Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Pirates on Steam.
Share of Pirates games by estimated lifetime revenue. Averages hide this — a few hits pull the mean far above what a typical game in the genre makes.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Pirates games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | approximately $66.5M | 30.4K | 81% | $53.99 | |
| 2 | approximately $60.2M | 373.4K | 89% | $13.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | approximately $373 | approximately 9% | approximately 5% | approximately $123.3M |
| 2025 | 115 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 15% | approximately 3% | approximately $17.4M |
| 2024 | 124 | approximately $689 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $10.9M |
| 2023 | 74 | approximately $755 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $22.1M |
| 2022 | 63 | approximately $909 | approximately 11% | approximately 3% | approximately $18.8M |
| 2021 | 63 | approximately $841 | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $10.4M |
| 2020 | 38 | approximately $1.7K | approximately 18% | approximately 5% | approximately $63.8M |
| 2019 | 36 | approximately $3.4K | approximately 22% | approximately 6% | approximately $11.4M |
| 2018 | 39 | approximately $2.2K | approximately 21% | approximately 8% | approximately $39.2M |
| 2017 | 24 | approximately $3.8K | approximately 25% | approximately 4% | approximately $4.1M |
| 2016 | 20 | approximately $18.6K | approximately 20% | approximately 10% | approximately $4.7M |
| 2015 | 20 | approximately $48.8K | approximately 40% | approximately 5% | approximately $5M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Pirates launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 | approximately $47.8M | 78.6K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 4 | WindroseSteam | approximately $37.8M | 52.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 5 | ATLASSteam | approximately $25.4M | 42.9K | 47% | $29.99 |
| 6 | approximately $17.1M | 22K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 7 | MaraudersSteam | approximately $12M | 21.4K | 67% | $29.99 |
| 8 | approximately $10.6M | 10K | 88% | $59.99 |
| 9 | approximately $10.4M | 35.3K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 10 | approximately $8.3M | 17.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 11 | Naval ActionSteam | approximately $8.1M | 14.8K | 52% | $19.99 |
| 12 | approximately $7.7M | 12.5K | 49% | $19.74 |
| 13 | approximately $7.6M | 11.3K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Corsair CoveSteam | approximately $5.8M | 3.5K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 15 | approximately $4.4M | 9.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 16 | Pixel PiracySteam | approximately $3.9M | 7.4K | 65% | $14.99 |
| 17 | approximately $3.8M | 4.1K | 69% | $29.99 |
| 18 | OwlboySteam | approximately $2.9M | 6.1K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 19 | Skull and BonesSteam | approximately $2.8M | 5K | 66% | $29.99 |
| 20 | approximately $2.6M | 5.7K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 21 | ONE PIECE ODYSSEYSteam | approximately $2.5M | 3.5K | 78% | $39.99 |
| 22 | Caribbean LegendSteam | approximately $2.3M | 3.2K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 23 | Age of WaterSteam | approximately $2M | 3.5K | 70% | $29.99 |
| 24 | approximately $1.9M | 3.1K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 25 | Port Royale 4Steam | approximately $1.9M | 2.1K | 57% | $39.99 |
| 26 | approximately $1.8M | 2.8K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 27 | approximately $1.8M | 22.4K | 87% | $3.99 |
| 28 | Cat Quest IIISteam | approximately $1.3M | 4.3K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 29 | approximately $1.2M | 6.2K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 30 | Out of ReachSteam | approximately $1.1M | 2.4K | 55% | $14.99 |
| 31 | approximately $1.1M | 2.4K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 32 | approximately $1.1M | 6.3K | 77% | $8.99 |
| 33 | approximately $1.1M | 5K | 80% | $8.99 |
| 34 | approximately $1.1M | 1.5K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 35 | approximately $981.1K | 1.1K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 36 | approximately $974.3K | 3.2K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 37 | WavetaleSteam | approximately $954.5K | 2.9K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 38 | approximately $934.6K | 2.4K | 74% | $14.99 |
| 39 | Space Pirate TrainerSteam | approximately $902.4K | 2.9K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 40 | Port Royale 3Steam | approximately $885.1K | 1.6K | 74% | $14.99 |
| 41 | approximately $778.6K | 1.2K | 75% | $19.99 |
| 42 | Abandon ShipSteam | approximately $764.7K | 1.4K | 73% | $24.99 |
| 43 | The Brew BaronsSteam | approximately $747.9K | 863 | 76% | $21.99 |
| 44 | approximately $721.4K | 8.5K | 79% | $3.99 |
| 45 | approximately $720.5K | 993 | 74% | $24.99 |
| 46 | approximately $705.8K | 1.3K | 60% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Blazing SailsSteam | approximately $658.6K | 10.7K | 86% | $3.74 |
| 48 | WindwardSteam | approximately $633.4K | 2.7K | 80% | $9.99 |
| 49 | SaltSteam | approximately $619.8K | 2K | 76% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Horizon's GateSteam | approximately $607.8K | 1.3K | 95% | $19.99 |