Ship of Fools (video game)

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Ship of Fools
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Developer(s) Fika Productions
Publisher(s) Team17
Platform(s)
Release22 November 2022

Ship of Fools is a cooperative seafaring rougelite video game developed by Canadian-based development team Fika Productions and published by Team17. It was released on 22 November 2022 for Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and the Nintendo Switch. [1]

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History

Developer Fika Productions is based in Quebec City, Canada. [2] The game was first unveiled in March 2022, with early development builds being selectively distributed to various outlets. [3] [4]

Gameplay

The game puts players in control of a ship that is sailing through a fantasy world, attempting to prevent the "Aquapocalypse." The different characters that can be selected are called Fools, and there are ten different characters that are able to be played without the purchase of DLC. [5] Different characters have different abilities or stat benefits that they offer. [6] Players progress by fighting off enemies using various weapons that can be unlocked throughout the playthrough. [7]

Reception

The game received "generally favorable" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [10]

Multiplayer.it rated the game at 7.5/10. [11] Nintendo Life described the Nintendo Switch version of the game as a "roguelite deck defence that's a blast with a mate." [9]

References

  1. ↑ Romano, Sal (15 August 2022). "Ship of Fools launches November 22". Gematsu. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Press Kit". Fika Productions. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Castle, Katharine. "Ship Of Fools brings the co-op chaos of Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime to the high seas". Rock Paper Shotgun . Archived from the original on 21 January 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Lane, Rick. "FTL meets Don't Starve in cooperative seafaring caper Ship of Fools, launching November 22". PCGamer . Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Argentino, Christopher. "Ship Of Fools: Every Playable Character, Ranked". TheGamer . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Argentino, Christopher. "10 Things We Wish We Knew Before Playing Ship Of Fools". TheGamer . Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Meyer, Evelyn. "Ship Of Fools: 10 Best Weapons". TheGamer . Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "PlayStation 5 Critic Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  9. 1 2 Bell, Lowell. "Ship of Fools Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life . Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ship of Fools Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Lichene, Riccardo (23 November 2022). "Ship of Fools: la recensione del roguelite piratesco un po' manageriale". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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