About MYTHSEA
MYTHSEA is a free multiplayer naval battle royale that runs in a desktop browser. Twenty sailing ships start on one round sea. The sea closes around them, and the last ship afloat wins.
There is nothing to install and no account to create. Open the page, type a name if you want one, press PLAY, and you are in the next match. A match lasts about a minute, and the next one follows a few seconds after it ends.
What makes it different
You fight side-on
The cannons stand along the hull and fire only to the sides. Sailing straight at an enemy gets you nothing, so every fight is a contest to turn first and put the other ship on your beam.
The ship handles like a ship
It gathers speed slowly, carries its momentum and cannot spin on the spot. You plan a turn before you need it, which is why a duel looks like two ships circling each other rather than two turrets trading fire.
The sea itself is an opponent
The map has five zones, and they close on the same fixed schedule in every match. Each zone also holds a creep: an invulnerable sea creature or machine with its own attack, which you learn to read and avoid.
You grow during the match, not between matches
Nothing carries over from one match to the next, so a new player and a veteran start with the same ship. Sinking enemies adds cannons for the rest of that match, and everyone can see how many you have on deck.
Who you play against
A public match always has twenty ships. Players take the seats first and bots fill the rest. Bots are named after a metal and a fish, like Tin Perch or Rusty Cod, and a player's name never has a space in it, so you can always tell which is which. To play only with people you know, choose FRIENDS on the start card. It gives you a link to a private room with no bots.
Servers run in Europe, America and Asia. The game measures your connection and picks the fastest one for you, and you can change it on the start card.
What you need
A computer with a keyboard and a browser that supports WebGL. MYTHSEA is not playable on phones yet, because the controls need a keyboard.
Who makes it
MYTHSEA is an independent project with its own map, ships and rules, and it is still changing: if you find a bug or have an idea, write to mythsea@mythsea.io.
New here? Read how to play, then tactics. The sea explains the zones, the chests and every creep.