Sid Meier's Pirates!

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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 in Sid Meier's Pirates!
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About Sid Meier's Pirates!

About this game

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!

Product Requirements

Steam account required for game activation and installation

System Requirements
Operating System: Windows® 2000/XP
Processor: Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or higher
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 1.4 GB free
Video: 64 MB Windows® 2000/XP and Hardware T&Lcompatible
SVGA video card*
Sound: Windows® 2000/XP-compatible sound card*
DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c (included) or higher
*Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0c or higher.

Language Support:
Interface: English

Sid Meier's Pirates! Statistics

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~2 Hours
0.72%
~4 Hours
1.45%
~8 Hours
2.9%
~12 Hours
11.59%
~20 Hours
21.74%
~40 Hours
39.86%
~60 Hours
10.14%
>= 80 Hours
11.59%
Achievement Hunter?
11.59% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0.45%
Easy
14.93%
Just Right
76.02%
Tough
8.6%
Unforgiving
0%
Relax & enjoy! 76.02%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
14.32%
Played It
17.53%
Halfway
10.37%
Beat It
34.32%
Conquered It
23.46%
Completionist! 23.46%  of players have Conquered It
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Frequently Asked Questions

Somewhere in the middle. 15% of GameFAQs users said Sid Meier's Pirates! is Simple or Easy. 76% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 9% of GameFAQs users said Sid Meier's Pirates! is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Sid Meier's Pirates! is suitable for players aged 12 and above.
No, Sid Meier's Pirates! is not currently playable on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Sid Meier's Pirates! is Unsupported on Steam Deck. Some or all of this game currently doesn't function on Steam Deck.

Steam account required for game activation and installation

System Requirements
Operating System: Windows® 2000/XP
Processor: Pentium® III or AMD Athlon™ 1 GHz or higher
Memory: 256 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 1.4 GB free
Video: 64 MB Windows® 2000/XP and Hardware T&Lcompatible
SVGA video card*
Sound: Windows® 2000/XP-compatible sound card*
DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c (included) or higher
*Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0c or higher.

Language Support:
Interface: English

The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 39 hours. 62% of users played Sid Meier's Pirates! for over 40 hours.
Sid Meier's Pirates! is published by 2K Games
Sid Meier's Pirates! was developed by Firaxis Games
Fanatical users tagged Sid Meier's Pirates! as RPG, Adventure, Sailing, and Sandbox
Fanatical users tagged Sid Meier's Pirates! as Pirates, Naval, Historical, and Classic
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Sid Meier's Pirates! as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sid Meier's Pirates! as RPG
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sid Meier's Pirates! as Adventure
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Sid Meier's Pirates! as Sailing

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