Sid Meier's Pirates! Price History and Player Count

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Steam app 3920

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Firaxis GamesJul 11, 2005RPG

$9.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Pirates
  • Open World
  • RPG
  • Singleplayer
  • Adventure
  • Naval
  • Sailing
  • Sandbox
  • Historical
  • Strategy
Playing now
66
Updated 11 minutes ago
24-hour peak
124
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
1,333
Mar 1, 2015
Avg this month
86
-13.13% vs last month
Steam reviews
94%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Sid Meier's Pirates! player count chart

Sid Meier's Pirates! has a small but active player base. 66 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Sep 7, 2008

Sid Meier's Pirates! monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 202686-13-13.13%165
October 202699-1-1%195
September 2026100-57-23.85%182
August 2026n/a-6-2.45%239
July 2026n/a+62+33.88%245
June 2026n/a-25-12.02%183
May 2026n/a-19-8.37%208
April 2026n/a-15-6.2%227
March 2026n/a-36-12.95%242
February 2026n/a+52+23.01%278
January 2026n/a+15+7.11%226
December 2025n/a-32-13.17%211
November 2025n/a+60+32.79%243
October 2025n/a-2-1.08%183
September 2025n/a+16+9.47%185
August 2025n/a-40-19.14%169
July 2025n/a+36+20.81%209
June 2025n/a-5-2.81%173
May 2025n/a-12-6.32%178
April 2025n/a-44-18.8%190
March 2025n/a-31-11.7%234
February 2025n/a+32+13.73%265
January 2025n/a+27+13.11%233
December 2024n/a+6+3%206
November 2024n/a-6-2.91%200
October 2024n/a+1+0.49%206
September 2024n/a+14+7.33%205
August 2024n/a-38-16.59%191
July 2024n/a+3+1.33%229
June 2024n/a+56+32.94%226
May 2024n/a-27-13.71%170
April 2024n/a-101-33.89%197
March 2024n/a-92-23.59%298
February 2024n/a+178+83.96%390
January 2024n/a+9+4.43%212
December 2023n/a+19+10.33%203
November 2023n/a+5+2.79%184
October 2023n/a+18+11.18%179
September 2023n/a-10-5.85%161
August 2023n/a-1-0.58%171
July 2023n/a+15+9.55%172
June 2023n/a-3-1.88%157
May 2023n/a-37-18.78%160
April 2023n/a-12-5.74%197
March 2023n/a-123-37.05%209
February 2023n/a+122+58.1%332
January 2023n/a-3-1.41%210
December 2022n/a+9+4.41%213
November 2022n/a+36+21.43%204
October 2022n/a-13-7.18%168
September 2022n/a-10-5.24%181
August 2022n/a-33-14.73%191
July 2022n/a+6+2.75%224
June 2022n/a+20+10.1%218
May 2022n/a-25-11.21%198
April 2022n/a-3-1.33%223
March 2022n/a-35-13.41%226
February 2022n/a-34-11.53%261
January 2022n/a+23+8.46%295
December 2021n/a+78+40.21%272
November 2021n/a-16-7.62%194
October 2021n/a+22+11.7%210
September 2021n/a-29-13.36%188
August 2021n/a-4-1.81%217
July 2021n/a+12+5.74%221
June 2021n/a+7+3.47%209
May 2021n/a-69-25.46%202
April 2021n/a-26-8.75%271
March 2021n/a-65-17.96%297
February 2021n/a+127+54.04%362
January 2021n/a-17-6.75%235
December 2020n/a-3-1.18%252
November 2020n/a+30+13.33%255
October 2020n/a-82-26.71%225
September 2020n/a+80+35.24%307
August 2020n/a-5-2.16%227
July 2020n/a-26-10.08%232
June 2020n/a-18-6.52%258
May 2020n/a-21-7.07%276
April 2020n/a-105-26.12%297
March 2020n/a+171+74.03%402
February 2020n/a-239-50.85%231
January 2020n/a-77-14.08%470
December 2019n/a+346+172.14%547
November 2019n/a+24+13.56%201
October 2019n/a-26-12.81%177
September 2019n/a-39-16.12%203
August 2019n/a+64+35.96%242
July 2019n/a-9-4.81%178
June 2019n/a-24-11.37%187
May 2019n/a-25-10.59%211
April 2019n/a+48+25.53%236
March 2019n/a-117-38.36%188
February 2019n/a+71+30.34%305
January 2019n/a+8+3.54%234
December 2018n/a+18+8.65%226
November 2018n/a+16+8.33%208
October 2018n/a+16+9.09%192
September 2018n/a-2-1.12%176
August 2018n/a-40-18.35%178
July 2018n/a+8+3.81%218
June 2018n/a+37+21.39%210
May 2018n/a-121-41.16%173
April 2018n/a-157-34.81%294
March 2018n/a+187+70.83%451
February 2018n/a+15+6.02%264
January 2018n/a+1+0.4%249
December 2017n/a-1-0.4%248
November 2017n/a+46+22.66%249
October 2017n/a-95-31.88%203
September 2017n/a+112+60.22%298
August 2017n/a-117-38.61%186
July 2017n/a-101-25%303
June 2017n/a+195+93.3%404
May 2017n/a+3+1.46%209
April 2017n/a-417-66.93%206
March 2017n/a+378+154.29%623
February 2017n/a-52-17.51%245
January 2017n/a+52+21.22%297
December 2016n/a+8+3.38%245
November 2016n/a+41+20.92%237
October 2016n/a+26+15.29%196
September 2016n/a-4-2.3%170
August 2016n/a-74-29.84%174
July 2016n/a+12+5.08%248
June 2016n/a+46+24.21%236
May 2016n/a-25-11.63%190
April 2016n/a-19-8.12%215
March 2016n/a-547-70.04%234
February 2016n/a-326-29.45%781
January 2016n/a+589+113.71%1,107
December 2015n/a+277+114.94%518
November 2015n/a+67+38.51%241
October 2015n/a-238-57.77%174
September 2015n/a-508-55.22%412
August 2015n/a+669+266.53%920
July 2015n/a-221-46.82%251
June 2015n/a-13-2.68%472
May 2015n/a+7+1.46%485
April 2015n/a-855-64.14%478
March 2015n/a+1,050+371.02%1,333
February 2015n/a+17+6.39%283
January 2015n/a+0+0%266
December 2014n/a+32+13.68%266
November 2014n/a+83+54.97%234
October 2014n/a-269-64.05%151
September 2014n/a+141+50.54%420
August 2014n/a+105+60.34%279
July 2014n/a-121-41.02%174
June 2014n/a+168+132.28%295
May 2014n/a-17-11.81%127
April 2014n/a-101-41.22%144
March 2014n/a-417-62.99%245
February 2014n/a+513+344.3%662
January 2014n/a-27-15.34%149
December 2013n/a-271-60.63%176
November 2013n/a+34+8.23%447
October 2013n/a-320-43.66%413
September 2013n/a+620+548.67%733
August 2013n/a-84-42.64%113
July 2013n/a+106+116.48%197
June 2013n/a+7+8.33%91
May 2013n/a-9-9.68%84
April 2013n/a+5+5.68%93
March 2013n/a-13-12.87%88
February 2013n/a-21-17.21%101
January 2013n/a+12+10.91%122
December 2012n/a+25+29.41%110
November 2012n/a+12+16.44%85
October 2012n/a+2+2.82%73
September 2012n/a-18-20.22%71
August 2012n/a-22-19.82%89
July 2012n/a+72+184.62%111
June 2009n/a-7-15.22%39
May 2009n/a+0+0%46
April 2009n/a+3+6.98%46
March 2009n/a-8-15.69%43
February 2009n/a+24+88.89%51
January 2009n/a+10+58.82%27
December 2008n/a+3+21.43%17
November 2008n/a-2-12.5%14
October 2008n/a-4-20%16
September 2008n/an/an/a20

How many people are playing Sid Meier's Pirates!?

Right now, 66 players are in Sid Meier's Pirates! on Steam. That makes it the #3,382 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 124 players. Today's peak is 9% below its 30-day average daily peak of 137.

Is Sid Meier's Pirates! growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Sid Meier's Pirates! averaged a daily peak of 137 players, down 1% compared with the 30 days before (139). Its highest point this month (195) is 20% below the same period last year (243). Today's player count is 5% of its all-time peak of 1,333, set on Mar 1, 2015.

Best time to play Sid Meier's Pirates!

Based on the last 14 days, Sid Meier's Pirates! is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 54% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Sid Meier's Pirates! players by hour and weekday

When Sid Meier's Pirates! has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 19:00 UTCabout 161 players on average
QuietestFriday at 09:00 UTCabout 51 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.2xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About 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!

Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Released
Jul 11, 2005
Genre
RPG
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
1 language

Screenshots

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Sid Meier's Pirates! price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$9.99
lowest recorded · no discount seen since Oct 2026

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Sid Meier's Pirates! reviews over time

94% Very Positive94% of 6,894 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

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Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Sid Meier's Pirates! FAQ

Is Sid Meier's Pirates! dead?

Sid Meier's Pirates! has a small but active player base. 66 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Sid Meier's Pirates!?

66 people are playing Sid Meier's Pirates! on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 124 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Sid Meier's Pirates!?

Sid Meier's Pirates! reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,333 concurrent players on Mar 1, 2015.

Is Sid Meier's Pirates! growing or declining?

Sid Meier's Pirates! is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 137, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Sid Meier's Pirates! most active?

Sid Meier's Pirates! usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Sid Meier's Pirates! cost?

Sid Meier's Pirates! costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Sid Meier's Pirates! has been on Steam?

We have not seen Sid Meier's Pirates! discounted on Steam since October 2026, so the lowest US price we have recorded is its regular $9.99.

Is Sid Meier's Pirates! on sale right now?

No, Sid Meier's Pirates! is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now.

Is Sid Meier's Pirates! good?

Steam players rate Sid Meier's Pirates! Very Positive: 94% of 6,894 reviews are positive.

When did Sid Meier's Pirates! come out?

Sid Meier's Pirates! was released on Steam on Jul 11, 2005.

Who made Sid Meier's Pirates!?

Sid Meier's Pirates! was developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K.

Is Sid Meier's Pirates! still worth playing?

Sid Meier's Pirates! has a smaller but active community on Steam today (66 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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