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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of th
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“It's over 20 years old and is still the GOAT of pirate games. I wish there was a modern remaster/remake.”
— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs played“[h1]8/10[/h1] Crazy that a game so old still holds up to this day. It was still is very fun open world rpg game. Only thing that still annoys me is forcing the ending and dances are kinda useless.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“This game is over 20 years old and is still somehow the best open world pirate rpg ever made As a bonus, I know so much about different classes of ships now”
— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:39 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | Pirates · Open World · RPG · Adventure · Singleplayer · Naval · Sailing · Sandbox · Historical · Strategy · Classic · Economy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.2kgames.com/pirates/pirates/home.php |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP, Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, 1.2 GB Free HDD, 64 MB video card* with Hardware T&L support, Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card*, DirectX® version 9.0b (included) or higher * Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0b or higher.