Republic of Pirates
Last updated: 2025-05-08
- Fun, accessible Anno-like city-builder with pirate theme.
- Engaging campaign with good pacing early on.
- Appealing graphics and unique gameplay loop.
- Clunky controls and poor UI/graphics.
- Too easy, lacks challenge for strategy fans.
- Poor ship management and combat mechanics.
- Reviews
(sample size) - 368
- Helpful reviews
- 83%
- Unhelpful reviews
- 16%
- Protest reviews
- 1%
- 63%Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
- 37%Helpful reviews with negative sentiment
- Positive points
- 502
- Negative points
- 601
- Gameplay points
- 160
- Perf. points
- 14
- Rec. points
- 239
- Misc points
- 17
| Point | Description | Importance |
|---|---|---|
| Anno-like city-builder with pirate theme | The game successfully blends city-building mechanics with a pirate theme, drawing comparisons to Anno and Tropico. Players enjoy building pirate republics, customizing ships, engaging in naval combat, and managing resources in a casual and approachable way. The pirate setting enhances the overall experience. | 90% |
| Fun, accessible, and engaging gameplay | The game is praised for being fun, engaging, and easy to pick up, with simple mechanics and an intuitive user interface. Players find it relaxing and enjoyable for casual play, with a pleasing art style and well-designed controls. Many reviewers highlight the game's addictive nature and overall positive experience. | 61% |
| Engaging campaign with good pacing | The game offers a substantial campaign with engaging narration and a relaxed pace, gradually introducing new building types and concepts. Reviewers appreciate the balance between complexity and entertainment, finding the game detailed and challenging without being overwhelming. The quests and storylines are also entertaining. | 15% |
| Enjoyable early game, unfinished story | The game is enjoyable and fun for the first 7-8 hours. The story has potential but feels unfinished. | 12% |
| Appealing and well-done graphics | The game features appealing graphics and a well-done art style, with beautiful loading screens and decent graphics that fit the setting. The visuals are often described as pretty and captivating, enhancing the overall experience. | 9% |
| Excellent economic strategy game | The game is an excellent economic strategy with a clear logic, making it enjoyable for construction and management. Players find it easy to make money and appreciate the interesting elements of building and strategy. | 8% |
| Unique features and gameplay loop | The game offers many new and unique features in addition to the typical building game mechanics. The core gameplay loop involves building, fighting, and thriving. | 6% |
| Stable and playable building game | The game is stable and playable, with no obvious bugs encountered. Reviewers were able to easily build a sprawling society and are pleased with the progress. | 5% |
| Positive demo experience | A demo is available, which is rare to find these days. The reviewer loved the demo and is looking forward to the full version. | 4% |
| Interesting captain hiring mechanic | The captain hiring mechanic is an interesting feature, making each ship feel individual. Captains have a level system during battles, adding a layer of depth to naval combat. | 4% |
| Good first impression, unique concept | Republic of Pirates offers a good first impression as a pirate-themed city-builder, a unique concept. It maintains a sensible scale and introduces mechanics at a comfortable pace. | 4% |
| Decent storyline and storytelling | There is a plot, which is simple but fits well with the events. The storyline is decent, and the storytelling, including the voice actors, is good. | 4% |
| Diplomacy feature after island capture | Diplomacy is a feature in the game, unlocked by capturing the first island. The game has a visually appealing and relaxing atmosphere before diplomacy is introduced. | 3% |