Here be some games to get ye in the right frame’o’mind:
Ones I’ve beta read (and I can personally recommend):
Choice of the Pirate
choiceofgames.com/pirate/#u … e=ourgames
The Daring Mermaid Expedition
choiceofgames.com/daring-me … e=ourgames
The one I wrote for IF Comp last year (post-comp version):
Scarlet Sails
choiceofgames.com/user-cont … e=ourgames
A list on IFDB:
Pirate Games
ifdb.tads.org/search?searchbar=p … archGo.y=0