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Port Royale 4
Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Trading and trade-route management” (28 of 89 reviews) and “Improved or attractive visuals” (6); the most common complaint is “Repetitive turn-based naval combat” (33). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 89 reviews raise this.
6 of the 89 reviews raise this.
5 of the 89 reviews raise this.
5 of the 89 reviews raise this.
33 of the 89 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
12 of the 89 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“was not impressed with it at all. way to hard to move around and everything only worked sometimes. Having to zoom into the cities instead of just clicking on them was a pain. Not sure how well the battling works because…”
6 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“Absolutely terrible game. The ships battles are simply awful, board ships to stop them fighting over and over again, also the AI cheats and seems to have unlimited tactics. Just won a battle against a larger convoy?…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“was not impressed with it at all. way to hard to move around and everything only worked sometimes. Having to zoom into the cities instead of just clicking on them was a pain. Not sure how well the battling works because…”
“Positive: 1. Gameplay is good, especially the ease for setting up trade routes which, calling back to my PR1 days, was much more difficult. 2. Campaign development is good. I appreciate having a more coherent storyline…”
5 of the 89 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“was not impressed with it at all. way to hard to move around and everything only worked sometimes. Having to zoom into the cities instead of just clicking on them was a pain. Not sure how well the battling works because…”
Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 57.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“Port Royale 4 scratched a trading-sim itch I didn't know I had — watching my carefully planned convoys snake across the Caribbean while my bank account slowly climbed into the millions was genuinely addictive in that 'just one more turn' way. The city-building layer adds a…”
— a player, Steam review · 66 hrs played“It is a very nice Game, if you just want to build up and trade. But if you want do be a Pirat and go into naval battles, this ist some of the worst. I am more the trading guy, so i like it, but i try to skip every military/pirate Part”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“I won't make this a long drawn out review. I loved the previous games in the series especially Port Royale's 1 and 2. This game, Port Royale 4 seems to be overly complicated, just to be complicated. The mechanics leave much to be desired and it appears that the AI opponents…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Jump aboard and voyage to the world of Port Royale! Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th centur
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Jump aboard and voyage to the world of Port Royale! Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th centur
PORT ROYALE 4 DAILY DEAL 75% OFF
Jump aboard and voyage to the world of Port Royale! Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th centur
PORT ROYALE 4 DAILY DEAL 75% OFF
Jump aboard and voyage to the world of Port Royale! Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th centur
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Jump aboard and voyage to the world of Port Royale! Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th centur
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Simulation · Trading · Economy · Pirates · Management · Naval · Sailing · City Builder · Naval Combat · Open World · Turn-Based Combat (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * , Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese * * |
| Achievements | 50 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64bit versions) Processor: AMD or Intel, Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 or better (2048MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card with latest drivers