Sid Meier's Pirates! Steam Charts, Sales, Players & Wishlists

Sid Meier's Pirates! is tagged as RPG. It is published by Firaxis Games (developer) and 2K (publisher) and released on 11 Jul, 2005. PureGameStats tracks Sid Meier's Pirates!'s live Steam player count, all-time peak, review sentiment, estimated sales and price history. Sid Meier's Pirates! currently has 64 players on Steam. Its recorded all-time peak is 1,333 concurrent players on 01 March 2015. Current activity is 95.2% below peak. PureGameStats estimates 133,300 Steam units sold. Steam reviews are 94% positive across 7,536 responses. Platforms: Windows.

Developer: Firaxis Games

Publisher: 2K

Platforms: Windows

Release Date: 11 Jul, 2005

Official site On Steam Details

Est. sales: 133,300 High confidence

Retailer	Price (US)	Discount
Steam	$2.49	75%
Loaded / CDKeys	$1.09	76%
Green Man Gaming	$9.99	-
Gameseal	$1.10	-

Sid Meier's Pirates! Player Count & Steam Charts

Current players 64 All-time peak 1,333 7-day peak 154 Yesterday peak 108

Hourly Daily Monthly Yearly

In Aug 2026, Sid Meier's Pirates! averaged 105 concurrent players with a monthly peak of 239. Roughly steady versus 114 average players in Mar 2026.

Daily Monthly Yearly

Date	Avg Players	Max Players	Min Players
01 Sept 2026	84	108	51
31 Aug 2026	94	129	62
30 Aug 2026	117	149	77
29 Aug 2026	111	154	72
28 Aug 2026	88	125	46
27 Aug 2026	93	129	64
26 Aug 2026	90	126	57
25 Aug 2026	90	128	52
24 Aug 2026	90	138	44
23 Aug 2026	121	175	83
22 Aug 2026	114	167	67
21 Aug 2026	95	140	53
20 Aug 2026	91	130	50
19 Aug 2026	89	137	50
18 Aug 2026	97	137	61
17 Aug 2026	99	140	54
16 Aug 2026	120	191	65
15 Aug 2026	105	146	66
14 Aug 2026	92	133	67
13 Aug 2026	95	132	61
12 Aug 2026	89	122	66
11 Aug 2026	95	131	53
10 Aug 2026	105	158	67
09 Aug 2026	122	177	87
08 Aug 2026	113	168	66
07 Aug 2026	108	162	67
06 Aug 2026	101	137	65
05 Aug 2026	101	149	64
04 Aug 2026	113	168	68
03 Aug 2026	122	165	80

Month	Avg Players	Max Players	Min Players
Aug 2026	105	239	44
Jul 2026	113	233	0
Jun 2026	99	174	40
May 2026	108	183	0
Apr 2026	115	221	0
Mar 2026	114	240	0
Feb 2026	124	274	0
Jan 2026	111	224	0
Dec 2025	108	208	0
Nov 2025	124	243	45
Oct 2025	103	181	0
Sept 2025	97	190	0
Aug 2025	101	177	0
Jul 2025	109	181	0
Jun 2025	94	173	0
May 2025	99	178	0
Apr 2025	104	190	0
Mar 2025	117	234	0
Feb 2025	131	265	0
Jan 2025	115	233	0
Dec 2024	111	206	0
Nov 2024	105	200	0
Oct 2024	103	206	0
Sept 2024	113	205	0

Year	Avg Players	Max Players
2025	109	265
2024	112	390
2023	102	332
2022	116	295
2021	124	362
2020	143	470
2019	111	547
2018	109	451
2017	129	623
2016	127	1,107

Sid Meier's Pirates! Price History & Best Deals

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Date	Price	Discount
03 Nov 2025	$2.49	75%
20 Jul 2025	$9.99	0%
15 Jul 2025	$9.99	0%

Sid Meier's Pirates! PC System Requirements

Minimum: Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP, Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, 1.2 GB Free HDD, 64 MB video card* with Hardware T&L support, Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card*, DirectX® version 9.0b (included) or higher
* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0b or higher.

Sid Meier's Pirates! Steam Reviews

Total reviews 7,536 Positive 7,117 Negative 419 Positive % 94.4%Rating Very Positive

What reviewers talk about

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Reviewers praise

piratebest piratecaribbeanblack flagclassic pirateremakedancingnumber padsmptreasurewindroseavengingyarrnavalswashbuckling

Reviewers criticise

shipsshipcrewnumpadflagsailcausing shipelements agedcrew happy

Sid Meier's Pirates! Official Announcements

The most historically accurate PC games — 17 Aug 2017
Why aren't there more great pirate games? — 01 Aug 2016
Daily Deal - Sid Meier's Pirates!, 80% Off — 29 Aug 2015
PC Gamer Show: Sid Meier talks Civilization, Starships, VR — 13 Mar 2015
Why Sid Meier's name is on his games — 26 Jun 2013

Sid Meier's Pirates! News & Media Coverage

Sid Meier's Pirates! - Frequently Asked Questions

How many people are playing Sid Meier's Pirates! right now?

Sid Meier's Pirates! has 64 concurrent players on Steam right now.

What is the all-time peak player count for Sid Meier's Pirates!?

Sid Meier's Pirates! reached an all-time peak of 1,333 concurrent players on 01 March 2015.

How many copies has Sid Meier's Pirates! sold on Steam?

PureGameStats estimates Sid Meier's Pirates! has sold approximately 133,300 copies on Steam, with high confidence. The estimate is derived from Steam reviews, concurrent player peaks and achievement completion rates.

How is Sid Meier's Pirates! rated on Steam?

Sid Meier's Pirates! has 7,536 Steam reviews with a 94.4% positive rating (Very Positive).

What is the current price of Sid Meier's Pirates!?

Sid Meier's Pirates! is priced at $9.99 on Steam. Full price history and best deals are tracked on this page.

When was Sid Meier's Pirates! released?

Sid Meier's Pirates! was released on 11 Jul, 2005. It was developed by Firaxis Games.

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