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2004USK 0PC94 % positive9.99 €

Live out a swashbuckling pirate career in the 17th-century Caribbean: sail freely, capture ships, sack towns, win sword duels and court governors' daughters. A breezy, varied blend of naval combat, trading and adventure.

  • Historical setting
  • Open world
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Dense, handcrafted world
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Pirates! Gold

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1993PC62 % positive6.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Sid Meier's Pirates!: a historical setting, a sandbox with your own goals and an open world.

You play a rising buccaneer in the 17th-century Spanish Main and choose your own path to fame and fortune, whether through honest trade, treasure hunting or plundering ships. Every town in this untamed region holds different surprises and dangers.

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SeaCret 1

Sandbox with your own goals

You sail the 17th-century Caribbean and trade, fight or govern your way to fame, where every decision brings either riches or delightful nonsense. The sandbox freedom combined with zany humor is what makes it stand out.

Caribbean Legend

Historical setting

An open-world pirate RPG set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy, where you plunder ships and cities, hunt treasure, and carve out your own path to freedom. It leans on classic pirate sandbox games with naval combat, trade and discovery.

Sea Dogs

Historical setting

An open-ended 17th-century pirate RPG where you sail your own ship, fight naval battles, trade and visit ports, and choose freely between serving a nation or going pirate.

Rise of Piracy

Lots to discover

You start as the captain of a small ship and grow into the commander of a feared pirate fleet through trading, naval combat, recruiting and conquest. It mixes real-time strategy with sea adventure and 4X elements in an open world.

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

Historical setting

A sprawling sandbox in pseudo-medieval Calradia where you rise from lone mercenary to ruler, fighting massive battles personally with directional melee and mounted combat. Army management, trade, politics and sieges intertwine to create emergent stories of conquest.

Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword

Historical setting

A sandbox warfare game set in 17th-century Eastern Europe: you lead a mercenary band, fight in real time with sword, horse and musket, and conquer castles and provinces. The mix of hands-on battlefield action and kingdom building is its draw.

Mount & Blade: Warband

Historical setting

An open medieval sandbox where you rise from nobody to warlord, recruiting an army and fighting alongside it in directional real-time melee and mounted combat. Feudal politics, sieges and kingdom-building turn every campaign into your own emergent saga.

Corsairs: Conquest at Sea

Historical setting

You play a privateer in the 17th century, choosing to serve England, France, the Netherlands or Spain. Follow scripted campaign scenarios or roam freely in adventure mode with the goal of capturing every port.

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