time period. A fun, yet fairly difficult game, about managing your crew as you grow a whaling ship to conquer Moby Dick. The combat has a high-ish difficulty floor, as the player has to become very used to having a very low action economy compared to their enemies. The nice artstyle and shanties in the background make for a very fun experience. The game plays like map and resource section of Mount and Blade, so incredibly fun if you are into that style of game. Absolutely loved it

May 2025

1. Finish Tutorial 2. Set out in a new game with my fresh crew 3. Reach the first mission area 4. Storm does 20 damage to my Captain 5. Game over

March 2025

There are almost no whaling games out there but luckily Nantucket exists and is a great game. It can be rough at first especially when you get tag teamed by whales who stun every attack but once you find your stride everything starts to come together. It's also fun the whole time even when you're being mollywhopped by a group of whales or sharks. If I have one complaint it's that the game takes just a little too long when turns are being played out and you can't increase the speed of the messages. The tutorial teaches you the game and is short but it really takes your hand and drags you through it without giving you a moments pause. It's effective tho and teaches you enough to play but leaves you to figure things out. Also real world knowledge of whaling in New England has been useful in finding whaling spots.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nantucket is currently priced at 17.49€ on Steam.

Nantucket is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 17.49€ on Steam.

Nantucket received 672 positive votes out of a total of 844 achieving a rating of 7.57.

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Nantucket was developed and published by Picaresque Games.

Nantucket is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Nantucket is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Nantucket is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Nantucket is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Nantucket. Explore additional content available for Nantucket on Steam.

Nantucket does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Nantucket does not support Steam Remote Play.

Nantucket is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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