{"id":6906,"date":"2021-10-29T16:13:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/?p=6906"},"modified":"2021-10-29T16:20:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T16:20:11","slug":"the-top-games-like-age-of-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/videogames\/the-top-games-like-age-of-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top Games Like Age Of Pirates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you\u2019re anything like us, then you\u2019re a sucker for a good pirate story. Of course, real pirates were nothing like their romanticised cousins; they were drunk sailors who plundered ships for loot, murdered people indiscriminately, and contracted plenty of very nasty diseases. In the storybooks, though, pirates are swashbuckling outlaws, always ready to put a cutlass to your throat if you question their freewheeling lifestyles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s for this reason that we love pirate video games. One of the most frequently overlooked series for pirate role-playing was Akella\u2019s Age of Pirates<\/em> franchise, which went through many names thanks to copyright issues. That series might be dead in the water (no pun intended) now, but there are plenty of pirate-themed RPG experiences you can still enjoy out there. Here are the top games like Age of Pirates <\/em>you can play right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quick disclaimer: if we list a game as being playable on \u201cPlayStation\u201d or \u201cXbox\u201d, that\u2019s because many of these games were originally released for either PS4 or Xbox One, but are compatible with PS5 and Xbox Series X|S as well through backwards compatibility. Onward!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sid Meier\u2019s Pirates! <\/em>(<\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Xbox<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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No list of great pirates games would be complete without mentioning this classic. Sid Meier\u2019s Pirates! <\/em>is everything you want from a pirate-themed sim; it\u2019s less of an RPG than Age of Pirates<\/em>, but it offers a comprehensive suite of gameplay styles including sailing, naval battling, and turn-based duels with other pirates. If you want to play an RPG that comes the closest to encapsulating what the romantic notion of pirates is all about, then Sid Meier\u2019s Pirates! <\/em>will fulfil that dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Risen 2 <\/em><\/strong>and <\/strong>Risen 3<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nRisen 2<\/em><\/strong>: <\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Xbox<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\nRisen 3: <\/em><\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Xbox<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>PlayStation<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n $\"\"$ <\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This pair of pirate RPGs from prominent Eurojank<\/a> developer Piranha Bytes comes much closer to what Age of Pirates <\/em>was trying to achieve. These games are full-on immersive RPGs complete with stat-building, weapon training, and a full storyline concerning the rise of monstrous krakens from beneath the murky depths. As you might expect, there\u2019s a good degree of awkwardness to the controls and the general presentation befitting Eurojank games, but there\u2019s lots to love as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed IV: Black Flag <\/em>(<\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Xbox<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>PlayStation<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n $\"\"$ <\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Coming hot on the heels of 2012\u2019s divisive Assassin\u2019s Creed III<\/em>, Black Flag <\/em>is often seen as the high watermark (again, no pun intended) of the series. It transposes the franchise\u2019s trademark open-world action to the Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy, casting you as roguish pirate Edward Kenway as he amasses a crew of ne\u2019er-do-wells and generally tries to avoid facing up to his Assassin legacy. The ship battles are fun, the shanties are plentiful, and Black Flag <\/em>generally represents the best of what Assassin\u2019s Creed <\/em>has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sea of Thieves <\/em>(<\/strong>PC, Xbox<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n $\"\"$ <\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In its initial stages, Sea of Thieves <\/em>really wasn\u2019t much to write home about. It was a middling live-service open-world pirate game with not very much to do and not very much to see. Now, however, Rare has put enough work into improving the game that Sea of Thieves <\/em>is well worth a look for pirate aficionados. There\u2019s plenty to see across the ocean, with caves full of dastardly skeletons, ghost ships, and other players to contend with. If you love pirates and you can corral a group of friends together, Sea of Thieves <\/em>is well worth a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atlas <\/em>(<\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n $\"\"$ <\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In a similar vein to Sea of Thieves<\/em>, Atlas <\/em>is a pirate MMO from the creators of Ark: Survival Evolved<\/em>. It takes place in a persistent world in which other players will be sailing the seas just like you are, searching for treasure (and trouble) and building settlements to call home. At the moment, Atlas <\/em>is in Early Access, but it\u2019s a massively promising start, with plenty of features planned including better balancing and even more ways to customise your ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire <\/em>(<\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>PlayStation<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Xbox<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n $\"\"$
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Alright, so Pillars of Eternity II <\/em>isn\u2019t really \u201clike\u201d Age of Pirates<\/em>; it\u2019s an RPG, but it owes more of a debt to classic CRPG experiences like Planescape: Torment <\/em>or Baldur\u2019s Gate <\/em>than it does to Risen <\/em>or Age of Pirates<\/em>. However, Deadfire <\/em>drops the fantasy stylings of the first instalment and goes full pirate, and it\u2019s a much better game for it. The combat is refined and more nuanced this time around, and the cast of characters you\u2019ll meet is compelling and salty, just like you\u2019d expect from a pirate RPG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Port Royale 4 <\/em>(<\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>PlayStation<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Xbox<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>Nintendo Switch<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n $\"\"$ <\/figure>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re moving beyond the realms of pirate-themed RPGs here and towards the other six of the seven seas, because unfortunately, there just aren\u2019t that many pirate RPG experiences out there (if you\u2019re listening, developers, you have your homework). Port Royale <\/em>is a strategy sim with an emphasis on trading and diplomacy. It\u2019s set during the 17th century and casts you as one of the major naval powers of that era (England, France, the Netherlands, or Spain), asking you to engage with your allies, crush your enemies, and become the dominant force in the colonial world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monkey Island Collection <\/em>(<\/strong>PC<\/strong><\/a>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n $\"\"$ <\/figure>\n\n\n\n
With this collection, you\u2019re getting four of the best pirate-themed point-and-click adventure games ever created. The Secret of Monkey Island <\/em>needs no introduction; it\u2019s a classic LucasArts adventure full of wit and intelligence, even if its puzzles are a little wonky. The followup, LeChuck\u2019s Revenge<\/em>, is divisive, but still well worth a look, and while The Curse of Monkey Island <\/em>and Escape from Monkey Island <\/em>aren\u2019t as well-loved as their predecessors, we think they\u2019re hugely underrated and worth revisiting.
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If you\u2019re anything like us, then you\u2019re a sucker for a good pirate story. Of course, real pirates were nothing like their romanticised cousins; they were drunk sailors who plundered ships for loot, murdered people indiscriminately, and contracted plenty of very nasty diseases. In the storybooks, though, pirates are swashbuckling outlaws, always ready to put … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6908,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"close","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videogames"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nerdleaks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}