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Port Royale 2

Ascaron Entertainment ltd. · Strategy First · 2009-06-16

SteamGOG

Strategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 30, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Caribbean in the 17th Century - Trade with over 60 towns, create your own production facilities, expand your trading empire and influence the development of the New World. As pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys, you'll need escort ships.

Port Royale 2 is a Strategy game released in 2009, priced at $5.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (71% of 711 reviews).

7
playing now
71%
positive of 711 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (847 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$5.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Port Royale 2 is the sequel to the business simulation game Port Royale: Gold, Power and Pirates. It is set in the Caribbean during the 17th century. Created by Ascaron Entertainment in 2004, it combines a business simulator with real-time battles and towns that can be owned, built, developed or razed. A sequel, Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants, was released in 2012.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 14,371 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 28k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 711 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$0.99-80%
GamersGate$1.20-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.37 at GamersGate (2022-02-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 124 of 146 observed days · $0.62 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3102026-09-16 09:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 28 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 15 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 18 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 19 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 17 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 24 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 19 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 28 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 17 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 31 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 15 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 17 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 29 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
286Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 21 · peak 40Dec 2012 — avg 16 · peak 43May 2013 — avg 13 · peak 32Oct 2013 — avg 10 · peak 26Mar 2014 — avg 10 · peak 26Aug 2014 — avg 13 · peak 31Jan 2015 — avg 12 · peak 38Jun 2015 — avg 13 · peak 29Nov 2015 — avg 12 · peak 30Apr 2016 — avg 13 · peak 28Sep 2016 — avg 10 · peak 25Feb 2017 — avg 14 · peak 31Jul 2017 — avg 12 · peak 27Dec 2017 — avg 13 · peak 29May 2018 — avg 12 · peak 34Oct 2018 — avg 14 · peak 33Mar 2019 — avg 14 · peak 33Aug 2019 — avg 14 · peak 30Jan 2020 — avg 18 · peak 40Jun 2020 — avg 19 · peak 41Nov 2020 — avg 23 · peak 60Apr 2021 — avg 22 · peak 44Sep 2021 — avg 18 · peak 35Feb 2022 — avg 19 · peak 38Jul 2022 — avg 17 · peak 36Dec 2022 — avg 20 · peak 43May 2023 — avg 15 · peak 39Oct 2023 — avg 18 · peak 41Mar 2024 — avg 18 · peak 44Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 32Jan 2025 — avg 16 · peak 35Jun 2025 — avg 15 · peak 37Nov 2025 — avg 20 · peak 44Apr 2026 — avg 17 · peak 41Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 39
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.492015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $0.742015-06-10 — best price $5.992016-01-04 — best price $4.992016-11-24 — best price $1.252017-11-22 — best price $1.242018-05-28 — best price $4.992018-11-21 — best price $0.992019-04-15 — best price $4.992019-10-14 — best price $4.992020-01-14 — best price $3.892020-03-02 — best price $0.992020-06-25 — best price $0.992020-10-16 — best price $4.992021-02-11 — best price $0.752021-07-08 — best price $4.992021-10-27 — best price $0.992022-01-06 — best price $4.992022-04-07 — best price $4.992022-07-25 — best price $0.992022-10-27 — best price $0.992023-01-26 — best price $1.002023-04-21 — best price $4.992023-07-18 — best price $4.992023-11-06 — best price $0.992024-02-08 — best price $0.902024-04-25 — best price $1.192024-07-23 — best price $1.492024-10-30 — best price $5.992025-03-06 — best price $0.902025-06-26 — best price $1.192025-09-26 — best price $5.992026-01-03 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $5.992026-05-14 — best price $1.202026-07-23 — best price $1.192026-08-25 — best price $0.992026-09-14 — best price $4.992026-10-04 — best price $0.992026-10-15 — best price $0.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2332026-05-30 — 17 pageviews2026-06-03 — 14 pageviews2026-06-07 — 15 pageviews2026-06-11 — 4 pageviews2026-06-15 — 12 pageviews2026-06-19 — 12 pageviews2026-06-23 — 14 pageviews2026-06-27 — 7 pageviews2026-07-01 — 14 pageviews2026-07-05 — 11 pageviews2026-07-09 — 22 pageviews2026-07-13 — 12 pageviews2026-07-17 — 16 pageviews2026-07-21 — 11 pageviews2026-07-25 — 13 pageviews2026-07-29 — 17 pageviews2026-08-02 — 18 pageviews2026-08-06 — 9 pageviews2026-08-10 — 14 pageviews2026-08-14 — 12 pageviews2026-08-18 — 4 pageviews2026-08-22 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 19 pageviews2026-08-30 — 17 pageviews2026-09-03 — 9 pageviews2026-09-07 — 16 pageviews2026-09-11 — 14 pageviews2026-09-15 — 4 pageviews2026-09-19 — 9 pageviews2026-09-23 — 15 pageviews2026-09-27 — 11 pageviews2026-10-01 — 6 pageviews2026-10-05 — 8 pageviews2026-10-08 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

NavalEconomyPiratesTradingStrategyHistoricalManagementCity BuilderSingleplayer

Census log

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

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