Official:Demographic Information

This page provides details from the Puzzle Pirates player survey conducted by Three Rings in May and June 2005.

For information on a more recent survey of player demographics, check the Official:2009 Pirate Census Data.

The survey result compiled below only show information for those players that chose to respond to the survey, and so may not provide a completely accurate portrait of the game population. However, the numbers do provide a useful insight into the population of the game as a whole and for each Ocean. Total Respondents: 3750

Player Details
Gender Distribution:


 * 51%	 Male
 * 49%	 Female

Average Age:


 * Overall average: 23.6
 * 25.0	Female
 * 22.2	Male

Age Breakdown (Ocean):
 * 23.5	Cobalt
 * 26.3	Midnight
 * 20.1	Viridian

Reported Home Ocean:


 * 18%	Cobalt
 * 45%	Midnight
 * 36%	Viridian

Feedback on the Game
Things you love:


 * 13%	Pillaging
 * 12%	Your Crew
 * 11%	Duty Puzzles (on board a ship)
 * 11%	Pirate Theme
 * 10%	Clothing
 * 9%	Your Hearties
 * 8%	Table Games (in the Inn)
 * 8%	Crafting Puzzles (in the Shoppes)
 * 3%	The Forums
 * 5%	Politics and Blockades
 * 5%	Trading
 * 4%	Stall Management

What you want next:


 * 34%	Sea Monsters
 * 18%	More crafting puzzles
 * 15%	More Duty Puzzles
 * 12%	Social Features
 * 11%	More clothing
 * 7%	Economy/Shop Features
 * 3%	More Table games

Other Games Played:


 * 23%	Store-bought PC Games
 * 18%	Console Games
 * 15%	Downloadable Puzzle Games
 * 13%	Board Games
 * 13%	MMORPGs
 * 13%	Online Board and Card Games
 * 3%	Online Poker or other Gambling
 * 1%	Online Slots

What is Puzzle Pirates to you?:


 * 32%	Pirate Game
 * 28%	World of Puzzle Games
 * 12%	Online Community
 * 12%	MMORPG
 * 10%	Online World
 * 7%	Role-Playing Game

Player Satisfaction
Cobalt


 * 64%	Very Happy
 * 31%	Happy
 * 4%	Just Okay
 * 0%	Unhappy
 * 0%	Very Unhappy

Midnight
 * 57%	Very Happy
 * 36%	Happy
 * 7%	Just Okay
 * 0%	Unhappy
 * 0%	Very Unhappy

Viridian


 * 59%	Very Happy
 * 36%	Happy
 * 4%	Just Okay
 * 0%	Unhappy
 * 0%	Very Unhappy