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Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale

Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale

Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.

Released Feb 13, 2024 Developer Gaming Minds Studios Publisher Kalypso Media Platforms Windows SimulationNaval CombatNavalPiratesSailing
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

56.7%positive171 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I like it. A little buggy, but the closest newer game to Sid Meier's Pirates.”

— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Just fun when get head around”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Incredibly misleading advertising. IT IS TILE BASED TURN BASED COMBAT. This was glossed over for a second or two in the trailer. NOT WORTH $25. AND I GOT IT ON SALE AND STILL DONT BELIEVE IT WAS WORTH THE SALE PRICE. I would return it, except I fell asleep after launching the…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-06 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

151all-time peak
0 50 100 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 57 avg · Feb 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

26achievements
9.7%median completion
0.2%rarest: Devilishly Talented
88.4% of players 82.2% of players 69.3% of players 60.7% of players 48.5% of players 43.8% of players 42.2% of players 32.9% of players 23.1% of players 21.6% of players 14.2% of players 11.4% of players 10.9% of players 9.7% of players 9.2% of players 6.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.2% of players 3.5% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 88.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.4%Eeligally Ambitious — Win your first sea battle
82.2%Personal Matter — Board a ship
69.3%No Half Measures — Sink the entirety of a convoy
Rarest badges of honor
0.2%Devilishly Talented — Raid 666 convoys in one game
0.3%Pufferfish — Capture 10,000 barrels of hemp in one game
0.5%O Captain! My Captain! — Complete all captains' adventures

Latest official news

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

Feb 13, 2024
Shiver Me Timbers! Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale Has Anchored on the Shores of Steam

Shiver Me Timbers! Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale Has Anchored on the Shores of Steam Calling all seafaring landlubbers! Tortuga – A Pirate’s Tale is now available on Steam! Gather your Pieces of Eight and

Feb 12, 2024
Tortuga Release Live Stream

Tortuga Release Live Stream Pirates! Want to see how your fellow pirates are faring on their journey over the deep seas? Then the Release Stream for Tortuga is just for you, me hearties – hoist the mi

Feb 01, 2024
Hoist the Jolly Roger! Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale Hits the Shores of Steam

Hoist the Jolly Roger! Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale Hits the Shores of Steam Ahoy mateys! Fresh off the heels of its one-year anniversary, Tortuga – A Pirate’s Tale will hit the shores of Steam on Februa

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsSimulation · Naval Combat · Naval · Pirates · Sailing · Hex Grid · Character Customization · Strategy · Turn-Based Combat · Singleplayer · Strategy RPG · Tactical (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements26
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (64bit) 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