Puzzle Pirates has been around since 03 and to me is the best pirate game to date(Besides SoT of course). If it didn't look so old and wasn't only puzzles this game would be a modern day masterpiece. Idk if I'm breaking any rules by posting another games stuff here but this game has so many good ideas and lessons to learn from when making a quality pirate game.
Here's a link to their starting out guide on their forums if you want a general idea. https://yppedia.puzzlepirates.com/Starting_out
No I'm not trying to advertise or get their word out it's just for anyone who needs some more ideas.
