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 94 players on Steam. Its recorded all-time peak is 1,333 concurrent players on 01 March 2015. Current activity is 92.9% below peak. PureGameStats estimates 197,652 Steam units sold. Steam reviews are 94% positive across 7,602 responses. Platforms: Windows.

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

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!

Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Platforms
Windows
Release Date
11 Jul, 2005
Official site On Steam
Est. Sales
197,652
PGS estimate High confidence
Current Players
94
Live Steam data Peak 1,333
Current Steam Price
$9.99
Store data Standard Edition
Metacritic Users higher
88
Steam users: 94.46%
Generally Favourable Metacritic → See ranked list
Estimates are modelled by PureGameStats using multiple data signals. Direct data is sourced from Steam. View methodology โ†’

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Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K
Platforms: Windows
Release Date: 11 Jul, 2005
Est. sales: 197,652 High confidence
Retailer Price (US) Discount
Steam $9.99 0%
Loaded / CDKeys $1.09 76%
Green Man Gaming $9.99 -
Gameseal $1.10 -

Pricing History & Best Deals

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Historical pricing on Steam (US).

$9.99
Steam Launch Price
Steam
$9.99
Steam Current Price
Steam
$2.49
Steam Lowest Price
Steam
$1.09
Lowest Recorded
Loaded
$1.09
Current Lowest Price
Loaded โ†’
Steam Prices Around the World
Live Steam pricing across 26 currencies we track.
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AU
A$ 14.95
BR
R$14,99
CA
C$ 10.99
CH
CHF 10.00
CL
CLP$5.500
CN
ยฅ32.00
DE
9,99โ‚ฌ
GB
ยฃ5.99
HK
HK$ 78.00
ID
Rp 89 999
IN
โ‚น499.00
JP
ยฅ980
KR
โ‚ฉ 2,620
-75%
MX
Mex$ 109.99
MY
RM23.00
NO
70,00 kr
NZ
NZ$ 14.99
PH
โ‚ฑ319.95
PL
42,90 zล‚
SG
S$10.50
TH
เธฟ219.00
TR
$9.99
TW
NT$ 298.00
US
$9.99
VN
178.000โ‚ซ
ZA
R 109.00

Newest snapshot: 17 Sept 2026.

Sid Meier's Pirates! Steam Reviews

Total reviews 7,602 Positive 7,181 Negative 421 Positive % 94.5%Rating Very Positive

Review Cloud

Reviewers praise
best piratepiratecaribbeangovernorsblack flagmeiertreasuresword duelsbetter pirateremakepirate enjoyswashbucklingnostalgic funseaspirate best
Reviewers criticise
heartiesshipshipsdancingsailingnavalnumber padnumpadcrewship combatfleetsailflagseconds boringminigames

What players are discussing

Praise and criticism mentions per topic, split by whether the reviewer recommended the game overall. Based on 500 recent English reviews (ingested 8 Sept 2026).

Ticks mark the typical silhouette for a RPG game - overshoot = above the genre norm on that side.

Topic
Criticism mentions Praise
Mentions
Performance
15
Gameplay
15
78
93
Story
20
25
Graphics
25
26
Audio
8
Controls
14
21
Bugs
13
17
Value
38
44
Multiplayer
8
Replay value
27
33
PC System Requirements
Minimum and recommended hardware needed to run Sid Meier's Pirates!.
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Minimum: Windowsยฎ 98/Me/2000/XP, Pentiumยฎ 1.0 GHz or higher, 256 MB RAM, 1.2 GB Free HDD, 64 MB video card* with Hardware T&L support, Windowsยฎ 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card*, DirectXยฎ version 9.0b (included) or higher
* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectXยฎ version 9.0b or higher.
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How many people are playing Sid Meier's Pirates! right now?

Sid Meier's Pirates! has 94 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 197,652 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 7,602 Steam reviews with a 94.5% 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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