You play as the coolest and most charismatic pirates in the galaxy! Each character has a unique attack, defense, and movement attributes: it's up to you to find the one that suits you best!

Lead your team into intense and epic battles! Take on enemy teams that are just as classy and bloodthirsty as yours! Steal as much of their gold as you can, turn them into space dust, and become the most feared and respected pirate in the four corners of the galaxy!

Between battles, dock at Tortuga, a space station that has become the lair and meeting-place of the worst buccaneers in the Milky Way! Find new team members or invite your friends to play, check the online scores, and take part in the ongoing community challenges…

Running through Sunday, January 22 at 11:00 am (EST), DontNod Eleven is hosting a test for players in North America and Western Europe giving then a chance to check out two multiplayer modes and the ability to create squads. Gamers can now invite their friends to create their own team of space pirates and raid the worlds of BATTLECREW Space Pirates together!

The closed beta test introduce new gameplay updates as well as additional improvements based on consumer feedback from previous tests. Players who participate in the closed beta provide most precious developer feedback.

The game takes place in an original and iconic Space Pirates universe, where players can control charismatic heroes, each having their own unique characteristics and skills.

The closed beta will allow gamers to explore 5 different maps through 2 competitive multiplayer modes, Gold Rush and Team Deathmatch. Team Deathmatch mode which will be available exclusively during the closed beta. Once the game arrives in Steam Early Access, Team Deathmatch won’t be available until it’s added later on as a free update. 

During the Steam Early Access phase, which is planned to start at the end of January, additional content (news maps, new skins…) will be added through different mechanics such as crowd unlocking, community challenges, time limited events, updates, and community polls. These updates will be implemented, while the team continues to improve the game leading up to its full release.

BattleCrew is more than just a shoot 'em up - it's alive! Players can unlock characters, environments, and game modes by winning regularly-updated community challenges!

Lift off and join in on the wildest galactic adventure for light years around!

Key Features

• Fast and addictive gameplay designed for competition: in BATTLECREW, games are based on skill and cooperation with up to 8 players!
• A richly-colored cast of cool and charismatic pirates! 4 character classes, each with different playing style!
• Tortuga, the game community’ hub, is where pirates live and meet, check the game statistics and leaderboard, customize their avatar, check the community challenges, and launch games.
• Pirate Bounties: BATTLECREW regularly challenges the community! Maps, new characters, skins, taunts, game modes… All the unlockable content makes BATTLECREW a packed and evolving universe!
• 2 game modes to start out: Gold Rush, where you and your team have to collect as much gold as possible to win, and the classic Team Death Match where you have to vaporize as many of the enemy pirates as you can to claim victory!