Rank 01Why this
Shares base building and crafting with Pirates.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like Pirates
- 12 games
- Updated Sep 17, 2026
Players who liked Pirates also play
The closest matches to Pirates: Core Keeper, Valheim, Crestfallen: Medieval Survival, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™, and Tinkerlands. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Shares combat and base building with Pirates.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Rank 04 
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
Why this: Shares survival mode and co op multiplayer with Pirates.
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Tinkerlands
Why this: Shares base building and resource gathering with Pirates.
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Windrose
Why this: Shares survival mode and combat with Pirates.
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Terraria
Why this: Same immersive mood as Pirates.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Pirates
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Shares survival mode and co op multiplayer with Pirates.
- 81% of 6,485 reviews
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: F.P. Games
- Price: Free to play
- 74% of 389 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Co op survival gameplay with up to 5 friends
- Crafting weapons and armor from gathered resources
- Fighting skeleton enemies and defending your base
- Competitive
- Immersive
- Intense
More games like Pirates, sliced differently
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Core Keeper
Why this: Shares base building and crafting with Pirates.
Tinkerlands
Why this: Shares base building and resource gathering with Pirates.
Terraria
Why this: Same immersive mood as Pirates.
About Pirates
The closest matches to Pirates: Core Keeper, Valheim, Crestfallen: Medieval Survival, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™, and Tinkerlands. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Pirates is your kind of game, the closest matches are Core Keeper, Valheim and Crestfallen: Medieval Survival — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as competitive, immersive and intense, and single out its base building and combat. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Pirates: (Sandbox Game) You play as a pirate on a remote island, surviving alone or with other players as you battle hostile skeletons. Construct a shelter and gather resources to fortify your survival.
Is Pirates worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 389 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 3 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Co op survival gameplay with up to 5 friends
- Crafting weapons and armor from gathered resources
- Fighting skeleton enemies and defending your base
- Minecraft style base building on a pirate island
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Fun game, but the content stops after 2-3 hours of gameplay. Also it seems like just a asset flip with nothing special in it.”
“We enjoyed the game but there is still work for the developer. If you die you can't re spawn you have to quit the game and start a new game in multiplayer that is a bummer. That also means you loose your progress and all your things. If…”
People who play it also play: Core Keeper, Valheim, Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
Frequently asked about Pirates
Can I run it?
Is Pirates free to play?
Yes — Pirates is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Pirates have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Pirates supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Pirates?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Pirates are Core Keeper, Valheim, Crestfallen: Medieval Survival.
Who developed Pirates?
Pirates was developed by F.P. Games.