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Port Royale 4 cover art

Port Royale 4

Gaming Minds · Kalypso Media · 2020-09-25

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 25, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 25, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), May 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 25, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Sep 25, 2020 (Xbox One), Sep 24, 2021 (PlayStation 5)

Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

Port Royale 4 is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (57% of 2147 reviews).

51
playing now
57%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3.47★
PlayStation Store rating (460 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

51 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 51 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 96 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 16,655 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 43k–97k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,147 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$5.99-85%
GOG$5.99-85%
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2026-05-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 160 of 213 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11911920202026Week of 2020-09-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

107222026-09-15 06:00 — 39 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 79 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 48 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 51 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 106 players2026-09-21 20:00 — 67 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 11:00 — 55 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 69 players2026-09-27 02:00 — 35 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 53 players2026-09-29 17:00 — 79 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 25 players2026-10-02 08:00 — 47 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 81 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 29 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 35 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 80 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 30 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 29 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 107 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 54 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 27 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 51 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
35654Oct 2020Aug 2026Oct 2020 — avg 356 · peak 1,107Dec 2020 — avg 160 · peak 328Feb 2021 — avg 122 · peak 308Apr 2021 — avg 106 · peak 239Jun 2021 — avg 109 · peak 265Aug 2021 — avg 89 · peak 191Oct 2021 — avg 118 · peak 255Dec 2021 — avg 122 · peak 241Feb 2022 — avg 106 · peak 223Apr 2022 — avg 87 · peak 198Jun 2022 — avg 77 · peak 198Aug 2022 — avg 98 · peak 246Oct 2022 — avg 73 · peak 151Dec 2022 — avg 91 · peak 182Feb 2023 — avg 77 · peak 185Apr 2023 — avg 120 · peak 418Jun 2023 — avg 62 · peak 119Aug 2023 — avg 64 · peak 137Oct 2023 — avg 73 · peak 186Dec 2023 — avg 72 · peak 160Feb 2024 — avg 73 · peak 155Apr 2024 — avg 59 · peak 127Jun 2024 — avg 82 · peak 258Aug 2024 — avg 70 · peak 142Oct 2024 — avg 68 · peak 151Dec 2024 — avg 72 · peak 154Feb 2025 — avg 66 · peak 150Apr 2025 — avg 58 · peak 128Jun 2025 — avg 92 · peak 264Aug 2025 — avg 73 · peak 166Oct 2025 — avg 67 · peak 148Dec 2025 — avg 72 · peak 147Feb 2026 — avg 72 · peak 160Apr 2026 — avg 65 · peak 159Jun 2026 — avg 73 · peak 159Aug 2026 — avg 59 · peak 131
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$4.962020-06-182026-10-142020-06-18 — best price $39.992020-11-25 — best price $39.992021-02-01 — best price $49.992021-03-24 — best price $42.392021-05-06 — best price $42.392021-06-21 — best price $29.992021-08-16 — best price $49.992021-10-13 — best price $35.892021-12-01 — best price $33.592022-02-02 — best price $39.992022-04-07 — best price $39.992022-06-28 — best price $39.992022-08-23 — best price $13.192022-11-01 — best price $17.992023-01-10 — best price $35.192023-03-22 — best price $39.992023-05-10 — best price $11.492023-07-19 — best price $35.092023-09-12 — best price $13.202023-11-04 — best price $39.992024-01-01 — best price $13.202024-02-15 — best price $11.992024-04-25 — best price $11.992024-06-20 — best price $11.992024-08-20 — best price $9.952024-10-14 — best price $9.622024-12-05 — best price $33.172025-01-22 — best price $39.992025-03-24 — best price $10.002025-05-13 — best price $9.992025-07-13 — best price $33.172025-09-05 — best price $10.002025-10-29 — best price $39.992026-01-06 — best price $39.992026-03-09 — best price $4.992026-05-05 — best price $5.992026-07-13 — best price $6.002026-08-24 — best price $5.952026-09-23 — best price $5.982026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
68.4%
earned "Cabin boy"
7.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2020-09-25, latest 2021-10-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3201%50
Xbox One (Xbox)5711%50
PS5 (PlayStation)3486%51
PS4 (PlayStation)3057%51
PS4 (PlayStation)1357%51
Switch (Nintendo)100%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

NavalActionEconomyPiratesSailingTradingStrategyHistoricalManagementOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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