The Best Pirates Games for Linux

Update : Editarrr added at rank #15.
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9 Monkeys of Shaolin (2020)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux PC Windows

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a beat-em-up game with deep combat mechanics and varied level designs. The story follows Daokong, a man who joins a Shaolin order to seek revenge on the Japanese pirates that attacked his village. With generous parries, special attacks, seal moves and skill points to customize your abilities, you will feel like an unstoppable warrior!


What we like:
  • Deep combat mechanics
  • Varied level design
  • Generous parries and special attacks
  • Plenty of voice acting options
What could be improved:
  • Relatively short runtime
  • By-the-numbers plot

  • cooperative
  • beat-em-up
  • martial
  • fight
  • pirates
  • side-scrolling
  • local
  • brawler
  • online
  • ninja
  • arts
  • combat
  • old-school
  • hack-and-slash
  • action

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Hero of the Kingdom II (2015)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

You and your sister had finally found a haven in a small fishing village when you encountered more troubles. An unstoppable pirate crew threatened the entire kingdom. Your sister was kidnapped and taken to lands unknown. You must embark on a journey to the end of the world to save her.


  • mouse-driven
  • pirates
  • adventure
  • point-and-click
  • strategy
  • resource-management
  • time-management
  • must-buy
  • non-linear
  • medieval
  • dungeon-crawler
  • farming
  • rpg
  • achievements
  • management

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Owlboy (2016)

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Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.


  • platform
  • pixel
  • pirates
  • flight
  • dungeon
  • retro
  • adventure
  • twin-stick
  • metroidvania
  • story
  • puzzle
  • shooter
  • boss
  • combat
  • boss-fight

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Arcane Waters (2021)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Arcane Waters is an open world pixel pirate adventure. Fight other pirates, monsters and players! When you need a break, tend to your farm, craft new equipment, or trade in distant lands. The choice is yours in this vast piratey world.

Buy

  • rpg
  • naval
  • sailing
  • farming
  • pirates
  • 2d
  • character
  • party
  • pvp
  • pixel
  • crafting
  • action-adventure
  • multiplayer
  • open-world
  • customization

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Uncharted Tides: Port Royal (2019)

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Dead men tell no tales!And tales about an infamous ship - The Cursed Rose - probably cost renowned sailor Mason Owens his life. As his daughter you can do only one thing - find the damned ship and learn your father's fate.

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  • pirates
  • hidden-object
  • story
  • maze

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Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2 (2021)

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You, the princess, are having a small adventure outside the city walls. Meanwhile, the city is in flames, due to the attack of unknown monsters. You can’t lie idle. You must save your people, gain allies to fight by your side against evil and become a heroic princess.

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  • fishing
  • emotional
  • isometric
  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • pirates
  • colourful
  • third-person
  • atmospheric
  • crafting
  • exploration
  • medieval
  • management
  • rpg
  • casual

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Unforgettable Voyage (2023)

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Android PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Unforgettable Journey is pirate puzzling adventure game full of treasure, traps, and enemies. Play as different members of a dysfunctional pirate crew and harness each of their unique abilities to solve puzzles, avoid enemies, acquire upgrades, defeat the boss, and get the ultimate treasure.

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  • sokoban
  • pirates
  • collectathon
  • comedy
  • metroidvania
  • controller-support
  • 2d
  • casual
  • colourful

8

The Caribbean Sail (2017)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

A whimsically dark 8-bit adventure about sailing the world in the 1700's with an optional fantasy mode! - Developed by one nautical enthusiast!

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  • sailing
  • naval
  • pirates
  • choices
  • rogue-like
  • simulation
  • retro
  • management
  • rpg
  • open-world

9

Braveland Pirate (2015)

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The Braveland trilogy concludes with the most exciting book of all, number three – welcome to Braveland Pirate strategy game! A crew of pirates led by Captain Jim embarks on a search for the Eternal Treasure.


  • pirates
  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • touch-friendly
  • rpg
  • hex
  • hand-drawn

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Nantucket (2018)

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Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece.


  • sailing
  • dice
  • pirates
  • management
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • rpg
  • historical
  • naval
  • economy-management
  • choices
  • japanese
  • darkness
  • jprg
  • battle

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