The Game Census
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.

87
playing now
57%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

87 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 22% of 6,714 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 43k–96k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,137 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$5.45-86%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.76-86%
GOG$5.99-85%
Humble Store$5.99-85%
IndieGala$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 131 of 190 observed days · $1.46 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

87192026-08-12 03:00 — 32 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 78 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 52 players2026-08-14 02:00 — 30 players2026-08-14 18:00 — 80 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 69 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 37 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 83 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 64 players2026-08-18 02:00 — 23 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 80 players2026-08-19 09:00 — 47 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 30 players2026-08-20 17:00 — 86 players2026-08-21 09:00 — 46 players2026-08-22 00:00 — 38 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 84 players2026-08-23 08:00 — 58 players2026-08-24 00:00 — 39 players2026-08-24 15:00 — 64 players2026-08-25 07:00 — 42 players2026-08-25 23:00 — 35 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 72 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 19 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 64 players2026-08-28 11:00 — 55 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 26 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 84 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 87 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$4.962020-06-182026-08-302020-06-18 — 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 $5.952026-08-30 — best price $5.45
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

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.

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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