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Port Royale 4

Caribbean trade strategy with colony building and turn-based naval battles

Gaming Minds · Published by Kalypso Media · Released Sep 25, 2020

SimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mixed
57% of 1,446
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
26
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
May 5, 2022
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 680
8 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)

What is Port Royale 4?

Port Royale 4 is a single-player strategy and trading simulation set in the 17th-century Caribbean. As a governor serving one of four European powers, you develop a colony, connect islands through production and trade routes, carry out a viceroy’s tasks, and fight turn-based naval battles against rival fleets.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning trade routes and building trading towns
  • +you prefer economic management to a pirate adventure

Not for you if...

  • −you want real-time ship combat instead of turns
  • −you dislike managing production chains and trade prices

What players say

57% of 1,446 reviews are positive

Players praise the trade-route planning and town building. The most common complaint is that naval battles become repetitive; players also criticize the cost of resolving battles automatically and find some management tasks cumbersome.

Players over time

▼ -14% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 43 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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How many players finish Port Royale 4?

11% of Steam players have unlocked «Conquistador», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Port Royale 4 screenshot 1

Port Royale 4 system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 680, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64bit versions)
Processor
AMD or Intel, Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX 4100 @ 3.6
Graphics
nVidia GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD7970 or better (2048MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64bit versions)
Processor
AMD or Intel, Intel Core i5 7400s @ 3.5 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 @ 3.4 GHz
Graphics
nVidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580 or better (4096MB VRAM or more, with Shader Model 5.0)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Port Royale 4 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Port Royale 4 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese. Text only: Italian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese.

Does Port Royale 4 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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