TOP 12 best pirate games on PC, Xbox One, PS4 – rating 2021
Yo-ho-ho, brave sailors, are you interested in the best pirate games? Then you’ve come to the right place! Sword battles, boarding ships, colorful characters and the unforgettable smell of the sea – a dangerous, but in its own way magnificent pirate life. In today’s article, we’ll walk you through a dozen of the best pirates on PC, PS4, Xbox One and other platforms. Strategies, action games, RPGs, adventure games – everyone can find here something to their liking.
ArcheAge
Release date: January 15, 2013
Developer: XL Games
Publisher: Tencent Games, TrionWorlds, Mail.Ru Group, Playwith Inc.
Genre: MMORPG, Sandbox
Platforms: Windows
Piracy rate: small
ArcheAge is not a full-blooded pirate game, but sailing through a huge fantasy world, slaying sea monsters and forging trade routes is a hell of a lot of fun. Unlike other free MMOs, ArcheAge’s open world is truly open – it is not divided into zones with typical loading screens. ArcheAge has elements of the Middle Ages, magic and steampunk – a unique combination, especially for an MMORPG game.
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Release date: May 8, 2018
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Versus evil
Genre: RPG
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Piracy rate: small
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire will surely appeal to fans of the original Pillars of Eternity. Deadfire is a direct sequel to the first Pillars of Eternity. Once again, you will have to play the role of the Guardian, who is able not only to read other people’s souls, but also to awaken in them the memory of past lives, and in some situations – to intervene in the latter. Sailing through uncharted waters, tactical battles on ships, hunting wanted criminals – Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is an excellent pirate game, although you can’t tell right away.
The curse of monkey island
Release date: October 31, 1997
Developer: LucasArts
Publisher: LucasArts
Genre: Quest
Platforms: Windows
Piracy rate: moderate
The Curse of Monkey Island – classic adventure game from LucasArts studio; The third installment in the legendary Monkey Island series. Do you love quest games and pirate themes? Then you’ve found the best game ever! The Curse of Monkey Island continues the events of the previous game, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, and this time the adventures of Guybrush Threepwood begin unexpectedly in a small car from an amusement park, wandering through the Caribbean.
Corsairs: Curse of the Distant Seas
Release date: January 1, 2000
Developer: Akella
Publisher: 1C, Bethesda Softworks
Genre: RPG
Platforms: Windows
Piracy rate: high
You are Nicholas Sharp, captain of a merchant ship in the service of the Crown of England, who has just started his career as a sailor. But on the very first voyage, trouble happens: the Spaniards attack the ship. The main character becomes a slave on the plantations, but he manages to escape, having put together a large team of several dozen people and hijacking a ship. It is with such an epic escape that the “Corsairs: Curse of the Distant Seas” or Sea Dogs, as it was nicknamed abroad, begins. The First Corsairs is a cult game that every self-respecting gamer should, if not pass, then at least play.
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
Release date: May 13, 2011
Developer: Traveler’s Tales
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios
Genre: Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Mac OS, Windows, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, iOS, Nintendo 3DS
Piracy rate: high
Consider yourself a Pirates of the Caribbean fanatic? Then you will definitely love LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game – the “Lego adaptation” of the first four films of the mega-popular pirate series. What can be said about the game: you take control of various characters and participate in the most famous events of the movie saga – and all this in the entourage of everyone’s beloved LEGO. If you’ve played other LEGO games, you’ll quickly get up to speed with LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game and its game mechanics.
Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Release date: November 22, 2004
Developer: Firaxis Games, Full Fat
Publisher: Atari, 2K Games, Night Dive Studios, Feral Interactive,
Genre: Strategy, Action, Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Xbox, PSP, Mac OS X, Wii, iOS
Piracy rate: high
Released in 2004 by Sid Meier’s Pirates! Is a remake of the game of the same name, which was created by the same Sid Meier back in 1987. Players will take on the role of the captain of a pirate ship and go in search of lost family members. Leveling the main character, hiring a crew, customizing the ship (s), dynamic battles both at sea and on land – an epic journey across the Caribbean is waiting for you. But be careful: the game is damn replayable and you can easily spend tens, if not hundreds of hours on it.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Release date: October 29, 2013
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action-Adventure, Stealth
Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Piracy rate: moderate
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of the best pirate games. Nevertheless, despite numerous pirate elements, for example, sea battles, boarding, personalization of ships, hiring a crew and more, we have the same good old game about “assassins” in which we need to eliminate the Templars and unravel the mysterious story with the forerunners … Edward Kenway is by far one of the best protagonists in the Assassin’s Creed franchise.
Risen 3: Titan Lords
Release date: 15 Aug 2014
Developer: Piranha Bytes
Publisher: Deep silver
Genre: RPG, Action
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation 4
Piracy rate: moderate
In Risen 2, the pirate theme prevailed, but by the third part, Risen 3: Titan Lords, the developers from the Piranha Bytes studio decided to dilute the setting somewhat, which, in our opinion, only benefited the game. The final Risen turned out to be incredibly fun and, more importantly, a much more balanced game. In addition, in Risen 3, the most serious mistakes of the second part were fixed, for example, the combat ceased to be disgusting and the player gained real control over his ship. Well, do not forget that the game gives you a parrot – an attribute of any real pirate.
Sea of thieves
Release date: 20 march 2018
Developer: Rare
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Genre: Action-adventure
Platforms: Xbox One, Windows
Piracy rate: high
Sea of Thieves is an addicting multiplayer game that only gets better over the years. Get together with your friends in a small pirate team and set off to surf the sea. Imagine what the average pirate does and add a multiplayer component to it. Never, ever try to play Sea of Thieves in single player mode! The game fully reveals itself only in online mode, especially with close friends or at least acquaintances.
Tropico 2 pirates cove
Release date: April 8, 2003
Developer: Frog City Software
Publisher: Gathering of Developers
Genre: Strategy, Economic sim
Platforms: Windows, Mac OS X
Piracy rate: high
Are you ready to become the king of the pirate island? Are you ready to rob and kill in order to satisfy the needs of your not the most loyal subjects? Tropico 2: Pirate Cove is a unique economic strategy game developed in the early 2000s by Frog City Software, which borrows many gameplay elements from the original Tropico. Of course, it is difficult to recommend Tropico 2: Pirate Cove to fans of dynamic games, but for the sake of a pirate theme, you can try.
Blood And Gold: Caribbean!
Release date: December 9, 2015
Developer: Snowbird Games
Publisher: Snowbird Games
Genre: RPG, Action, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Piracy rate: high
Blood and Gold: Caribbean! – a kind of mixture of economic simulator, RPG and open world, created on the basis of the equally unique Mount & Blade: Warband. Fleets and armies, management and customization, trade, real estate and convoys, sea battles and boarding, contract killings, blackjack and night butterflies – a real pirate paradise. However, it should be warned that Blood and Gold: Caribbean! – this is a modification that, unfortunately, lacks polish, and therefore do not be surprised if you come across bugs, lags and other technical flaws.
Rebel galaxy
Release date: October 20, 2015
Developer: Double Damage Games
Publisher: Double Damage Games
Genre: Space flight sim
Platforms: Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Piracy rate: low
You didn’t think “pirate” was a 16th century exclusive topic, did you? Rebel Galaxy is undoubtedly (at heart) a pirate toy, but its events are developing … IN SPACE! Brawls on huge star destroyers in a randomly generated universe, researching strange anomalies, negotiating with bizarre aliens, developing mines on asteroids, searching for unique artifacts and treasures – in Rebel Galaxy, the player is free to choose his own path and become whoever he wants.
As you can see, we have plenty of pirate games, but if you know any other cool games in this topic, please share them in the comments below the article.
