The Best Pirates Games

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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (2025)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Embark on an over-the-top, modern-day pirate adventure with an ex-yakuza, now pirate captain & his crew. Engage in exhilarating combat on land and sea in the hunt for lost memories and treasure.


  • naval
  • pirates
  • combat
  • sailing
  • battle
  • brawler
  • fight
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • rpg

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Skin Deep (2025)

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PC Windows

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!


  • stealth
  • first-person
  • pirates
  • simulation
  • sandbox
  • sims
  • immersive
  • shooter
  • comedy
  • fps
  • sci-fi
  • inventory

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Sea of Thieves: 2025 (2025)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X

Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.


  • sailing
  • pirates
  • multiplayer
  • cooperative
  • adventure

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The Expanse: A Telltale Series (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!

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  • narrative
  • pirates
  • sci-fi
  • zero-gravity
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • novel
  • book
  • drama
  • choices
  • rpg
  • episodic
  • politics
  • action-adventure
  • quick-time-event

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The Expanse: A Telltale Series - Episode 2 (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

An epic adventure across the land and skies of Hyrule awaits in The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch™. The adventure is yours to create in a world fueled by your imagination.

In this sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you’ll decide your own path through the sprawling landscapes of Hyrule and the mysterious islands floating in the vast skies above. Can you harness the power of Link’s new abilities to fight back against the malevolent forces that threaten the kingdom?

Nintendo Switch Online members can buy a pair of Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers* and redeem each one for any game in the voucher catalog—including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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  • pirates
  • episodic
  • quick-time-event
  • grand
  • space-adventure
  • club
  • exploration
  • stealth
  • romance
  • quick-time

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Cleo - a pirate's tale (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS

Cleo is a solo-developed, top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.


  • investigation
  • pirates
  • 1990s
  • logic
  • linear
  • narration
  • top-down
  • comedy
  • point-and-click
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • funny
  • 2d
  • old-school
  • retro

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ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 Windows (2020)

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PC Windows

ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 is the latest evolution of PIRATE WARRIORS action! Based on the concept of "experiencing a real ONE PIECE battlefield," buildings will come crashing down during the action and attacks will throw up smoke and dust, placing you in the thick of the ONE PIECE world!


  • anime
  • pirates
  • fight
  • cooperative
  • boss
  • musou
  • boss-fight
  • hack-and-slash
  • combo
  • battle
  • beat-em-up
  • combat
  • split-screen

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Sea of Thieves: 2024 (2024)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X

Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.


  • pirates
  • sailing
  • multiplayer
  • cooperative
  • adventure
  • open-world

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Flint: Treasure of Oblivion (2024)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Experience the golden age of piracy through a strong and original narrative, real-time exploration and turn-based tactical combat in Flint - Treasure of Oblivion.


  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • pirates
  • rpg
  • dice
  • combat
  • comic
  • narration
  • strategy
  • card
  • exploration
  • narrative
  • tactical-rpg

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No Man's Sky (2016)

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No Man's Sky is a massive universe-sim sandbox experience that lets you explore an infinite number of planets with unique lifeforms and environments. Upgrade your ship and suit for survival and choose your own path - whether you want to be a trader, fighter, or explorer. The game offers great graphics and good VR support with the ability to play with friends and share your discoveries.


What we like:
  • Deliver on promises
  • Great graphics
  • Cross-play enabled
  • Good VR support
What could be improved:
  • Some bugs present
  • Not challenging enough
  • No co-op progression

  • inventory
  • survival
  • exploration
  • sci-fi
  • crafting
  • pirates
  • resource
  • discovery
  • trading
  • aliens
  • multiplayer
  • space
  • sandbox
  • management
  • open-world

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