Rise of Piracy

IrishJohnGames · MicroProse Software · 2026-02-24

Action Adventure Indie Simulation Strategy Early Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Feb 24, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.

80%

positive of 532 reviews

Mostly Positive

steam rating

platinum

deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

$15.99

steam price (US)

Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet! Rise of Piracy focuses heavily on progression. In your campaign, you will first be given a small ship of your choosing. You will complete missions and build strength. Fight, sink or board other ships for loot. Steadily building up your fleet to take on the most challenging tasks such as capturing islands, or defeating large colonial fleets in grand scale naval warfare.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active

· 59 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
· Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
· Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (186 reviews).
· Top 44% of 10,911 Action games in the census by review count.

Estimated sales: 11k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 532 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)

$14.39

-10%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.79 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 2 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative

Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

achievements tracked

59.5%

earned "Treasure hunt"

4.8%

median achievement earned by

· 59.5% of players earned Treasure hunt
· 4.8% of players earned Capital Gained
· 0% of players earned What in the heavens!

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsColor AlternativesPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSubtitle OptionsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

Platform	Players tracked	Completion	Trophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)	209	0%	23

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

Census log

2026-02-24First review activity on record (week of 2026-02-24).
2026-02-24Biggest review week on record: 186 reviews (week of 2026-02-24).

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

Recent updates

2026-08-19#51 Regular Update - QOL, Stability and UI Improvements.
2026-08-12#50 Regular Update - Major bugs squished & Cargo Summary.
2026-08-04Hotfix 49.3

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Similarity via IGDB.

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