Curse of Pirates Achievements: Full Unlock Guide and List

Curse of Pirates features 37 achievements on Steam and 36 on the Epic Games Store, covering early progression milestones, endless wave challenges, specific vessel requirements, and end-tier boss battles. Developed by Funky Parrot and published by HeroCraft PC, this naval action roguelike requires players to navigate five maps, manage elemental builds, and defeat legendary deep-sea threats to reach 100% completion.

The following guide organizes every official achievement, explains platform differences, and details requirements documented across official patch records and community gameplay logs.

Complete Curse of Pirates Achievement List

All 37 achievements available in the game are detailed below with their official descriptions and completion criteria.

Note: On the Epic Games Store, the achievement for using Shanti is titled "Rogue Sailor" instead of "Drunken Sailor." Additionally, the first-death achievement "Davy Jones recruit" is absent from Epic's 36-entry list.

Boss and Enemy Encounter Trophies

Progression through the five maritime campaign stages pits your ship against distinct naval officers and oceanic monsters.

• The Navy's worst day: Defeat the Admiral. This is one of the earliest major naval bosses encountered by players.
• No more laughing: Defeat Goro.
• Checkmate, Doctor: Defeat Livsey.
• Release the Kraken!: Defeat the Kraken. This can be unlocked under standard combat conditions with any ship build.
• Snake? Snake!: Defeat Citryx, one of the later campaign bosses.
• Eye of the tiger: Defeat the Eye of the Abyss.
• The Final Voyage: Defeat Azrael, The Pirate King. Azrael represents the primary final campaign boss introduced with the 1.0 release.

Basic hostile encounters also grant milestones:

• The Sky Was A Lie: Defeat flying targets such as nuisance parrots and airborne adversaries.
• Big fish?: Defeat aquatic monsters lurking below the surface.
• Hull yeah!: Sink opposing rival and corsair ships during ocean runs.

Vessel-Specific and Conditional Unlocks

Several achievements require using specific vessels or satisfying precise run conditions:

Submarine Achievements

• Das boot: Discover the submarine vessel during your maritime runs.
• Sub-o-nautica: Defeat the Kraken specifically while piloting the submarine. This requires surviving up to the Kraken boss phase with this vessel equipped.

Rumrunner Achievement

• Who's Smiling Now?: Defeat Doctor Rumgrin while piloting the rumrunner ship.

Inventory and Equipment Feats

• Full stack: Fill all ship inventory slots within a single run. As confirmed in official Steam player technical discussions, the ship's inventory is viewed by opening the run sheet (accessible via the Tab key by default), and every equipment slot must hold an item simultaneously before the run concludes.
• Branded for success: Equip marks onto your ship.
• The Sacred Mark: Upgrade and merge marks up to level 5 within the game's upgrade interface.

Damage Milestones and Endless Mode

Reaching completion requires building your loadout around specific elemental mechanics and running the game's endless mode.

Damage Types

• Sailor strength: Deal physical damage.
• Gone with the Wind: Deal wind damage.
• Pocket storm: Deal lightning damage.
• Extra crispy: Accumulate 1,000,000 fire damage across runs.
• Ghostbuster: Accumulate 1,000,000 ghost damage.
• Not even dust left: Accumulate 1,000,000 void damage.
• Natural disaster: Deal 10,000,000 cumulative elemental damage.

Endless Mode Ghost Clears

Defeating ghosts in the endless mode tracks across three escalating thresholds:

1. The Sea of Ghosts: Eliminate 100 ghosts.
2. The Ocean of Ghosts: Eliminate 1,000 ghosts.
3. The Reign of the Ghosts: Eliminate 10,000 ghosts.

Lifespan and Death Totals

• Davy Jones recruit: Triggered upon your very first ship sinking.
• The abyss will not accept you: Die a total of 100 times throughout your overall career.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many achievements are there in Curse of Pirates?

The Steam version contains 37 achievements following the 1.0 release. The Epic Games Store version lists 36 achievements, omitting the introductory first-death trophy.

How do you unlock the "Full stack" achievement?

To unlock "Full stack," open your ship inventory during an active run (default key Tab on keyboard) and acquire enough items from shops, drops, or events to occupy every available inventory slot before that run ends.

What is the difference between "Release the Kraken!" and "Sub-o-nautica"?

"Release the Kraken!" unlocks upon defeating the Kraken boss in any standard ship. "Sub-o-nautica" requires you to defeat the Kraken specifically while piloting the unlockable submarine vessel.

How do you switch tabs in the achievement unlock menu?

On keyboard configurations, tab navigation in the achievement progression menu is bound to A and D, while WASD controls cursor movement. If this causes menu navigation conflicts on your current game patch, community reports confirm you can use the arrow keys to inspect unlock descriptions without triggering automatic purchases.