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Pirates Outlaws

Fabled Game · 2020-04-13

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 28, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 28, 2019 (Mac), Mar 29, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Mar 29, 2023 (Xbox One), Mar 05, 2019 (Android), Mar 29, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.

Pirates Outlaws is a 2020 Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Strategy game priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive sentiment based on 82% of 788 reviews and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

7
playing now
82%
positive of 788 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4.37★
PlayStation Store rating (97 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Play cards, build your deck to get the best combos! In Pirates Outlaws pick a character with a pre-made deck. Explore and manage your expedition to get more gold and reputation. Manage your deck and ammo to defeat enemies strategy, in a turn per turn combat system. The path to become a wealthy and respected Pirate will not be easy! BATTLE: 50 outlaws and defeat 20 unique bosses in a turn per turn card combat system. BUILD YOUR DECK: Play your cards and manage your Ammo for the best combo. Build a strategy around 6 playable characters with a pre-made deck and unique ability. COLLECT CARDS A(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 121% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 788 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.99-80%
Microsoft Store$16.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 18 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320192026Week of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1822026-09-15 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 10 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 12 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 12 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 11 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 18 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 18 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
663Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 8 · peak 21Dec 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Jun 2020 — avg 34 · peak 78Sep 2020 — avg 13 · peak 31Dec 2020 — avg 25 · peak 67Mar 2021 — avg 13 · peak 41Jun 2021 — avg 11 · peak 28Sep 2021 — avg 10 · peak 24Dec 2021 — avg 14 · peak 31Mar 2022 — avg 16 · peak 35Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 25Sep 2022 — avg 10 · peak 22Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 40Mar 2023 — avg 15 · peak 66Jun 2023 — avg 16 · peak 34Sep 2023 — avg 13 · peak 34Dec 2023 — avg 13 · peak 38Mar 2024 — avg 14 · peak 40Jun 2024 — avg 11 · peak 27Sep 2024 — avg 10 · peak 22Dec 2024 — avg 13 · peak 31Mar 2025 — avg 9 · peak 22Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 26Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Dec 2025 — avg 15 · peak 32Mar 2026 — avg 9 · peak 25Jun 2026 — avg 11 · peak 49Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992019-08-292026-10-102019-08-29 — best price $17.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-01-23 — best price $16.992020-04-20 — best price $19.992020-08-04 — best price $13.992020-10-26 — best price $19.992020-12-22 — best price $7.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-10-21 — best price $13.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-22 — best price $13.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-06-23 — best price $13.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $7.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-09-04 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $7.992024-01-29 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $13.992024-04-01 — best price $19.992024-11-19 — best price $9.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-06-12 — best price $19.992025-09-04 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-20 — best price $9.992025-12-08 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-04-13 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $16.992026-09-19 — best price $16.992026-10-03 — best price $16.992026-10-06 — best price $3.992026-10-10 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
86.2%
earned "Rookie Captain"
9.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-12-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7791%124
PS4 (PlayStation)1793%48
Xbox One (Xbox)1751%47
Switch (Nintendo)200%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DPiratesCartoonyStrategyCard GameDifficultRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-BasedCard Battler

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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