Sid Meier's Pirates! on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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 the most famous pirates in history!

Sid Meier's Pirates! is a pirates, open world and rpg game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.
Released on July 11th 2005 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 6,830 reviews of which 6,459 were positive and 371 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.66€ on Instant Gaming.


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Windows
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.

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Feb. 2025
I have been playing this game since back in the 90s when it first came out. It has always been a favorite of mine. When I saw steam had it I quickly purchased it as it was a no brainer. This game is straight from the orignal game, pixels and same writing. NOTHING has changed, but that is the full charm of this game in my opinion. Very easy to learn, but takes hours and hours to master. There are several levels from beginer to very hard based on which time frame you pick to run your ship through. If you like pirates, historical based games and nostalgic games I would HIGHLY recommend you try this game.
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Nov. 2024
This is the best pirate game i have ever played. I wish they would remaster or remake this with updated graphics and some new feature but largely remain the same. Its WELL worth the $9.99. Id pay $60 for this if i had to.
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Nov. 2024
There's really not much to say about this game. It's old, a bit clunky, but it's also a lot of fun to play. It's been a favourite of mine for decades, since I played it on an old commodore back in the late 1980's. Yes, I'm that old! There are more challenging and graphically superior pirate games around, and they're worth playing. But so is this one, because it's simply enjoyable, and I have a bit of a binge on it every so many years. So if you're a bit young at heart, or just like simple adventure, treat yourself.
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Aug. 2024
Still one of the greatest pirate games of all times. Truly this is the model that they should continue to base this genre of games off of. If they came out with an updated version of this game no doubt it would be a success. From ship battles, to sieges, Even the semi-unpopular dancing mini game. Sid Meier's Pirates! will go on to live in Infamy. Highest praise.
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April 2024
Fun little pirate simulator. It gets repetitive after a few hours but if you just want to sail the seas, attack ships and keep your crew in line than this is a simple silly game. Give it a try, it's a classic for a reason. Additionally - go your Documents > My Games > Sid Meier's Pirates! > Config.ini and add "fullscreen = 0" if you get tired of crashing constantly in full screen when you instinctively alt tab.
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
9.1
6,459
371
Online players
147
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Release 11 Jul 2005
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