An upcoming co-op Steam game called Sink My Bricks! lets up to four players form a pirate gang, build their own brick-made warships, and set sail to battle other ships. Another interesting feature in Sink My Bricks! that could distinguish it from similar Steam games is that its entire world is made of breakable LEGO-style bricks.
Developer Sleepy Amigos says, “The islands, the ships, and even the sea are built from bricks, and all of it can be destroyed.” Sink My Bricks! also takes a fun approach to health bars that is not exactly common in friendslop games. Since everything, including the players, is made of bricks, losing limbs is not the end of the world. Players can keep fighting and sailing even with missing limbs and can even try to replace lost parts with other random pieces.
Sink My Bricks! Gameplay Explained
- Genre: Co-Op, Action Roguelike, PvE
- Developer: Sleepy Amigos
- Players: Up to 4
- Release Date: To be announced
As an action-roguelike game, Sink My Bricks! requires players to complete approximately one-hour runs across three procedurally generated archipelagos. Each section has its own boss fight, with an ultimate challenge awaiting pirates at the end. As players complete more runs, they unlock new weapons, ship components, and upgrades, while the biomes become increasingly harsh and enemies grow stronger. According to the developer, a run might end when the ship is destroyed, as players can respawn only when their warship remains intact and continues to sail.
Sink My Bricks! is also considered a co-op sandbox game, which means plenty of unscripted incidents could happen during gameplay. In the first official trailer, for example, one player grabs their friend’s fallen head and shoots it at an enemy ship using a cannon. Improvised moments like this could become a regular part of Sink My Bricks!‘s gameplay, ultimately making it more replayable.
Combat in Sink My Bricks! also promises to offer reasonable variety. Players can use common warship weapons like cannons, but they can also fight enemies directly with firearms in the style of first-person shooter games. More interestingly, the game will feature “cursed monster limbs,” which appear to be body modifications that grant players extraordinary powers or new abilities. There are also charms and other upgrades that, in the words of the developer, “change the rules of the game.”
Developer Sleepy Amigos consists of three indie developers who have been working on the game for quite some time. That said, Sink My Bricks! doesn’t have a release date, and given that the team only recently launched its Steam page, the wait could be a long one. Those who don’t want to miss out on this upcoming co-op pirate game can add it to their wishlist and follow Sleepy Amigos on social media for future announcements.
