7 Games like Sid Meier's Pirates! on PlayStation that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 26 games similar to Sid Meier's Pirates! down to the 7 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Always Sometimes Monsters, This Is the Police and Do Not Feed the Monkeys top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sid Meier's Pirates!.

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

7 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 MonstersClosest overall match

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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!.

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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!.

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#3Do Not Feed the Monkeys

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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!.

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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!.

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#5Papers, Please - The Short Film

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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

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

Released 26 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

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#6Sim Theme Park

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SoloIsometricFirst Person

Year 1999Dev Bullfrog Productions · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

Released 12 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

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#7SEGA Bass Fishing

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SoloThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 1.1KRAWG👍 40%· 36IGDB67· 2

Year 2008Dev SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation and visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Explore the exciting sport of Bass fishing! Based on the Dreamcast hit, motor out to eight different fishing locations to catch the biggest and baddest Bass possible! Choose between fourteen different lures, and compete in four tournaments.

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

Released 21 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!.

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