Sid Meier's Pirates!

11 Jul, 2005Steam Store

★ 94%6,116 reviews9.99 €

DeveloperFiraxis Games

Publisher2K

Pirates Open World RPG Adventure Singleplayer Naval Sailing Sandbox Historical Strategy Classic Economy Remake Exploration Action Trading Naval Combat Choose Your Own Adventure

Most distinctive niche

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Among all this game's genres, this is the one where players have the most distinctive taste — they rate games very differently from the average Steam gamer, suggesting a more passionate, selective community. It's not about what the game is most tagged as — it's about which of its communities has the most opinionated audience.

Adventure

Est. Gross Revenue$000,000Unlock →

Copies Sold000,000Unlock →

Avg Playtime9.1h

Median Playtime2.1h

Reviewer Lifetime Playtime

Lifetime playtime reported by Steam for 571 sampled reviewers when the data was collected - non-reviewing owners excluded.

Mean significantly exceeds median - a small group of highly dedicated reviewers is pulling the average up. A passionate minority logs hundreds of hours while most reviewers finish their run or the whole story and move on. Classic pattern for sandboxes, roguelikes, and competitive games with infinite depth - the 'superfan tail' inflates the mean.

10th %ile2.5h

90th %ile84.3h

Median13.1h

Mean30.4h

MedianMeanP10-P90 range

Review History Summary

Monthly reviews — positive up, negative down. Dotted lines: Releases = EA · 1.0 · DLCs (soundtracks, radio, music EPs excluded). Hover a release date to see details in the tooltip.

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