Sid Meier's Pirates!

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Steam Deck Unsupported

Firaxis Games · Pirates · Jul 11, 2005

Yes, worth buying.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

94%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 6 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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Replayability: Yes, each game is similar, in that the map is the same.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You can choose to play to follow the story or not.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
True, the graphics are a bit dated, and true, you can only play this in 4:3, yet in my opinion, this is one of the best Windows games of any time.
23 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 love3 themes
Gameplay36 reviews
Story and characters35 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat22 reviews
91%
Difficulty10 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes14 reviews
64%

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. 4 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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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