Sid Meier's Pirates!
Last updated: 2026-01-25
- Engaging mini-games and mechanics enhance gameplay
- Balanced difficulty ensures accessibility for all players
- Timeless open-world pirate adventure experience
- Bugs and stability issues disrupt gameplay frequently
- Outdated graphics limit modern visual expectations
- No multiplayer or modern features included
Emotions
Nostalgia20%Frustration18%Excitement9%Enjoyment8%Satisfaction7%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 7,228
- Positive
- 6,82294.4%
- Negative
- 4065.6%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 529,112
- Estimated revenue
- $5,285,829
- Game price
- $10
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 142.06%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,025
- Estimated revenue lost
- $10,240
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 142.1% Avg playtime 0.8h | 355.1% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 375.4% Avg playtime 16.6h | 59487.4% Avg playtime 71.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 1.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 10.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,441.2 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
680 total
Organic purchasers55281.2%
Voted up: 93%
Key activations12818.8%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
679 total
First impression0-2h568.24%
Voted up: 75%
Mid game2-10h24536.0%
Voted up: 92%
Late game10-20h13219.4%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+24636.2%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 92.5%
6 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 7,228 total.