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Sid Meier's Pirates!

Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!

Released · 2005-07-11

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About this game

Core game information and the store records it came from.

Title: Sid Meier's Pirates!
Content: Game
Release date: 2005-07-11
Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K
Platforms: Windows
Connected stores: 2

GOG GOG source details

Store title: Sid Meier’s Pirates!
Product ID: 1445250653
Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K Games
Store release date: 2004-11-22
Source checked: 2026-10-14 15:51 UTC

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Steam Steam source details

Store title: Sid Meier's Pirates!
Product ID: 3920
Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K
Store platforms: Windows
Source checked: 2026-10-08 07:09 UTC

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Ways to play

Single-player

Store features

Family Sharing

Genres

Categories and genres from the Steam store, observed 2026-10-08. Store tags from Steam and GOG, as players and the store apply them.

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One game, connected stores

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Recorded price comparison

Matching store titles. One currency. One market.

EUR SE

Lowest recorded amount

9.99 EUR

Steam

Recorded 1 day ago

Difference between stores

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One comparable store. A difference needs another matching store price.

Distance from observed low

+7.50 EUR

Steam listing only. Low: 2.49 EUR.

Last seen 2026-09-19

Newest included record2026-10-13 00:37 UTC

1 included price record from 1 store · 2 linked listings

1 listing has no recorded amount

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Steam history →Sid Meier's Pirates!
9.99 EUR
2026-10-13 00:37 UTC1 day ago

How this comparison works

Only original EUR amounts recorded for SE and matching titles linked to this game are compared. Edition words and numbers must match. Other editions, source-market fallbacks and currency estimates are excluded.

These are recorded observations. Check the store for the current price, availability and included content. Historical lows belong to the named listing in this market and reflect the history Lumiri GameDB has collected.

GOG

Sid Meier’s Pirates!

No recorded price

Steam

Sid Meier's Pirates!

9.99 EUR

Price recorded 2026-10-13 00:37 UTC

Ratings at a glance

Community and editorial ratings

91/100

Lumiri average

2 included sources · 6,842 underlying reviews · source range 88–95

GOG

88/100 4.4/5

88/100

649 user reviews · GOG user rating

Included in the combined rating.

Checked 2026-10-05 17:52 UTC

Steam

95/100 95% positive

95/100

6,193 user reviews · Very Positive

5,872 positive · 321 negative

Included in the combined rating.

Checked 2026-09-19 08:15 UTC

View the rating chart · User sources need 10 reviews; verified editorial sources qualify directly. The combined score is the arithmetic mean of included sources, not weighted by review count.

Player activity

Observed Steam player history

Latest 1,000 points at most. Bucket averages; the first bucket is included in full. Summary averages are approximate.

Last observed Steam players: 54
Observed peak · 1y: 130
All-time observed peak: 130
Average players · 1y: 95

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2026-09-19 00:00: 83 average players
2026-10-05 00:00: 117 average players
2026-10-06 00:00: 87 average players
2026-10-07 00:00: 83 average players
2026-10-08 00:00: 101 average players
2026-10-09 00:00: 96 average players
2026-10-10 00:00: 130 average players
2026-10-11 00:00: 84 average players
2026-10-12 00:00: 110 average players
2026-10-14 00:00: 54 average players

Observed by Lumiri GameDB during 1y. Times are UTC. Lines connect observations; gaps are not measured.

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Samples: 10
Minimum: 54
Maximum: 130
Average: 95

Recorded prices

Price history · Steam

EUR observations for market SE. History belongs to the selected store listing; regional prices and taxes may differ.

Historical low observed by Lumiri GameDB: 2.49 EUR, last seen 2026-09-19

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2026-09-19 03:39: 2.49 EUR (75% off)
2026-10-13 00:37: 9.99 EUR

Prices observed by Lumiri GameDB in EUR.

Catalogue activity

Recent changes

Prices, release dates and store listing updates we detected. Repeated store refreshes are grouped.

Price increase Steam 13 Oct 2026

2.49 EUR → 9.99 EUR (+301%)
Price increase GOG 11 Oct 2026

1.49 EUR → 9.99 EUR (+570%)
Price increase Steam 11 Oct 2026

2.49 USD → 9.99 USD (+301%)
Price drop GOG 9 Oct 2026

9.99 EUR → 1.49 EUR (−85%)
Price increase GOG 7 Oct 2026

1.99 EUR → 9.99 EUR (+402%)
Store details updated GOG 3 updates since 3 Oct 6 Oct 2026

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