Choose Puzzle Pirates
Choose Puzzle Pirates if you want an Adventure and Casual experience. 1,860 Steam reviews back the pick.
Puzzle Pirates vs Pirates of Everseas
Puzzle Pirates and Pirates of Everseas both land in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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 share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam. Puzzle Pirates (2011) is 8 years older than Pirates of Everseas (2019). Puzzle Pirates scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Pirates of Everseas (61.4% 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 Pirates of Everseas
Choose Pirates of Everseas if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Pirates of Everseas launched in 2019.
Both Puzzle Pirates and Pirates of Everseas sit in Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, 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
 Puzzle Pirates |  Pirates of Everseas | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (1,860 reviews) | 61.4% positive (44 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Grey Havens | Moonmana |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play on Steam.
- Puzzle Pirates (2011) is 8 years older than Pirates of Everseas (2019).
- Puzzle Pirates scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Pirates of Everseas (61.4% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Puzzle Pirates is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Pirates of Everseas has no Deck rating yet.
Puzzle Pirates vs Pirates of Everseas — FAQ
- Should I play Puzzle Pirates or Pirates of Everseas first?
- If you want chronology, Puzzle Pirates (2011) came out before Pirates of Everseas (2019). 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 Puzzle Pirates and Pirates of Everseas similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play 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.
- Do both Puzzle Pirates and Pirates of Everseas have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Puzzle Pirates ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Pirates of Everseas ships Online Co-op, Co-op.