Worth it for the right player.
On sale at $5.99, but it has been as low as $3.74.
- Story and characters: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated 4 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Aswell a plus is that there are plenty of save game slots so you can jump between scenarios, free play or campaign as you please.
- overall nice graphics, especially if you consider the games age
As part of the long-running Port Royale series, the game attempts to blend two major gameplay styles—economic simulation and real-time naval combat—while immersing players in the complex dynamics of colonial trade, diplomacy, and piracy.
There's not a huge amount wrong with the game and can be a very fun multiplayer experience to play with your friends.
Music enhances the game in the background, sound effects is entertaining, and graphics is good.
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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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $5.99 (−80%). The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.
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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