Rise of Piracy

Rise of Piracy

Steam Deck Unsupported

IrishJohnGames · Simulation · Feb 24, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $15.99. It has been as low as $12.79.

79%
Mostly Positive
517 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 517 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
44% of themes are praise56% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
im not sure what i expected, but it def isnt what i expected, but in a good way. its something i didnt know i wanted lol first off the ship speed. its not accurate (this is usually a hang up for me but not in this case) but it is that perfect "too fast" that keep a good flow of gameplay without feeling like big speedboats firing gatling guns at each other. however i do wish there was an option to change this kinda like buccaneers sliders, but tbh i wouldnt touch it bc this is perfect for me. i like that u can have ur ship go slow in the map view bc it makes u feel like ur actually on a voyage if that makes sense?
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The potential in this game would follow similar, because a lot of your potential runs on fundamental mechanics such as "the cargo hold of your ship", with other stats including the sails of a ship, cannon complement, crew [bundled in the cargo capacity], with a lot of this running upon said cargo capacity (though there are bugs right now that would skew new impressions, like an overloaded crew cargo hold for pirate characters, or distinction to detail [e.g. different weighting for different crew types that you'll need to interact with any landbased entity, with melee sailors having the least weight, compared to pistoleers/musketeers tied at the same, then grenadiers, officers, and the noble 1000 weight cannon that is basically a mini siege gun]).
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Not for the graphics, immersion, progression, UI or frankly anything other than the fact the game made me select it to play over any other choice on my steam account, until content ended.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Furthermore, the atmosphere is extremely well made--you feel like you are on the high seas with the wonderful visuals and the spot on sound effects (music, sailing, cannon fire, swords hitting!).
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay41 reviews
Story and characters34 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat72 reviews
61%
Bugs29 reviews
76%
Interface14 reviews
79%
Difficulty8 reviews
75%
Performance6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $15.99. The lowest we've tracked is $12.79.

6 points recordedtoday · $15.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
23
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.