Sid Meier's Pirates!

Open-world pirate RPG about sailing, raiding, and hunting treasure

Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Jul 11, 2005

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 7,564
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 25 in 30 days
Playing now: 68; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Sid Meier's Pirates!?

A single-player, open-world RPG set in the Caribbean. You sail between locations, fight enemies at sea, raid villages, work as a privateer, and search for buried treasure while building your reputation as a pirate.

For you if...

+you want an open-world pirate sandbox
+you enjoy sailing, naval combat, and treasure hunts
+you prefer single-player adventures with flexible goals

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer rather than a solo adventure
−you prefer a linear campaign over open-world freedom

What players say

94% of 7,564 reviews are positive · 96% of 25 in the last 30 days

Players praise the open-world pirate sandbox and its mix of sailing, combat, raiding, and treasure hunting. Common complaints cite dated, nonremappable controls that rely on the numpad, lack of controller support, and crashes or glitches on modern PCs.

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Sid Meier's Pirates! system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP, Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, 1.2 GB Free HDD, 64 MB video card* with Hardware T&L support, Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card*, DirectX® version 9.0b (included) or higher * Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0b or higher.