Helm or High Water

Short description

Helm or High Water is a VR pirate ship combat game with asymmetrical local co-op. Put your sea legs to the test and work together with a friend to control all aspects of the ship from the helm and sails to the cannons and crew.

Developer: Jordan Hobgood
Publisher: Jordan Hobgood
Release: Thu, Feb 17, 2022
Price: $14.99
Reviews: 4
Positive: 100%
Followers: n/a
Owners (estimated): 0 – 20K
Concurrent players: n/a
Genres: Action, Simulation, Early Access
Features: Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Remote Play Together
Tags: Early Access Asymmetric VR Local Co-Op Naval Combat Pirates Simulation Real Time Tactics Sailing Character Customization VR Action Colorful Naval Base-Building Tactical Wargame Asynchronous Multiplayer 3D Co-op Local Multiplayer

Revenue (estimated, gross)~$3ksomewhere between $1k and $5k · roughly 80–320 copies

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History

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