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Pirates games on Steam

45 games carry the tag · 1 released in the last 12 months (vs 20 the year before) · median price $11.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 3,090 stored reviews from 45 games.

Gameplay & mechanics73% positive · 1,276 mentions · 45 games
Story & writing77% positive · 1,042 mentions · 43 games
Visuals & audio82% positive · 948 mentions · 45 games
Content & longevity72% positive · 778 mentions · 44 games
Price & value71% positive · 720 mentions · 43 games
Performance & stability63% positive · 574 mentions · 42 games
Controls & UI64% positive · 523 mentions · 43 games
Difficulty & balance70% positive · 437 mentions · 42 games
Multiplayer & community82% positive · 396 mentions · 26 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 62% of the niche's 52,655 reviews; it takes 9 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Pirates games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii 2025 9,754 Very Positive
Return to Monkey Island 2022 9,061 Very Positive
Sailing Era 2023 5,002 Mostly Positive
Skull and Bones 2024 4,689 Mixed
Cat Quest III 2024 4,156 Overwhelmingly Positive
Age of Water 2025 3,511 Mostly Positive
Caribbean Legend 2024 3,223 Mostly Positive
IfSunSets 2024 2,330 Mostly Positive
Miss Neko: Pirates 2024 1,478 Very Positive
Caribbean Crashers 2024 1,441 Mostly Positive

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.