Sid Meier's Pirates! (2005)

Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K
Genres: RPG
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 7,487 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 14 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A breezy Caribbean sandbox where every voyage mixes swashbuckling combat with trading and lighthearted social encounters.

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What players say

Players call this a collection of mini-games tied together by a pirate theme, and many say it is the best pirate game ever made. Some note dated controls, repetitive loops, and crashes when tabbing out, while others praise its open world and variety of systems.

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