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2004 PC 9.99 € 👍 95 % Overwhelmingly positive, 6,894 reviews on Steam

Live out a swashbuckling pirate career in the 17th-century Caribbean: sail freely, capture ships, sack towns, win sword duels and court governors' daughters. A breezy, varied blend of naval combat, trading and adventure.

What defines Sid Meier's Pirates!:

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Tactical depth
  • Strong character progression

The closest matches for Sid Meier's Pirates! are Caribbean Legend, Pine and Sea Dogs. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sid Meier's Pirates! special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Caribbean Legend

87 %

2024 PC 29.99 €

  • Open world
  • Lots to discover
  • Strong character progression

An open-world pirate RPG set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy, where you plunder ships and cities, hunt treasure, and carve out your own path to freedom. It leans on classic pirate sandbox games with naval combat, trade and discovery.

Pine

Focus on a single character

An open-world action adventure in which you play young Hue exploring Albamare, where animal species live their own lives, trade and fight. You shape the ecosystem by helping or playing off different species against each other.

Sea Dogs

Open world

An open-ended 17th-century pirate RPG where you sail your own ship, fight naval battles, trade and visit ports, and choose freely between serving a nation or going pirate.

King of Seas

Open world

A pirate action RPG where you sail a stylized island world in your own ship, fight naval battles and hunt for treasure. You upgrade your vessel and rise from captain to king of the pirates.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Open world

A Caribbean pirate RPG where you fight with sword and ship cannons, trade, take on quests, and build up your own ship and crew on the open seas.

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A skateboarding adventure set in a seamless Los Angeles, where you play a newcomer collecting pieces to build the Skate Ranch. Trick-based missions, a story thread and BMX sections are backed by a punk soundtrack and relaxed humor.

Tempest

Open world

A pirate open-world action RPG where you sail your ship, trade, explore colonies and forts, and plunder other vessels, optionally together with friends.

Biomutant

Open world

A colorful open-world action RPG where you play a customizable mutant kung-fu critter roaming a post-apocalyptic land, mixing melee, guns and mutant powers. Your dealings with the warring tribes decide whether the Tree of Life is saved or the world falls further into ruin.

American Fugitive

Focus on a single character

A top-down open-world crime game set in 1980s rural America: as wrongly convicted escapee Will Riley you burgle, flee and evade the police while hunting your father's killer. Break-ins, car chases and shootouts give it a classic early-GTA feel.

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