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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 26 games similar to Sid Meier's Pirates! down to the 11 that fit the “Mobile” category. Always Sometimes Monsters, Pokémon Quest and There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sid Meier's Pirates!.

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Year 1987Dev MicroProse Software, Inc.

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Sid Meier's Pirates! is Always Sometimes Monsters — scoring 72/100 on our similarity scale. Pokémon Quest and There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension follow close behind.

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The best games like Sid Meier's Pirates! on Mobile

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sid Meier's Pirates!. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Always Sometimes Monsters
Always Sometimes Monsters
SimulationJob Sim
SoloIsometricThird PersonNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 75%· 2.4KRAWG👍 26%· 76MC73IGDB81· 5OC73· 30
Year 2014Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Like Sid Meier's Pirates!, it's known for deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, vibe casual and visual pixel, while skipping historical setting

###Sad story Made by two developers from Canada in the RPG Maker, the game tells the story of the author who receives a note that the love of his life marries another on the other side of the country.

Released 27 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals68
Pokémon Quest
SimulationJob Sim
SoloIsometricSkill Tree
IGDB60· 1
Year 2018Dev Game Freak · NintendoOn Android · iOS · Switch

✓ Shared with Sid Meier's Pirates!: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression, while skipping historical setting

Released 31 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals54
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
SimulationJob Sim
Solo2DMeleeCasualNarrative
Steam👍 98%· 25KRAWG👍 90%· 143MC88OC88· 18
Year 2020Dev Draw Me A PixelPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Sid Meier's Pirates!, expect deep simulation, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping historical setting

"There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes. Will you be able to play along with the "Game" to find your way home? We sincerely think NOT.

Where it drifts furthest from Sid Meier's Pirates!: visuals.

Released 33 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals32
Beholder
SimulationJob Sim
Solo2DStealthNarrativeDark
Steam👍 92%· 30KIGDB80· 3OC76· 27
Year 2016Dev Warm Lamp Games · Alawar EntertainmentOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Sid Meier's Pirates!, expect deep simulation, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Sid Meier's Pirates!: visuals.

Released 29 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals37
This Is the Police
SimulationJob Sim
SoloIsometricNarrativeDarkManagement
Steam👍 82%· 11KIGDB61· 14OC64· 58
Year 2016Dev Weappy Studio · EuroVideo MedienOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with Sid Meier's Pirates!: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Released 29 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals54
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
SimulationJob Sim
Solo2DNarrativeDarkManagement
Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB75· 1OC77· 21
Year 2018Dev Fictiorama Studios · BadLand PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Like Sid Meier's Pirates!, it's known for deep simulation, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Sid Meier's Pirates!: visuals.

Released 31 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals31
The Graveyard
SimulationJob Sim
SoloThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 61%· 621RAWG👍 63%· 24
Year 2009Dev Tale of TalesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

✓ If you enjoyed Sid Meier's Pirates!, expect deep simulation, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

The Graveyard is a very short computer game. You play an old lady who visits a graveyard. You walk around, sit on a bench and listen to a song. It's more like an explorable painting than an actual game. An experiment with poetry and storytelling but without words.

Where it drifts furthest from Sid Meier's Pirates!: visuals.

Released 22 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals46
Papers, Please
SimulationJob Sim
Solo2DNarrativeDarkCasual
Steam👍 97%· 79KRAWG👍 91%· 1.8KMC85IGDB82· 5
Year 2013Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed Sid Meier's Pirates!, expect deep simulation, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

The creator of the game often travelled through Asia and made the observation that the work of an immigration officer checking documents for entry is simultaneously very monotonous and very responsible.

Where it drifts furthest from Sid Meier's Pirates!: visuals.

Released 26 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals24
Papers, Please - The Short Film
SimulationJob Sim
Solo2DNarrativeDarkCasual
Steam👍 97%· 79KRAWG👍 91%· 1.8KMC85IGDB82· 5
Year 2013Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~4hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Like Sid Meier's Pirates!, it's known for deep simulation, adventure storytelling and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

The creator of the game often travelled through Asia and made the observation that the work of an immigration officer checking documents for entry is simultaneously very monotonous and very responsible.

Where it drifts furthest from Sid Meier's Pirates!: visuals.

Released 26 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals24
#10Game Dev Tycoon
Game Dev Tycoon
SimulationJob Sim
SoloIsometric2DCasualManagement
Steam👍 95%· 45KRAWG👍 86%· 758MC68IGDB80· 1
Year 2012Dev Greenheart GamesPlaytime ~8hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Shared with Sid Meier's Pirates!: deep simulation, single-player focus and visual isometric

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and resource management, while skipping adventure storytelling

Steam Greenlight About the GameIn Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.

Released 25 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals80
Human Resource Machine
SimulationJob Sim
SoloIsometricCasualHardcore
Steam👍 94%· 4.6KIGDB74· 6OC71· 21
Year 2015Dev Tomorrow CorporationOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Like Sid Meier's Pirates!, it's known for deep simulation, single-player focus and visual isometric

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping adventure storytelling

Released 28 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals54

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