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East India Company

Wait53%

Mixed · 215 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Nitro Games · Trading · Jul 31, 2009

Player review score
53%
Mixed
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy East India Company?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 215 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 135 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise25% are divided37% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
12 of 135 sampled reviews raised it
The ship to ship combat is fun, with the abilities experienced Admirals gain over time and the different kinds of ships.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 135 sampled reviews raised it
In 10 hours of play, I haven't experienced the slightest graphics issue.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9 of 135 sampled reviews raised it
Overall this is both a pro and a con because the simpler trade setup makes it easier to understand and play the game, but at the same time takes away the complex trade route customization that you get in the Port Royale titles.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat12 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Monetization
67% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
24% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Bugs
13% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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