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2004 PC 5.89 € 👍 71 % Mostly positive, 635 reviews on Steam

A Caribbean trade and economy sim set in the 17th century: you build a merchant empire, optimize routes and prices, and fight pirates or rivals with your fleets when needed.

What defines Port Royale 2:

  • Open world
  • Tactical depth
  • Strong character progression

The closest matches for Port Royale 2 are Anno 1503, Anno 1602: Creation of a New World and Rise of Industry. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Port Royale 2 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Anno 1503

92 %

2002 PC

  • Tactical depth
  • Focus on a single character
  • Gameplay comes before story

A colony-building strategy game about founding and supplying thriving settlements in the New World, centered on production chains, trade and diplomacy, with naval and land combat as a side element.

Anno 1602: Creation of a New World

Gameplay comes before story

A classic city-building strategy game where you settle islands in the 17th century, build production chains, trade and defend your colony. The appeal lies in planning and watching your settlement grow.

Rise of Industry

Gameplay comes before story

An early 20th-century tycoon game where you build production chains, delivery routes and an industrial empire in a procedurally generated world, optimizing it against rival companies.

Railway Empire

Realistic visuals

A railroad tycoon sim set in 19th-century America where you lay track, optimize cargo and passenger routes, and outmaneuver rival companies. Detailed locomotives, a large tech tree and history-themed campaigns give it lasting depth.

Patrician III

Realistic visuals

A trading and economy simulation set in 14th-century Hanseatic Northern Europe: you rise from a small merchant to a powerful Patrician through trade, shipping, town politics and, if you like, piracy.

Transport Fever 2

Open world

A transport tycoon sim where you build rail, road, sea and air networks across more than a century and watch towns grow. The appeal lies in optimizing routes and seeing your economy flourish.

The Guild 1 Remake: Europa 1410

Strong character progression

An economic and life simulation set in 15th-century Europe where you build a family business as a tradesman or craftsman, play politics and intrigue, and found a dynasty. The remake brings the classic back in modern form.

Transport Fever 3

Realistic visuals

A transport tycoon game where you plan and grow road, rail, sea and air networks across more than a century of vehicle evolution. The appeal lies in fine-tuning efficient routes and watching your transport empire expand.

Anno 1701

Gameplay comes before story

Anno 1701 has you settle islands in the Age of Discovery, balancing production chains and keeping citizens happy. Trade, diplomacy and occasional naval skirmishes round out the relaxed city building.

Railroad Tycoon II

Realistic visuals

Build a railway empire across the 19th and 20th centuries by laying track, running trains, delivering goods and outmaneuvering rivals on the stock market. A classic business sim with plenty of planning depth.

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