Choose Sid Meier's Pirates!
Choose Sid Meier's Pirates! if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.8% positive across 4,626 reviews.
Sid Meier's Pirates! vs Nantucket
Sid Meier's Pirates! and Nantucket both land in RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are RPG games on Steam. Sid Meier's Pirates! (2005) is 13 years older than Nantucket (2018). Sid Meier's Pirates! scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than Nantucket (75.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Nantucket
Choose Nantucket if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Nantucket launched in 2018.
Both Sid Meier's Pirates! and Nantucket sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Sid Meier's Pirates! |  Nantucket | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2005 | 2018 |
| Genres | RPG | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 94.8% positive (4,626 reviews) | 75.8% positive (553 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Firaxis Games | Picaresque Games |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Sid Meier's Pirates! (2005) is 13 years older than Nantucket (2018).
- Sid Meier's Pirates! scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than Nantucket (75.8% positive).
- Sid Meier's Pirates! is currently ~44% cheaper on Steam than Nantucket (9.99 USD vs. 17.99 USD).
- Sid Meier's Pirates! is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Nantucket has no Deck rating yet.
Sid Meier's Pirates! vs Nantucket — FAQ
- Which is better, Sid Meier's Pirates! or Nantucket?
- On Steam reviews Sid Meier's Pirates! scores higher (94.8% positive) than Nantucket (75.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Sid Meier's Pirates! is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Sid Meier's Pirates! or Nantucket first?
- If you want chronology, Sid Meier's Pirates! (2005) came out before Nantucket (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Sid Meier's Pirates! and Nantucket similar?
- They overlap on RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.