Open world, trading and base-building
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“there's a lot of ships you can chose from and it has a huge map, you can attack towns or fight for them, you can upgrade your base”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 80%Mostly Positive · 80%Home Net Games2016Adventure · Strategy · Simulation
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A free, simplified mobile-port pirate game with fun ship combat, trading and fleet-building, held back by paywalled content, dumb AI and clunky controls. Skip it if you hate freemium.
Great for
Casual age-of-sail fans who like trading and fleet-building and enjoyed Sid Meier's Pirates
Main risk
Paywalled buildings and premium ships, plus repetitive gameplay and dumb AI, can sour the free experience
What players love
Fun sailing and ship combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“selectively raising rear or front sails to turn faster into or away from the wind”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Great value for a free game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A decade later and this is still the best free game available.”
Steam review · 78.2 h played ↗
Runs on almost any PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“can run on just about any computer”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Nostalgic, relaxing playstyle
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“if you want to chill out with a bev by your side and play a patient pirate, you will like it”
Steam review · 224.9 h played ↗
Cloud save syncs with mobile
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“you can play both on Steam and on your mobile device when you link the accounts together”
Steam review · 6.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Paywalled buildings and pay-to-win feel
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“these buildings have to be paid for and can't be unlocked otherwise: church - casino - brother and fort”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Clunky controls and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“abysmal UI and an obnoxious wind/sail mechanic”
Steam review · 101.8 h played ↗
Repetitive and boring
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Basically you capture ship after ship and progressiong slows to a halt in no time.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Pirate Confederacy attacks and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The appear out of no where and are unstoppable unless you pay real life money.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Dumb AI for allies and enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“DUMBEST AI of any game I've ever played.”
Steam review · 149.4 h played ↗
Multiplayer dead or misleading
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Impossible to play MP. Game is broken.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable200 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorCore 2 Duo or equivalent - 1.5 GHz or higher
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB VRAM
Storage200 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorCore 2 Duo or equivalent - 2.0 GHz or higher
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics1 GB VRAM
Storage200 MB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorCore 2 Duo or equivalent - 1.5 GHz or higher
Memory1 GB RAM
Graphics256 MB VRAM
Storage200 MB available space
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