Worth it for the right player.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.
- Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 275 player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 141 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The visuals are nice, and the game does a decent job of creating an immersive pirate atmosphere (at first), but that's where the praise ends.
The narrative element of Pirates VR: Jolly Roger follows a familiar path, centering on a quest for legendary treasure connected to pirate lore.
You can view my gameplay & early impressions here: https://youtu.be/SL1LfltgO_o
The sound design complements this well, with ambient noises like crashing waves and distant wildlife helping to ground the experience, while the musical score adds a cinematic flair to exploration and discovery.
Good optimization (on my pc - I got 65 frames)
So far I've experienced no crashes, the game has been perfectly stable using both CV1 and Index.
+1 more the community rallied around
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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