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Sea Dogs

Akella · 2018-01-14

SteamGOG

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Nov 24, 2000 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sea Dogs is an epic role-playing game for the pirate in all of us. Return to the age of sail as a young captain looking to make a name in the world. Develop your character from humble beginnings and rise to control all of the islands for your country or yourself.

Sea Dogs is an Action and RPG game released in 2018, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 172 reviews).

1
playing now
76%
positive of 172 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
IGDB user rating (19 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Sea Dogs is a role-playing video game for Microsoft Windows, developed by Akella and published by Bethesda Softworks in 2000.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 31% of 27,727 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 4.3k–10k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 172 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at GOG (2022-03-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 60 of 68 observed days · $5.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
30Dec 2017Sep 2025Dec 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2018 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Jun 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11Aug 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Feb 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 3Jun 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Apr 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2021 — avg 1 · peak 8Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 5Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5Sep 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$1.192015-04-032026-10-152015-04-03 — best price $5.992015-10-16 — best price $1.992018-01-14 — best price $10.792018-07-17 — best price $5.992018-11-21 — best price $3.592019-02-07 — best price $3.002019-06-26 — best price $2.392019-11-07 — best price $1.802020-03-26 — best price $1.802020-07-06 — best price $1.192020-10-12 — best price $1.802020-12-22 — best price $2.392021-03-22 — best price $1.192021-06-24 — best price $2.392021-10-28 — best price $2.392021-12-13 — best price $1.192022-03-31 — best price $1.792022-08-08 — best price $11.992022-12-12 — best price $1.192023-02-21 — best price $5.992023-06-29 — best price $2.392023-10-12 — best price $1.792024-01-04 — best price $11.992024-03-11 — best price $1.802024-05-13 — best price $2.392024-08-19 — best price $1.192024-12-05 — best price $2.702025-05-05 — best price $11.992025-10-06 — best price $11.992026-02-02 — best price $11.992026-08-31 — best price $5.992026-09-12 — best price $5.992026-09-24 — best price $5.992026-10-06 — best price $5.992026-10-15 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

111312026-06-01 — 90 pageviews2026-06-05 — 56 pageviews2026-06-09 — 69 pageviews2026-06-13 — 40 pageviews2026-06-17 — 50 pageviews2026-06-21 — 74 pageviews2026-06-25 — 56 pageviews2026-06-29 — 46 pageviews2026-07-03 — 60 pageviews2026-07-07 — 73 pageviews2026-07-11 — 79 pageviews2026-07-15 — 78 pageviews2026-07-19 — 79 pageviews2026-07-23 — 91 pageviews2026-07-27 — 111 pageviews2026-07-31 — 83 pageviews2026-08-04 — 77 pageviews2026-08-08 — 67 pageviews2026-08-12 — 61 pageviews2026-08-16 — 45 pageviews2026-08-20 — 59 pageviews2026-08-24 — 55 pageviews2026-08-28 — 37 pageviews2026-09-01 — 44 pageviews2026-09-05 — 51 pageviews2026-09-09 — 84 pageviews2026-09-13 — 58 pageviews2026-09-17 — 31 pageviews2026-09-21 — 61 pageviews2026-09-25 — 41 pageviews2026-09-29 — 52 pageviews2026-10-03 — 43 pageviews2026-10-07 — 46 pageviews2026-10-10 — 52 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

RPGGoreBloodNavalActionPiratesSailingSwordplayAction RPGHistorical

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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