Released Jul 11, 2005 $9.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Sid Meier's Pirates!

By Firaxis Games · published by 2K

PiratesOpen World RPG Singleplayer AdventureNavalSailingSandbox HistoricalStrategyClassicEconomy

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Reviews 6,239 Very Positive

Players yesterday 108 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

Sid Meier's Pirates! is a game tagged Pirates, Open World and RPG by Firaxis Games, released Jul 11, 2005. It has 6,239 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Kaperfahrt, Blood and Gold: Caribbean! and Caribbean Legend.

Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!

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Kaperfahrt 88% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Blood and Gold: Caribbean! 83% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Caribbean Legend 80% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Dawn of Piracy: Caribbean Tides 78% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Eternal Seas 78% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Windward 78% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Seas Of Strife 76% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Sea Dogs: To Each His Own 75% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Feral Blue 75% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG
Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG & Sea Battles 75% match · Pirates, Open World, RPG

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Everything Steam lists for Sid Meier's Pirates! · record updated 1 hour ago

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Overview

App ID3920

Release dateJul 11, 2005Early Access Jul 11, 2005

Last change number37431529

Last record update1 hour ago

App type: Game
Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 88
Website: 2kgames.com/pirates/pirates/home.php

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes

Windows

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Single-playerFamily Sharing

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Price · US$9.99

On sale0 of 40regions right now

Lowest seen · US$9.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked18 hours agoin 40 regions

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Build	Branch	Updated
250767	public	Oct 24, 2026

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ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
194	Sid Meier's Pirates!	1	$9.99

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ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
3921	—	All	1.21 GB	—	3974986834011200568

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	250767	—	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Sid Meier's Pirates!

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Pirates!.exe		All

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Oct 25, 2026 · 13:52 #37431529
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Sid Meier's Pirates!

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Europe 5

CIS 3

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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