# ATLAS

> Set sail for the ultimate pirate experience! Embark on a grand adventure alongside thousands of other players in one of the largest game worlds ever built (and even claim a piece of it to call your own). Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, and become a pirate legend!

## Game facts

- Developer: Instinct Games, Grapeshot Games
- Publisher: Snail Games USA, Grapeshot Games
- Release status: Released
- Release date: Dec 22, 2018
- Region for this schedule: GLOBAL
- Platforms: PC
- Genres: RPG, Adventure, Action
- Steam Deck: Unsupported (Steam, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/834910/)
- Playtime: Main story 12 hr, Main + some extras 18 hr (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/atlas)
- Languages: Interface: German (Germany), Turkish (Türkiye), Russian (Russia), Chinese (Taiwan), French (France), Ukrainian (Ukraine), European Spanish, American English, Chinese (China), Italian (Italy); Audio: German (Germany), Turkish (Türkiye), Russian (Russia), Chinese (Taiwan), French (France), Ukrainian (Ukraine), European Spanish, American English, Chinese (China), Italian (Italy) (IGDB, checked Nov 4, 2026: https://www.igdb.com/games/atlas)

## AI Review Analysis

Analyzed Sep 1, 2026

### Strengths

- The concept of a large-scale, open-world pirate survival sandbox, combining sailing, building, and exploration, shows considerable potential.
- Community servers still support long play sessions, and some players value the core gameplay enough to have played for more than 1,800 hours.
- The sailing and building systems are mentioned positively even though the game is far from polished.

### Weaknesses

- The developers have effectively abandoned the game, leaving it unfinished after years without updates.
- Players repeatedly complain that the numerous bugs and severe lack of optimization and performance make normal play difficult.
- The shutdown of the official servers has severely damaged its core experience as a large-scale multiplayer game.

## Links

- [ATLAS on WAME](https://www.wame.is/game/4988)
- [Player reviews](https://www.wame.is/game/4988/reviews)

Updated: 2026-11-10T08:02:03.657Z