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Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet
Developer Alasdair Beckett-King, Application Systems Heidelberg
Pirate heroine Nelly Cootalot takes on the villainous Baron Widebeard in this point and click adventure game. Meet a hilarious cast of characters including Tom Baker (Dr Who) and face perplexing challenges in your search for the Treasure of the Seventh Sea. From the Steam store page
206 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
95
LovedLoved
179 positive · 9 negative
95% range 91–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 179 | 9 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 11 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
229 of 239 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
95% recommend · 182 yes, 9 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 191 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (295 of 310 positive).
Players praise the game's humor, calling it witty and genuinely funny. [1][2][3] Many find the puzzles easy but enjoyable, with some noting they are not very challenging. [4][5][6] Some reviewers mention the game is short, with a few considering it overpriced at full price. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [1]
BottomLine @ the top: Buy it. This game just gets the genre right. Pros ----------------------------------------- -Hilarious. Some of the best one liners I've ever heard in a game. Easily the funniest game I've played all year. -Very good art and animation style. The game manages high quality cartoon graphics without being taxing on a moderate system. -Excellent voice acting and recording quality. The voice actress …
- [3]
Wonderful adventure game - light-hearted, entertaining, and genuinely funny. Nelly has joined the ranks of my favourite protagonists ever. What you get: - old-style point n click adventure - pirates (kind of) - absurd but mostly intuitive solutions to Nelly's problems - talking birds - puns - a self-reliant, self-confident, charming protagonist and self-declared pirate - brilliant voice acting (absolutely top-notch) …
- [13]
If you've ever wondered what Monkey Island would be like if it were a little more British, then look no further! Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is exactly that: swashbuckling, jokes, old-school adventure game charm (inventory puzzles!) -- and Northern accents. My only gripe is that familiarity with the prequel -- Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! -- is often assumed. As freeware, I don't really have a good excuse for …
- [2]
Fun adventure with loads of witty humour.
- [4]
An amusing and entertaining point-and-click. I played “Spoonbeaks Ahoy” first and I think that helped make this one even more enjoyable. I found this more fun and funnier than the first, making it well worth my time to play this entry in the series. None of the puzzles or dialogue trees are all that difficult, so this can be enjoyed by most without needing a guide. Additional Details Operating System Ubuntu Linux …
Summarised from 34 of the 210 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet sits at 95% positive across 188 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
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60 of 206 · most liked firstNearly a decade ago, I made a point & click adventure game called Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet. And this week, we finally got it on @gogcom.bsky.social. With a 50% discount! www.gog.com/en/game/nelly_cootalot_the_fowl_fleet "It’s got Tom Baker in it." – Rock, Paper, Shotgun
neutral · AI labelView post →This point and click adventure game by Alasdair Beckett-King and Application Systems Heidelberg feature a female pirate captain Nelly Cootalot. While working aboard a ship HMS Undeliverable that was delivering mail to Port Rubicund, Nelly receives a visit by her spiritual mentor Captain William Bloodbeard, telling her to pursue William's brother Baron Widebeard to stop him from a plot to hypnotize, control and raise an army of birds to go after an object of great power. The game has more than…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BottomLine @ the top: Buy it. This game just gets the genre right. Pros ----------------------------------------- -Hilarious. Some of the best one liners I've ever heard in a game. Easily the funniest game I've played all year. -Very good art and animation style. The game manages high quality cartoon graphics without being taxing on a moderate system. -Excellent voice acting and recording quality. The voice actress for Nelly was very well casted perfect combo of sweet and sarcastic for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ahoy! Nelly Cootalot: the Fowl Fleet is a cute game about a pirate girl. It's a point&click adventure game with some nice art and adorable characters. It's quite humorous too and offers an interesting story so you have a lot of fun on your adventure. It plays like most other point&click games. There are some other, more different tasks like mini-games but mostly it's the traditional gameplay you should be familiar with. It's a low budget game so don't expect a long game or good technically…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a very nice little game that probably most point-and-click adventure game lovers will enjoy to some extent unless they actually expect a Monkey Island-like experience (I did at first). Nelly's adventure is like Guybrush's but lacking any design depth: the puzzles are extremely easy, the dialogues are cute, but never really laugh-out-loud funny and the plot is not captivating at all. The second time I launched the game (the next day after the first time), I actually forgot, what the hell…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An amusing and entertaining point-and-click. I played “Spoonbeaks Ahoy” first and I think that helped make this one even more enjoyable. I found this more fun and funnier than the first, making it well worth my time to play this entry in the series. None of the puzzles or dialogue trees are all that difficult, so this can be enjoyed by most without needing a guide. Additional Details Operating System Ubuntu Linux 18.04 x64 CPU Ryzen 5 1500x…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5,5hrs of gameplay ..... not what i expected from a adventure game. i think 19,99 is to much for that.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nelly Cootalot and the Fowl Fleet by @misterabk.bsky.social I recommend this one to anyone new to adventure games! The characters, locations, story are all delightful- I still quote it years after playing. Properly funny with a big heart. store.steampowered.com/app/317320/N...
positive · AI labelView post →I had to quit playing after the transphobic joke about cross dressing. Some of the jokes and puzzles are just painfully perpetuating stereotypes. Considering I bought the game for the humor, it's disappointing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun adventure with loads of witty humour.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It had its moments, but for the most part it felt like a lot of been-there-done-that. Unengaging story (despite having pleasantly goofy moments), uninspired characters and voice acting (with a few exceptions), dull locales. Utterly lacking in any real sense of tension, instead feeling like a meandering-about with occasionally delivering things to people. And before the game was done, I wanted it to be over. When a game is giving me a sense of, "Do I have to keep trudging through this," that's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely loved this game until..... well terrible design about 2 hours in. Seriously folks, are you going to build in an Operation board game without really QA testing it? I love the humor, voice acting, and I think most of the puzzles make sense but holy cow folks don't make mini-games if you can't execute. I'm hoping the developer can see this and provide a better tutorial / show the hot spots for the mini-game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes but have you played this game called Nelly Cootalot?
neutral · AI labelView post →First Game I Ever Played: Super Mario Bros. Favorite Game System: N64 Favorite Game: Mario 64? 🤷♂️ Comfort Game: Picross / Power wash Sim Game You're Currently Playing: Nelly Cootalot Favorite Gaming Soundtrack: Smash Ultimate 😅 Game You're Looking Forward to in 2025: Something on Switch 2?
neutral · AI labelView post →Wonderful adventure game - light-hearted, entertaining, and genuinely funny. Nelly has joined the ranks of my favourite protagonists ever. What you get: - old-style point n click adventure - pirates (kind of) - absurd but mostly intuitive solutions to Nelly's problems - talking birds - puns - a self-reliant, self-confident, charming protagonist and self-declared pirate - brilliant voice acting (absolutely top-notch) Follow Nelly as she tracks the evil, bird-hypnotizing Baron Widebeard on…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The puzzles aren't particularly difficult, but the humour is top notch and, in a bizarre twist of fanficilicious proportions, Tom Baker is your sidekick instead of the other way around.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ABK out in the wild!!! If we're not getting Red Dwarf does Day Of The Tentacle, maybe some absolute hero could step in and make a new Nelly Cootalot game. But who could be that hero? WHO???
neutral · AI labelView post →I think some of it is a bit hard but otherwise this game is funny, exiting, a bit scary and very interesting. I am only 10 but I did it all on my own. I think you should make more. I like how Nelly is a girl pirate not a boy like most pirates are. I am a bit like Nelly adventurous, funny and well awesome. I think you should try and do Nelly it doesn't matter how old you are.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can recommend this game. It's funny and has very good puzzles. A true classic point and click adventure. It also has an excellent working Linux version. Nothing to complain about in this regard.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just started Nelly Cootalot, a cute point-and-click adventure game by @misterabk.bsky.social ! Be a pirate, save the birbs! store.steampowered.com/app/317320/N...
positive · AI labelView post →Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is a cute and humorous game. The game is a relaxing and child friendly game that included some adult jokes that are reminiscent of the old Loony Toons cartoons. In short, I recommend Nelly Cootalot as a fun casual experience to have a fun and relaxing gaming experience. Tom Baker is a voice actor in the game as well! Nelly Cootalot is fun and funny without having to dive into crude and crass tactics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10. A warm story plus amazing voice acting! It reminds me of the good old adventures with Guybrush Threepwood, the mighty pirate.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A beautiful adventure game, clever, funny, with excellent voice acting and innovative storyline. I'm old school gamer and so is this game. And it's refreshing that the main character is not making everyone's life miserable in the way to achieve their goals. So, the best possible mix of what made those old games awesome and improving what sometimes made them insufferable. The puzzles make sense. I don't care if some people might find them "easy", because I've seen firsthand the delirium that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute, but very short game. Might be more enjoyable for younger gamers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a short, relatively easy, delightfully charming point-and-click adventure. Join Guybrush Threepwood...er...Girlbrush Cootalot as she assembles a crew then lies, puns, tricks people into giving up their prized posessions, and does all the other piratey things one expects of a pirate, without ever having to shove a pulley into a rubber chicken. I thoroughly enjoyed this game, and recommend it to fans of fun point-and-clicks, and anybody who gets the pully-in-the-chicken reference.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you've ever wondered what Monkey Island would be like if it were a little more British, then look no further! Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is exactly that: swashbuckling, jokes, old-school adventure game charm (inventory puzzles!) -- and Northern accents. My only gripe is that familiarity with the prequel -- Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! -- is often assumed. As freeware, I don't really have a good excuse for not having played it, but a "Previously on Nelly Cootalot" re-cap would have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting, well done, fun to play. Puzzles perhaps too easy, but engaging. "British humour" means "talking like a mildly bigoted buffoon in a fedora".
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last Saturday we finished the currently available adventures of Nelly Cootalot by completing sequel game The Fowl Fleet. As a fan of both pirate themes and adventure games, this follow up was a treasure, even if part of me still prefers the original diamond in the rough: youtu.be/RuCSE0R1dqk?...
positive · AI labelView post →As a change of pace from the lengthy Blake Manor, I tried a short pirate adventure called Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy on stream (a remaster of a free game released in 2007). The writing and characters outshine the quality of countless AAA games. It's worth checking out: youtu.be/zOQcUP2TCSs
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight's stream game will be a short offering, following a substantial 11-stream run exploring Blake Manor and it's Séance. A little indie adventure game called Nelly Cootalot Spoonbeaks Ahoy! All aboard for a pirate passion project palate cleanser ❤️ 🏴☠️🦜 www.twitch.tv/VascoDaGamer
neutral · AI labelView post →i think this one you might not like as much because of the genre but its a good game of its kind (its not the best point and click game that is Nelly Cootalot and the Fowl Fleet, designed by @misterabk.bsky.social one of my favorite comedians in the history of ever)
positive · AI labelView post →A fairly ok point'n click adventure. If you've seen some of Alasdair Beckett-King's work on youtube, you have a good idea about the type of humor in this game. It's witty and sometimes quite silly. Not everyone's cup of tea. I was pretty happy with the length of the game. In regards to puzzles, it was a bit on the easy side. Would have liked to see a bit more complex puzzles. Although I think there are far better pirate themed p'n click games out there, I enjoyed this one nonetheless.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cozy, feel-good adventure clearly inspired by classics like Monkey Island (the devs are even implying that in the game itself). Nice art style, cool puzzles (0 instances of moon logic) and a plethora of funny puns, references, and British humor. All in all, you'll be having a fun time with the charming Nelly and eventually wish it lasted longer!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I disliked and disdained the game when i first tried it, several years ago. I found it silly, childish, and too easy. Some months ago i decided to give it another shot. Although i still think it's not exactly for everyone, it does have quality and can give you a few hours of simple, casual, lighthearted fun. The interface works well enough - and even surprisingly well with a gamepad. The plot is funny and reasonably logical. The graphics are pleasant, and the music isn't bad. The voice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the most amazing adventure games I've ever played and I've played a ton! It's a true labor of love. There are many interesting characters each with their own personalities, lots of great locations and the puzzles are very cleverly integrated within the game. While the game definitely reminds us of monkey island and that's a good thing, it's also got a uniqueness of its own. There are thousands of lines of dialog but it never drags on or gets tedious or boring. It's always short…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun and lovely adventure game that takes you on a journey as a pirate(?), being a sequel to the other Nelly game showing more of what happened later in the story. The puzzles in this sequel are carefully planned out compared to the first series which are rather scattered about... making a lot of them... predictable, almost deja-vu-like... If you played a lot of adventure games, you've probably solved them once or twice before... So, this makes it a lot easier than the 1st in compare, but in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like this sort of game t's ok, but pretty short gameplay if you're buying full price. I wish there was a recommended option for "so-so, play it if you're out of other games" button. I bought it for $10 and it seemed slightly overpriced at that price. I don't care for games that force you to watch long cutscenes like this one. If I want to watch something I have tv. In any given scene there are a several hot spots that do nothing, but not nearly enough to make it seem more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →By all means, this was a beautifully animated point-and-click adventure game. However, I found the plot and puzzles a bit too easy to really enjoy.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and very funny, but only around five hours of gameplay. Worth getting, but get it on sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredibly funny and charming
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lovely and funny, albeit too short. Definately buy it, but wait for a sale. It is too short for $20 (less than 6 hours even). It is very clever, though not very hard.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't know how I got this game but I am glad I played it. It's stupidly witty. Loved every second of it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wonder how many other people took the time to beat Nelly Cootalot in 2025. (I am 100% using this as an excuse to tag @misterabk.bsky.social who is very funny and who also made the game.)
neutral · AI labelView post →Solid comedy adventure game. Better than Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria. It probably invites other comparisons but I shan't make them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yay! Love Nelly Cootalot! Hope there will be a new game :D
positive · AI labelView post →Currently playing Nelly Cootalot & The Fowl Fleet which is an awful lot of silly fun. Quirky characters, interesting little puzzles. www.gog.com/en/game/nell...
positive · AI labelView post →2D point and click games Nelly Cootalot: Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD and Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet are now available on GOG. They have native Linux versions and are available DRM free. www.gog.com/en/game/nell... www.gog.com/en/game/nell... #gaming #linuxgaming #drmfree #gog
neutral · AI labelView post →That at least, in part, explains why I'm not able to complete the Nelly Cootalot series. Perhaps it's like The Stanley Paradox where restarting the game becomes part of the game and, unless you're willing to concede, completing the game becomes impossible unless you accept THE BUCKET
neutral · AI labelView post →A charming piratical adventure! ABK's trademark gentle humour is very much on display and Nelly is a lovely protagonist. I can see this being a great first adventure game (along with its prequel) to play with children, as the puzzles are logical, the characters fun and silly, and there is clear signposting throughout.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are way to few comedy games and his made me giggle aloud several times. I'm sure I missed some content because I got so into the puzzles
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is relatively easy, amusing, and pleasantly silly, but the controls are just a little unresponsive - there seems to be a little delay after an action is completed and before the player is allowed to click on anything else. Sometimes the inventory does not disappear for a few seconds which also prevents any interaction, but that might just be a peculiarity of very particular hardware configurations. Animations cannot be skipped, but fast transitions between most "rooms" are available on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game! It's cute and with a couple of a bit non-typical puzzles for the games of this genre. Interesting characters (including the ones from the previous part of this game), some funny jokes. I advise you to buy and play the "Spoonbeaks Ahoy! HD" first, because it's good game too (and to meet the characters), but of course there are no any critical references from 2nd part of the game to the 1st part. Just a couple of jokes. And there is a "cliffhanger" in the 1st part to the 2nd part.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Charming and funny pirate adventure game without feeling like a Monkey Island ripoff. It plays with a lot of tropes of adventure games and got Alasdair Beckett-kings kind of humor if you´ve seen his youtube sketches and like his kind of humour, you will probably enjoy it. It's not a especially hard or long game, took about 5 and a half hour and you always know what to do due to a pretty ingenious mechanics where you can ask your bird friend what you need to do next. Very solid game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Chockablock with humor, and as with a lot of pirate games, several other humours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The script still managed to amuse and delight me even though I'm not 9, 19 or 90. Whimsical, piratey point-and-click fun. 6/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nelly Cootalot is a class act (the game and the character). Innocent but non-stupid fun is such a rare commodity, but Nelly pulls it off. Nelly's world is a sort of bonkers Cornwall of the South Seas but it's basically internally consistent and you can't ask for more than that of bonkers South Sea Cornwall. The puzzles are creative, fair, and not so challenging, but as they are a seamless part of the narrative, again, can't complain. The voice acting, especially for Nelly herself, is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely charming from start to finish. I remembered playing - and loving! - the original game "Spoonbeaks Ahoy!" back when it was released as freeware on the AGS forums. The ending hinted at a sequel and at a much wider story, but so many indie projects promise big but never deliver, so imagine my surprise and delight when I discovered that "The Fowl Fleet" had actually been made and released! This game is clearly a love letter to old-school Lucasarts adventure games. It has a charmingly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is an excellent adventure game. It does the pacing just right - you never feel like you are stuck. The puzzles are perhaps a little too easy, which in a game with lesser dialog would feel like busywork, but in this game it's just an opportunity to wander around and have some more cheerful interactions. The characters are all charming and our protagonist brings out the best in them. I love that almost every conversation you can just start with "Hello." It's such a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a charming game, I loved the puns and and Nelly's attitude not so sweet as to be annoying, but not too dark and gloomy either. Solid point and click entry, with the expected tropes, and the puzzles were logical and easy to work out. If their is ever another game from this developer I would definitely back it on kickstarter! The voice acting is solid and the art style is visually pleasing. Great Game, I would love for more and longer. Only sad that it was over.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Charming, funny, heartwarming.
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