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Port Royale 3

Port Royale 3

The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World.

Released May 4, 2012 Developer Gaming Minds Studios Publisher Kalypso Media Digital Platforms Windows StrategyTradingSimulationPiratesEconomy
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

73.5%positive1,484 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I am aware that I have few few hours on steam here, but on ps3, I played this game for hundreds of hours. It is the best in the series, and occupied countless afternoons of my childhood. It introduced 10 year old me to economics as a subject, and will always hold a huge place in…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The best of the Port Royale Franchise and arguable the best pirate / trader ever made. The graphics wont wow you, and sacking of towns is underwhelming, the gameplay is repetitive... And yet it is more fun than 90% of games created post 2000.”

— a player, Steam review · 391 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Port Royale 3 would be an enjoyable game if it weren't for the game stability issues. Frequent occurences of experiencing loading screens that almost never end. Sometimes after 10+ minutes the loading screen will pass but then the game will crash/freeze anyway.”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:52 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

46playing at last check
4724-hour peak
582all-time peak
0 100 200 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 158 avg · Dec 2012

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

64achievements
2.1%median completion
0.4%rarest: What's yours is mine
78.4% of players 61.7% of players 48.2% of players 45.3% of players 43.9% of players 37.2% of players 34.8% of players 32.8% of players 32.1% of players 29.2% of players 28.8% of players 28.5% of players 27.5% of players 24.7% of players 23.4% of players 19.9% of players 17.9% of players 17.8% of players 16.7% of players 15.4% of players 13.4% of players 10.7% of players 10.5% of players 8.0% of players 7.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 3.3% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 78.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.4%1st ARRR!chievement — Hidden achievement
61.7%Got ye new Ship — The first vessel purchased
48.2%Kudos! — Tutorial completed successfully
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%What's yours is mine — Hidden achievement
0.5%Blackout — "Consequences" completed
0.5%Party Animal — "The Big Party" completed

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.99 GBP
Australia22.95 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,998 JPY
Brazil69.00 BRL
China74.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Japan Canada Brazil US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 18, 2022
Port Royale Franchise on sale now!

Jump aboard and voyage to the world of Port Royale! The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there y

Mar 07, 2022
Port Royale Franchise on sale now!

Jump aboard and voyage to the world of Port Royale! The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there y

Dec 13, 2021
Port Royale Franchise on sale now!

Jump aboard and voyage to the world of Port Royale! The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there y

Oct 27, 2021
Daily Deal: Traders & Merchants Bundle

Traders and Merchants, we're making you a trade offer you can hardly refuse. Expand your trade empire with the Traders & Merchants Bundle and save many of your precious gold coins - for a limited time

Oct 26, 2021
Live Stream Sailing Trip to Port Royale on Wednesday

Ahoy Mateys Join Captain Patrick on his adventurous cruise through the breathtaking Caribbean. In the beloved classic Port Royale 3 game Patrick sets sail to build his own powerfull trading empire whi

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Trading · Simulation · Pirates · Economy · Management · Naval · Action · Historical · Open World · Naval Combat · Sailing (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements64
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum OS *: Windowx XP / Vista / 7 Processor: Dualcore CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader Model 2.0 PCIe (Geforce 7 Series, Radeon X2000-Series) DirectX®: dx90c Hard Drive: 3 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection