Planned Release Date: To be announced

Freebies

Every Water's Bounty game comes with free Windows Icons using characters from the game, including different factions of ships, and a video thank you from the solo Dev himself. 

TBD Game Release Date

Not Allowed to Die Gaming Studios only just started on this game on July 31st, 2026. We will need some time to get this game fully ready, but we have already within a week made a large step into getting the game's systems setup and running. 

- Enemy AI system is setup and ready to go for up to a 2 block radius, we're shooting for 3 to 4 however
- Economy generator that changes pricing depending on supply and demand is fully setup
- Land resource collection is setup
- Boarding parties in ship battles are setup
- Intro movie and trailer for Steam page - done
- Ship deck for a two mast ship and all pixel art - done
- Calculations for the enemy's ship's hull vs party size in boarding fight - done
- Calculations for the player's ship's hull vs starting HP in boarding fight - done
- Night and day cycles setup as well as a day tracker to track the economy - done
- Ship navigation and controls - done
- Flawless from ship to deck transfers - done

As you can see, I've been busy and moving fast. But, I still have a large world to create once the game's systems are finished being created. After that, I have to place the storyline inside of this sandbox world. So give me some time to get this all put together, and get excited. It's been a long time since a trading and naval battle pixel art game this well done has been made. 

About This Game

(This game is a work in progress that planning and development started on July 31st, 2026)

An intense, open-world tale of high-seas trading, naval warfare, and tactical survival.

Set across a vast global map, Water's Bounty thrusts you into a sea full of nonstop dangers. You'll navigate a world dominated by the ruthless Ronek Trading Company; a commercial empire branding all independent merchants as pirates to protect their monopoly. Risk other dangerous factions as well, from the Faithful, a radical religious group spreading fanatical zeal across the world, to a tyrant King who unleashes his royal fleet on anyone entering his waters, every faction poses a deadly threat.

Choose your protagonist, build a loyal crew, and fight to survive and claim the ocean's riches. Can you avenge your parents deaths?

Key Features:

• Tactical Grid-Based Naval AI: Enemy fleets don't just chase; they calculate. Powered by an intelligent spatial grid system, opposing captains evaluate the battlefield like a chess match, utilizing dynamic pathfinding and real-time rerouting to flank your ship and take you down.

• Skill-Driven Boarding Battles: Leave victory to your battle command, not random chance algorithms. When cannon fire gives way to boarding actions, transition directly into tactical RPG combat where character builds, party strategy, and combat preparation determine who holds the deck.

• Dynamic World Economy: Supply and demand respond directly to your actions. Flood a port with rare spices or drain a city’s raw materials, and watch global market prices fluctuate dynamically across every trade hub.

• Vast Open-World Exploration: Chart unknown waters, barter with distant coastal towns, utilize land resources, and search the globe for specialized crew members whose trust you must earn.

• Choose Your Path: Play as either a male or female protagonist, each carrying their own stakes into the battle against tyranny.

• Ultra-Responsive Engine Performance: Built with zero bloated third-party dependencies, experience instantaneous map transitions, seamless audio playback, and fluid frame rates without loading hitches or stutter.

• Original Musical Score: Fully original songs created by the amazing and talented Anthony Fusilier that bring depth and emotion to every scene. 

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Basic RPG cartoon fights and violence
Murder, death, and piracy
Alcohol consumption