Pixel Piracy

Pixel Piracy is a 2014 side-scrolling action-adventure game with roguelike elements, developed by indie game studio Quadro Delta and published by Re-Logic. In the game, players construct a pirate ship, hire and train a crew, and guide their crew toward notoriety by defeating the four pirate captains in a procedurally-generated world full of islands. The player can select destinations on the map, participate in ship battles, defeat foes, collect valuables, and improve their crew with various abilities. The developers began working on the game in 2013. It went through several development stages, including being released in early access.