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Pirates Vikings & Knights II
Step into the ultimate three-way war for honor, glory, and gold! This beloved community-driven game brings together swashbuckling Pirates, battle-hardened Vikings, and chivalrous Knights in hilarious and intense class-based combat. Join the fun, embrace the chaos, and fight your way to victory!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
62 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Dumb & Fun”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Definitely a lot of bang for your buck considering it is free. I really expected the quality to not be the best but I am actually pleasantly surprised by how much work the devs have put into this game. If you are…”
“I originally played PVK back in 2010... PVK was one of the best in what I see as a golden era of Source games alongside other great classics like The Hidden: Source and Zombie Panic Source. Unlike those other source…”
“Pirates, Vikings & Knights II is, in my opinion, one of the best free Source mods to come out of the Half-Life 2 era. I played it during the beta, back when there were only one or two classes available at launch. Even…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Definitely a lot of bang for your buck considering it is free. I really expected the quality to not be the best but I am actually pleasantly surprised by how much work the devs have put into this game. If you are…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Twenty-one minutes of my life that I'll never get back. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Probably best "lets just play a shooter game bro" game so fun and cool mechanics, i want it revived.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“a farting mercenary that speaks French; & a very British archer that won't "stop it" because he keeps getting bdsm beware of unintelligible noises, screams, excruciating pain, & many oddly producing sounds”
— a player, Steam review · 64 hrs played“Tf2 But Yarhar Pierat Whatsapp Vikings And Mid Evil Guys Who Cut People”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Pirates Vikings & Knights II Update Released
An update to Pirates Vikings & Knights II has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Pirates Vikings & Knights II. The major changes include: Actually updated te_mine
PVKII 1.0.1.0 Update Released
An update to Pirates Vikings & Knights II has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Pirates Vikings & Knights II. The major changes include: Patch Highlights New Gam
Pirates Vikings & Knights II Update Released
An update to Pirates Vikings & Knights II has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Pirates Vikings & Knights II. The major changes include: Fixed being able to swap
LOADOUT OPEN BETA
Greetings and Welcome to Pirates Vikings and Knights II Open Beta! This event will be held from June 27, 1:30 PM EST to June 28th, 10:00 PM ESTTo access the Open Beta, you must open your game's Proper
Pirates Vikings & Knights II Update Released
An update to Pirates Vikings & Knights II has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Pirates Vikings & Knights II. The major changes include: Improved overall frame r
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Multiplayer · Action · Medieval · Pirates · FPS · Swordplay · Funny · First-Person · Hack and Slash · Indie · Mod (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Mods · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Swedish, Italian, Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, … |
| Achievements | 262 |
| Official site | http://www.octosharkstudios.com/pvkii |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7 (32/64-bit)/Vista/XP Processor: 1.7 GHz Processor or better Memory: 512 MB RAM DirectX: Version 8.1 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Mouse, Keyboard